Keeping hangers on the bar

[jerry kovacs]

[D]oes anyone with an Elkmont have a cure for the clothes falling off the bar in the bathroom wardrobe? First day out my bar broke off because of the bouncing. I replaced it with a more sturdy design but the clothes still bounce off?

[Bill]

Originally Posted by jerry kovacs

Also, does anyone with an Elkmont have a cure for the clothes falling off the bar in the bathroom wardrobe? First day out my bar broke off because of the bouncing. I replaced it with a more sturdy design but the clothes still bounce off?

Jerry -

I don't have an Elkmont, but a kind of universal fix is to get a strip of wood (lath) as long as the bar, and set it on top of the bar over the hanger hooks. Wrap a length of two-sided velcro over the top of each end of the wood strip, then down under the bar, and secure it to itself.

To keep the velcro loops from wandering, you may want to put a small screw down through the middle of each piece of velcro and into the wood strip beneath it. The screw must be short enought, of course, that it doesn't poke out through the other side of the wood strip.

The wood strip, properly secured, keeps each hanger hook tight against the hanger bar, so it can't fall off.

Bill

[jerry kovacs]

Thanks, Bill. Great idea for bar. That will be my solution. Jerry

Originally Posted by jerry kovacs

Also, does anyone with an Elkmont have a cure for the clothes falling off the bar in the bathroom wardrobe? First day out my bar broke off because of the bouncing. I replaced it with a more sturdy design but the clothes still bounce off?

Here's another trick I've seen but since we haven't had the problem, I've not tried it:

Take a pair of pliers and bend up the tip of the hanger hook. Then drop a sturdy rubber band over the hook. Once you place the hook on the rod, bring the rubber band up and hook it over the tip you bent.

Keith

[Kwantau]

You can go to most RV dealers that have a parts area and you will find plastic hangers specialy designed not to come of the bar. They have to be pushed onto the bar with a little force and therefore do not come off by themselves. They are not expensive. We use them ourselves and have never had one come off the bar even when the cupboard is in its down position.

This month's Trailer Life suggests the "rubber band" or hair band method on their tips from readers page.

The hangers made to stay on the bar are called, aptly enough, Stay-Put Hangers, and are available in 6 packs at about $1.00 apiece from Camping World as well as many RV dealers. They are quite sturdy - I regularly use them to hang up my hunting vest which is full of shotgun shells. They are particularly useful on TMs where we have to take down the wardrode and rest it on the floor. I'll try to post a link to Camping World below. - camp2canoe


Stay-Put Hangers, 6pk
(1 review) Internet Sale: $5.99
Reg. Price: $6.66

stay put hangers.

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...gers-6pk/31375

Thought I'd help out camp2canoe

Lord knows I can use the help! I don't know why the description printed without the illustration but thanks! - camp2canoe

[Northwoods]

l sew a lot using polar fleece and have to cut off the selvedge edges. I use these strips [could be an old pair of nylons or even a bungee] to tie our clothes together. Keeps them 'pressed' and on the rod. Good luck. Olga