Leveling camper in drive way

..and when using stacks of lumber under the jack, set them so the lumber length runs parallel to the trailer, not perpendicular like shown near the top of this thread.

Why? Movement of the trailer can totally topple that stack of lumber.

SouthpawHD wrote:
Be sure to use wheel chocks on each side and for added safety add at least one X-Chock to help ensure your TT doesn't roll forward.

On a seriously sloped driveway there's a much better solution to chocks that can slip :E - use the weight of the trailer bearing down on a set of Wheel Pads to which rubber chocks are firmly affixed.

Thanks y'all I appreciate it

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Be sure to use wheel chocks on each side and for added safety add at least one X-Chock to help ensure your TT doesn't roll forward.

Tyandkate wrote:
what kind of aluminum frame to you use to lift the camper up?

Adjustable aluminum jack stand like this.

Don't use just one stack but multiple stacks. My driveway slopes noticeably to the street so I use 3 stacks, each consisting of 4 pieces of 2x, for a total lift of 18". When unhitching I run the tongue jack down on just one stack, lift the coupler off the hitch ball, and once the WD spring bars are removed place an aluminum stand under the A-frame and raise the tongue jack all the way up again.

what kind of aluminum frame to you use to lift the camper up?

I probably need to go up another 5 to 8" my dad mentioned letting air out of back tires to help out. I would only have used the 4x4 to raise it then build up blocks under the jack on the camper

Tyandkate wrote:
Open to any advice on this matter as I'm not really sure what to do!

Don't use just one stack but multiple stacks. My driveway slopes noticeably to the street so I use 3 stacks, each consisting of 4 pieces of 2x, for a total lift of 18". When unhitching I run the tongue jack down on just one stack, lift the coupler off the hitch ball, and once the WD spring bars are removed place an aluminum stand under the A-frame and raise the tongue jack all the way up again. This provides sufficient space to place all 3 stacks under the tongue jack, then lower it down on to the stack and continue lowering it under the trailer is level. Simple. :B

I would not use a 4x4 on end. It could fall. I would use blocks to build up the base below your front jack. But even this method has it's limitations. How high up are you going?