Bedlam wrote:
What about using L-shaped plates for tie downs that hook the frame from above? This will put more of the load on the plate than on your weld plus distribute it across the upper fold of the plate area.
That might be a good way to do it. Since the camper hangs off the flatbed by 2 inches on each side, I could possibly put the l-shaped bracket on the inside of the 2x1 outer base frame and have it come out a slot in the bellywrap on the bottom of the camper. This would be a cleaner look than having a plate exposed on the outside of the camper. But that would only give me 3/4" clearance between the inside of the plate and the frame of my flatbed...could be tight fitting a happijack turnbuckle in there.
All these little things you have to think about....a wiser person would have just bought a camper :-p
