atwowheelguy
Oct 08, 2015Explorer
Thief broke camper window, stole TV & wall mount support arm
Which wall mount bracket to buy?
It was a little 19" LCD TV with a "Ready America MRV3500 Travel 27" TV Wall Mount" attached. The inside and outside wall brackets are still attached to the camper, but the mounting arm went with the TV, along with my sleeping bag. It was rated to hold up to a 27" TV and up to 40 lbs. It worked just fine for my little TV for the year that I owned it. I never relocated the arm and TV to the outdoor bracket and never even adjusted the arm. I just swiveled it in and out from the wall. It has a strap for securing it retracted up near the wall while traveling.
A new kit with two more wall mounts is about $60 shipped. It would save having to mount new wall brackets. The kit has a fairly high percentage of negative reviews on Amazon, 44% were less than 5 stars. Ready America MRV3500
Should I go with another just like the OEM supplied arm and not have to mount new brackets, or try another, higher quality kit (if such exists)? Name one that is better or tell me that you have had a good experience with this one..
Thanks.
PS: If the thief was an Urban Outdoorsman, I would have GIVEN him the sleeping bag. I'm guessing he got about $15 for the TV. From now on I'll just keep all the furnishings at home and leave the camper unlocked where it is stored. The most expensive part of this restoration is replacing the broken window glass.
It was a little 19" LCD TV with a "Ready America MRV3500 Travel 27" TV Wall Mount" attached. The inside and outside wall brackets are still attached to the camper, but the mounting arm went with the TV, along with my sleeping bag. It was rated to hold up to a 27" TV and up to 40 lbs. It worked just fine for my little TV for the year that I owned it. I never relocated the arm and TV to the outdoor bracket and never even adjusted the arm. I just swiveled it in and out from the wall. It has a strap for securing it retracted up near the wall while traveling.
A new kit with two more wall mounts is about $60 shipped. It would save having to mount new wall brackets. The kit has a fairly high percentage of negative reviews on Amazon, 44% were less than 5 stars. Ready America MRV3500
Should I go with another just like the OEM supplied arm and not have to mount new brackets, or try another, higher quality kit (if such exists)? Name one that is better or tell me that you have had a good experience with this one..
Thanks.
PS: If the thief was an Urban Outdoorsman, I would have GIVEN him the sleeping bag. I'm guessing he got about $15 for the TV. From now on I'll just keep all the furnishings at home and leave the camper unlocked where it is stored. The most expensive part of this restoration is replacing the broken window glass.