Taking the camper off the truck
If there is 1 thing about owning a truck camper that intimidates me (even after 3+ years), is taking the thing off the truck. Those camper legs can support 2000 Lbs each (which means 1 leg can suppor...
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I'd be real nervous about leaving my TC on the jack legs fully extended and unattended for any length of time.
Looked at (out of curiosity mostly) at the Stable Loads (think that is what they are called), the replace the jack's entirely but to me, they look cumbersome and I don't like the 'hardware' hanging down beside the truck bed. I't tear that stuff off driving on the seasonal roads and through the woods like I do. In fact, If I leave the camper on for an extended period of time, I remove the jack legs entirely. Less 'hardware' hanging down to snag on something on the trail.
One thing owners don't usually do is check the tightness of the fasteners that secure the jack leg brackets to the camper itself. Those bolts get loose over time and that contributes to the 'wobbly' extended leg condition. Everything needs to be tight and checked every couple loads and unloads, especially on a wood framed unit because the bolts are really lag screws in wood and they do loosen up.
Looked at (out of curiosity mostly) at the Stable Loads (think that is what they are called), the replace the jack's entirely but to me, they look cumbersome and I don't like the 'hardware' hanging down beside the truck bed. I't tear that stuff off driving on the seasonal roads and through the woods like I do. In fact, If I leave the camper on for an extended period of time, I remove the jack legs entirely. Less 'hardware' hanging down to snag on something on the trail.
One thing owners don't usually do is check the tightness of the fasteners that secure the jack leg brackets to the camper itself. Those bolts get loose over time and that contributes to the 'wobbly' extended leg condition. Everything needs to be tight and checked every couple loads and unloads, especially on a wood framed unit because the bolts are really lag screws in wood and they do loosen up.
