Manual jacks?
I am looking at an Adventurer camper to purchase. The camper in question is a good price and has exactly what I want or best to say it does not have expensive features that I do not want. However, it ...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:
I think the key is to store the camper at a level similar to the rear of the truck (if possible) for the least amount of cranking?
My cordless drill struggles with raising the camper, so I do that by hand. Doesn't take all that long and it's good upper-body exercise ;-) But my camper isn't a "camp with it off the truck without base support" type - it's a 3-legger. And I don't camp all that often - a handful of weekends a year.
I see manual jacks as a plus in that the only "loss of power" in raising them is if I keel over....LOL!
Bingo... Perfect advice. I too keep my TC at the same height as my truck. Of course since it is so high... And my camper is a huge behemoth... I unload my camper and perch it on a wooden "nest". I feel better about all 3000 lbs resting on more than just the jacks.
