First Camping Trip With Adventurer 116DS
I took my new TC on it's maiden voyage to Bristol, Tn for the NASCAR race this weekend. Spent three nights there and I'm happy to say that everything worked flawlessly. I had previously added a memory...
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I use ramp blocks under the wheels ( like Billtex) , that allows the stress of the campers weight (5000#) to fall on the truck suspension. You could use the jacks to stabilize (fine tune) the rig but only use very little pressure, you are just stabilizing it from rocking.(Jumbo Jet)
Using the jacks alone makes the camper too tall if you are lifting out of the bed , stressing the jacks as well as the mounting plates. It's not intended to be used that way for long periods of time.
When people remove campers completely from the truck, they lower them as close as possible to the ground , that does not stress the jack leg or the mounting.
You can see that in pics of campers that are off the trucks. The campers jacks are not extended 3-4 ft.
One other possibility to occur is soft dirt under a jack. As it settles or in a heavy rain, the camper can sink in any corner and become off level, sometimes to the point where the jack leg bends or the mounting plate lets go .
We are talking a lot of invested money here , I would try to limit the possibility of something going wrong.
In your case, the camper would fall into the trucks bed containing it but damage could be done to both camper and truck.
There are some pics and rv net threads showing what happens when a jack lets go from being stressed.
Using the jacks alone makes the camper too tall if you are lifting out of the bed , stressing the jacks as well as the mounting plates. It's not intended to be used that way for long periods of time.
When people remove campers completely from the truck, they lower them as close as possible to the ground , that does not stress the jack leg or the mounting.
You can see that in pics of campers that are off the trucks. The campers jacks are not extended 3-4 ft.
One other possibility to occur is soft dirt under a jack. As it settles or in a heavy rain, the camper can sink in any corner and become off level, sometimes to the point where the jack leg bends or the mounting plate lets go .
We are talking a lot of invested money here , I would try to limit the possibility of something going wrong.
In your case, the camper would fall into the trucks bed containing it but damage could be done to both camper and truck.
There are some pics and rv net threads showing what happens when a jack lets go from being stressed.
