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cdwhittaker · 01-19-2018, 03:32 PM

Hello everyone old saying can't teach old dogs tricks. With that being said in my old age the wife and I are living part time in pup my question is can you tie down the pup to keep from rocking and can you use jack stands to help sturdy the pup.

John from Central Florida · 01-19-2018, 04:10 PM

CD,

I don't see why not (jack stands) as long as you don't overstress your built-in stabilizer jacks.

I don't think I would try and tie down the roof, as that might strain the roof raising/lowering mechanism.

What, exactly, are you experiencing that you would want to tie it down for?

sbarlag · 01-19-2018, 05:12 PM

I would agree w/John from Central Florida. I wouldn't apply pressure anywhere that might cause undo or unnatural strain on joints/welds/lifters/etc. For your situation I would also get a sign "If the Jayco's rocking, don't bother knocking"

cdwhittaker · 01-20-2018, 07:22 AM

Thanks John for information. No certain reason for tie down not on roof but underneath. If in danger of high wind we would be getting out of Dodge and heading inward. lol

cdwhittaker · 01-20-2018, 07:28 AM

Thanks for your information SBARLAG I guess I got a lot to learn.

John from Central Florida · 01-20-2018, 08:55 AM

CD,
Best of luck and safe travels. Stay with the forum and let us know how you're doing!

cdwhittaker · 01-20-2018, 09:14 AM

looking forward to a new chpt in our lives will keep in check. weather here is cold and snow on ground,

KCSA75 · 01-20-2018, 09:54 AM

Welcome to the forum from Midway USA!

If you get half as much enjoyment as DW and I got from our Pup, you're in for one heck of a good time.

cdwhittaker · 01-20-2018, 01:19 PM

We want to do a lot of traveling and have done a dry run under the car port boy was that an education glad we were home and not out somewhere else. nothing we were counting on worked . Have made a list of nessesities we need before traveling. our plan is later to go fulltime rv.

John from Central Florida · 01-20-2018, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCSA75

If you get half as much enjoyment as DW and I got from our Pup, you're in for one heck of a good time.

I started pup camping in the early 1970s with an old Nimrod (remember those?). Then on into Colemans. About three years ago we traded our pup for a hard shell and got immediately spoiled with its roominess and comforts.

**JFlightRisk** · 01-20-2018, 04:29 PM

You can put jack stands at the for corners to stabilize the "body" of the pup, but not much will help the roof from swaying in the wind. We had a Viking three RV's ago for one season, and the DW didn't like the roof movement. The next pup was a Fleetwood(Coleman) Arcadia that had very beefy corner lifts. That one didn't move much a all, short of a Nor'easter. Owned it for five years, and loved it. Then we decided on a TT. Had a lot of good times with the pup's, now we don't worry about wind or rain so much.

RogerR · 01-20-2018, 05:38 PM

You might try putting blocks, either purchased or 2X6 s to shorten the length of the stabilizers. This will cut down some of the rocking. The less the bottom rocks, the less the top.

I tied down my awning on my Jayco and prior to that my Coleman with no problems. But neither swayed to any large degree.

I use these blocks https://www.amazon.com/Camco-Levelin.../dp/B00480BWCI

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