Where do you place your inside level?
When you are setting up at your campsite or RV site where do you place your level? We have a little round level. We usually set it on one of the refrigerator shelves. Sometimes on the counter. Oc...
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On a previous camper I tried leveling on the floor right inside the door. Every time I got it perfectly level and all the jacks down, as soon as I walked from one end of the trailer to the other, it always felt like I was walking up hill or down hill. No matter how hard I tried to level.
It took a little while, but finally figured it out that floor was actually, slightly arched front to back. So, no matter where the level went, just a few inches away from that spot and it was out of level. It was very frustrating.
Finally one day I stepped back and just looked at the trailer and that's when I realized 2 things. The sides of the trailer are always straight and square to the floor, and the door itself is always square and straight to the front and back.
I then started leveling the trailer based on the trailer door frame and then everything seemed to work out great! Refrigerator, stove top and even the beds felt level, and the water in the toilet bowl was even even all the way around.
But that floor, STILL felt like a roller coaster. I then tested my theory by using a ball and set it on different locations on the floor, and sure enough, there was a hump in the middle and everything rolled down hill from there, both directions.
Lesson learned ... the entry door frame is always straight and if it's level, side to side and front to back, everything else is good-to-go.... unless you have a trailer with an arched floor!
After finding the exact true "level spot", then I was able to put an RV bubble level on the front cap and side of the trailer for left-right and front-to-rear eye-sight leveling.
It took a little while, but finally figured it out that floor was actually, slightly arched front to back. So, no matter where the level went, just a few inches away from that spot and it was out of level. It was very frustrating.
Finally one day I stepped back and just looked at the trailer and that's when I realized 2 things. The sides of the trailer are always straight and square to the floor, and the door itself is always square and straight to the front and back.
I then started leveling the trailer based on the trailer door frame and then everything seemed to work out great! Refrigerator, stove top and even the beds felt level, and the water in the toilet bowl was even even all the way around.
But that floor, STILL felt like a roller coaster. I then tested my theory by using a ball and set it on different locations on the floor, and sure enough, there was a hump in the middle and everything rolled down hill from there, both directions.
Lesson learned ... the entry door frame is always straight and if it's level, side to side and front to back, everything else is good-to-go.... unless you have a trailer with an arched floor!
After finding the exact true "level spot", then I was able to put an RV bubble level on the front cap and side of the trailer for left-right and front-to-rear eye-sight leveling.
