Question, Securing TC to the truck
How are TCs secured to the truck for travelling. Had an acquaintance come by the other, basically looking for a place to 'park', squat, freeload, mooch, whatever you want to call it. They were not h...
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I have seen small TCs bolt to the bed from inside and you access the bolts or turnbuckles through a trap door hatch, so these would be unseen, but for a full size TC it would almost certainly be the standard outside tiedown points.
My first TC was a popup, lightweight and low. The PO said he did not secure it down as he just assume it take a tumble off the truck if anything serious happened. He felt it was a liability. He was the liability, but apparently he made some trips without fail.
I drove it 30,000 miles with very large straps holding it to my nerf bars on the front. No issues.
Tiedown nylon straps will hold it in, but how secure is another story. Under normal stresses the straps are fine, but in a situation they might let go.
Crossing the straps in an X pattern will not hold anything, that would tend to pull the camper left or right and help it to flip out.
My first TC was a popup, lightweight and low. The PO said he did not secure it down as he just assume it take a tumble off the truck if anything serious happened. He felt it was a liability. He was the liability, but apparently he made some trips without fail.
I drove it 30,000 miles with very large straps holding it to my nerf bars on the front. No issues.
Tiedown nylon straps will hold it in, but how secure is another story. Under normal stresses the straps are fine, but in a situation they might let go.
Crossing the straps in an X pattern will not hold anything, that would tend to pull the camper left or right and help it to flip out.
