Apr-10-2019 09:00 AM
Apr-22-2019 11:19 AM
dwrat wrote:
I use my TC about every 2 months or so.
I have a 3500 Dually with airbags.
Lance 950S camper. (not small but not big either)
When at home I set my bags to 30 psi and drop all legs until they contact and then about another 1" or so to spread the load.
What's your opinion on how I am storing?
Thanks
Apr-16-2019 04:24 PM
Kayteg1 wrote:
Well, I have been looking at Bigfoot.
12 steps "highway to heaven" and not possible to enter with slides in is another way of poor build.
Apr-16-2019 12:42 PM
Apr-16-2019 11:25 AM
Apr-15-2019 09:34 PM
Apr-15-2019 07:30 PM
Kayteg1 wrote:Grit dog wrote:
So it was poorly constructed and rotted out. That stinks. What does it have to do with the OP's query?
That part did not rotten.
It sag simply becouse the poor construction was sitting for long periods without jacks support.
All campers are poorly constructed IMHO and prone to the same issue.
Apr-15-2019 12:34 PM
Grit dog wrote:
So it was poorly constructed and rotted out. That stinks. What does it have to do with the OP's query?
Apr-15-2019 12:29 PM
Kayteg1 wrote:
The camper in question had aluminium skeleton, but there was no aluminium on front wall. The frame T, where front sides had main support had 3/4 x 1.5" wood stick for horizontal support.
Even it was reinforced with plywood on both sides, not much for about 1500 lb static load it was carrying. Add ties tension and all additional load.
Seem all campers are build this way.
Wood has good load rating when dry, but leave it under the load in wet weather and with time it will sag and sag and sag.
Apr-14-2019 07:26 PM
Apr-14-2019 09:16 AM
Grit dog wrote:Kayteg1 wrote:
When I was rebuilding front end on my Fleetwood, I noticed that camper sides sag good distance over the years, what not only show on bed sides clearance, but also cabover was touching truck roof lights.
Now I keep my camper with most of the weight on jacks and only some on wood blocks supporting front of the floor.
This was not becasue the camper jacks weren't down, it's becasue the camper was dilapidated.
If the camper couldn't support its own static weight sitting in the truck bed then running the jacks down was a stop gap for a camper in poor condition. Not something that not all would need to be done.
Apr-14-2019 08:23 AM
burningman wrote:
Definitely do not store a truck camper on the truck with the jack legs down.
A piece of frozen poop falling from an airliner could land on it.
The truck’s springs might let it bounce harmlessly off the roof, hit the ground, thaw out and fertilize nice flowers by your camper.
If the jacks are down, it’ll just put a hole in the roof and a mess on the floor.
Apr-14-2019 08:22 AM
Kayteg1 wrote:
When I was rebuilding front end on my Fleetwood, I noticed that camper sides sag good distance over the years, what not only show on bed sides clearance, but also cabover was touching truck roof lights.
Now I keep my camper with most of the weight on jacks and only some on wood blocks supporting front of the floor.
Apr-14-2019 07:55 AM
Apr-14-2019 07:08 AM