Lantley wrote:
knowles24 wrote:
Another thing that was important to me was easy access to my LP tanks, the ability to removing the LP cover, and access to my battery without any interference. I can slide my LP cover right off without unhooking or moving anything.
Now I like that part of you rack being high. When I had my TT I customized my cover so I could access tanks with bikes on rack and cover on.
If bikes were not on rack. Rack could fold up to and I could easily access tanks.But if bikes were on rack getting to cover was a pain
Which is why I modded the cover.
I have a 4 bike rack that was once on my TV but is now on my 5'er. I had no clearance issues when turning the TT and my rack was mounted just above the tanks.
I can see where lowering/raising the tongue jack can make loading bikes much easier.
In my case we do not use bikes every trip. Sometimes we do. Sometime we don't. I simply set up as normal and take down bikes when we want to use them.
If you use your bikes every trip raising and lowering works fine. However if you are undecided as we are always are, you will have to break camp a bit to lower tongue that means lowering front stab jacks etc. Not a big deal,but more work to lower and rest jack etc.
In my earlier days your approach would have suited me fine, but now days I only set up or break out things if I really use them.
I have developed a less is more mentality.
The fewer things I get out the less I have to put away. The more time I have to relax. With that in mind I only unload the bikes when we use them otherwise they stay put on the rack. I do not unload them automatically when we arrive.
Nevertheless your system and rack works for your needs and appears well made. Enjoy it.
Tongue mounted bike racks are the way to go if you have a TT
Thanks, We do use our bikes every trip. It's how we spend our evenings usually until it gets dark. It's definitely less work to just unload them at the beginning than it would be to wait for the electric stabilizers to come up and then have to level again. It's part of my routine immediately after I unhook and immediately before hooking up to go home. Probably takes less than 60 seconds to take all three down and about 60 seconds per bike to hang and strap them.
