Mounting a tv

[Lemonhead78]

We own a forest river surveyor hydrid tt. The kind where the beds fold out like tent ends. We only owned it a year now and are pretty much scared to do any mods to it. We haven't even hung a picture yet. Oh wait I put a sticky hook on a wall to hang our keys that's it lol.
This year I want to personalize it to make it our own. First order of business is I'd like to mount a tv. I was bummed when I realized our jenson radio which will plays dvds is outdated and would need a tv with rca cables. No hdmi . I'm surprised by this being its a 2016 trailer. So we're going to just bring our own DVD player. The pic quality will be better anyways and I don't gotta find an old tv to match our old radio.
So sorry for the dragged out question but here it is. It makes me real nervous to mount a tv. Putting holes in the wall ??.
1. Are there regular studs in the wall ?
2. Are the studs weaker/smaller than a regular stud in a house ?
3. Sorry if 1 and 2 are the same questions lol. Has anyone done this and if so any advice would be appreciated.

[Lemonhead78]

The manufacturer said there's a backer next to the dining table. Well that's a very unclear description imo. I can't tell by looking or tapping on the wall where their talking about . I'm starting to think it can't be done

[brmiller]

are there "RV specific" tv mounts? or will any small residental mounts work?

I have a 26" vizio that is a spare and want to mount it in our trailer but I don't want to use the wrong mount.

[temccarthy1]

Lemonhead78 wrote:
We own a forest river surveyor hydrid tt. The kind where the beds fold out like tent ends. We only owned it a year now and are pretty much scared to do any mods to it. We haven't even hung a picture yet. Oh wait I put a sticky hook on a wall to hang our keys that's it lol.
This year I want to personalize it to make it our own. First order of business is I'd like to mount a tv. I was bummed when I realized our jenson radio which will plays dvds is outdated and would need a tv with rca cables. No hdmi . I'm surprised by this being its a 2016 trailer. So we're going to just bring our own DVD player. The pic quality will be better anyways and I don't gotta find an old tv to match our old radio.
So sorry for the dragged out question but here it is. It makes me real nervous to mount a tv. Putting holes in the wall ??.
1. Are there regular studs in the wall ?
2. Are the studs weaker/smaller than a regular stud in a house ?
3. Sorry if 1 and 2 are the same questions lol. Has anyone done this and if so any advice would be appreciated.

Backing plate usually marked, BUT BEWARE! The walls are probably 1 inch thick! On my TV, the mounting lag bolts were 2 in long. I had to go buy 3/4 " ones or I would have drilled right through the shower enclosure!

[PAThwacker]

Hybrids are 6 sided vacuum bonded foam. Walls a barely supported by anything. I had a space above above the fridge to put a tv. Since then I phones, tablets, ect have obsoleted televisions.

[westend]

FWIW, I mounted a 32" screen much like Mike-s describes, a fronter. The plywood panel is long enough to fasten to three studs and is also glued down to the Luan panel (I don't have a wall covering). I mounted the articulating arm mount through the plywood from the back side of the panel into recessed holes to accommodate the bolt heads. When the screen is in use, the plywood isn't visible.

[mike-s]

A "backer" doesn't have to be in back. It can be a "fronter." You can take a piece of plywood, bolt that to the wall using molly bolts. More than just at the corners. I used the shortest ones, but then got longer screws so they'd reach through the 3/4" ply), and then mount the TV bracket to that using countersunk carriage bolts coming through from the back. It just has to be large enough to spread the load. Best if you have vertical room to work with and make it reach near the ceiling where the wall/ceiling joint adds strength. Because, if using an arm mount it will try to pull out at the top so the more height for the "fronter", the less force. Worked for me, it's about 12" wide by 18" tall. Baltic Birch (or "Sande" from a HD/Lowe's) ply looks much better than the common stuff if finished with stain.

Without more detail, further is hard to say. Even if your's has aluminum studs, that probably only applies to exterior walls.

[danimal53]

similar situation, small TT with no labeled TV mount area. I even asked at the dealer before a took the TT home, and there wasn't a ply backer anywhere. There's a cable/sat plug near an outlet, right by the counter top but I don't want to just have a TV on the counter all the day. My solution (haven't done it yet but plan to this season) is to mount the TV to a cabinet, above where the radio is mounted. That way I can access behind the TV and ensure there is a backer and proper support to keep things solid. On my TT it's basically an empty panel with dead space behind it anyway, there's wiring for the radio and antenna in this space.

[temccarthy1]

Lemonhead78 wrote:
We own a forest river surveyor hydrid tt. The kind where the beds fold out like tent ends. We only owned it a year now and are pretty much scared to do any mods to it. We haven't even hung a picture yet. Oh wait I put a sticky hook on a wall to hang our keys that's it lol.
This year I want to personalize it to make it our own. First order of business is I'd like to mount a tv. I was bummed when I realized our jenson radio which will plays dvds is outdated and would need a tv with rca cables. No hdmi . I'm surprised by this being its a 2016 trailer. So we're going to just bring our own DVD player. The pic quality will be better anyways and I don't gotta find an old tv to match our old radio.
So sorry for the dragged out question but here it is. It makes me real nervous to mount a tv. Putting holes in the wall ??.
1. Are there regular studs in the wall ?
2. Are the studs weaker/smaller than a regular stud in a house ?
3. Sorry if 1 and 2 are the same questions lol. Has anyone done this and if so any advice would be appreciated.

Be VERY careful on the length of the lag screws for the TV bracket. Assume your walls are only 1" thick. The Lag bolts for my TV bracket were 1 3/4 long. I almost drilled through and then measured my walls and realized only 1" thick. I would have drilled right through from my bedroom through my shower enclosure! I bought 3/4" lag bolts and everything was fine! BE CAREFUL!

[Lwiddis]

“We haven't even hung a picture yet.“

Did you need another 8x10 glossy of me? Framed? Or can you do that?

I have no confidence in any stud buts me.

[Lemonhead78]

My manual is so worthless. That goes for the coach,the radio and fridge. They give info to model numbers I don't have. And the manual for coach is extremely vague. But there's area for a tv. Unfortunately it's on a very small table which has a whole in it for the cable and power plug to go through and plug in inside the cabinet. I don't want to use this because when laying in bed it's too low to see. I'd like to hang it so it's up higher and can rotate towards he kids and when they fall asleep I can rotate it towards us

[westend]

The video I watched at Forest River's Surveyor webpages shows an aluminum stud construction. You probably have at least one wall area that has been "backed out" with suitable TV mounting in mind. An owner's manual may depict that area or a call to Forest River may give you a location.

[roadrat2]

Is there a space that's defined as the 'entertainment center? If yes, there may a a wood backer to screw the tv mount to. That's how ours is set up.