Storing without support
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Storing without support
I am going to be storing my 3 month old Arctic Fox 990 indoors for the winter however I was planning on doing it without any type of supports underneath.
It will be out of the wind and elements so I though it should be ok. When I bought it they were not supporting any of the truck campers at the dealer.
Leaving the front a bit higher than the rear and lowering the jacks down is what I have planned.
Any advice on this?
It will be out of the wind and elements so I though it should be ok. When I bought it they were not supporting any of the truck campers at the dealer.
Leaving the front a bit higher than the rear and lowering the jacks down is what I have planned.
Any advice on this?
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Assuming mechanical jacks (not hydraulic) it should be fine. If you're going to have people in and out of it a lot or it is going to be heavily loaded then I'd suggest putting something adequate under it.
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I keep mine in my shop it is out of the elements completely. I store it with the front on saw horses, and the back is just on the rear jacks, it is lowered as low as possible. It is very stable, enables us to go in and move around, what ever we want with out any undue stress on the front jacks. When I don't have it on the saw horses I do have a set of torklift wobble stoppers, they help a ton to keep it from moving when getting in and out. When its on the saw horses the front jacks are "just" touching just in case of any unforeseen problems with the saw horses.
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Bought my 990 back in June of 2018 and its sits in my side driveway on it's jacks with nothing underneath. It's lowered pretty low so the step is setting on top of the ground and zero problems. Had some relatives stay in it for a couple of days and it's more stable than when it's on my truck.
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I store my Northern Lite inside my pole barn during the winter on nothing but the jacks. I lower the camper down about as low as I can while still being able to fold the steps down so they don't hit the ground. That is all I do.
Think about how long some of these campers sit on dealership lots on nothing but the jacks. My personal opinion is if the jacks cannot support the camper long term, then there is a problem with the structural integrity of the camper and I would not want to own it.
Think about how long some of these campers sit on dealership lots on nothing but the jacks. My personal opinion is if the jacks cannot support the camper long term, then there is a problem with the structural integrity of the camper and I would not want to own it.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I am going to leave it on it's legs. And high enough so a jumping mouse cant grab hold of anything.
I am going to leave it on it's legs. And high enough so a jumping mouse cant grab hold of anything.
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Best is to support it a little with pallets or plywood or something. But at least lower it down as low as you can so that if anything fails, it doesn't have far to fall. I'd be VERY concerned with leaving it up at full height.
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I'm out of time.
I ended up storing it on the truck. I let the jacks down to take some weight off the truck. The pole barn it's in has a softish floor and I didn't feel it was right to leave it on the jacks.
Next year I will build a proper support. Lots of idea's here!
I ended up storing it on the truck. I let the jacks down to take some weight off the truck. The pole barn it's in has a softish floor and I didn't feel it was right to leave it on the jacks.
Next year I will build a proper support. Lots of idea's here!
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I am going to be storing my 3 month old Arctic Fox 990 indoors for the winter however I was planning on doing it without any type of supports underneath.
It will be out of the wind and elements so I though it should be ok. When I bought it they were not supporting any of the truck campers at the dealer.
Leaving the front a bit higher than the rear and lowering the jacks down is what I have planned.
Any advice on this?
It will be out of the wind and elements so I though it should be ok. When I bought it they were not supporting any of the truck campers at the dealer.
Leaving the front a bit higher than the rear and lowering the jacks down is what I have planned.
Any advice on this?
I know a lot of people seem to think and apply various supports underneath...the TC was designed to set on its 4 corners on the 4 jacks, that is a design parameter and its what I follow...
