Tie downs
I am new to truck campers. Looking at used ones. Can I safely mount a 1000 lb camper on my Ram 1500 short bed using heavy duty ratchet straps and the factory tie downs in the bed. Looking for opinion...
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jaycocreek wrote:
Sorry for some of the rude and uninformed replies..Some just have no idea and have never done anything like that..Some have..
As far as using straps,I am totally surprised someone hasn't came up with truck camper ratchet tie downs..There are recovery straps out there rated over 30,000 lbs and ratchet straps rated at 20,000 pounds and only 2" wide...Working loads over 5K on the little ones.More than enough for a truck camper like you asked about..
They give alittle unlike turnbuckles and chains,a good thing for a TC..And some of the colors are awesome..LOL..That's all the truckers use to tie down there very heavy loads of lumber etc..Been there done that..
Good luck with your new rig...
Some straps are amazing. And I agree, way better than chains or turnbuckles. There needs to be some flex there.
And he mentioned the camper only weighs 1000 pounds. That's nothing for good straps.
