Stabilize camper with truck camper jacks?
The recent thread on stabilizing a class C got me thinking. The stabilization systems are very expensive to buy and install. I used to have 4 electronic jacks on my truck camper that were very easy to...
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I'm sure it could be done but I don't think you would have a really big cost savings. For a new set of Rieco electric Jacks with a controller is going to cost over $2000. Then you have to make sure you have braced the corners enough to handle the stress. Plus the work of installing.
You could have a set of HWH installed by HWH for a little over $3000. These are fastened to the frame of the chassis and are going to be a lot stronger than the camper jacks and not put the stress on the body of the RV shell. Most camper jacks are rated at 2,500# per jack where the HWH are rated at over 7,000# per jack on the light weight ones. I had a quote thru a dealer close to the HWH factory for a factory install for $3200. If you are handy you could install them yourself and save some money.
Sure you could put them on if you desired to have them sticking out the side of the coach instead of tucked up under the coach. That would be up to you as almost anything can be done if a person is determined enough to do it.
You could have a set of HWH installed by HWH for a little over $3000. These are fastened to the frame of the chassis and are going to be a lot stronger than the camper jacks and not put the stress on the body of the RV shell. Most camper jacks are rated at 2,500# per jack where the HWH are rated at over 7,000# per jack on the light weight ones. I had a quote thru a dealer close to the HWH factory for a factory install for $3200. If you are handy you could install them yourself and save some money.
Sure you could put them on if you desired to have them sticking out the side of the coach instead of tucked up under the coach. That would be up to you as almost anything can be done if a person is determined enough to do it.
