Dumb question about truck camper tie downs
OK, so looking at all types of truck camper pictures, both on and off trucks I have noticed that most all truck campers are "tied" down to truck with the same type frame mounted system from various ma...
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That's not even close to the biggest camper... That's only about a 9-1/2' floor model. They make them 11-1/2'.
I'm not sure what pictures you were finding, but I rarely see a picture where the tiedowns run perfectly vertical. The fronts always lean back to prevent rearward movement, and the rears generally lean forward to prevent forward movement.
I only run front tiedowns with my camper. I have a frame in the bed of the truck that prevents sideways and forward movement. The tiedowns hold the camper down and forward, preventing rearward and upward movement.
In three years of travel, I have not had the camper move a fraction. Maybe I'm lucky, but the physics of the situation support what I'm doing. I'd have to experience some really extreme conditions to lose the camper the way its secured.
Before people get on my case, I am adding rear tiedowns this spring.
I'm not sure what pictures you were finding, but I rarely see a picture where the tiedowns run perfectly vertical. The fronts always lean back to prevent rearward movement, and the rears generally lean forward to prevent forward movement.
I only run front tiedowns with my camper. I have a frame in the bed of the truck that prevents sideways and forward movement. The tiedowns hold the camper down and forward, preventing rearward and upward movement.
In three years of travel, I have not had the camper move a fraction. Maybe I'm lucky, but the physics of the situation support what I'm doing. I'd have to experience some really extreme conditions to lose the camper the way its secured.
Before people get on my case, I am adding rear tiedowns this spring.
