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Carb_Cleaner
Apr 05, 2014Explorer
I laid down two, tie-dye looking duct tape lines on my bed mat, front to back. One on each side of the bed, where the edges (outside, bottom corners) of the camper are supposed to rest. I used colorful tape because the bed mat is black and the camper is white, so I wanted something that would be a contrast for both. I've only loaded the camper 3 times, but I used the tape method for my latest, and it definetly helped.
It sure looked easy when the kid at the dealership loaded the camper, but I'd guess he's done it a couple thousand times. When it was my turn to load it, he showed me the bump method to twist/re-align the camper. Lift one rear jack, push on the side of the coach, put the foot back down, then lift the other back leg. When you lift the second rear jack, you can see it pop over. It'll move quite a bit, a good inch at a time. It's a little scary, tweeking the jacks like that, and I've only tried it a couple times, but it works.
It sure looked easy when the kid at the dealership loaded the camper, but I'd guess he's done it a couple thousand times. When it was my turn to load it, he showed me the bump method to twist/re-align the camper. Lift one rear jack, push on the side of the coach, put the foot back down, then lift the other back leg. When you lift the second rear jack, you can see it pop over. It'll move quite a bit, a good inch at a time. It's a little scary, tweeking the jacks like that, and I've only tried it a couple times, but it works.
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