TC sliding around in bed
I loaded my TC in Seattle and it was slightly off cener at the front (2" difference, so 1" off center). It was close at the back, but not touching either side. I didn't have time with daylight to fi...
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stevenal wrote:bkenobi wrote:
I don't have any blocking at the front and don't load it to the front.
I've not heard of anyone getting away with this. Properly adjusted tie downs should pull the camper into the front of the bed, and relying on mats to keep it from sliding forward during hard braking seems risky. If the camper cannot be loaded all the way forward, suggest making blocking job #1.
I'm presently running a short bed camper on a long bed truck. Blocking was easily achieved by building a frame out of 2X8s and screws. If you don't need this kind of footage, just stack 2Xs until you have the distance needed. Side blocks can then be added to the front block to stop any side to side motion at the front.
This is what I thought. As an ME, I've wondered why it's a good idea to rely on friction and tie downs to stop shifting rather than blocking. The dealer said it was dfine, but it's always made me uncomfortable.
