How to Install a Bike Rack on an Everest 5th Wheel

Keystone makes the Everest Fifth Wheel, marketed as a luxury camper trailer. The Everest features maple cabinetry, hardwood counters and is available is six floor plans. These campers can be towed and make for handy base camps for bicycling forays and adventures. Because bicycles get dirty, it may not be practical to transport them inside the camper. A bicycle rack on the outside of the Fifth Wheel becomes a viable option. Many aftermarket rack makers have models to fit the spare-wheel hitch or back side of Fifth Wheel campers, including the Everest.

Things You'll Need

  • Tow-hitch receiver
  • Tow-hitch rack
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Instructions

    • 1

      Select your rack based on how many bicycles you need to transport. Aftermarket rack companies such as Thule, Yakima and Rocky Mounts sell tow-hitch racks that allow bicycles to be transported on the back of the Fifth Wheel. RV and camper supply stores also have racks that are specific to the Fifth Wheel.

    • 2

      Wash the rack area with warm, soapy water before installation.

    • 3

      Insert the rack into the tow hitch off the rear of the Fifth Wheel. The rack arm is designed to fit onto the tow hitch. Measure your Everest tow hitch to ensure you have the properly sized rack.

    • 4

      Pull the cotter pin out from the rack arm and align the holes with the tow-hitch holes. The cotter pin is the metal rod that runs perpendicular to the rack arm and has a metal semicircle that slides through it and functions as the lock. Remove the metal semicircle prior to inserting the rack arm into the tow hitch.

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      Insert the cotter pin into the holes so it slides through the rack arm and the tow hitch, locking the rack to the camper. Slide the semicircle, metal locking pin into the small holes on the side of the cotter pin and slide it over the tow hitch.