TV in caravan

[john4703]

I've got a 22" TV in my trailer caravan. It is 230v as I use an electric hook up on sites. At the moment I put the TV back in the box it came in and store it under a bed when towing the van.
I'd like to mount it on a wall bracket and simply secure it against the wall with a bungee strap while travelling. This would give me more storage space and have it all ready to use and having it wall mounted would make it easier to position.
I asked about this on a camping forum and someone suggested the TV might be damaged by vibrations from the road if left mounted while towing.
I'd appreciate the thoughts of TV experts about this.

 

[Sam Gangee]

Vibration damage is always a possibility.

 

[Lucid]

My next door neighbour is just prep'ing a large motor-caravan for sale. It's a 6 wheel chassis. He's had it at least 12 years. I just removed two 12V LCD TVs that have been installed in it for 8-10 years. They're going on Ebay. My guess is that he has averaged about 1500 miles per year. Both TVs were mounted. The 20" one on a pedestal mount that slides forward and rotates. The 15" one of the overhead cabinets in the rear compartment bunk area. Both seemed to have survived fine along with his satellite dish and receiver and a VHS recorder.

Damage is possible with anything if you're either unlucky or careless.