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HaulinBass02
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Jun 28, 2016

Where to put generators?

We've had 5ers for most of our RVing days but are going to a TT with our Suburban due to increased family size......anyways, I've always been able to put my Champion Inverter generators in the bed of my truck but that's no longer an option.
I've seen so many people lose stuff off of racks on the back of the TT due to bounce and it makes me a little (lot) leery about putting the genny's back there.
I don't relish the thought of having gasoline or the genny's in a closed compartment and that really isn't the best/smartest choice anyway.
Do I really have any other options other than a rear rack? How are you mounting your stuff to keep it secure back there? Am I worrying too much because someone probably failed to properly secure their stuff?
  • I have a welder and was more than likely going to do that but I really wanted to see opinions about that kind of stuff. We haven't "quite" narrowed down what TT we want but I know that some of them have the slide out storage racks on them. They seem to be fairly sturdy?
    If I were to do it myself I would weld up a frame with 2-2" receivers about the width of the I-beam frame apart that way it is very stable and has no side to side rock in it and then build a full-width rack accordingly.
    I think with a custom setup I can add some locking bars to it so I don't have to worry too much about theft.....
  • Add a hitch or attach a receiver sleeve to the frame and mount your rack on one of them. The issues most have with the back racks is when they're mounted to the bumper.