Just took delivery of a 2008 Trail Cruiser C21RBH over the weekend. Upgraded from an old Coleman pop-up. We are very excited and are going on a 8-day trip down to the FL Keys on Friday. Our first of the season since we were without camper for while (sold the old pop-up very quickly a while back). Gripes with the new camper are few - front storage under U-dinnette is large but access doors on the outside are tiny (the door on the left is literally more like a mailbox opening), overall storage is not great but to be expected on a small trailer and the cover over the propane tanks looks neat but it's a pain. Splurged on an electric tongue jack and LOVE it.
PDI went smoothly with a few minor items (unit did not had a ladder even though we ordered it, bathroom furnace air register is not blowing air since duct was left disconnected). Bought from RWV and they were good to do business with, and straight forward pricing. Can't beat it.
Main question to the group is regarding attaching anchors and screws to the walls. What do you recommend?
I was able to locate "stubs" on the inside wall where I plan to install a towel rack. Are these studs wood or metal?
Also, the TV shelf is such that the TV bracket will have to be attached to the inside of the exterior wall and I can't detect any studs there. I read somewhere that screw-in anchors are sufficient on these kind of walls.
Any thoughts? The inside of that exterior wall does not seem sturdy at all, plus is not very thick either and I'm afraid of puncturing the outside fiberglass. The only place where it's visible is behind the refrigerator grill and it looks like 1.5" of foam covered with some kind of very thin wall board.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards, DJ.
Dennis
2008 Trail Cruiser C21RBH
2002 Toyota Highlander
Not sure your exact construction but ours is just a laminated "board" with windows and doors punched thru it. No "studs" except around those openings. Towel racks have been up for 3 seasons with large diameter sheet metal screws into the interior paneling -- we don't hang on these so they don't need to support a lot of weight.
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