Truck camper off truck on slope

I wouldn’t have when I had a TC.

Why can’t we ask, Rick? lol

Grit dog wrote:
30” rise over 30’ is 1:12 or 8.33% slope or about 4.5 deg slope.
Not a big deal imo. Other than loading and unloading. Might be tough if the truck is a tall 4x4 and the back end is cranked up with air or springs before loading.
If it looks like the jacks don’t want to sit flat when you level it out , may want to shim up pads under the jacks.
It’s not ideal for loading and unloading but the camper won’t care when you level it out. Don’t tweak the jacks. 1” shim under a 12” pad will level the jacks if your slope is accurate.

I believe this is the key. The metal pads on the jacks will try to lay flat on the slope which will force a bend into the jacks when the camper is level. If you can shim the jacks the camper won't know if the jacks are sitting on flat but different elevations.

dennych1 wrote:
The camper is a arctic fox 990.

No. Do not load or unload this size camper on a slope.
The two surfaces (flat bottom of the camper and flat surface of the truck bed must mate evenly).

If you try to do that, it will twist the jack(s) or bow them if they don't slip. Additionally, it will put tremendous stress on the camper frame where the jacks are mounted.

You all realize this is the same slope as, say, an ADA compliant sidewalk ramp from the sidewalk to the street, right? Or just a bit steeper than a typical 6% mountain freeway grade.
Not ideal, but not a problem in and of itself.
I would suggest the OP make sure of his driveway grade though.

Wow- Now I know Im a woos, I wouldn't even consider let alone attempt.
Our jacks are 10 1/2' apart, feet are Ø5 1/2". If I were able to get camper up, jacks vertical, feet would be 1/2" off at front edge, Which wouldn't happen, something would yield.

The entire camper would have to be raised approx. 10 1/2" at front jacks just to get level before lifting. Add another 2" to raise above rear of bed that's almost 48"...(from the 36" truck bed height). Fairly sure extended height would be beyond our jacks travel. But if it cleared, setting at that height at that angle, doubt I could get the truck out from under fast enough. Getting back on truck seems might be even more entertaining.

Just to visualize

If that’s where you want to park, you should investigate doing what everyone ought to do anyway.
Throw those spindly junk corner jacks in the scrap heap and put on a Stabil-Lift.
Problem solved, and now it’s about 400% easier to load and unload.

I've unloaded on flatter surfaces and didn't like the experience. I wouldn't even try it on that slope. I'm not saying it's not possible just that in my experience I'd never want to do it.

I was forced to use this pad in Tennessee which has a "slight" incline after I declined the other "slight" incline site I'd booked. No way I was trying the booked one. Hey it's Tennessee.
No way I'd have tried the second one without our hosspads. They helped by allowing jack feet to dig into the rubber more on the uphill side and lock them down. It didn't cut into them but I'm sure would if tilted enough.

I have the same situaton at home with uphill slope but since I have a gravel drive i can dig out a layer of gravel for hosspads to lie horizontal, so no problem as long as front of camper is kept higher than the rear. I wish driveway was flat! What we need are ball & socket joints against the ground!
As long as it's all the same slope for the length you need for the whole process not that big of deal to loud/unload for our Wolf Creek. My drive drops about 20" in 30 feet I have.

I'm with Grit dog on this..

I just don't see the big deal. 1:12 is pretty tame. Ideal? most of life isn't.

This is not a big problem. The camper does not know it is on an incline. The camper's weight is pulling it to the center of the earth, not down the slope.

Shims under the front of the jack legs will help some because the jacks will want to twist forward. A better solution may be just some tapered jack pads.

The real problem with a camper is side slopes, then things get complicated in loading and unloading.

Good luck.

Rick