Need for pads/blocks with hydrolic levelers?
We have a 33 ft Jayco Precept class A with hydrolic levelers and will be making our first long trip cross country. We will be boondocking a good share of the way. Should we have a set of jack pads and...
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You shouldn't need them for additional lift. If you need that much first try to reposition the coach.
What many will use pads for is to make a bigger foot print and spread the weight of the coach out. You want to avoid leaving makes in hard surfaces of an improved campsite or have to climb under the coach to assist a jack that has sunk into the ground and won't retract.
Simplest, lowest cost jack pad is to head on down to your local big box store and pick out a fairly straight 2" x 12" x 8' plank and have them cut it into 12" lengths. The wood might split with use but being dry makes for great kindling if you slit it some more. The more purpose made pads you can buy can cost anywhere from a few dollars to over $25 each.
Long term low cost landing pads are 2" x 6" lumber sandwiched between 1/4" or so plywood. Even if the 2 x 6 splits the ply holds everything together. Saw one owner who actually urethane sealed the pads.
And a little light reading - Motorhome Magazine
What many will use pads for is to make a bigger foot print and spread the weight of the coach out. You want to avoid leaving makes in hard surfaces of an improved campsite or have to climb under the coach to assist a jack that has sunk into the ground and won't retract.
Simplest, lowest cost jack pad is to head on down to your local big box store and pick out a fairly straight 2" x 12" x 8' plank and have them cut it into 12" lengths. The wood might split with use but being dry makes for great kindling if you slit it some more. The more purpose made pads you can buy can cost anywhere from a few dollars to over $25 each.
Long term low cost landing pads are 2" x 6" lumber sandwiched between 1/4" or so plywood. Even if the 2 x 6 splits the ply holds everything together. Saw one owner who actually urethane sealed the pads.
And a little light reading - Motorhome Magazine
