Looking for a solution to carry leveling and jack blocks

wayfun wrote:
Like most, I plan to carry several wooden blocks to use for leveling and to place under stabilizing jacks. With limited outside storage I am looking for creative ideas to carry the blocks in some other manner. Possibly a bumper mounted solution. Anyone have a good idea for this?

Dennis

Back on topic. I installed a truck side toolbox a cross the tongue. Chocks and blocks travel in there and hitch parts are stored there while camped.

I made some stout wooden tripods, so I would not have to use so many blocks:



The legs are easily removed. Here is a blog post on how they are constructed -- very simple:

Tripods for stabilizer jacks

And I carry my tripods in a milk crate.

For 2014, KZ Spree models have a slightly wider door in the pass-through. There is also a more pronounced curve in the front cap and they tilted the top of the forward wall towards the front of the TT. It's made an amazing difference in how much storage space there is. We get a BBQ, 5 folding chairs, a table, outside mat, leveling blocks, all the sewer fittings, 4 sewer hoses, X-chocks, two 6x6 wood blocks for the tongue, shore power cord, water hoses, gas hose and some misc. stuff inside and still have room to spare. Sure couldn't do that on previous Spree models.

In a previous KZ Spree, we bought a tongue storage box like in the photo. The angle of the sides is the same as a TT A-frame. I relocated the single battery to the forward side of the pass-through as in the this photo. If you were to relocate the battery(s) elsewhere, a tongue box might work. I could put 3 boxes of CW levelling blocks, sewer fittings, X-chocks and shore power cord in it. There are many different different sizes of these boxes out there. We still have this box and plan to sell it as we aren't going to need it for our new Spree.


If you were to pull off the luan on the forward side of your pass-through, you may find a LOT of un-used space behind it like in the following pic. If you gently pull on a corner of the luan, you can easily work it off from one end to the other. Then re-do the framing as needed and tilt the luan forward, or if needed, buy some 1/8" plywood. I think you'd find that doing this really isn't that much work or difficult. The amount of space you'll find will depend on the amount of curvature in your front cap.


These last photos show where I relocated the battery to and the new new storage space.


We have 3 packs of 10 CW levelling blocks I've seen the Anderson levelers and they look to be about the same overall size as our 3 packs of blocks. I also use the blocks for under the stab jacks and for leveling picnic tables and our BBQ. Can't imagine not having some leveling blocks and I find they work just fine for leveling. If you are ever on a site that slopes a lot left to right, they also work for creating an extra step at the bottom of your entry stairs. Had to do that last week.

Andersen. You'll never go back to blocks.

I keep the chairs and grill inside the tt, beside the bed and wall and the blocks in the storage compartment

Bamaman1 wrote:
I put all my outside trailer stuff in a plastic foot locker and stash it inside the front door of my travel trailer when I close it up. When I arrive, it's the first thing I pull out of the trailer.

Good idea, that may be my solution.

Dennis

Bamaman1 wrote:
I put all my outside trailer stuff in a plastic foot locker and stash it inside the front door of my travel trailer when I close it up. When I arrive, it's the first thing I pull out of the trailer.

Just what I was going to suggest... we may end up doing this ourselves if we need the front storage for other things..

I put all my outside trailer stuff in a plastic foot locker and stash it inside the front door of my travel trailer when I close it up. When I arrive, it's the first thing I pull out of the trailer.

One more vote for the Lynx Levelers. They are light weight, and strong. We use them for many other things, as well. Such as, leveling picnic tables, and leveling our folding table. I've even used them as an extra step, when the steps were too high off of the ground.

I carry two 2x8 the length of the truck bed. I sank once after a rain so I always park on boards. For leveling I use the Anderson Levelers. As for the stabalizers I made rectangular blocks from 2x6 and 2x4 which gets stored in a trash can with locking lid. At camp blocks are under jacks and the trash can gets fitted with a bag so its always clean to put blocks back in when breaking camp.