installing a bunk bed on aluminum frame
we purchased an r-vision travel trailer. and a previous owner removed the bunk bed. We need to put one back in. According to the product brochure we found, the campter has an aluminum frame constructi...
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elnino wrote::E No! Never! Bad idea! Bad, bad, bad!
... someone suggested to me to go all the way thru with a lag bolt to the outside?
If you hit the aluminum studs, you can attach to them, but hitting them exact is the real challenge.
Easier solution?
Build an interior frame from the floor up on the inside of the camper. Attach the new beds to it. You may have to customize and fit it all, but I think that's what I'd do. Liquid Nails would hold the frame (stud work) against the walls. Once it all joins together, it should be self supporting and locked in. You could even get creative and figure a way to add shelves or cabinets to it for more storage.
