New Custom 2015 Camplite 21RBS

[2moonunit]

Hey I think I saw your Rig parked in prestwick a week or so ago??

[canuck]

Yes, that would be ours.

Funny!

[bobbie56]

And we are down in Auburn bay, practically neighbors!

Hoping to pull ours out this coming weekend to do a few "Mods" on it.

[2moonunit]

I am in prestwick as well.  Awesome!

[canuck]

Hi Neighbors!

I just upgraded our storage lid gas struts.

If any of you are interested in upgrading yours the new struts are Lift-O-Mat 2171IG 85LBS struts from Princess Auto, $29.99.

Also, if one of you would like my OEM struts just let me know and you are welcome to them.

Cheers!

[bobbie56]

May have to make the trip to Princess Auto, we upgraded our mattress (Ikea Malfors), have not tried the lift yet, but I am quite sure the OEM struts will not work.

Do you think the attachments need to be beefed up (there is a thread about that)?

[charliem]

[font size="3"]The attachment points on the 21RBS are adequate as is. They are solidly mounted to 1x1" tubing. I replaced the OEM struts with 60# struts. They work fine with the newer OEM 8" mattress and 2.5" dense foam topper. There were some early concerns with the bunk bed struts on the 21BHS, but I believe they have been resolve.
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[geo92128]

Charlie, our new 21 BHS struts for the front storage area are working well with the 8 inch mattress and mattress cover. Our problem is the rear bunk storage area. It is almost impossible to lift this bunk up to get to the storage. I will add a handle to help the lifting but the struts are so poor the top slams down. Where did you get your struts?
I still owe you an answer on the 2 5/16 tongue bolt on process by the dealer. I will have to go to the storage facility to get this info. I will try to get this by Sunday.

[charliem]

[font size="3"]MonteD,

Others have dealt with the bunk struts: [a href="http://livinlite.proboards.com/thread/440/bed-lift-21rbs"]http://livinlite-owners.com/thread/440/bed-lift-21rbs[/a]

Maybe you can get some ideas. Early models had some issues with attachment, but I think they were resolved. I bought my struts a Camping World. They usually carry a good selection.

You might PM Tinkeringtechie. He upgraded the bunk struts in a 21BHS.
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[leslie]

My 2015 21-BHS has bunk struts that work well. I think LL fixed the problem for the latest models.

[2moonunit]

[quote source="/post/9407/thread" author="@canuck" timestamp="1429152607"]Hi Neighbors!

I just upgraded our storage lid gas struts.

If any of you are interested in upgrading yours the new struts are Lift-O-Mat 2171IG 85LBS struts from Princess Auto, $29.99.

Also, if one of you would like my OEM struts just let me know and you are welcome to them.

Cheers!


[/quote]I wonder if these are the same for the 16DBS?.....

Doug

[djsamuel]

[quote source="/post/9458/thread" timestamp="1429226797" author="@monted"]Charlie, our new 21 BHS struts for the front storage area are working well with the 8 inch mattress and mattress cover. Our problem is the rear bunk storage area. It is almost impossible to lift this bunk up to get to the storage. I will add a handle to help the lifting but the struts are so poor the top slams down. Where did you get your struts?
I still owe you an answer on the 2 5/16 tongue bolt on process by the dealer. I will have to go to the storage facility to get this info. I will try to get this by Sunday.[/quote]I would contact Don at LivinLite.  There may be an issue with your struts and they may send you a new set.  The bunk on my 21BHS (2013) works fine; no modification needed.

[2moonunit]

Yup the struts are the same.  Mod completed and they struts are perfect.