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Old 09-28-2005, 12:28 PM   #1
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securing recliner

Do those of you with a recliner in their coach use the strap to secure it when traveling? When getting the unit ready to head to the lake this afternoon I noticed one of the clips that attaches the strap to the floor was broken .It looks like a pretty cheap setup so I figure this has been addressed before. I thought I would just go to the hardware store and get something more substantial for both sides. How dangerous is it to travel with out it.
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Old 09-28-2005, 12:56 PM   #2
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We gave up secuing the reecliner on our 3295 after the first trip. That sucker was so heavy the security strap was a joke. Same on the Cambridge. It has two recliners which stow neatly against the rear window. They are somewhat lighter than the one in our 3295 but the strap seems pretty useless. So, we go without.
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Old 09-28-2005, 01:17 PM   #3
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My feeling is these things are way to heavy to go anywhere. We have never strapped down chairs in any of our 3 units and after thousands of miles, never had a problem.
Happy trails.................
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Old 09-28-2005, 01:58 PM   #4
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We don't secure them either. Just push them up against the back wall with the backs facing each other. Then we put the end table between them. Keeps them from turning somewhat. We then watch when the slides are going in and out to make sure nothing catches.......so far so good.
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Old 09-28-2005, 01:58 PM   #5
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I secure mine to keep them from rubbing themselve on the walls. I did not secure them when I did my first couple of trips and the movement back and forth, side to side started to put rub marks on them.
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Old 09-28-2005, 03:08 PM   #6
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If you don't tie your recliners rockers down make sure they don't touch anything. We followed a fifth wheel with a large rear window one day and just couldn't believe all the rocking their chairs were doing. They will quickly wear right through the fabric on the chair
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Old 09-28-2005, 03:13 PM   #7
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We keep our recliners from rocking and turning by stuffing bed and couch pillows between the recliners and the wall. Sleeping bags work really well for this also.

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Old 09-28-2005, 04:47 PM   #8
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On our drive home, after purchasing our 3400, the recliners wiggled enough forward to catch the slide as it moved out and tore the facia off the slide. With the 3400 there is no checking if the chairs moved , before moving the slides out, because there is no way to get there to look. So, before we changed the position of the recliners (exchanged them with the sofa) we always tied them down.
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Old 09-28-2005, 05:19 PM   #9
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We don't tie ours down either. That thing is so heavy it is not going anywhere, also with the slides in there is no room for it to move about. Same thing for the table and chairs. Very heavy. Infact I think I would like the chairs lighter and besides Keystone could save a few bucks and perhaps put the money saved into quality control.
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Old 09-28-2005, 06:09 PM   #10
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We don't tie them (now only "it" - got rid of one of them) down. I see that you have a RK, so probably have the recliners mid-ships, more or less. Should be fine there. Maybe tie them together, back to back, but I wouldn't bother. If they are full aft, that might be a diffeernt story..

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Old 09-28-2005, 11:48 PM   #11
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We tie ours down, on one trip the recliner on the door side put a gouge on the end table between the recliners.(pre shock install) The tie straps work great for us.
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Old 09-29-2005, 01:00 AM   #12
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We always strap our chairs down (even though it's awkward to do) as we have had damage to the side window shades the one time when we did not strap them down. I agree that the chairs if not strapped will not move forward but they will continue to rock while towing and thats the movement the straps help to stop. We put the chairs back to back and pillows in front of each chair against the walls. If the chairs had a lock on the rocking section (as some other brands have) than I would not have to use the straps. If you don't strap them good-luck!
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Old 09-29-2005, 03:12 AM   #13
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We don't tie them down. Just turn 90* with backs together, pull the backs up a little to keep them tight. Leave about 1 foot between rear windows and chairs and almost the same on each side. They never move. I always check all slides inside and out before moving them to keep from having something in the way. Murphy's law?

I don't tie the dining table and chairs either. Mine is not anchored to the floor. I do secure the drop leaves and have the little rubber bumpers so they do not wear on the table legs.
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Old 09-29-2005, 03:31 AM   #14
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We always put the chairs back to back with the end table between them and then I strap them down. I don't put the strap overly tight, I'm alway afraid of leaving indentations on the upholstry or as above, breaking one of the plastic connectors. I too have watched in horror how some of the chairs in the back of other rigs rock and bounce around. Not something I want to chance.
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Old 09-29-2005, 04:54 AM   #15
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We always pull the recliners back to back (with a sofa pillow between the backs) then strap the BACKS together (strap around the two backs). This is the way our dealer in Florida showed us when we took delivery.

Even with this we have noticed a couple of potential problems:
> The chairs tend to gradually move back against the back wall. We have had to repair the 'anchor' of the shades on one side.
> Once we forgot to unplug the lamp and the chairs damaged the "wall plate" on the electrical outlet.
> Finally, the fabric on one chair arm was 'rubbed through' by this action against the back wall.

We were able to repair all these problems satisfactorily but they would surely be far worse if we did not secure the recliners as I have indicated above. This is one of the items on my pre-departure check list.
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Old 09-29-2005, 05:59 AM   #16
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We put ours backs to end table, which in our model is secured to the floor, then strap snugly them down. We also bungee our inboard dining room chairs to each other around the table to keep them from tipping over.

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Old 09-29-2005, 08:27 AM   #17
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Thanks to all who replied. In the 3295rk we only have the one recliner and I was a little concerned about the rocking so for now I found a key-ring with a belt clip at Lowes. Fed the end of the strap onto the ring and the belt clip slips easily through the hooks on the floor. Seems more secure than the little clips that came on the straps. Also seems easier to take off. I will feel beter for now. I like the idea of a recliner that locks into position . If we ever replace I will probably look for one.
Thanks again.
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Old 09-29-2005, 10:49 AM   #18
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Dear Michael,
We have only made one trip and have seen wear on the rear curtains. We have 2 recliner / rockers. The rocker part seems to be the problem not the unit moving on the floor. So far have drapped heavy blankets over the backs but reading these other solutions seems we need to turn them back to back with the table between, then hold them from rocking. CAN ANYONE HELP with a simple lock for the rocking linkages short of welding them tight. Thankyou ALL for your always helpful hints. Earl
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Old 09-30-2005, 03:53 PM   #19
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We took one recliner out for our trip to Alaska. We always tie it down as the bumps are awful in some places. Somewhere along the road, we got a rub spot on the outside of the armrest where it rubbed agains the screws from the day/night shade. It doesn't take much to show some wear.
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Old 10-03-2005, 11:55 AM   #20
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Back when we had the 2880RL we quit strapping them to the floor. Too much of a pain. Back to back with table between we had some trouble with them rubbing on the table when traveling. Turned the other way they rubbed the walls. I would think back to back with the strap just around the backs of the chairs to keep them from rocking might solve that problem.

Our 3295RK has just one recliner and it's not strapped down. When it lived up by the curio cabinet we just turned it sideways. Now it lives where the dining table used to reside. Here it gets turned fore-aft but there are other things tucked around it and it's not going anywhere.
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