Durability of Command strip hooks and hangers?

[coolmom42]

I am considering using Command strips to hang some lightweight items in the motor home.

How do they hold up in summer heat (in Tennessee), in a closed up RV? This is assuming the surface prep and installation of the Command strips are done correctly.

I've used adhesive Velcro (just the sticky Velcro, not Command strips) and it comes loose in the heat.

[schlep1967]

If you can find them, get the outdoor command strips. They will handle the temp extremes better. They have blue on the strips.

[Dick_B]

I'm thinking that the weight limits on the Command Strips are for an item hanging on a wall that doesn't bounce up and down on the open road which adds an inertia load.

[Sjm9911]

Mine have been up 2 years, they hold wore baskets and a towel rack in the bathroom. I do take the towel rack down for travel and set it up when i arrive.

[valhalla360]

Make sure the surface is clean and smooth. We've had a few fall off within a day or two but if they stay on longer than that, they seem to hold up forever (until you remove them)

[RobWNY]

Command strips and hooks work well but they have weight ratings listed on the package. Whatever it says, plan on putting no more than 1/4 of the rated weight on a hook. We bought the hooks that were supposed to be able to handle up to 7.5 pounds. We hung an aluminum frying pan on the wall of our RV that weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces on the hook. It worked great for about 2 months and then on one hot day it came crashing down. Fortunately the only damage was to the pan. It's slightly out of round now.

[Tom_M1]

When the strings broke on one my Day & Night shades I replaced them with curtains from IKEA and used a curtain wire also from IKEA to hang them.

[coolmom42]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
We used 3M Command Strips to hang all our pictures in living area/hallway and some towel hooks in bathroom

Some pictures were Small .... 8x11
Some pictures were LARGE .... 20x24

Hung them back in 2007 prior to hitting the road FT
Traveled all over the USA...Hot Summers/Cold Winters --- rough roads
Nothing fell down/Command Strips stayed STUCK until WE decided to take down
No Damage

Key....CLEAN BOTH SURFACES with Alcohol and let it air dry then apply

Great! Thanks for the info.

I am going to get some of the large decorative hooks and hang some lightweight curtain rods. I'd rather make a few curtains than deal with those stupid shades that don't work.

Also the bathroom is badly in need of some storage and hooks!

[Old-Biscuit]

We used 3M Command Strips to hang all our pictures in living area/hallway and some towel hooks in bathroom

Some pictures were Small .... 8x11
Some pictures were LARGE .... 20x24

Hung them back in 2007 prior to hitting the road FT
Traveled all over the USA...Hot Summers/Cold Winters --- rough roads
Nothing fell down/Command Strips stayed STUCK until WE decided to take down
No Damage

Key....CLEAN BOTH SURFACES with Alcohol and let it air dry then apply