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Push on the walls. It will flex where there is no support under the paneling. Use an electronic stud finder. The stud finder senses the change density of the wall materials. Several passes, one next to the other a couple inches apart can show a pattern of change that helps identify structure in the wall.

How easy/difficult is it to find studs in an RV?

gajd33 wrote:
I would think a standard flat mount or fold down mount would be best. On a interior wall you can use traditional fasteners if you can find the studs. You may want to use a piece of plywood for rigidity as most of the pictures in the article below show.

Flip through these pictures of TV mounts in RV's.

I might as well comment since a picture of my mount is used in that article.
I used a piece of 3/4" plywood that spans three wall studs. The TV mount is bolted to the plywood and the plywood is glued and screwed into the studs. The mount holds a 32" LCD screen on an articulating arm. It is rock steady.

Here is another great place to look for mounts:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828

Great ideas , thanks folks.

I would think a standard flat mount or fold down mount would be best. On a interior wall you can use traditional fasteners if you can find the studs. You may want to use a piece of plywood for rigidity as most of the pictures in the article below show.

Flip through these pictures of TV mounts in RV's.

I have a Northwood with bunk house. There is a wall between the bunkhouse and dinette. The edge of the wall next to the aisle has a 1 x 3 (verified with electronic stud finder). I bolted a full articulating mount through the stud at the edge of the wall and mounted a 19 inch flat panel to it. I used 1/4 inch bolts inserted through the wall with heads and washers on the bunk house side and the mount on the dinette side with washers and elastic lock nuts. It can swing flat against the dinette side of the wall and flips around the edge of the wall to face the bunk house and bathroom.

I put a nice piece of routered oak from side to side screwed into the studs, then mounted a small swing arm onto the well secured oak piece. Worked very well, but I still remove the TV from the swing arm when we are travelling.

Do you want a flat stationary mount, or a swing out arm type mount?