Free Camper Adventure: Moved Successfully!
Finally had a nice day here yesterday so I got over to the storage yard where the camper is. Reinstalled the LF jack, tightened the bracket bolts, and checked the rears too. Since no battery onboard...
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Update: for the folks asking about trailers, a car trailer is too wide to go between the jacks, and the U-Haul utility trailer I was looking at has 32" tall sides, meaning a lot of blocking under the camper and a very high CG.
Thanks to all for good suggestions, I was at the camper today and reinforced that bad corner with some 1" box steel. I can see how this helps and I'll weld this corner for the permanent repair.
This was great advice and very sturdy, except that it became clear as I was jacking the camper that when it collapsed last time the jacks got bent. As soon as it came off the blocks it shifted about 2" to the south.
My solution is to use a ratchet strap around a tree to pull in the opposite direction to counteract the bent jacks.
Hard to see the strap in this pic, but with the lateral strap keeping it straight, I was able to crank all four jacks and get the camper 100% off the blocks with the jacks holding all the weight.
It's back on the blocks tonight, but it's gonna be sunny and nice tomorrow, so after cars 'n' coffee at sunrise, my buddy and I are gonna get this loaded on the HD rental and bring her home.
Stay tuned for more pics tomorrow!
Thanks to all for good suggestions, I was at the camper today and reinforced that bad corner with some 1" box steel. I can see how this helps and I'll weld this corner for the permanent repair.
This was great advice and very sturdy, except that it became clear as I was jacking the camper that when it collapsed last time the jacks got bent. As soon as it came off the blocks it shifted about 2" to the south.
My solution is to use a ratchet strap around a tree to pull in the opposite direction to counteract the bent jacks.
Hard to see the strap in this pic, but with the lateral strap keeping it straight, I was able to crank all four jacks and get the camper 100% off the blocks with the jacks holding all the weight.
It's back on the blocks tonight, but it's gonna be sunny and nice tomorrow, so after cars 'n' coffee at sunrise, my buddy and I are gonna get this loaded on the HD rental and bring her home.
Stay tuned for more pics tomorrow!
