I found a 6' bungee cord, drilled 2 small holes in each end cap, and attached the bungee to each cap through the bumper, works great! I store my fire poker, pie maker and marshmallow sticks in my bumper.
On a previous trailer I just drilled the bumper and cap and put a long eye bolt through both. Used a wing nut on the bold...but lost the wing nut and just ended up with the bolt which never fell out. It held the cap in place perfectly.
Kind of did a similar thing but took a grinder to one side to smooth it out, drilled a hole through it and use a cotter pin, jesus clip..whatever you call it
The factory bumper ends that came on our KZ kept backing out. Never fell out, but was weird how they would back 1/2 way out even on short trips. Must have been something to do with the sheet metal of the bumper flexing due to the spare tire bouncing up & down.
Bought some Camco ones and they stay put. Very cheap fix. RV designer makes a bumper end with a flip-open hatch - screw, glue or tape (double-sided) the frame in place.
We're another one that never puts the sewer hose in the bumper. Too slow and PITA because the hose ends barely fit in. I just connect the ends together and put them in the pass-through or back of the truck. They're mostly in the truck. We have 4 lengths of sewer hose and normally use only 2 sections and have an out-of-the-way storage spot inside for them under a wall cabinet. I am thinking of getting a Super-Slider hose carrier made by D&W - 3 expandable models from 33-100" and will fit between the frame's I-beams (can't do that with Valterra's). Decent price too.
Bought some Camco ones and they stay put. Very cheap fix. RV designer makes a bumper end with a flip-open hatch - screw, glue or tape (double-sided) the frame in place.
We're another one that never puts the sewer hose in the bumper. Too slow and PITA because the hose ends barely fit in. I just connect the ends together and put them in the pass-through or back of the truck. They're mostly in the truck. We have 4 lengths of sewer hose and normally use only 2 sections and have an out-of-the-way storage spot inside for them under a wall cabinet. I am thinking of getting a Super-Slider hose carrier made by D&W - 3 expandable models from 33-100" and will fit between the frame's I-beams (can't do that with Valterra's). Decent price too.
To loose, or not to loose? That is the question?
I've lost several end caps over the years and (for me), the bungies work very well. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and if anyone want's to purchase new ones when they fly off, that's a personal choice.
I did re-read the posts on this thread and thought I'd give a better explanation of how I use my bumper.
First, I do not carry my sewer hoses in the bumper. I use to, but they became so full of pin-holes hall the time, I was buying new ones faster than I could use old ones. Something had to change. Then I realized those bumpers are nothing but rust collectors and rust has shards and shards punch holes in plastic sewer hoses. So I switched and installed a fence post style under the trailer system. When we got our Outback, it didn't work any more, so I started carrying them like this. Also, with 2 sewer outlets, I needed more connectors, Y's and stuff. This is my solution and I've never had a pin hole since:
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So that left the bumper empty. With my new Outback, I made some changes where I stored stuff, and decided to move metal rod items to the bumper instead of in the front pass-through. So I carry in the bumper a sprayer for the toilet-black tank, a pair of fireplace tongs, the wand for my trailer brush (which is actually just an extendable painter's handle, and our hot dog sticks. (yea, that thing that gets shoved down the toilet and the hot dog sticks are in the same container! Spank me!
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So I figure the movement of the trailer end back and forth causes those metal rod items to shift back and forth. If they punch up against the end cap ... well... thar she goes! Fortunately, I've not lost any contents inside the bumper.
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And yes, I am using those end caps with the self-sticking sides. But when one of those metal rods presses against it, well, .... as I found out a few weeks ago, they still come off and get lost.
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So, rather than drilling holes, scaring up the trailer, making modifications, and taking the lazy way out, I learned the bungie cords work pretty darn well keeping everything inside!
We ALL do it different. Nothing wrong with that!
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I've lost several end caps over the years and (for me), the bungies work very well. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and if anyone want's to purchase new ones when they fly off, that's a personal choice.
I did re-read the posts on this thread and thought I'd give a better explanation of how I use my bumper.
First, I do not carry my sewer hoses in the bumper. I use to, but they became so full of pin-holes hall the time, I was buying new ones faster than I could use old ones. Something had to change. Then I realized those bumpers are nothing but rust collectors and rust has shards and shards punch holes in plastic sewer hoses. So I switched and installed a fence post style under the trailer system. When we got our Outback, it didn't work any more, so I started carrying them like this. Also, with 2 sewer outlets, I needed more connectors, Y's and stuff. This is my solution and I've never had a pin hole since:
.
.
So that left the bumper empty. With my new Outback, I made some changes where I stored stuff, and decided to move metal rod items to the bumper instead of in the front pass-through. So I carry in the bumper a sprayer for the toilet-black tank, a pair of fireplace tongs, the wand for my trailer brush (which is actually just an extendable painter's handle, and our hot dog sticks. (yea, that thing that gets shoved down the toilet and the hot dog sticks are in the same container! Spank me!
.
.
.
.
So I figure the movement of the trailer end back and forth causes those metal rod items to shift back and forth. If they punch up against the end cap ... well... thar she goes! Fortunately, I've not lost any contents inside the bumper.
.
.
.
.
And yes, I am using those end caps with the self-sticking sides. But when one of those metal rods presses against it, well, .... as I found out a few weeks ago, they still come off and get lost.
.
.
.
.
So, rather than drilling holes, scaring up the trailer, making modifications, and taking the lazy way out, I learned the bungie cords work pretty darn well keeping everything inside!
We ALL do it different. Nothing wrong with that!
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