Help, what do I do

Sorry to hear that,If this happened at home, maybe your homeowners insurance will cover it. Good luck.

Sidecar, not all of us have access to inside storage but I have found with proper maintenance your camper won't suffer being outside. My 5th wheel is a 2006 with a rubber (not TPO) roof, never been covered, and is still holding up fine. But I am on the roof every spring and every fall looking for any areas or seams that need attention. Sure it would be nice to park inside out of the snow, rain and ice but it isn't in the cards. So I'll plan to make the trip up on the roof every year until we decide to sell. So far that had worked for me.

Any rotator can pick it up and the operator will have the required slings and spreaders but keep in mind it won't be cheap I only know of 2 reasons why that happens. One, the camper is way up in the jacks and the wind get it and it falls or two, the jack mounts are either loose or the underlying frame is rotten and the jack mounts won't hold, or both.

I keep my camper on the jacks all summer when it's not on the truck but I lower it down as close to the ground as possible. Never had an issue but then my frame is solid under the mounting plates and I check the lag bolts every spring to make sure they are secure to the camper.

My unit stays inside my barn all winter out of the weather and I stay pro-active with sealing it from the elements too.

My last Lance was 15 years old when I sold it and had no rot whatsoever.

TC's live much better, longer lives when kept inside. In fact, any RV does. I cringe when I see an RV sitting outside in the winter here with no cover. It's on it's way to the rot syndrome.

Call your insurance company. If it's covered, they will find someone to lift it. No insurance? Start calling wreckers. till you find a company willing to do the work.
Atractor bucket is a bad idea.

Oh man, I feel for you. Maybe call a wrecker service with one of those big rotary boom lifts. They are usually set up to lift box trucks and the like and keep them square.

I’ve picked them up with straps and a boom truck.
The main thing about doing that is to put a spreader bar, which can be just a solid, thick wooden timber, across the roof to keep the straps spread so the walls don’t cave in when you lift it.
I know most haven’t got a crane to work with but I’m giving this advice so you can have the necessary rigging available if you hire a crane to do the lift.
You can lift the front with straps around the cabover section, as close to the main camper body as you can get, and straps around the rear of the body. You want the spreader as wide as you can make it. Or grab the rear by the rear jack mounts, if they’re still solidly attached.

Then, never leave a camper just standing on its jacks again! Any of you!
I’m a crane truck operator.... and I’m telling you, they crash. The older they get, the more likely.

I’ve cleaned up the mess from someone’s attempt at putting a tractor bucket under a camper before... I’d say probably don’t do that. Campers are relatively soft.

Call you insurance company immediately. Its likely camper will be total loss.

Sorry,
Bradw

riajane wrote:
My camper fell and its lying on the ground. I don't know how to post picture

You can send me the picture in an email and I will post it for you..I'll PM my address

riajane wrote:
....I don't know how to post picture

Use this easy picture posting link.
Seek out where your photo is on your hard drive (or drag n' drop) and then copy the resulting string into your post.

maria, are you in a campground or at home? I remember a month ago you saying your going on 6 week trip but towing a car or something. sure hope its not down in a campground.