Storing TT for winter

Ok. I'm just thinking along the lines of "anything's possible". I'd rather be over-prepared since I won't even get to camp in it til next season. I don't want it to be destroyed before I even get to use it once.

What about the stabilizers? I have a 28BHS model and have it parked and winterized for the next few months. But I've heard several different opinions on whether I just leave it on the wheels and jack levelled, or if I also deploy the stabilizers on some linx blocks. Thoughts?

dvitale300 wrote:
What about the stabilizers? I have a 28BHS model and have it parked and winterized for the next few months. But I've heard several different opinions on whether I just leave it on the wheels and jack levelled, or if I also deploy the stabilizers on some linx blocks. Thoughts?

Mine sits on a level pad, but I do have the stabilizers deployed. About once a month or so I "hit" 'em with a little dry lube then crank them up and back down.

dvitale300 wrote:
What about the stabilizers? I have a 28BHS model and have it parked and winterized for the next few months. But I've heard several different opinions on whether I just leave it on the wheels and jack levelled, or if I also deploy the stabilizers on some linx blocks. Thoughts?

Up around us where we have spring frost heaves, we do not leave stabilizers down. If you are on concrete or other solid pavement, it's not so much of an issue.

... Eric

dvitale300 wrote:
What about the stabilizers? I have a 28BHS model and have it parked and winterized for the next few months. But I've heard several different opinions on whether I just leave it on the wheels and jack levelled, or if I also deploy the stabilizers on some linx blocks. Thoughts?

I leave them deployed to help take any strain off the frame from sitting for 7 months in 1 place.

I leave mine deployed because I go out there and fart around just about every day...serious spring fever !

OK - it's about 50/50 on this one. Since I go out at least once a week and 'fart around' I think I'll put them down. My TT is on even concrete - and the weather in West TX isn't too bad (at least normally ;o)).

Thanks guys!

dvitale300 wrote:
OK - it's about 50/50 on this one. Since I go out at least once a week and 'fart around' I think I'll put them down. My TT is on even concrete - and the weather in West TX isn't too bad (at least normally ;o)).

Thanks guys!

Yeah where you are you'll be fine with the stabilizers down. :C

... Eric

I have a TT not a MH, so stablizers "down" when in storage. I am able to store at home, but living in the country we get very high winds. I park the camper facing West-East as most of the winds come out of the West, hitting the camper head on.

My thoughts are, the more points of contact to the ground, the harder it will be for wind to move the camper (which did actually happen once at our previous residence when we lived in town, when I did not have jacks down because the camper was between two buildings, and I thought it was immune from wind... Boy was I wrong!).

So, the more points on the ground, in my opinion, the better. By the way, even though I now park the camper on asphalt, I still use blocks (wood) under the jacks. Tires sit on the asphalt.

It absolutely does not hurt anything to have all the jacks down. It doesn't hurt to have them up either. But like so many, we use our camper all winter at home, sleep in it almost every week end --- yea ... go through a lot of propane over the winter too heating it.... but it's worth it. So, keeping the camper stable, level, and operational is important to us.

By the way, I don't keep a stash of beer in the refrigerator in the camper. I really don't drink alcohol at all, except an occasional wine. BUT ... I do keep my stash of Coca Cola in there! Chilled all the time! It's my reserve supply! And for week-ends!