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ArticFox 676

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Posted: 03/22/12 02:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Vote for Lynx. We have 4 sets purchased from WalMart (cheapest). We use them under the tongue jack, stabilizer jacks, side to side under the tires to level and to run up on to change a flat. Plastic is lighter, can be cleaned, and most of all does not retain water when you want to packup and go. They also take up less room then all the pieces of wood in various sizes. Sure we have had a couple break over the years (about 15) but a reliable product.

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How do you use wheel chocks when using these Lego type blocks you are speaking off?

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Musky50 wrote:

How do you use wheel chocks when using these Lego type blocks you are speaking off?


I haven't used them but I think they sell a "chock" that has the lego pattern on them to mesh with the rest of the setup.
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I have 4 sets of the Lynx, two sets of the caps, and one set of the chocks. Nice thing about the chocks is they lock into the leveler that the tire is sitting on. Makes it impossible to spit out the chock (I have had that happen with chocks on a slippery surface).

I never use more than two sets for leveling. The other two are for stab jacks in case the site is not very level (boondocking issue) because I have raised my trailer and sometimes they won't reach the ground.

I reduced the weight I was hauling by about 50 pounds when I replaced all of the wood with the Lynx equipment.


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This is not leveling blocks, but I am on my 5th season using these air bags.


Totally simple to use.

Arguments for:
-Back up once.(no need to find the "sweet spot" on the site, it doesn't matter)
-Easy to store.(very small compared to a box of legos or planks)
-Easy to pump up with hand pump.(my kids like to do it. Takes a couple minutes each bag at most to pump to full height, usually is less, since full height is rarely necessary on most sites)
-As level as your eye can read your leveling bubble, every time.
-Works on all ground types.(rocky or sloppy)
-Can be used to change a tire(if absolutely necessary, stack both bags on top of each other and pump both up and you can remove the other wheel.)

Arguments against:
-You have to make them.(True, but there is step by step directions )
-They cost ~$100 or so.(They did for me, but if you find the bag material cheaper, they can be built cheaper.)
-They might leak.(The material is multiply polyester weave and is similar construction to that of your tires, a leak could happen in your tire too, so the potential for damage is as bad as if a tire were leaking, if they don't leak when you are done building them, they won't leak when you use them)
-They will be wobbly.(Your entire camper is resting on 4 'wobbly' tires. These bags are essentially like putting a tire under your tire and are as stiff as a tire in my experience)


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Me,Wife,02F,04M,06F,08M,10F.
My Leveling Air Bags Build Thread
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mike_mn wrote:

This is not leveling blocks, but I am on my 5th season using these air bags.


Totally simple to use.

Arguments for:
-Back up once.(no need to find the "sweet spot" on the site, it doesn't matter)
-Easy to store.(very small compared to a box of legos or planks)
-Easy to pump up with hand pump.(my kids like to do it. Takes a couple minutes each bag at most to pump to full height, usually is less, since full height is rarely necessary on most sites)
-As level as your eye can read your leveling bubble, every time.
-Works on all ground types.(rocky or sloppy)
-Can be used to change a tire(if absolutely necessary, stack both bags on top of each other and pump both up and you can remove the other wheel.)

Arguments against:
-You have to make them.(True, but there is step by step directions )
-They cost ~$100 or so.(They did for me, but if you find the bag material cheaper, they can be built cheaper.)
-They might leak.(The material is multiply polyester weave and is similar construction to that of your tires, a leak could happen in your tire too, so the potential for damage is as bad as if a tire were leaking, if they don't leak when you are done building them, they won't leak when you use them)
-They will be wobbly.(Your entire camper is resting on 4 'wobbly' tires. These bags are essentially like putting a tire under your tire and are as stiff as a tire in my experience)


I thought somebody sold these things? at least folks here have talked about them.
bumpy

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