? Chocking to "Stabilize" Question?
Just finished reading some posts reference chocking the wheels to "stabilize" the RV... Stabilize? I don't get it - someone please explain. I see how wedges, x-chocks or whatever hold an RV in ...
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The downside to using wedge style chocks (and in-between chocks such as X-Chocks) is that tires shrink as they cool so even if the chocks are initially quite tight they will loosen noticeably in the first couple of hours. :E That's why I prefer using BAL Standard Tire Locking chocks that can initially be snugged in place, then subsequently be further tightened as the tires cool. :B It's actually shocking how much tires do shrink so the key IMO is to be able to adjust the chocks in fine increments to the smaller tire diameter once the tires are stone cold. Adjusted as such I've noticed there's really not much additional benefit to also installing my X-Chocks so increasingly I'm not bothering with them. Certainly this is about as simple as it gets - park the trailer where you want it, snug up adjustable BAL chocks between each set of tires, then readjust them as the tires cool. Guaranteed, regardless of site slope that trailer isn't going anywhere and it isn't going to rock much either. :B
