Why I carry a boat-load of lumber
Because you just never know how unlevel a campsite will be. Lynx blocks are OK for some folks, but some of the campsites I've gotten into probably would have taken five hundred dollars woth of Lynx blocks to get everything level and stable.
I've always said it is just as important to level the picnic table as much as the camper so the eggs on your plate won't slide off too.
So, especially before booking the reservation for our site this week end, my wife and I discussed it, and I told her I'd make sure we've had plenty of lumber with us. The DNR web site did say, the site was unlevel! But the photos of the site looked really good. Shade all day, and still space to spread out. I suppose it was still open when we made the reservation last Monday because the site is unlevel and no desirable for some, but what a great site once we got set up! Sometimes, those less than desirable really are the best sites.
Funny, we had a pop-up beside us, who moved to a different site. They told us their site was just too unlevel! So you know, it pays to come prepared! Carry the lumber folks. It's cheap, it's easy to use, and it lasts virtually forever. Great for under the tires, and great for under your jacks and stabilizers, AND the picnic table! I've been using these same blocks and boards for years and years now. I keep paint them different colors every couple years. Their only purpose is for the camper, and picnic table when camping! And I still had a bunch left over, not pictured below. I think I was over-prepared this time! But worth it!
So ... a few pictures is worth a thousand words. My argument for lumber over Lynx! Photos says it all, and um ... yes.... the tongue jack was all the way down on the gravel. I seriously thought I'd have to put more lumber under the tires to raise the entire trailer so the tongue would go down more, but it just made level. 1/4 inch more and it would have not! It was that close! This was Mississinewa Lake, Indiana, site 346 this week end! (absolutely fabulous time, but REALLY REALLY hot!)
I've always said it is just as important to level the picnic table as much as the camper so the eggs on your plate won't slide off too.
So, especially before booking the reservation for our site this week end, my wife and I discussed it, and I told her I'd make sure we've had plenty of lumber with us. The DNR web site did say, the site was unlevel! But the photos of the site looked really good. Shade all day, and still space to spread out. I suppose it was still open when we made the reservation last Monday because the site is unlevel and no desirable for some, but what a great site once we got set up! Sometimes, those less than desirable really are the best sites.
Funny, we had a pop-up beside us, who moved to a different site. They told us their site was just too unlevel! So you know, it pays to come prepared! Carry the lumber folks. It's cheap, it's easy to use, and it lasts virtually forever. Great for under the tires, and great for under your jacks and stabilizers, AND the picnic table! I've been using these same blocks and boards for years and years now. I keep paint them different colors every couple years. Their only purpose is for the camper, and picnic table when camping! And I still had a bunch left over, not pictured below. I think I was over-prepared this time! But worth it!
So ... a few pictures is worth a thousand words. My argument for lumber over Lynx! Photos says it all, and um ... yes.... the tongue jack was all the way down on the gravel. I seriously thought I'd have to put more lumber under the tires to raise the entire trailer so the tongue would go down more, but it just made level. 1/4 inch more and it would have not! It was that close! This was Mississinewa Lake, Indiana, site 346 this week end! (absolutely fabulous time, but REALLY REALLY hot!)
