TV bracket outside

Moving a TV around, special slide or normal bracket, and hooking up the cables and power isn’t going to be much fun.

Check with you TT manufacturer, they will have the part or have the address of the party who makes them.

Good luck I had the same issue last year, my dealer sent me three different mounts before dutchmen sent them what they needed. You might need to call Dutchmen customer support if your dealer isn't going to help in supplying one for you.

Every TV SET I have ever seen has a standard four holes arrangement on the back of them.

You should be able to go to WALMART or any big store and find something that might help you come up with a wall mount that will work for you. There are many versions available all using the standard four hole mounting scheme...

This is a typical HDTV swivel wall mount using the four screw pattern on the rear wall mounting scheme...

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Also note that depending on the age of your HDTV SET it may not be compatible anymore with the HDTV digital TV signals that is being transmitted over the airways these days. Even some cable hookups at the camp ground cable connections are now converted over to the somewhat new digital TV format... You might want to make sure your present TV set is working first with the available HDTV signals as you may want to purchase a new HDTV for your trailer that may require a different mounting scheme to work for you...

Roy Ken

Here's something to think about before going through all the trouble and time to find the matching counterpart for the back of your television.

We use our television outside a lot. And we have found that the sun's glare makes television viewing almost impossible almost all the time, sun up till sun down. After dark, it's wonderful. But daylight hours, it seems there is always a bright glare on the television screen making the screen absolutely impossible to see.

To solve the problem, we have to move the television around the campsite facing away from the sun. We have quick shades and move them around the site also to keep shaded when sitting outside. We have found the absolute worst position for the television is to have the back of the television against the wall of the camper, facing outward. The best position is to have the television away from the camper, under shade, with the viewing screen facing the camper, so the camper is blocking bright sunlight.

Mounting the television on the side of your camper gives you only 1 position or only 1 place to put the television. Suppose you campsite is on unlevel ground, on a hill, on a slope, or that exact spot where the television mounts is right in front of a tree. What happens when the sun come around that side of the camper and is now in direct sunlight?

We have found, unless it's early morning or evening or night, we have to move the television several times throughout the day to see the screen for all the reasons stated above. I think you will find mounting on one spot to be equally as frustrating and will eventually abandon that concept and keep the television mobile.

If you don't believe me, take your television outside and simply place it beside the outside wall of your house. Try watching it. With bright sunlight, even in shade, you'll have difficulty seeing the screen. Now turn the television around and set it away from the wall about 10 feet, now putting your back to the wall, and I think you'll see what I mean. Place the television in direct sun light (facing any direction), and you won't be able to see an image on the screen at all. Try it, and I think you will abandon the idea of hooking it to the side of the camper pretty fast.

That's good information....and a novel solution to the problem.

It will be great until....something knocks the chair over and the TV breaks. Wind, dog, stumbling person or inadvertently having one of the chair legs on a soft spot.

And, regarding another post: The swivel brackets commonly available from places like WalMart will NOT allow for quick and easy moving from one mounting spot to another.

RoyB wrote:
Every TV SET I have ever seen has a standard four holes arrangement on the back of them.

You should be able to go to WALMART or any big store and find something that might help you come up with a wall mount that will work for you. There are many versions available all using the standard four hole mounting scheme...

This is a typical HDTV swivel wall mount using the four screw pattern on the rear wall mounting scheme...

Google image

Also note that depending on the age of your HDTV SET it may not be compatible anymore with the HDTV digital TV signals that is being transmitted over the airways these days. Even some cable hookups at the camp ground cable connections are now converted over to the somewhat new digital TV format... You might want to make sure your present TV set is working first with the available HDTV signals as you may want to purchase a new HDTV for your trailer that may require a different mounting scheme to work for you...

Roy Ken

Thanks for the info. We will be gettin a new tv. And I have mounted TVs before. I’m looking specifically for a mount that can be used with this particular bracket as well as an inside mount.

D-C-Johnson wrote:
Good luck I had the same issue last year, my dealer sent me three different mounts before dutchmen sent them what they needed. You might need to call Dutchmen customer support if your dealer isn't going to help in supplying one for you.

My dealer has a couple mounts that are more that $70. I was trying not to break the bank. I will call Dutchman. Thanks!

DutchmenSport wrote:
Here's something to think about before going through all the trouble and time to find the matching counterpart for the back of your television.

We use our television outside a lot. And we have found that the sun's glare makes television viewing almost impossible almost all the time, sun up till sun down. After dark, it's wonderful. But daylight hours, it seems there is always a bright glare on the television screen making the screen absolutely impossible to see.

To solve the problem, we have to move the television around the campsite facing away from the sun. We have quick shades and move them around the site also to keep shaded when sitting outside. We have found the absolute worst position for the television is to have the back of the television against the wall of the camper, facing outward. The best position is to have the television away from the camper, under shade, with the viewing screen facing the camper, so the camper is blocking bright sunlight.

Mounting the television on the side of your camper gives you only 1 position or only 1 place to put the television. Suppose you campsite is on unlevel ground, on a hill, on a slope, or that exact spot where the television mounts is right in front of a tree. What happens when the sun come around that side of the camper and is now in direct sunlight?

We have found, unless it's early morning or evening or night, we have to move the television several times throughout the day to see the screen for all the reasons stated above. I think you will find mounting on one spot to be equally as frustrating and will eventually abandon that concept and keep the television mobile.

If you don't believe me, take your television outside and simply place it beside the outside wall of your house. Try watching it. With bright sunlight, even in shade, you'll have difficulty seeing the screen. Now turn the television around and set it away from the wall about 10 feet, now putting your back to the wall, and I think you'll see what I mean. Place the television in direct sun light (facing any direction), and you won't be able to see an image on the screen at all. Try it, and I think you will abandon the idea of hooking it to the side of the camper pretty fast.

You know, I hadn’t really thought of that. I’ve watched a lot of tv outside tailgating and the common theme is they are usually under a tent. But I would think having the awning out would help. I’d like to hear from someone who has been using this particular mount.

D-C-Johnson wrote:
Good luck I had the same issue last year, my dealer sent me three different mounts before dutchmen sent them what they needed. You might need to call Dutchmen customer support if your dealer isn't going to help in supplying one for you.

Do you use your tv on the outside mount? Any issues with glare or wish it wasn’t confined to one spot?