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silverbullet555
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Jul 30, 2020

Shimming camper to minimize side to side movement

I noticed on our last trip or two a fair amount of readjusting the turnbuckles was necessary. Wind and bumpy roads usually seem to cause it to shift enough to make one side's tiedowns loose and the ot...
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BigfootBill
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Jul 30, 2020
I use 2 1x4's wrapped in cloth for this purpose. It makes it a less forgiving install when backing up to the TC but i find that they help me to align the truck by watching where they fall on the sides of the camper through the back window.

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