Wolf Creek 850 roll over story
Well, Since I opened this can of worms here is the entire story. First let me say I have been a long time truck camper owner and I am no rookie. I have gone trough several truck campers. I recent...
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skipro3 wrote:
I bought a Lance camper from the dealer last year. The dealer said, and the Lance manual says, to use Happijac system. I, instead, chose to install the Torklift tie down system.
I sure hope ALL camper manufacturers are reading of this situation. If this had happened to me, after following both my dealer, who would have installed the Happijac tie down system, and Lance, who has it in writing to use the Happijac system, I would be suing BOTH Lance and Happijac for the loss of what ever the insurance company wasn't covering.
It's a huge responsibility and liability for both dealers and manufacturers who they are partnering with on things like tie down systems.
By the sounds of things the Lance campers have been designed with the Happijac system in mind and their tie down mounts may very well be stronger when used with the Happijac system. However I know my Bigfoot and several other campers that would not be as Happi with the off angle stress that would be placed on the camper mounts.
