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Old 02-21-2019, 10:56 AM   #1
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Securing Dining Table & Chairs

I recently had the flooring replaced in my slide out and removed the dining booth and table that came with the trailer. I want to put a dining table with two chairs in its place but I am wondering the best way to secure them so they don’t move while traveling.

I know a lot of people have a freestanding table and chairs in their RV but does anyone have problems with them moving around or do they stay in place on their own? I can obviously screw the table to the floor but is this the best way? What about the chairs? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks!
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Old 02-21-2019, 12:10 PM   #2
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My old Cougar 32RLI had the table screwed to the floor. It came with 2 straps that you could put around the chairs to secure them while traveling. I always laid the chairs on the floor, seat-to-seat, prior to strapping them down. There was a little clip (like a miniature D-ring) screwed down to the floor on each side of the table to attach the strap to.
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Old 02-21-2019, 01:30 PM   #3
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My old Cougar (2011) had the table screwed to the flooor. This alpine has it attached to wall with a bracket.
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Old 02-21-2019, 01:52 PM   #4
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I would think simple "L" brackets screwed to the floor and the inside of the table legs would be effective enough and out of view to be esthetically acceptable. A 1 inch D ring tie down with a 5/8th inch strap and buckle would easily hold the chairs. Our recliner is secured this way and it doesn't move at all. All items available at Home Depot.
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Old 02-21-2019, 09:23 PM   #5
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The "Freestanding" table in our Copper Canyon is screwed to the floor. The chairs we just place them under the table. If you are looking at rougher roads maybe bungees.
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Old 02-22-2019, 08:14 AM   #6
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Recently replaced my booth dinette with a table & 2 chairs from Ikea. Just turn the table upside down and set the chairs between the legs.
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Old 02-22-2019, 03:20 PM   #7
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Thanks for the suggestions all! I think I will mount some D ring tie downs and might end up just screwing the table to the floor with some L brackets. These looked like a good way to keep the chairs in place too.

http://www.morryde.com/products/183-the-chair-buddytm
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Those things look like a good way to get your kneecaps busted bwhahaha
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Gotta agree with George on that one.
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Old 02-22-2019, 05:47 PM   #10
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Thanks for the suggestions all! I think I will mount some D ring tie downs and might end up just screwing the table to the floor with some L brackets. These looked like a good way to keep the chairs in place too.

http://www.morryde.com/products/183-the-chair-buddytm
Just a suggestion. I replaced the couch in our TT with La-z-boy recliners. Found out the floor of the slideout is not that thick. Best I could use was 3/4" screws to anchor the chairs.YMMV
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Old 02-22-2019, 06:04 PM   #11
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I'm not sure if our dining table has anything holding it down. I use a bungee with vinyl coated hooks around the chair legs closest to the table pedestal. Haven't noticed much movement.
I think Keystone may have provided a 1" black strap.
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Old 02-22-2019, 09:42 PM   #12
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Our table is screwed to the floor. The screws pass through holes on the table legs. We strap the chairs tougher on each side and put a piece of pool noodle between them to keep them from banging together. If I only had two chairs, I'd just lay them down.

I actually don't think they would go anywhere if we didn't strap them together. I've talked to some other owners who say they just leave them free and have never had a problem.
The only things that seem to bounce around in our trailer are all the way to the back. I would say to keep it simple. It would take a pretty big bounce to send them flying anywhere.
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Those things look like a good way to get your kneecaps busted bwhahaha
Hadn't thought of that! Good point!!
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Just a suggestion. I replaced the couch in our TT with La-z-boy recliners. Found out the floor of the slideout is not that thick. Best I could use was 3/4" screws to anchor the chairs.YMMV
Our genuine Keystone couch was NOT secured. It's weight must have held in the slide while traveling just fine for the past 16 years (our Cougar 5ver is a 2002). I put Lazyboy reclining love seat in and didn't nail it down either and it hasn't moved a bit after many trips up and down and around hills.
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Old 02-25-2019, 03:19 PM   #15
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Just curious. Not that I'm OCD or anything ... but, if you have a 3400RL with the dining room table still screwed into the floor... how far from the slider walls is it screwed down??
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We have a table and 4 chairs in our Raptor. We use cut-up pool noodles to pad the sides of the chair and table edges, push the chairs in to the table, then we bungee the chairs together around the legs/seat area. Haven't had any scratches or problems yet.
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Old 03-03-2019, 11:20 AM   #17
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In our Outback I rearranged the dinette into an 'L' shape.

In our other trailer, I installed a couple of 'D' rings on the wall. I unscrewed the table from the floor and just push it into the corner. I stack the chairs against it and strap them and the table to the 'D' rings. Nothing has moved in over 4,000 miles.
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Old 03-03-2019, 12:42 PM   #18
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Our Alpine has free standing everything, table, chairs, etc and we just pack them in as tight as they will go and have not had a problem in 6 trips from MN to AZ for the winter.
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My free standing table is screwed to the floor,, the chairs l just used bunge cords and tied chairs to table,, no problems
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Old 03-04-2019, 09:00 AM   #20
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Thanks for the suggestions all! I think I will mount some D ring tie downs and might end up just screwing the table to the floor with some L brackets. These looked like a good way to keep the chairs in place too.

http://www.morryde.com/products/183-the-chair-buddytm
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Hadn't thought of that! Good point!!
This is what came on our 3731FL, but we also have a cantilevered table so the clamp folds down clean against the wall. I don't know how well it would work on either a pedistal or standard leg table. Cantilevered may be a consideration as you screw it to the wall and not the floor.
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