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Click for more info and reviews of this Swagman RV and Camper Bike Racks: https://www.etrailer.com/RV-and-Campe... Check out some similar RV and Camper Bike Racks options: https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-RV_a... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-review-sw... Hey, everybody. Adam here, with etrailer. Today, we're taking a look at the Swagman RV Bumper Bike Rack. So, this is a two-bike configuration, but there's also a four-bike configuration that you can get, just figure out how many bikes you wanna get to and from of your destination, and choose accordingly. What we need for this rack to work is a bumper of course, but we wanna make sure it's a continuously welded steel bumper. And, it's gonna fit either a four inch like this one, or a four and a half inch. One thing you kinda need to take into account, is if it's gonna work with your bumper. So, some of these bumpers are actually underneath your end of the camper. So, from the top of your bumper to about three inches, you wanna make sure you have that clearance, because if you don't, you're not gonna be able to do it. So, we actually did it on the camper over here, and it didn't really work. So, I just wanted to let you guys know it might not work if you have a bumper like this. This one checks out, it's a four inch by four inch square bumper, steel, continuously welded, but as you can see, we can't really get that hardware on there, because there's not much of a gap here. So keep in mind, whenever you are looking for bike racks for the back of the camper, just take that measurement. And if it's good, you can use the Swagman. Both the two and the four-bike configurations are gonna have some limitations when it comes to weight. So 30 pounds per bike is what both of them are gonna be able to handle. So, we don't wanna throw some electric bikes on there, not gonna be for you. But, we do have different spaced cradles. So, when it comes to fat-tire bikes, if it's under 30 pounds, you might be able to get it in there. So, about four and a half on this bigger slot, but even just right here, right closest to the vehicle, which is where you wanna put your heavier bike, that's up to like five and a half. So, I think fat-tire our bikes can be used here. Just make sure that it's not gonna go over that 30 pounds per bike. When it comes to wheelbase, if you have kids bikes, whatever, what you really wanna do, is kinda put all the bikes that are similar, wheel bases together, because we can either spread this out or put it together, to accommodate for those different wheel bases. But, you are gonna be limited, so I basically just picked two bikes that are basically the same size, and that's why it kinda works. So, if you're trying to mix and match kids bikes with your road bikes, it might get a little tricky. So, just know you have the adjustment. Whenever you're installing it, you can go wide, narrow, and then we can accommodate for different wheel sizes. So, this used to be our spare tire carrier. We had to take it out. So, if you have a lot of accessories on the back, this is kinda gonna take up almost your whole bumper. So, keep that in mind. If you have some essential stuff on your bumper and you really don't have any other place to put it, this probably isn't gonna be the best option for you. But, it is super easy to install. Literally, it's just U-bolts. That's all that really holds it on. It's very, very simple to do. And you know, just like any U-bolt, you go underneath and you put the nuts on there. All of this is included, but you will have to provide your own tools to tighten it all down, but that's basically all it is. And it's super, super solid. Very, very solid on the bumper. Just the rack itself is solid, but we are gonna have to source our own way of strapping it down. I like ratchet straps, just because you could really get a lot of tightness on them. If you use like bungee cords and stuff, you can, but I don't suggest it, just because there's a lot of flex there. But as you can see, these bikes are upright and there's hardly any play at all. So, this is gonna be a pretty stable option for you, because on the back of a camper RV, there's a lot of different bumps and stuff. You're gonna see a lot of movement back here, compared to just behind your car. So with this, that's very, very solid, and I'm very confident that this isn't gonna go anywhere. Our center pole here can be used as just a little rest to kinda get your bikes rested up, and then you can strap it down from that. I actually have it to where my ratchet straps are going through the hole at the top of that post. And the way I routed it down, it's actually putting downward pressure on our bikes. So that's what you kinda wanna do, cause that's really gonna get you t