I bought a Northstar popup truck camper last spring and brought it home with straps tied to the bed. It traveled great. Since then I have bought front torklift tie downs and had our high school wel...
You want them snug. You don't want the camper moving around. Only use your hands to tighten and then go easy. I hope there's a spring or something in your design. That is what absorbs the shock over bumps in the road. Commercial tie downs incorporate a spring.