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[gullrock]

Question for experienced campers  .

 

I purchased my first FWC last year , 07 Hawk , 695lbs empty  , sitting on my half ton Dodge Ram 4by4 .

 

Im doing my first two week trip soon and wondering if its wise to leave camper jacks at home ?   I wont be off roading or bushing. Driving to one spot and sitting.

 

I dont have access to a scale but four mech Rico Titan jacks 80-90lbs ?

 

TIA

[longhorn1]

Question for experienced campers .

I purchased my first FWC last year , 07 Hawk , 695lbs empty , sitting on my half ton Dodge Ram 4by4 .

Im doing my first two week trip soon and wondering if its wise to leave camper jacks at home ? I wont be off roading or bushing. Driving to one spot and sitting.

I dont have access to a scale but four mech Rico Titan jacks 80-90lbs ?

TIA

Leave them at home. If you back into something or someone backs into you, good chance there will be significant frame damage. Not worth the risk jd

[MarkBC]

...leave camper jacks at home ? ...

 

I do. My camper is on my truck 99% of the time -- years go by for me without need for jacks. They're no need for jacks except for dismounting the camper.

 

 

...If you back into something or someone backs into you, good chance there will be significant frame damage...

 

I did. Long ago, back before I removed the jacks, I was so excited to leave home on a camping trip that I backed out of my parking spot next to the driveway and into a pine tree -- hit on the right rear jack...bent it. It's still cock-eyed.

[bfh4n]

I agree with Longhorn1: Leave them at home unless you plan to take the camper off the truck at your destination.

 

Driving around with those things sticking down is an accident waiting to happen.

 

- Bernard

[Smokecreek1]

I was one of the "Last Ones " who left them on but after almost 12 years I took them off. Why?  I kept thinking I would find that perfect place to hide, drop the camper, and be able to head to town, go places fishing, ect and come back to my hidaway.  Never did, seems like my place in Susanville has all,that, pus my house and friends and like Mark BC have never had the interest or need in taking the taking the dang camper off. Although I miss hanging things on them in camp ! Yep take them off,especially if you plan to leave the camper on all the time.

 

Smoke

Edited by Smokecreek1, 30 April 2019 - 02:18 PM.

[craig333]

No damage is irreparable but ripping out a camper jack comes close. Just read the stupid things I've done thread and say "it could never happen to me". 

[camper rich]

We leave ours at home. Hauled them to Baja once (in our trailer, not on the camper) and we did take the camper off the truck, but it was a real pain getting it back on straight in the sand.

Edited by camper rich, 01 May 2019 - 04:17 AM.

[kmcintyre]

Like others, we leave ours at home.  The only reason would be as others implied.  If you were going to go somewhere where you need to drive somewhere and you are going to be there for a while (month?) you might want to take the camper off but generally, it's not worth the hassle and having them hanging off the camper (as others stated) could cause issues (and the weight concerns).  

[Advmoto18]

I leave them at home.  Mostly due to the fact the floor must be supported when the camper is off the truck and you want to enter it.  I don't want to tote a support platform so need to carry the jacks.

[gullrock]

Well then its unanimous . Jacks will be staying home . Thanks for the great advice everyone .