How do you level when needed

I have been using the same two sets of Lynx Levelers for 13 years and have only had to replace 5 of them. They are light, easy to store and interlock which wood boards don't.

FWIW, there are at least two different brands of "Lego style" stackers. Mine are the orange ones and have 4 years on them, there is a gouge here and there, but they are still in good shape. Most of the pics in this thread show orange ones. My bro n law purchased a cheaper set (his norm) that were yellow, they were made from a thinner material. He broke two in short order.

cartmancartman wrote:
Im still a newb at the camper thing but why dont people just use the power jacks to level the camper?

That works fine if you don't need a lot of adjustment. You can use legos or wood to get it close to level, then use a couple of the camper jacks to fine tune it. This way you don't need to unhook the tiedowns as small adjustments using the jacks are compensated by the tiedown springs & truck springs.

This doesn't seem right to me ..... the tie downs are attached to the frame which doesn't go up and down as the springs compress and de-compress .... So, it seems to me that if the camper goes up, and the tie downs remain where they were....the tie downs are going to be over stressed.

Lumber and the legos. Both can be used for the jacks too if you drop the camper down in the camp spot.

They also work well as a jack for the double axle boat trailer when you get a flat or bearing problem.

Grit dog wrote:

When using the jacks, just pay attention to how much you're lifting. No need to undo the tie downs as long as you don't lift it further than the un loaded height of your truck. You're not picking up anything but camper weight until you reach unloaded height.

Great explanation, first time I'm able to understand why no need to undo tiedowns if not lifitng higher than the unloaded bed height - the truck springs will lift the truck and the jacks are just lifting the weight of the camper!

Thanks!!!

After nearly needing to strap ourselves in bed one night earlier this summer, this thread was timely. After reading here and some reviews, I settled on a set of Hosspads. No way they will break, and were handy to have on our last trip.

Egypt,
Do you have 4WD? We have beat the 'whee' out of our lego blocks on sand, volcanic rock, gravel, snow and ice and they are still holding up.

The reason is: I use 4WD in low range to crawl up on without spitting them out, or sliding them along. If I need 4 in stack I might use two more as a intermediate ramp. At times I use every block in the bag. Here is the leveling yin and yang; pitch and yaw:



You become a pretty good shot after a while:

Unlock the tie-downs and use the jacks. Works well for us.

2 bags of Lego's. Why use anything else? I do carry some different sized plywood for the landing gear to make corrections. I never camp on level ground.