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    Posted: 31 Mar 2020 at 11:41am
I used Command hooks placed on the walls where I cleaned with alcohol.  So far, so good hanging pictures and towels.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Mar 2020 at 12:06pm

Wow...............didn't mean to consume all your spare time with my question, but I thank you for all the feedback !!   

So, several folks have mentioned the use of metal fasteners, self-tapping fasteners, etc. into structural elements of the trailer.  I have only ever used simple sheet metal self-tapping screws, like this one.  Are there others you recommend?   





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Mar 2020 at 2:03pm
Most of us can’t go camping with the virus lockdown so have time in our hands.

The photo you are showing is a self drilling self tapping screw, aka a Tek screw, the most well know brand name. The fluted tip is the self drilling part. I wouldn’t self drill, I’d drill a pilot hole. The self drilling screws are great if you’re putting in dozens or hundreds of them but you’re not. Pre drilling gives you better placement control. Self drilling screws just have a pointed tip with threads on it. Might want to use stainless steel ones, stainless is compatible with aluminum so you don’t get corrosion.
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I've used Everbilt Hollow Wall Anchors, #5-32 x 1 in. I had purchased these at Home Depot, but they appear to have been discontinued as I cannot find them on the HD web site. They work well and will not go through the outside wall. They are rated for 85 lbs in drywall. In the RPod, they would not be as sturdy, but they still would hold quite well, especially if they were put into one of the framing members.
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 I have in stalled many cabinets in our pod, there all held up by coarse thread drywall screws. I was told many times in this group and others that they will fall of the wall with the first trip you take. It has been 10 years and the cabinets are still in place.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Apr 2020 at 9:31pm
Originally posted by marwayne

 I have in stalled many cabinets in our pod, there all held up by coarse thread drywall screws. I was told many times in this group and others that they will fall of the wall with the first trip you take. It has been 10 years and the cabinets are still in place.

When are you gonna take that 'first trip'?

10 years is a long time to wait.

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