Television mounts

[skiman]

Yes we travel with it in place. I put a folded towel under it to give it support. The arm does lock in the closed position. The Samsung seems kind of flimsy. The Naxa I had in the Casita was more ridgid and I didn't doing any additional for that.

[skiman]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

And, how much would that nice piece of oak cost versus a piece of pine or plywood or whatever they use on the back side of a wall? Why?

I am assuming a pretty retrofit.

[gbaglo]

Which is why I asked "why?".

[Jill]

I'm curious about the standard location of the TV ready option in the 21 at the nightstand. If we never watch TV in bed, should we ask them to position it near the dinette instead?

[tractors1]

Originally Posted by Jill

I'm curious about the standard location of the TV ready option in the 21 at the nightstand. If we never watch TV in bed, should we ask them to position it near the dinette instead?

They will put it wherever you specify, but you should have them reinforce the wall you mount it on, otherwise the walls are hollow (for lighter weight.)

[jxoco]

Originally Posted by skiman

Ok,

I am very pleased with how it all turned out. Finding a mount with the right arm length was the key.

It looks fantastic. Good job.

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Jill

I'm curious about the standard location of the TV ready option in the 21 at the nightstand. If we never watch TV in bed, should we ask them to position it near the dinette instead?

You might not watch while in bed, but you may want to consider where it's mounted and is out of the way. Having it mounted in the dinette may partially block a window, make it difficult to get in or out of the seating area, etc.

[Jill]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

You might not watch while in bed, but you may want to consider where it's mounted and is out of the way. Having it mounted in the dinette may partially block a window, make it difficult to get in or out of the seating area, etc.

Thank you Donna. There's always a good reason why things are placed where they are! Our build sheet is due next week so I'm double checking everything before final sign-off. As for the TV location, sounds like it's best to leave it where it is.

[skiman]

Originally Posted by Jill

Thank you Donna. There's always a good reason why things are placed where they are! Our build sheet is due next week so I'm double checking everything before final sign-off. As for the TV location, sounds like it's best to leave it where it is.

You can get TV jacks in both places. We did thinking two mounts and move the TV. With the swing around mount we find that unnecessary. Just a thought. As the say YMMV.

[J Mac]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

And, how much would that nice piece of oak cost versus a piece of pine or plywood or whatever they use on the back side of a wall? Why?

About $2.00 I would guess.

[cpaharley2008]

Originally Posted by Jill

I'm curious about the standard location of the TV ready option in the 21 at the nightstand. If we never watch TV in bed, should we ask them to position it near the dinette instead?

I had them place the hookup in both places, the refer wall in dinette and the nightstand in by the bed, in the 21. Two hookups, 2 tv's....

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by J Mac

About $2.00 I would guess.

For oak?
Cost me $10 for this chunk of oak at Rona six years ago.

[J Mac]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

For oak?
Cost me $10 for this chunk of oak at Rona six years ago.

you went with the Pro Series WDH. You can afford the extra 10 bucks.

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by J Mac

you went with the Pro Series WDH. You can afford the extra 10 bucks.

Touché!

[J Mac]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

I had them place the hookup in both places, the refer wall in dinette and the nightstand in by the bed, in the 21. Two hookups, 2 tv's....

That's a TV every 5 1/2 feet isn't it?

[Ralph & Paulette]

I just bought the TV1-025H tv mount mentioned in this thread. Holy cow - that is one HEAVY DUTY mount. The thing weighs 8 pounds! Probably overkill for our little 19" tv, but I like the fact that it locks.

Does anybody know how thick the reinforced walls are on an Escape? We are going to be putting ours in the standard spot at the foot of the bed on our 21' (completion in Feb 2016). The lag bolts that came with it are 1". The bracket mounting plate is about 1/8", so 7/8" will be in the wall.

[cpaharley2008]

You will have access to the wall behind that wall since it is inside your closet, very easy to put a backer plate if necessary.

[sturski]

I just installed the same bracket on my 19 into a reinforced wall. The screw made a slight bump on the opposing side of the wall. It's that close. With three screws, I'm pretty sure I could swing on it. If I did it over, I'd get a slightly shorter screw.

[Ralph & Paulette]

Originally Posted by sturski

If I did it over, I'd get a slightly shorter screw.

Thanks for the tip, Sturski. I think I'll cut about 1/8" off the tips of the bolts and then use a drill stop to pre-drill the holes 3/4" deep.

[Mike Lewis]

I have the Jensen 22" 12-volt TV, which I use both at home and in the trailer. I bought Jensen's stand to put it on, and sit it on the dinette table to watch and lay it on the bed when traveling. That way I didn't think I'd need a permanent mount.

This works in theory, but the Jensen's stand is as cheaply made as the rest of the TV, and it broke when I slid the dinette table. The TV came crashing down on my laptop, gouging the TV screen. I was lucky it didn't seem to damage the laptop.

At least when my Garmin GPS fails it doesn't try to take out another appliance with it. I don't recommend this TV.