Custom/DIY Truck Camper Tie Downs
Looking to avoid the $600 price tag on the torklift frame mounting system. Anyone have a good solution? TC Lance 845 2800# Dry No Slide Out GMC 2500HD SRW
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burningman wrote:Bert the Welder wrote:burningman wrote:
Are you guys for real?
These are extremely simple metal fab, not rocket science.
I made my own and they’re a better fit for what I needed than anything Torklift makes, and easily as strong.
I’m not knocking Torklift, they make great stuff.
I’m knocking the people who think no one can or should do anything themself.
Sure. If someone can build a dog house, then they must be able to build a full size house. Makes sense.
So yeah, just go grab any old Harbor Fright welder and start blazing away. Beside, there's always a grinder and paint to make it 'look' good. :S
That’s not the comment I’d expect from a guy who calls himself Bert the Welder!
I didn’t say “if someone can build a dog house they can build a house”, it’s easy to try to make someone sound crazy by quoting things they never said.
Camper brackets - as you should know judging by your user name - are extremely simple. Seriously anyone with a Harbor Freight welder and a chopsaw could build them.
And sure, you could do a horrible job and scree them up.
You can also be a horrible driver and wreck the truck.
OK. You obviously are one of those guys.
First, where did I indicate I was quoting you?
Second, you 'wouldn't' expect a comment from a weldor on someone suggesting with no welding experience or training being told to weld up a critical component? Really? Who would you expect a comment on welding from? The lady at the coffee shop? Santa Claus?
Third. By calling something that hold thousands of pounds for the purpose of safety to all directly and indirectly involved "extremely simple"(now I am, indeed, quoting what you said...) has proven their own ignorance.
And again, to quote what you said, "And sure, you could do a horrible job and scree them up" Yeah, no big deal. Failure could only result in killing someone. Hopefully only the builder. But as these things go, good chance it'll be someone else that had no say in the matter. Maybe a whole family. But why should you care, right?
