Foam Board or Rubber Mat For Under Camper?
I have ordered a new Northern Lite camper for delivery next spring. I see on Northern Lite's website they recommend putting a 3/8" soft rubber mat in your truck bed under the camper. The dealer t...
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Jim I do appreciate the thoroughness of your response and I accept that you have mileage and experience. FYI, you mentioned a picture of screw compression in the plywood but I don't see the picture in your post just the one picture of your tank.
Covered Wagon I understand precisely what is being described with a fiberglass camper and where the weight is distributed. What I have observed in my own application and the several thousand miles I've driven so far is that I have not had the issues that Jim encountered. It could be that I've not driven far enough or that I'm using a different type of foam (Jim didn't cite what he used) with a higher PSI rating. There could be a multitude of reasons for the difference in outcomes.
Others have had the same success as myself and that strikes to the point of my post which wasn't to cast doubt about Jim's experience but rather that his experience is not the only observation.
Going back to my own application, the reason I resorted to pink foam at all was because I needed to add 4" of height and doing that with plywood would have added over 350 lbs. I might have built some sort of platform with 4x4s to support the edges but resources and tools were unavailable at the time.
That being said, I will take Jim's experience to heart and keep an eye on my setup to see if I eventually encounter the same issues he has observed.
Covered Wagon I understand precisely what is being described with a fiberglass camper and where the weight is distributed. What I have observed in my own application and the several thousand miles I've driven so far is that I have not had the issues that Jim encountered. It could be that I've not driven far enough or that I'm using a different type of foam (Jim didn't cite what he used) with a higher PSI rating. There could be a multitude of reasons for the difference in outcomes.
Others have had the same success as myself and that strikes to the point of my post which wasn't to cast doubt about Jim's experience but rather that his experience is not the only observation.
Going back to my own application, the reason I resorted to pink foam at all was because I needed to add 4" of height and doing that with plywood would have added over 350 lbs. I might have built some sort of platform with 4x4s to support the edges but resources and tools were unavailable at the time.
That being said, I will take Jim's experience to heart and keep an eye on my setup to see if I eventually encounter the same issues he has observed.
