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OregonMan
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Sep 02, 2022

Best leveler for travel trailer?

Hi guys been looking online at leveling blocks for travel trailers and it seems like they're all made out of plastic and a lot of people complain about them shattering under the weight of the tires. My trailer weighs around 5,000 pounds and wondering if you guys have a leveler you could recommend? Seen some guys just use blocks of wood but isn't there a risk of slippage if you just use some blocks of wood? Thanks for any info.

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  • Tvov's avatar
    Tvov
    Explorer II
    OregonMan wrote:
    .... Seen some guys just use blocks of wood but isn't there a risk of slippage if you just use some blocks of wood? Thanks for any info.


    I think you mean "planks" of wood? I use 2x8 and 2x10 planks, roughly 3 feet long (long enough to have both tires fit on it with a 2 axle trailer). Ends of the planks are cut at a 45 deg angle. Never had "slippage" that I can remember.

    Biggest pro with wood over plastic is weight capacity - I just don't worry about the boards cracking or collapsing.

    Biggest con with wood is weight and bulk - the plastic Lego-like blocks are so light and so convenient with how they stack together.

    Which is why I also have the Lego-like blocks. I use them as needed when leveling.

    But.... I actually use them more as bases for the stabilizing jacks, and also to level things like maybe a picnic table and our grill.

    The plastic blocks are quite versatile. So I have both wood and plastic.
  • I have used the Lynx blocks for 15 years under our Landmark 5th wheel, pushing 18,000 real hard. Never had one break or crack. When parking on gravel, I always stack them on a 6' long 2"x10". Stacking them on gravel will destroy them for sure.
  • I've used the plastic leveling blocks with both my motorhome (approx 7,500lbs) and my trailer (about 3,400lbs). I have never had one break. If they do break, then odds are you didn't have them flat on the ground or didn't have them fully under the tires so they were stressed unevenly.

    Many people use wood blocks. I've never heard folks complain about slippage. The main differences between wood and plastic blocks are wood blocks are heavier/bulkier but often free.

    There is also the curved levelers. Many people like those.

    Chocking your tires is also important regardless of your choice of levelers. You don't mention if you have a single or double axle. If you have a double axle, the X chock is popular.

    I have since started using a BAL leveler for the trailer and really like it.
  • My trailer is 7k+ loaded and I've had no issues with the Camco blocks, we generally just use them for the stabilizers and use the Anderson levelers for the tires but I've had sites that were so unlevel that I had to make stairs 5 blocks high with the Camco and they worked fine.