I am gonna build tie downs for my slide in camper this week. Anyone got some good pics of their mounts? MTMike sent me www.happijac.com and was cruising through that some. Also anyone ever have a slide in on a lifted truck? I figure I'll air the bag way up to make the rear more solid but might build a rear sway bar if needed too. Thanks. Before: After Photoshop:
My dad has these on his '04.5 Dodge 3500... http://www.pirate4x4.com/productreviews/torklift/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me_3N8Y05n4&mode=related&search= I'm wishing I would have went with those over the happijacs, but they're $600+ and for a $500 camper it wasn't justifiable. When I get a newer camper someday I'll upgrade.... Also, have you addressed the width of your truck vs. the width of the camper? I had to narrow my camper 6" to fit into my Dodge.
With a sawzall and a bunch of plywood..... It'd be hard to describe typing but the "pockets" that the bathroom floor was in on 1 side and the storage cabinet on the other side stuck out too far, so I chopped the pockets down w/ the sawzall and rebuilt them with plywood to be narrower.
next time i'm up there I'll have to check out. Prob not going to run the camper wthis weekend since are planning on running that trail too. Here is a link about that Kirwin run: http://www.meeteetsemuseum.org/services.htm
Here is my truck and my $250 camper. I bought the front frame mount brackets and I made the back ones. The rear tie downs are a 2 for 1 idea. I put mud flaps on there for protection for the boat.
It looks like i have to delete other pics to post new ones, is this true? how can I up the picture up load thing
Check out torklift's style of tie-downs. If they can hold this on my truck off road, you should be Ohhkay.
