It looked like a simple installation but as typical of my projects I ran into a little glitch…not too serious but a little annoying. The base of the two stand uprights are supposed to lay across the top of the bumper and extend back a little way under the camper body and then the u-bolts go over the part lying across the bumper and secure it to a steel plate under the bumper. This assumes that the bumper either sits far enough back for the upright to have enough room for the u-bolt to fit before contacting the rear of the RV or the bumper is low enough that the upright will lay across the bumper and extend under the RV. On my trailer the top of the bumper was about even with the bottom of the trailer and close enough that there barely was enough room for the u-bolt to fit behind the bumper. With the rear u-bolt in place it was so close to the end of the upright that it would slip off while tightening the bolt. My solution was to install a bolt on top of the upright near the end to serve as a stop to keep the bracket from sliding off when tightened. See attached pics. That worked fine. The black paint on the steel plate that goes under the bumper was flaking off in places so I am sure I will have to touch that up to prevent rust. A couple of cam buckle straps were provided but I could not get them to hold as firmly as I like so I will be adding some better ratchet straps. Overall this tote carrier seems sturdy and well made and I am satisfied with it.
