batfire2000
Louisville
New Member
Joined: 09/19/2009
View Profile
 Offline
|
On my new Jayco Flight there is a nice spot to sit a TV, a small shelf that matches the counter top. I bought a wall mount, but using a stud finder I don't think there is a stud back there. What is the usual way of securing TV's to shelfs during travel ?? All this is new to me. Thanks
|
RRUGG
Newaygo, MI,USA
Senior Member
Joined: 08/08/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
Offline
|
There are some stick-down straps & buckles that work extremely well. I've used 4 of them to mount a crt tv and it never shifted. Gotta do that again with a new flat screen tv. Cost I think is about $10-12 for enough to do the trick. Maybe use more if the tv is very large.
RRUGG
2008 Dodge 2500 QC 4x4 SB Cummins 6 speed auto 3.73
1997 Holiday Rambler 29FK travel trailer
2009 Hyundai GLS
Bob & Grace professional retirees
Good Sam life members
Camped in 49 states. Missing Hawaii.
|
skipnchar
Google Kansas USA
Senior Member
Joined: 12/17/2003
View Profile
|
Toggle bolts for a hollow wall where you CAN'T get to the back side to add a backing plate.
2004 F-250 SCREW Long Bed (new)
OR 2004 F-150 HD (85,000 towing miles)
Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer
We have enough YOUTH...how about a fountain of SMART
|
mainetom
Maine, near Augusta
Senior Member
Joined: 11/26/2000
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
Offline
|
If toggle bolts worry you, maybe your could use a backing plate big enough to catch a stud with a couple of screws in addition to the toggles. And/or if it's up under a cabinet or something, use an angle bracket or two. I used all three...toggles, screws, angle bracket...overkill, maybe, but also peace of mind that it won't fall down.
|
MitchF150
NW
Senior Member
Joined: 07/13/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
I just take the TV down off the shelf and put it on the bed for travel... I also like viewing the TV from different locations depending on what's going on, so having it 'mobile' is very convenient for me...
Mitch
1997 F150 XLT, 4x4, SuperCab, ShortBox, 5.4, 3.55 gears, Prodigy, EAZ-Lift WD hitch, Autometer Water/Trans temp gauges, 200,000 miles (GVWR #6250 GCWR #12500)
2003 Prowler Lynx 722F (GVWR #5000)
|
|
|
Charlie D.
Gonzales, La.
Senior Member
Joined: 09/12/2006
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
|
Went to an RV show a couple of week ago. Installing flat screen TV's on the wall seems to be the rage.
Half dozen brands had them mounted on the wall. ALL of them were sagging and then rubbed the wall when stowing. Improper installation? Don't think I want one hanging on the wall, JMO.
Enjoying Your Freedom?
Thank A Veteran
Native Texan
|
50grit
Terrace
Full Member
Joined: 05/20/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
Offline
|
When I bought my 32" I just drilled holes threw the TV base and the table for the TV and bolted it down, I will just sell the TV with the trailer when the time comes that way I dont have to worry about the holes.
|
MI.-mansion
Michigan
Full Member
Joined: 05/16/2009
View Profile
Offline
|
Do you have a BH? I have a Jayco 26BH, the wall between the bunks and the dining area has a horizontal stud to support the upper bunk. I installed a wall mount there (under the original tv cabinet)to hold my 15" LCD and it is very sturdy, not to mention there are no stiff necks from looking up into that cabinet.
If you search this site you will find pics of others and how they installed theirs.
|
jjc60631
Seattle, WA
New Member
Joined: 09/16/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
We just put our 19" LCD TV in the bed under the covers for travel. Has never moved from the spot it starts in. When we get to our destination, we setup the TV and AppleTV on the existing shelf and are good to go.
2006 Chevy Suburban LTZ
2006 Jayco JayFlight 26BHS
2 kids, 2 dogs, the wife & I
|
this_is_nascar
Gloucester Hts., NJ
Senior Member
Joined: 05/24/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
MI.-mansion wrote:Do you have a BH? I have a Jayco 26BH, the wall between the bunks and the dining area has a horizontal stud to support the upper bunk. I installed a wall mount there (under the original tv cabinet)to hold my 15" LCD and it is very sturdy, not to mention there are no stiff necks from looking up into that cabinet.
If you search this site you will find pics of others and how they installed theirs.
Having the 26BH, I'm assuming you have the labeled section of the bedroom wall that will accept a TV mount too, right? Have you ever mounted a TV in there?
"Ray & Connie"
- 2010 Jayco Jay Flight 26BH
- 2010 Forest River R-Pod RP-151
- 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road
"... it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go."
.jpg)
|
|
|
