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tim1970's avatar
tim1970
Explorer
Feb 28, 2017

best wheel chocks to use

Can someone reccommend a good set of wheel chocks to use? I already have the x-chocks which I use to help stabilize and they work great. However, being a new owner of anything larger than a pop-up, I am paranoid that when I retract my front landing gear to unhitch (I use an Andersen Ultimate hitch) that because I have to raise it higher than most people, that my RV will start rolling backward. I have some small rubber chocks that I put behind each rear wheel, but it just seems so small compared to the 5th wheel. Also, do I need to buy 8 chocks (one for the front and back of each tire) or would 4 be plenty (behind the rear tires and in front of the front tires).

I know I am probably being overly paranoid but I really don't want to play catch with the campsite behind me.
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  • WNYBob's avatar
    WNYBob
    Explorer
    Feb 28, 2017
    Another system is Andersen Levelers or an Ultimate kit. They provide easy leveling angry chocks. A bit pricy but they work.
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Feb 28, 2017
    You're going to get lots opinions on this subject, but the bottom line is, a block of wood will do just fine. Put it behind the wheels on the down-hill side. Really, that's all that's necessary. A concrete block will do the same thing.

    Fancier is not necessarily better. X-chocks aid in some trailer shake, but there is always the problem of tire pressure increasing and decreasing as their temperatures rise and fall. (Personally, I don't use them). Maybe I'm a bit old school, but I want my chocks to be touching the ground.

    I have used these (click here) (same ones) on 3 different travel trailer now. One size fits all, and one set for each side of the camper. I've never had trailer movement using these, on even some of the hilliest campsites I've set up on.



  • RedRocket204's avatar
    RedRocket204
    Explorer
    Feb 28, 2017
    donn0128 wrote:
    Harbor freight for about 6 dollars each sells some decent heavy duty rubber ones that work just fine.


    Yup, and you can run them over with your trailer and they don't get destroyed.

    You do understand I had to test this theory out... not because I accidentally ran them over or anything like that :B
  • Durb's avatar
    Durb
    Explorer
    Feb 28, 2017
    I can't see that raising your landing gear higher would have any effect on your trailer moving. The slope of your pad would be the determining factor. You are correct in that the X-chocks are stabilizers and should not be completely relied upon. Your peace of mind is important so upside your current chocks. Many on this forum like the Harbor Freight rubber chocks.
  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Feb 28, 2017
    I have been using the cheap yellow plastic chocks for 10 years on my 5er. Work fine, even on slopes.
  • DrewE's avatar
    DrewE
    Explorer II
    Feb 28, 2017
    You only need four chocks IMHO. Raising the front of the trailer doesn't make it any more likely to roll; that's a question of how level the ground is, not how level the trailer is.

    I use a pair of the HF rubber chocks for my motorhome. I mostly need them for repair and maintenance work, not for general parking on levelish ground, since the vehicle does have a sufficiently effective parking brake.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Feb 28, 2017
    Harbor freight for about 6 dollars each sells some decent heavy duty rubber ones that work just fine.

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