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Mickeyfan0805's avatar
Apr 03, 2014

Do I need a full parking pad?

Right now, our trailer spends the summer sitting in, and thus blocking, much of our driveway. I have an open area next to our drive that would fit our TT. It is grass at this point, and we don't want to put in a full pad in this area. If I were to use it for the trailer, are there reasons to turn the entire area into a gravel drive, or could I simply put in footings and a parking base at the tire and jack locations? I know such a set up would mean I'd need to look ahead and get the trailer onto pavement if we were going to be pulling out on wet/rainy days, but beyond that, are there other reasons this wouldn't work?

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  • Eventually the grass will die out. I have a full crushed stone pad about 6" thick and pavers for tires. The stone pad allows for good drainage and little moisture and don't have to trim grass around it.
  • I park mine on 4 patio stones. Doesnt do much for the grass after a while, but if its killing the grass, you need to get it out more.
  • When we put ours in the back yard it kills the grass in hot weather in about a month, we move it and the grass grows back. If you leave it in one place too long the grass will be gone.
  • I park mine on 2"×12"×8's pressure treated lumber and it works fine. Soil is sandy, so rain isn't an issue,