Camper Tie-down Pros/Cons

ColoradoCorbo wrote:

JimK-NY wrote:
I would look for some options. Perhaps you can find a reasonably priced and safe place to store the camper until you have a suitable truck. Another option would be to pay to have it transported.

Update: I upgraded trucks, I'm running a 2016 Chevy 3500 now. I'm planning to pick up the camper this weekend.

In order to transport home, would heavy duty 2k+ lb. Rated ratchet straps do the trick? I was looking at torklift.com is this the industry leader for tie downs? Definitely my next purchase once I get my next paycheck.

TIA

Where are you going to anchor them on the truck? You hook them to the frame and run them over the outside of the bed, you'll scratch the bejeezus out of the paint and probably collapse the bed side.

I had the same problem when I went to pick up my camper. It all happened in a blur and I had to find dually brackets and figure out a way to tie the camper down for the trip home in an afternoon.

Thought I could just run a short ratchet strap between the tiedown point on the camper and the stake pocket on the truck bed. There wasn't room enough for even a small ratchet strap. I ended up having to throw straps up over the roof of the camper and strapping down to the stake pockets, BUT the camper ended up getting scratched by the straps. The camper was already 10 years old at the time and not perfect, so I just muttered about it under my breath and eventually got over it.

The camper is now 23 years old and looks good for its age with the same scratches.