I traveled cross country 3 times and not once did I remove my tv from the wall mount. I secured it against the wall with hooks, but left it mounted the entire time.
Same here Jim. We just bungee it to the mount (to prevent the swing arm from extending) and off we go. Works well, but then again we had the wall reinforced, and I made sure the mount was extra sturdy when I installed it.
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