Huntindog wrote:
The rain situation happened to me. I have seen it happen without any moisture to help. I was at a trial one time. Having lunch and looked out the window to see a commotion going on at another TT. Lots of activity and a crowd around it. I went over to see what was up. The DRY soft dirt had given away, causing the TT to fall off of the blocks. His wheel chocks had also given away. The tongue jack and stabilizers had folded up, and the TT tongue was sitting in the dirt. They were now digging a hole under the frame trying to get a hydraulic jack in there..... What a mess.
There was already plenty of help there. So I just told the owner to come see me when he was done, and I would show him what I do to prevent this from happening again.... He is now a no block convert. I catch a lot of flak on this forum about this procedure.
But it flat out works. It is simple, and you can forget about what is the best blocks.
I never said that one can dig thru concrete.... That SHOULD already be level... If it was done right. And of course in a campground (What is that) There are many rules that one MUST follow... Digging holes is probably just one of them.
But the poster, I was responding to, seemed to be a boondocker, at least some of the time... This option would probably be available to him.
Huntindog wrote:n7bsn wrote:
Priceless == lynx levelers. Anyone that thinks they are worthless either has power levelers or only camps at flat, paved, "RV" resorts.
Every summer we have at least one trip where we park in a field. Without one type of leveler or other, we would be camping at a considerable slope.
I NEVER use blocks of any type. You haven't lived until your TT has fallen off of the blocks due to the ground giving away in a rainstorm. Then the TT wants to roll.
I dig a hole for the high side. A shovel is a mighty handy tool to have with you. You can throw dirt on a fire, scoop up dog crap, and level your TT by digging a hole. Make gravity work for you. A TT can't fall out of a hole.
Huntindog wrote:Speedogomer wrote:The rain situation happened to me. I have seen it happen without any moisture to help. I was at a trial one time. Having lunch and looked out the window to see a commotion going on at another TT. Lots of activity and a crowd around it. I went over to see what was up. The DRY soft dirt had given away, causing the TT to fall off of the blocks. His wheel chocks had also given away. The tongue jack and stabilizers had folded up, and the TT tongue was sitting in the dirt. They were now digging a hole under the frame trying to get a hydraulic jack in there..... What a mess.
I agree with the lynx leveling blocks being awesome, they just work much nicer than wood blocks. Yes they're more $ than wood, but they're not that expensive either.
Huntindog, that's a great idea for a shovel to have handy. I keep that and an axe at all times. For most people who don't boondock though, a campground would get pretty mad if you're digging holes on their sites. Also many campgrounds are paved spots, no digging there.
There was already plenty of help there. So I just told the owner to come see me when he was done, and I would show him what I do to prevent this from happening again.... He is now a no block convert. I catch a lot of flak on this forum about this procedure.
But it flat out works. It is simple, and you can forget about what is the best blocks.
I never said that one can dig thru concrete.... That SHOULD already be level... If it was done right. And of course in a campground (What is that) There are many rules that one MUST follow... Digging holes is probably just one of them.
But the poster, I was responding to, seemed to be a boondocker, at least some of the time... This option would probably be available to him.
Speedogomer wrote:The rain situation happened to me. I have seen it happen without any moisture to help. I was at a trial one time. Having lunch and looked out the window to see a commotion going on at another TT. Lots of activity and a crowd around it. I went over to see what was up. The DRY soft dirt had given away, causing the TT to fall off of the blocks. His wheel chocks had also given away. The tongue jack and stabilizers had folded up, and the TT tongue was sitting in the dirt. They were now digging a hole under the frame trying to get a hydraulic jack in there..... What a mess.
I agree with the lynx leveling blocks being awesome, they just work much nicer than wood blocks. Yes they're more $ than wood, but they're not that expensive either.
Huntindog, that's a great idea for a shovel to have handy. I keep that and an axe at all times. For most people who don't boondock though, a campground would get pretty mad if you're digging holes on their sites. Also many campgrounds are paved spots, no digging there.
downtheroad wrote:
Must have: (the 2 senses)
- Sense of humor
- Common sense.
