RV FEATURE
couldn ’ t remove our fabricated makeshift bracket and weld a new attachment bolt in place .
TIME TO REFLECT
When our camper trailer goes everywhere we take our vehicle , you could say it gets its fair share of tough washed-out corrugated roads , rocky outcrops , and undulating sand dunes . And it ’ s probably travelled the Gibb River Road at least half a dozen times or more . So now we ’ re home , it ’ s time to reflect . And you could easily be thinking , “ Why did the water tank strap break in the first place ?”
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While this is great for high-speed smooth blacktop driving , we feel it ’ s too rigid for the rough outback , washed out , corrugated roads that we generally find ourselves travelling on . So we ’ ve now returned to the camper ’ s original shockers , which we ’ ve had reconditioned with new bushing and internal valves replaced as part of a permanent fix . These provide our camper with a softer ride as they soak up corrugated roads far better with the way we tow it .
We ’ ve now also added nyloc lock nuts to the attaching tank straps , and added a check of the tank and the tank straps to our daily maintenance checklist .
SUMMING UP
No one ever plans to have a breakdown . But things like a broken tank strap can happen . By carrying some tools and having a few simple hardware items on board , there ’ s a fair chance you ’ re going to be able to get yourself moving again .
Granted , it might be at a slower pace , but the fact you ’ re back on the move is a good thing , and that ’ s the best outcome anyone could wish for .