Loose large furniture while OTR

[luvrbus]

They are not furniture but the 54 inch TV mounted up front above the drivers area scares me,lol every time mine makes rattle I dunk for cover,I had cabinets over the drivers area in my Eagle I would never do that again, something was always falling out and hitting me because I didn't close the door tight

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Everything not secured by bolting it to the floor or building walls around it will become a projectile in a sudden stop as per Newton's Second Law of Motion.  When you stop, everything not secured will keep on going until interrupted by an external force such as a driver's head and can kill anyone in its path.

Bottom Line: The more you can bolt down, the safer you will be.

My sofa is built on wooden "tracks" so it can be slid out to clean behind it.  I like that idea.

[windtrader]

"Earthquake Putty" - learned something new, ka-ching goes the Amazon register! Used bubble gum is cheaper but this stuff don't cost much for a trial. lol

[dtcerrato]

I never heard of earthquake putty. Maybe because I love in FL? It sounds like something you could fix an earthquake with! I'll have to see if I can find some hurricane putty. Wow the sheet us capitalists will think up to make a buck. At least with Bazooka they used to include comics to read while in the chew to ready mode. Lol

[luvrbus]

I never heard of earthquake putty. Maybe because I love in FL? It sounds like something you could fix an earthquake with! I'll have to see if I can find some hurricane putty. Wow the sheet us capitalists will think up to make a buck. At least with Bazooka they used to include comics to read while in the chew to ready mode. Lol

The stuff works pretty well Sonja has used for years,she uses to secure shampoo bottles I leave open,problem is sometimes I don't set the bottle back on the putty,she uses in the fridge for some items

[epretot]

Eric, I mounted my 2 couches  to 4x4 mounted to floor. The couch is on roller drawer slides with 4- 2 inch wheels supporting the weight.. when stowed the couch deadbolts to the floor. Way better built than anything in a factory rv. Stop by and check them out. I still have a set of tire covers for you. Gary Bronson

Yes. I need to pay you a visit.

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

This is what happens if you are broadsided in a bus. EVERTYHING not bolted down, goes flying, including the passengers.  And in a Bus Conversion, this can be a LOT of projectiles.

https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/video-shows-kids-flying-bus-crash-68921814

[Bill62]

While I do believe that in a wreck, or hard braking, non tied down furniture could be a problem, but it is the small stuff, that when become projectiles, that can cause havoc inside, to the occupants and the driver. Just my two cents.

[Jim Blackwood]

As a rollover survivor in a large SUV with many tools in the back (I-H Travelall) I can tell you that you do not have time to duck. At about the second roof landing you lose count and speaking of projectiles? Witness reported a rain of steel originating at the windshield. I spent quite awhile recovering drills and taps from the road afterwards. A big punch found it's way inside the driver's door speaker, chainsaws and axes and assorted hand tools had their way with the interior, many ending up beside me in the front but *somehow* I came out of it relatively unscathed. Though I did take quite a ride wrapped around the steering column and somehow pulled the shifter into reverse. (no seat belt in use at the time)

In a bus, with at least 7 ft or so to fall in any direction, it would be much worse. I tie things down.

Jim

[windtrader]

The most critical single safety rule is to make sure all occupants are belted in. Maybe not such a tall order when it is you the driver and wifey as the passenger. But when travelling in vacation mode with a bunch of people, the challenge of belting all in becomes a real deal. For that matter, how many can you belt up in your conversion?

[epretot]

We are planning a protocol that I'm sure many others do. Removing all loose objects and placing them in bins for travel.

At a minimum they will be placed on the floor of the living room, kitchen, bath etc. If we have the space, I would prefer them in the bay. It wouldn't really be that much after all.

[luvrbus]

The most critical single safety rule is to make sure all occupants are belted in. Maybe not such a tall order when it is you the driver and wifey as the passenger. But when travelling in vacation mode with a bunch of people, the challenge of belting all in becomes a real deal. For that matter, how many can you belt up in your conversion?

You don't see many add seat belts in the conversion process ,I had 3 for the couch for my grandkids,some RV manufactures add belts and some don't

[dtcerrato]

Placing stuff on the floor is irrelevant because in a roll over the floor could become the ceiling.. just saying.

[lvmci]

In old style conversions there was an appliance barn. Toasters, remote controls, mixers, pictures, etc. Folding chairs go behind my appliance barn...

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Placing stuff on the floor is irrelevant because in a roll over the floor could become the ceiling.. just saying.

Exactly. You can never predict what side you will end up on in a motor vehicle accident.  I know, I have been to many when I was an EMT. The only safe thing to do is to put everything away in secured cabinets before traveling.  Or put everything on shelves where a door can fold down and secured into place during travel.