d3500ram wrote: I use wood blocks and I have gotten used to surveying the terrain ( seeking the most reasonably level available) and just adding a few under only 1 or 2 tires at the most.
On one instance where I parked the site was less than ideal and I found out how well it did with the articulation of the suspension. I posted here about it: Leveling the camper: suspension articulation & heavy camper. This was by far the most out-of-level site I have parked... but...
...I was amazed at how well it leveled out without "micro-adjusting" the blocks! I like the cheap KISS prinipal of wood blocks...
I have heard that those RV Lego type levelers can break, but I am not knocking them.... just never used 'em.
Geeez...looks like a juggling balancing act going on. I'm surprised the truck didn't slide off those 4x4's. I hope I never have to worry about leveling like that, but ya never know.
kerry4951 wrote: Heres what I use. They offer varying degrees of lift. I carry 4 of them since I have a dually. On a SRW truck 2 should be fine. They store well in my slide out tray so they are always handy to get at. Never had any cracks or breakage.
Thanks for the pic's!
I would think the weight is much lighter using the plastic blocks than wood, but maybe the blocks and a few pieces of 2x6's and a few pieces of 3/44 ply wodd be handy.
I haven't used my slide out drawer yet. Looks like a great place for storage!
dadwolf2 wrote: I use the same yellow tri-leveler blocks as Kerry4951 and use a cheap 6" torpedo level. When I'm boondocking, quite often a couple shovels of dirt moved is quick and simple.
Oh yeah, a shovel. Thanks for the reminder...I had forgotten the shovel.
USMC2010 wrote: I tried the stick on levels and did not like them. I take a 6" level with me and place it on the middle of the floor and make my adjustments. This is for dropping the camper which I do pretty much every time. On the truck I have several squares of plywood that I use to drive up on.
I have a plastic 6" torpedo level, that'll work good. I think a few stick ons would be helpful too I think. Heck, I'll probably end up with stick-on levels on every dang corner, the torpedo of the floor, a bubble in the refer, and I may even bring my carpenters 4' level just in case, I don't know.
Most often I keep the camper on the truck. I have a bubble level on the right rear and one on the right side. I use the bubble levels to get close when I park and use the jacks to fine tune and remove any rocking as I walk around inside. In sites where I'm significantly off-level, I may drive up on to some Lynx blocks.
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I glued a bubble level inside the truck's ash tray (see example picture), because many times it's enough to drive a little forward or backward to be level. Also, when driving onto your blocks, you can see from behind the steering wheel when you're ok.
(only an example, not my setup)
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mark_be wrote: I glued a bubble level inside the truck's ash tray (see example picture), because many times it's enough to drive a little forward or backward to be level. Also, when driving onto your blocks, you can see from behind the steering wheel when you're ok.
(only an example, not my setup)
Using the bubble in the ashtray might level the truck (or at least the ash tray)...but I don't see how that levels the camper?
Our camper is about 4" off side2side...that's where the airbags come in handy, so leveling anything in the cab would be irrelevant.
Anyway, if you use sticks on...don't forget to level using a line level/bubble level, or carpenters level first.
We use 6" x 6" x 18" mitered, and the stick on bubble levels. I positioned one level for side2side so I can look in my side mirror as we pull in, the other one is adjacent- just around the corner. Having both levels in close proximity seems to speed things up.
However, we don't drive ourselves crazy over it. Close enough is close enough, we do keep the head of the bed a little bit higher for sleeping. Here is what we use under the tires, price was right and it allows 6" of leveling;
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We too, have small bubble levels mounted on the front and side of the TC. We also have a bubble level in the fridge and use levelers plastic squares. We used them with our 5er and never had an issue.
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