Hanging stuff in trailer question

Command strips

I have not had great luck with the command strips, so I began using the same heavy duty adhesive Velcro my iPass uses, which resists all temps and shock.

"Scotch All-Weather Fasteners" and "Scotch Heavy-Duty Fasteners"

mrw8i wrote:

F1bNorm wrote:
A third consideration. Things hung on hooks will swing with the motion of the TT. In a short time they will leave a sway mark on the wall. Even a zipper on a heavy coat can do this. In a MH, the noise of things swinging back and forth will drive you crazy.

Norm

Since you live in California, I thought you were talking about the noise and swing marks left on the walls inside your house after an earthquake. ;)

That, too!:)

Norm

F1bNorm wrote:
A third consideration. Things hung on hooks will swing with the motion of the TT. In a short time they will leave a sway mark on the wall. Even a zipper on a heavy coat can do this. In a MH, the noise of things swinging back and forth will drive you crazy.

Norm

Since you live in California, I thought you were talking about the noise and swing marks left on the walls inside your house after an earthquake. ;)

We use command strips to hang keys and a few other things. We have large command strip hooks for the BBQ utincils but those we take down when traveling. I use screws for something's but I find the studs first so they are going into something solid. Our TP holder is free standing on the floor.

Add one more vote for Command strips.

We keep a handy supply ready.

pictures hung with command picture hanging strips, coat hooks, key hooks, etc with different weights of command strips.. the only thing screwed are the towel bars that came installed and the tp holder that I moved, using the same screws it was previously attached with.

even have command picture strips to hold decorative items on table like Small Christmas tree, ceramic vase for flowers, etc.

A third consideration. Things hung on hooks will swing with the motion of the TT. In a short time they will leave a sway mark on the wall. Even a zipper on a heavy coat can do this. In a MH, the noise of things swinging back and forth will drive you crazy.

Norm

wmoses wrote:

kirkl wrote:
How do you guys hang stuff in your trailer? like we want to hang a clock up and i have a key/hat rack. Ive used screws before but walls are pretty flimsy on trailers on some parts. What have you used besides screws? i will use screws for papertowel holder, TP holder and hand towel rack by bathroom sink. Trying to outfit our new camp trailer.

Thanks for replys

Kirk

When hanging stuff, please be aware of at least 2 things -

1. Assume the object is at least 2x as heavy as its actual weight, to allow for dynamic loading, i.e. bounce loading as you are going down the road.

2. Mount items as flat as possible to the wall, i.e.imagine where the centre of gravity might be and ensure that is as close to the wall as possible. That way you minimize the pullout load on the attachment point.

Best scenario is to attach with screws and hollow-wall anchors where possible - this is my preferred approach. However when creating holes in the wall you have to consider the permanency of the item, whether the item will be included in a potential sale down the road, etc. If it is a good candidate, there is no problem making holes. The second owner for my previous trailer was so happy to buy it with all the mods (and holes) I made.

Using stick-on solutions should only be considered for light flat objects since the weak link is on the integrity of the laminar structure (u.e. will it pull the decorative wallpaper off the layer beneath?

I use the 3M Command Strips and then before I go be-bopping down the highway. I take the things off the strips and lay them down on cushions for the ride. Less chance of them getting broken.

Jim

We use a lot of the afore mentioned adhesive hooks. The wall material is very thin for nails or screws. They have worked for coats, brooms and dust pans etc. We used some of the smaller hooks for light weight mirrors.

I did have an issue where the adhesive hook stuck so well to the wall paper that the wall paper buckled from the weight of the object. I used a small brad through the hook to lock the wall paper in place.

We did install a full length mirror but I build a frame and mounted it to the bathroom door.