Camper Tie-down Pros/Cons
I'm just starting down this journey of truck-camper life. I managed to find a solid slide-in camper that is 1500 lbs. dry and 1900 lbs. wet for a good price. I'm looking to live in it and pimp it ou...
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ColoradoCorbo wrote:
UPDATE:
Got the camper home, minimal scuffs/scratches. Parking her at a job site for now and going to start winter-proofing next week once I get done with the hardest parts of this job.
Back to my original question re:tie-downs. I priced out the frame mounts at forklift and they have two options. Steel & aluminum. Steel is around $850 for front & back. Aluminum is around $1150 for the pair. They are marketing the aluminum as Rust-proof but I believe my chassis is also steel. The plows here in CO use Mag-chloride, not salt.
Is it that big of a difference between the two materials?
I had been gun-ho to get the aluminum bc I tend to buy and cry one time, but I'm tempted to go with the cheaper option in this case as I might upgrade within a year or two. Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.
~Corbo
I am assuming you meant torklift? if you are talking about the actual frame brace, go with the steel. give them a shot of undercoating paint every couple years. It seems funny aluminum would even be an option as aluminum doesn't handle cyclic stresses well (small bending events over and over) when I entered your truck nothing aluminum came up can you post a link to what you're talking about?
I just punched in my truck, and it brought up an aluminum talon version, but I am not sure if that is just the bar or the bracket also. hmm interesting but I think for the extra money I would still go steel.
