transporting a dish tailgater

[mussfly55]

we purchased a 5th wheeler and plan to head out for the winter in fl. and as I get older I find it hard to climb ladders. and I purchased a dish tailgater which I would like info for transport and hopefully I can keep it mounted. but we do stop other than clear sky views and would like to be able to move the dish if needed.
I was thinking of a type of ladder mount that I could slide up and down, but could we transport the dish mounted on the post?
does anyone have other methods that they use to transport with the dish not having to be moved ?

[Snowman9000]

There are cab mounts for putting the Tailgater on a truck. There used to be something for it to go onto a ladder but it was very expensive. I don't know if that mount is still sold.

[GoPackGo]

The whole idea of these portable, automatic sat receivers is that you can move them around trees, poles, etc. I would not mount one on top of a fiver.

I have a Pathway X2 and also the dedicated tripod for it - The book warns that 2 inches of water can damage the electronics. I also have a 50 ft chain and two padlocks for it.

[JiminDenver]

I have seen ladder and widow mounts but I don't know that they are intended for transport. We keep ours on the dinette bench while traveling.

[bgum]

Try to mount it to the pin box on the 5th. I have seen some genies mounted there. A quick release can be used for situations with heavy trees.

[RckyMtnVia]

I travel with the tailgater in one of our outside compartments and protect it from other "stuff" in the compartment with an upside down plastic laundry basket that I bought at Walmart for about $5. When we arrive at the campground, I set it up on the tripod that King sells for the tailgater.

[ventrman]

When parked at our Winter RV Park, I set the Tailgater directly on the Ground. I chain and padlock it to the Landing Gear to discourage theft. We simply put the Tailgater under the 5th Wheel in a Compartment, when traveling

[ventrman]

Bill.Satellite wrote:
I don't believe the Tailgater is designed to be mounted on anything but rather simply carried in a bay from site to site. You then just set it on the ground, tripod or picnic table and plug in the coax. Shazam! You are watching TV. Winegard also sells a similar antenna called the Playmaker if you want to compare pricing and options.

X2

[Second_Chance]

mussfly55 wrote:
I was thinking of theft when I mentioned about a pole mount coming off the ladder. but other wise I feel a roof mount would be my best with the removable mount that king has offer. but my problem is if we are in tree cover, then the dish would have to be moved for a clear signal. and that is why I was wanting info on a ladder mount that could be used to raise and lower so I would not have to climb the ladder. or some of the ladder mounts that are out on the market that is clamp on which I have seen that you do not want to transport with the dish mounted or am I wrong on the transport with the dish mounted fast to the ladder mount? (hate to have to drill holes in the roof)

We use a Pathway X2 portable antenna. Whether I set it on top of the truck, a slide on the RV, or the ground, I secure it with a long security cable and one or two padlocks. These antennas are not constructed to be transported on the exterior or permanently mounted in any way.

Rob

[mussfly55]

I was thinking of theft when I mentioned about a pole mount coming off the ladder. but other wise I feel a roof mount would be my best with the removable mount that king has offer. but my problem is if we are in tree cover, then the dish would have to be moved for a clear signal. and that is why I was wanting info on a ladder mount that could be used to raise and lower so I would not have to climb the ladder. or some of the ladder mounts that are out on the market that is clamp on which I have seen that you do not want to transport with the dish mounted or am I wrong on the transport with the dish mounted fast to the ladder mount? (hate to have to drill holes in the roof)

[RoyB]

Being on TOP of the RV has no more better effect than sitting on top of your truck hard bed cover panels... All it needs is a clear view of the sky where the SAT is...

I used a flat round bottom dish portable DISH for DirecTv for a few years until the Natl Broadcast came out with their Digital HDTV signals... That gave us a better TV picture than the camp ground cable had using the OTA Crankup BatWing antenna and this is all free to the public.

Stopped bringing along the extra SAT stuff with us after that...

We get our HDTV fill just fine with the OTA Batwing antenna setup on the trailer.

Roy Ken

[TrailerTravele1]

We have the portable Winegard G2 which we just transport under the dinette table in the slideout. When we're at our destination, we simply set it on a little plastic table wherever it has the best view of a clear sky. It's lightweight & easy to move around. No mounting involved.

[Bill_Satellite]

I don't believe the Tailgater is designed to be mounted on anything but rather simply carried in a bay from site to site. You then just set it on the ground, tripod or picnic table and plug in the coax. Shazam! You are watching TV. Winegard also sells a similar antenna called the Playmaker if you want to compare pricing and options.

[Wheathaven]

We have a tripod which has a flat base, and can be moved around where we need it to be....50' of cable gives us great "movement" for clear skies!