PRodacy wrote:
If you put a thin rubber mat on the bed of the truck, then the plywood with another rubber mat on top of the plywood for the camper to set on, it won't move. Remember, though, that unless the rubber is fairly thin, it'll be heavy. Check McMaster-Carr for thin rubber sheets.
This will still stress the cover that is over the tanks.
Note the small bottom section of the camper body. It is cut away to allow access to the tanks. There is no support across the bottom of the tanks. Any medium that is soft will give and cause the thin cover 1/16 in fiberglass plate to give, causing the plate to bend upward into the tank area. Mounting screw threads will suffer as will the screws and will give or the holes in the plate will elongate. I have had screws break/shear.
In this picture you can see the body frame of the camper. It is cut out to allow for the tanks. The tanks are suspended by straps... A 1 inch foam pad is under the tanks and then the bottom plate is attached.
Jim
