Why not store camper on jacks?
I frequently see people say not to store campers on the jacks. I also frequently see people actually doing it.. (which includes a friend of mine who has stored and used his camper on the jacks fo...
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Trackrig wrote:
Going back 20 - 30 years, all TCs were wooden framed I believe - at least most of them. My jacks were lagged into the wood on the corners. Occasionally the lags would come loose. When TCs develope a leak, it causes wood frames to rot. Sometimes that hidden rot occurres at the corners, then the lags pull out and down comes the camper.
I always stored my TC on four drums or a stack of pallets. It was very cheap and easy insurance if the jacks failed, a strong wind came up, the ground softened due to rains or other unexpected problems occured. After all, it isn't a problem until it is a problem. Do you have a plan for getting you TC back up and onto the truck if the jacks fail and it falls over?
Bill
Mine is wood frame, and has already fallen off of the jacks (before I owned it, was stored on soft wet ground).
I have a set of Brophy side jacks I bought to bring it home with. If it falls, they are right in the garage to recover it with. I had to rebuild all four corners with new wood, and built new mounts that grab 50" of wood and use 20-30 lags each. Its got water damage in other places, but I've fixed everything I feel is important to me and only expect to get about 5 years out of it. If I'm still using it in 5 years, I'll buy something newer and nicer (this is a 1990 coachman).
Good info on the lags coming loose. I will make them a maintenance item.
I'm not looking at long term or perm storage on the jacks, just a couple of weeks here and there when its parked somewhere other than my back patio.
