TRAILER ROLLED!!!
Hello, I had the scare of my life this past weekend. We got lost on the way to the campground and had an issue filling up the fresh water tank (didn't have the new drain valve installed). In a...
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NO in-between tire chock, including the OP's Camco versions, should be used solely for the purpose of chocking a trailer to prevent it from shifting. As I've mentioned every time the subject of the similar BAL X-Chock comes up I've pointed out that the manufacturer includes a note with every X-Chock sold reminding them of this fact.
Inevitably someone is sure to argue but the fact is that every tire shrinks in diameter as it cools so any in-between tire chock put in place as the trailer is being set up is sure to loosen as the tires shrink over the next couple of hours. The solution therefore is to use some sort of ground level chocking system to actually secure the trailer and use the in-between tire chocks simply to reduce camper "wiggle" as you walk around inside the camper. BOTH sides of the trailer should be so chocked and with proper application can be used atop whatever is leveling the trailer's low side tires, be it wood or Lynx Levelers.
My personal preference is a pair of adjustable BAL Standard Tire Locking Chocks to secure the trailer and a pair of BAL X-Chocks to minimize the wiggle ...
... but since my current trailer doesn't allow sufficient room between adjacent tires for the BAL Standard Tire Chock I instead use rubber chocks secured in position with hardwood spacers ...
Either system works perfectly and will absolutely prevent the kind of event (and damage) the OP has described.
Inevitably someone is sure to argue but the fact is that every tire shrinks in diameter as it cools so any in-between tire chock put in place as the trailer is being set up is sure to loosen as the tires shrink over the next couple of hours. The solution therefore is to use some sort of ground level chocking system to actually secure the trailer and use the in-between tire chocks simply to reduce camper "wiggle" as you walk around inside the camper. BOTH sides of the trailer should be so chocked and with proper application can be used atop whatever is leveling the trailer's low side tires, be it wood or Lynx Levelers.
My personal preference is a pair of adjustable BAL Standard Tire Locking Chocks to secure the trailer and a pair of BAL X-Chocks to minimize the wiggle ...
... but since my current trailer doesn't allow sufficient room between adjacent tires for the BAL Standard Tire Chock I instead use rubber chocks secured in position with hardwood spacers ...
Either system works perfectly and will absolutely prevent the kind of event (and damage) the OP has described.
