Who has a TV mounted in a mobile skid house ?

  • rickwalley
    Posts: 66
    #1547768

    Hey Guys……….

    I’m thinking hard about adding one of the larger, true 12 volt TVs (28″-32″), but I’m wondering how a mounted TV handles the bouncing a skid house goes through as it moves to many spots throughout the day on a lake….especially one that may not have alot of snow cover. Can I leave it mounted as I move around? I can’t image having to take it down every time I fire the ATV up to move my 8×10 aluminum hardside skidhouse. Who has run this scenario through the ringer? I feel this question is more applicable to a skidhouse, as the wheelhouses have their suspensions that clearly absorb a lot of that bouncing around a skid house goes through. On a side note, I’m thinking of the true 12volt designed TVs (Jensen or Majestic) not just because they draw a lot less power than your normal big box store 110V version on an inverter, but also because they’re described as being designed for the additional abuse a TV goes through in the RV or Marine environments. Maybe that’s why they’d survive the bouncing around better? If any of you have decided that leaving it while traveling around is working, are you using a fixed mounting bracket, or is one of the swinging mounts also an option that can be swung into place and locked?

    It’s a big investment, so I’d really like to hear from you guys that know all about this firsthand.

    Thanks………

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    #1547773

    You might consider incorporating a vibration dampening mount into your mounting system. similar to something listed here

    Boss Hawg
    Inactive
    Brainerd Lakes Area
    Posts: 278
    #1548318

    I had 110volt TV’s mounted in my old skid houses for years with zero problems. I just used cheap mounts but put a bungee cord around it for travelling.

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