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WhatTheHeck
Explorer
Jun 26, 2015

Travel Trailer (Park Model) in Florida - Tie Downs - Help!

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I am so frazzled and really need advice/input from you all. I just bought a Travel Trailer (Park Model) that I am going to use at a RV lot. Someone inf...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jun 26, 2015
Forget about 'tying it down'
Travel Trailer/Park model is NOT built like a Mobile Home or Manufactured Home.

Tie Downs in dirt will only give YOU the false sense of safety.

Hurricane will just rip out those tie downs flip that trailer over.

IF hurricane happens you should already be gone to a SAFE place. NOT in that trailer.

Tie downs -----permanent--- are labor intensive, expensive and MUST be done to code

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