Post by: Rumpig on October 06, 2018, 01:10:34 PM
Curious as to how others level thier set up each camp when on the move, maybe we can all learn a new trick or 2
Post by: Fizzie on October 06, 2018, 02:22:23 PM
Surely you'd have to have several goes to work out the trailer needs to go to this step while the car is at this one ???
Post by: Rumpig on October 06, 2018, 02:41:10 PM
Nice idea thanks Rummie, but how did you set things up so that you were able to level the trailer cross-ways & also the back of the car / trailer length-ways in one go ???I usually try and pick a spot that is fairly level to start with, and being a carpenter all my life having done my fair share of concreting also etc, I have decent idea about levels.... so all I did was guesstimate if the front of the camper needed to come up more then the side of the camper did to get it level side to side.....which ever needed the most gets the ramp hard against it's tyre, and then just move the other ramp or ramps a touch away from those other wheels. The camper wasn't always perfect to the millimetre as far as a level bubble would be, but it was always close enough to being level to set the camper up properly. My wife and daughter stand outside the vehicle behind the trailer to start with and tell me when it looks level to them by eye as I drive up the ramp, they've done it enough now to usually be pretty close...occasionally I'll move up or down the ramp to where I think is more level if I don't like where they stopped me on the ramp, but for the most part they get it pretty close these days.
Surely you'd have to have several goes to work out the trailer needs to go to this step while the car is at this one ???
Post by: Fizzie on October 06, 2018, 02:54:49 PM
Post by: Hairs on October 06, 2018, 03:28:48 PM
The camper wasn't always perfect to the millimetre as far as a level bubble would beYou're not trying
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Post by: Craig Tomkinson on October 06, 2018, 05:05:57 PM
Post by: Spada on October 06, 2018, 06:16:58 PM
Post by: KingBilly on October 06, 2018, 06:40:45 PM
I just flick the switch on the airbags to level the trailer ;D
Show off ;D
KB
Post by: SEADOO on October 06, 2018, 07:07:32 PM
When packing up, just deploy the air compressor and pump the tyres back up.
Post by: austastar on October 06, 2018, 09:49:33 PM
https://www.campertrailers.org/leveling_your_camper.htm
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Post by: GeoffA on October 06, 2018, 10:11:07 PM
Hi,
https://www.campertrailers.org/leveling_your_camper.htm (https://www.campertrailers.org/leveling_your_camper.htm)
Cheers
Yep. That was the recommended method when we bought our old TrakShak in '97.
:cheers:
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on October 07, 2018, 06:34:16 AM
I just flick the switch on the airbags to level the trailer ;D
You wanna hope you never have a bag failure at a swag meet up. >:D
Post by: Rumpig on October 07, 2018, 07:59:26 AM
Hi,as "simple and effortless" as they make that sound, that involves unhooking the camper.... the main time consuming thing for me I was avoiding whilst on the move each day. In order to detach my trailer I need to unhook the Stone Stomper completely from the tow vehicle to then fold the jockey wheel down, not only time consuming, but the easiest way to get dirty / covered in red dirt also....lol.
https://www.campertrailers.org/leveling_your_camper.htm (https://www.campertrailers.org/leveling_your_camper.htm)
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Post by: GeoffA on October 07, 2018, 08:24:08 AM
as "simple and effortless" as they make that sound, that involves unhooking the camper.... the main time consuming thing for me I was avoiding whilst on the move each day. In order to detach my trailer I need to unhook the Stone Stomper completely from the tow vehicle to then fold the jockey wheel down, not only time consuming, but the easiest way to get dirty / covered in red dirt also....lol.
I had no need to unhitch....
Post by: Rumpig on October 07, 2018, 09:21:58 AM
I had no need to unhitch....plenty of people do though...saw numerous others doing it on our recent trip away, hence why I posted the thread. Our trailer doesn’t have any stabiliser legs on it, so we have nothing to wind down other then a jockey wheel, which I no longer need to do.
Post by: GeoffA on October 07, 2018, 09:29:30 AM
plenty of people do though...saw numerous others doing it on our recent trip away, hence why I posted the thread. Our trailer doesn’t have any stabiliser legs on it, so we have nothing to wind down other then a jockey wheel, which I no longer need to do.Fair enough. Doesn't work without stabilisers.....
Post by: mumbls on October 07, 2018, 11:25:24 AM
https://andersenhitches.com/Products/3604--camper-leveler.aspx
Post by: rags on October 07, 2018, 11:39:15 AM
Just thought i'd add the leveller's we use to this thread. Been using them for a few years now and rate them over the ramp style. Easy to use and don't level in steps.
https://andersenhitches.com/Products/3604--camper-leveler.aspx
They look a good alternative to the usual blocks, chocks and ramps
Post by: leachy_9 on October 07, 2018, 05:22:17 PM
Post by: Annieandandy on October 07, 2018, 06:03:54 PM
Post by: BaseCamp on October 07, 2018, 10:33:34 PM
They look a good alternative to the usual blocks, chocks and rampsI use these...
Very quick and easy..
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Post by: GeoffA on October 08, 2018, 06:09:52 AM
I must of been doing wrong all these years, I've never found the need to unhitch. Our camper sits fairly level when hitchet and we have never been too bothered with getting it millimeter perfect level. Certainly not for an overnighter. Even If we are somewhere for a couple of days, I will only unhitch if we want to take the tug somewhere.
Same here...
Post by: KingBilly on October 08, 2018, 10:54:24 AM
I must of been doing wrong all these years, I've never found the need to unhitch. Our camper sits fairly level when hitchet and we have never been too bothered with getting it millimeter perfect level. Certainly not for an overnighter. Even If we are somewhere for a couple of days, I will only unhitch if we want to take the tug somewhere.
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KB