Broken Bumper, Common RV Mistake & Tips (RV Living Full Time)4K

What common mistake do campers make often? especially a full time Rver? Overload the bumper on the trailer. With a blue boy, a bike rack, canoe, kayak, and more. The bumper that often comes standard is not designed to carry heavy loads. When we bought our used Grand Design Fifth Wheel, it came with a bumper mounted receiver hitch adapter to mount things like bike racks and cargo carriers. We used it to mount our old bike rack to haul our bikes and blue boy around for our first year. When we were preparing for our long trip back to Florida from Canada last summer, I noticed huge cracks in the welds between the bumper and the RV frame. The constant bouncing of the bike rack combined with too much weight created metal fatigue on the welds and they had finally failed. This is a common mistake. If the bumper had completely broken off while on the highway, it could have been disaster. We will go over what happened, how we solved the problem and a few bumper tips at the end including, sewer hose caps, and a bumper mounted vice. Look for links to the products below. 0:00 Intro 1:01 Bumper adapter 1:39 Bumper Failure 3:03 Diagram 4:10 The solution 5:13 Installation 6:06 The Cost 7:38 Bumper Tips 9:25 Vice 10:54 Conclusion 🛒Our Amazon Store https://www.amazon.com/shop/downsizin... 🛒Links to Products in this video Ultra-Fab products weld on RV hitch https://amzn.to/3bkEylg Camco Magnetic bumper cap for sewer hose https://amzn.to/3bomLK5 Camco Magnetic bumper cap for 4 in 1 https://amzn.to/3uUmnL3 4 inch Vice (amazon) https://amzn.to/30jL71a 4 inch Vice (harbor freight) this is mine https://www.harborfreight.com/4-in-sw... Ultrafab Products weld on hitch https://ultra-fab.com/product/accesso... Texas Trailers in Gainesville Florida https://www.texastrailersfl.com/ 🛒RV Products we use xtend & climb ladder https://amzn.to/3k5sS8C micro air easy start https://amzn.to/3qFdQJp Pepwave Internet Router and antenna (mobile Must Have) Roll n lock cover for truck bed https://amzn.to/2NEXL7Q We boost 65 RV cell booster https://amzn.to/3k7Zrmp Barker industries blue boy sewage tote https://amzn.to/3pHF28N 50 foot 50 amp extension cord https://amzn.to/3dwMxgs Viaire Compressor https://amzn.to/37uUQWw portable vacuum https://amzn.to/2NKl4xa Magma Gas Grill https://amzn.to/2M9m7Gv Levelmate Pro leveling system https://amzn.to/3pAUi7p XChocks - chocks for RV reduce movement https://amzn.to/2ZBZdui Water Pressure regulator https://amzn.to/3qHGJ7y EEzEE tire TPMS monitor https://amzn.to/3dzHn3k EEZEE tire booster https://amzn.to/2MbnKDy Bike Cover for over bike rack https://amzn.to/3qIc9u1 🛒Some of our Youtube stuff dji air 2 drone kit https://amzn.to/3aEtb7w Sony AX 53 camera https://amzn.to/2M73ZNi dji gimbal osmo mobile 3 for smartphone https://amzn.to/3ujBJsf hats for youtube channel https://www.johnnybattle.com/ a6500 4K camera (link for a6600) https://amzn.to/3k93uyI 🎥Links to videos Using a RV sewer tote    • How to use a portable waste Tote / Blue Bo...   Barker vs Camco sewer tote    • Barker Tote-Along vs Camco Rhino Tote Tank...   Custom sewer hose tube    • Large RV Storage Tube for Sewer Hoses plus...   1. Please Leave a comment, we always love to hear from viewers about their experience camping, traveling or Full Time RV Living. 2. Please consider subscribing if you are interested in RV's, traveling in an RV, Full Time RVing, Working on the Road or just looking for something different in your life that will add adventure and creativity. Link to Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/downsizingmak... Links to our other social media: IG:   / downsizingmakescents   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downsizingma... Twitter:   / downsizingcents   Pinterest:   / downsizingmakescents   Website: https://downsizingmakescents.com/ (still working on this) Youtube Subscribe link:https://www.youtube.com/downsizingmak... Music by Epidemic Sound get a free month by clicking this link. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Mail We use Tube Buddy to help Grow our YouTube Channel https://www.tubebuddy.com/RVDMC This is how we get some sold out campgrounds, CAMPNAB https://campnab.com/r/rctqjz My Thingiverse page where i post the things i designed for my 3D printer https://www.thingiverse.com/Leapnlarr... We are a married couple in our mid 50s who downsized and sold our house so we can see the sights and enjoy every day to live deliberately as full time RVers - traveling with our dog Scrappy - in our Grand Design Solitude 310 GK fifth wheel. Downsizing Makes Cents is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com #rvliving #rvbumper #hitch #bikerack