Forum Discussion
RickW
Jun 16, 2017Explorer III
Kayteg1 wrote:HMS Beagle wrote:
There's a lot of movement between camper and truck - at least on my rig. With a similar shape and thickness, but using urethane upholstery foam instead of styrofoam, I have not had the thing move much over thousands of miles. You can see the cab and camper move, and the foam takes up the movement. Get some 4" foam, it cuts pretty good with a bandsaw or an electric carving knife. You can glue it with Scotch 99 spray adhesive.
But if I understand what your semi-rigid design does is hold to one side and rub against the other.
Even glass can take rubbing from foam, I don't like the idea of rubbing. That is why I think very soft foam, or inflatable is the way as they will flex without rubbing.
The main issue IMHO is that you have to attach corners forming the square and the swimming pool floats will be hard to do that.
Just a thought:
Most pool noodles have a hole through the center and come in diameters up to about 4 inches. I would take several cut to length and run a rope through them to form a rectangle. As the TC moves, the noodles should roll a bit.
If the rope/noodle won't stay in place with friction, then make a PVC pipe frame through the center of the noodles. You can also extend the pipe frame to anchor it to the bed and keep it in place.
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