Call me odd but it's something I think about when I see various items attached to the outside of a vehicle ... what could happen to those items if that vehicle were in an accident.
Without the camper on I'm pretty conscientious about securing a load in the open box. Though I once had a jerry can fly out when crossing a long bridge on Hwy #1. I knew it was empty - the wind just picked it up and out - but I expect the folks behind didn't know. Then there was the time I loosely tied a homemade swag bag to the driver side of the camper and as I got back onto the paved road and sped up it billowed and threatened to fly off ... into the face of a group of bikes that were fast approaching from behind . But I digress.
With the camper on, I don't usually have much attached outside. Inside the camper we do store water containers and sometimes a fridge or an open tub of groceries or pick me up junk in the aisle. A lot of loose items are kept behind the side bench back rest. All this stuff we make tidy but don't secure down. The built in fridge door has two latches and hasn't been a problem. I guess I'm relying on the small interior space to contain any movement.
And then there's the cab. This is what I'm wondering about now. The rear seats are gone and in their place we carry A LOT of stuff in the extended cab. Most is in tubs, the top most ones open with out lids. Nothing is above the front seats. But you know, accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and loose stuff can fly around inside.
Maybe not so bad for driving around in town but for lots of highway speed miles it's something to consider. We don't currently travel with a pet but plan to in the future and then for sure this will have to be addressed so I'm looking at it now.
So what do y'all do about this ? In the cab or camper does anyone strap their containers down or use netting or a safety partition or ?
Without the camper on I'm pretty conscientious about securing a load in the open box. Though I once had a jerry can fly out when crossing a long bridge on Hwy #1. I knew it was empty - the wind just picked it up and out - but I expect the folks behind didn't know. Then there was the time I loosely tied a homemade swag bag to the driver side of the camper and as I got back onto the paved road and sped up it billowed and threatened to fly off ... into the face of a group of bikes that were fast approaching from behind . But I digress.
With the camper on, I don't usually have much attached outside. Inside the camper we do store water containers and sometimes a fridge or an open tub of groceries or pick me up junk in the aisle. A lot of loose items are kept behind the side bench back rest. All this stuff we make tidy but don't secure down. The built in fridge door has two latches and hasn't been a problem. I guess I'm relying on the small interior space to contain any movement.
And then there's the cab. This is what I'm wondering about now. The rear seats are gone and in their place we carry A LOT of stuff in the extended cab. Most is in tubs, the top most ones open with out lids. Nothing is above the front seats. But you know, accidents can happen in the blink of an eye and loose stuff can fly around inside.
Maybe not so bad for driving around in town but for lots of highway speed miles it's something to consider. We don't currently travel with a pet but plan to in the future and then for sure this will have to be addressed so I'm looking at it now.
So what do y'all do about this ? In the cab or camper does anyone strap their containers down or use netting or a safety partition or ?