I will agree strongly with Russ about the older Lance tie-down points. To put it very plainly, they suck the big one. Lance, in it's greater wisdom, used 1x3 for that bottom rail, the one they attached the tie-down eyebolt to. The 1x3 turned out true measurement 3/4 x 2 1/2. Then they drilled a 3/8th inch hole, 2 1/2 inches long, up through the 3/4 inch face. In doing that they took away exactly half the wood, at the weakest point in the rail. I had tie-downs fail on both sides of my '77 Lance model 500. When I saw what they'd done I said something that really wasn't very complimentary. I'll include two pictures, before and after repair. I made liberal use of Simpson Strong Ties. The pictures are both of the front tie-down, driver's side, under the water heater. I added a fishplate after the picture was taken, under the lock washer, to help distribute the load of the eyebolt.
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BTW, I sold the camper a week ago. It was time. It's found a new home, and another life, an hours or so south of here.