Why not store camper on jacks?
I frequently see people say not to store campers on the jacks. I also frequently see people actually doing it.. (which includes a friend of mine who has stored and used his camper on the jacks fo...
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mkirsch wrote:
What baffles me is why someone would NOT be able to see the potential problems, and NOT want to have a little insurance against them.
Maybe nothing bad will ever happen. Maybe your camper will never leak and rot. Maybe a big wind storm won't come through and test your jacks. Maybe your jacks won't have a random structural failure. Maybe the ground won't soften and give way under the camper.
Nothing wrong with a bit of precaution, especially when it's so simple and cheap.
In my case, I'm not talking about 'at home', so to have that extra insurance, i'd have to pack whatever stands I keep my camper on at home (in my case, it sits on 3 heavy 10x10x6' beams) into the camper to take them with it. They're heavy, and I really would rather not load them into the camper to stash it at a friends for a few weeks while I work on my patio.. thats 500 pounds of wood!
I know I could build something lighter, but it sounds like its just not necessary for a temporary solution.
