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RobWNY
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Dec 15, 2014

Issues Getting the Camper Level

Over this past Columbus Day Weekend, we camped at a State Park in Western, NY. All of the sites that were large enough to accommodate our trailer, were listed as having a "slight Grade". This turned out to be an understatement! We were not able to fully level our trailer front to back. We were able to level our camper side to side with our Anderson levelers but this raised one side of the camper nearly 4 inches to get to level. Our trailer is outfitted with a Propride P3 hitch which sits below the frame as seen in the picture and my crude drawing to show its placement. Because of this, we couldn't lower the front of the camper as much as we would have been able to with a conventional hitch. With the jack as far down as we could go, we were still high in the front. My drawing is somewhat exaggerated but wanted to make sure those reading this fully understands what we experienced. I don't know what else we could have done to get our camper level. Any ideas would be appreciated as we have booked a 4 night stay at this same State Park next summer (different site but also lists it as having a "slight Grade"). Thanks!

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  • you are right korbe. I just wonder about bringing one side off the ground a few inches and the other side off the ground 7 or 8 inches while being on a grade. I suppose using my Bal-X Chocks would be good enough but I always feel more comfortable using both the Bal-X and conventional chocks to sleep better at night. I don't know how I would do that after raising the tires off the ground.
  • Well, the way I see it, is that you need to raise the tires some more.
  • Nice graphic! :)

    I've been to sites like that, but not where I couldn't level it.. The tongue was so low, I had to use a single 2x board for the jack. I normally use 2 4x boards stacked on top of each other!

    About the only thing you could do is put enough boards under both sets of tires to get the thing up in the air higher so there is more room for the tongue to go lower.. Not very practical I know, but sites that are built to hold an RV "should" be made as level as possible when the pad is laid! ;)

    Anyway, good luck next time!

    Mitch
  • rk911, I think our issue is more that the Propride hitch mounts under the frame so I lose space to lower the front of the camper as far as I could otherwise. If I had a conventional hitch, I would have gotten my camper level. I think posting a review of the campground, which was otherwise awesome, and stating I wasn't able to get my camper level wouldn't be a fair assessment for anyone with a conventional hitch setup.

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