Put jacks down to stabilize camper in winds?
We had a 60 mph wind come up during the night hitting the camper from the side. I didn't have the jacks down since we were driving out the next morning. My question is if the jacks were down with the ...
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Physics. You don't need to unlatch the tiedowns until you've gotten the truck back up to unloaded height. It's only at that point that you start lifting more than the weight of the camper.
Disconnecting the camper from the truck in this situation defeats the purpose. You want the mass of the truck for stability in addition to the jacks.
When you start with a level rig and drop the jacks until they just start to lift, no harm will come to the camper, tiedowns, or truck.
Disconnecting the camper from the truck in this situation defeats the purpose. You want the mass of the truck for stability in addition to the jacks.
When you start with a level rig and drop the jacks until they just start to lift, no harm will come to the camper, tiedowns, or truck.
