Leveling boards, what do you carry.

[John_Joey]

We'll be taking off shortly in a new to us 5'ver for an extended time. I figure two 2x8x6 foot should do the trick for leveling.

My old RV was a MH with levelers, so I never thought about it much before.

[avvidclif1]

martipr wrote:

azjeffh wrote:

whiteeye42 wrote:
The anderson levelers are nice but how do they work when the ground is soft and or in gravel

And what about the tire spacing needed to get one between the tires?

No problem. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JQV15VzBc

Ok my tires are less than 2" apart. There isn't room to get one in there in front of the rear tire.

[Parrothead_Mike]

I carry 2 5 foot 8X10's along with some assorted 2X6's. Never had a problem getting level yet.

[Jframpey]

4) 6X6X24
😎 4X4X24
4) 2X6X24
😎 2X4X24
2) 2X6X60
2) 6X6's cut to make my own Anderson type levelers with chocks
6X6's cut to wedges with threaded rod to use as wheel locks

Call me anal - but I've been in some muddy spots, and I spent 14 years riding a heavy rescue fire truck... I like to be prepared! And I can level anything from 0 to 5 1/2" with my levelers. Or more with blocking!

[martipr]

azjeffh wrote:

whiteeye42 wrote:
The anderson levelers are nice but how do they work when the ground is soft and or in gravel

And what about the tire spacing needed to get one between the tires?

No problem. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JQV15VzBc

[martipr]

whiteeye42 wrote:
The anderson levelers are nice but how do they work when the ground is soft and or in gravel

No problem. They have much much more contact surface than the plastic blocks.

[Cummins12V98]

larry barnhart wrote:
I carry 8"X8" 3/4 plywood and this fits in the 8x8 plastic block bags. I CARRY SOME 1/4" 8X8 for fine tuning for our long stay during the winter. One night stays are not that important. I see the auto level product works good but then later the folks are out playing to be more level and same with the MH's friends not being happy after a few days. Love the simple stuff better.
chevman

I agree!

[Veebyes]

Go to lumber yard & find warped unsellable 2X10X10'. Type of wood matters little as long as it is cheap. Use till it splits or breaks then cut & use as firewood. Repeat as necessary.

Multi purpose, the boards also serve as staging across the truck bed to reach higher on the front cap for cleaning. The boards have also save my hide in self extricating from a very muddy slippery situation.

[jaycocamprs]

I've used these slant-levelers for years. Work much like the Anderson levelers, and I have never had a problem with them fitting between the tires.

[filrupmark]

3/4 and 1/2" plywood 11" x 11" and I keep them in a milk crate. Works great for me. Whatever you do make sure your board is big enough to support your tire completely so you wont break any cords in your tires.

[laknox]

John&Joey wrote:
We'll be taking off shortly in a new to us 5'ver for an extended time. I figure two 2x8x6 foot should do the trick for leveling.

My old RV was a MH with levelers, so I never thought about it much before.

I have a set of the lego-blocks and salvaged several 2x6 boards from my son-in-law's house when they were re-doing it. Cut them up into 12" lengths to use for cribbing under my tires, if needed, and my rear stabilizers. For "normal" campsites, I find that I rarely need more than 1 lego block, very occasionally 2, on the low side. At our usual boondock site, I take my parking boards, which are two 2x6s by 4' long, screwed one on top of the other. I use one on the downhill side and it levels me almost perfectly.

Lyle

[larry_barnhart]

I carry 8"X8" 3/4 plywood and this fits in the 8x8 plastic block bags. I CARRY SOME 1/4" 8X8 for fine tuning for our long stay during the winter. One night stays are not that important. I see the auto level product works good but then later the folks are out playing to be more level and same with the MH's friends not being happy after a few days. Love the simple stuff better.
chevman

[Dave_and_Sue]

http://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/f110/andersen-camper-levelers-43295.html

Check page 13 for the solution to narrow spacing of wheels on the Anderson levelers.By the way,they work great.

[JIMNLIN]

Leveling boards, what do you carry.

Its gonna' depend on where one camps.
We camp on leveled/flat/RV concrete pads in a RV park on down to primitive camp areas on hill sides (no trailer pads...just dirt/mud)
I have several 4" x 8" x 24" long garage header wood beams with a ramp cut at one end. I've got 2"x 8" boards and 1" thick plywood at various widths and lengths. I also carry wood blocks or 1" plywood for using under stabilizers and landing jack feet when the ground is soft.
I've carried most of my board collection since we had truck campers in the '60s and '70s.
Also a shovel for digging one side down of the trailer and truck. At times the truck has to have one side ramped up also for hitching and unhitching.
Now for those that camp on a hard surface level camp sight pad not much is needed. I could care less what or why others carry what they have.

[bpounds]

I like lumber, not plastic.

I use 2 x 10 pressure treated.

Cut the pieces about 15" long.

Never understood why folks carry 6' long pieces of lumber. Cut that same piece up into shorter sections. I only have to backup about a foot, or two depending on how high, to be up on the blocks. The same pieces work under the landing gear or stab jacks if I feel the need. They stack nicely right in the basement. Seems inconvenient to have your long pieces of lumber in the truck bed, considering you need them before you unhitch. JMHO. Used the same boards on my previous pull-behind.

[bradyk]

I use lynx and put a small piece of plywood underneath. We boon dock quite often and are on grass and sometimes find the blocks by themselves sink in. Same thing if a campground that is not real solid base. Do these sink down too or would it work better as I do now and put a small plywood under where it hits to give it a better base and not sink down after getting setup. looks like a good idea and easy to use and store.