Leveling on a Downward Slope

[MTHome]

My husband and I just purchased our first TT. It's a 23 ft Passport 195BR. We're learning the ropes and booked a site at a semi-local state park for July 4th weekend. I drove out to check the site and discovered it's got a pretty good downhill slope from the top of the site. Maybe it's just being new that makes it looks like a pretty good slope, but my first thought was how on earth are we going to get level on that?

I've got leveling blocks. Those yellow lego like ones. Any suggestions as the best way to do this?

[handye9]

All depends on how much slope and where your steps and stabilizers are located. Your stabilizers work best when they are not fully extended. Bring enough blocks (plastic or wood) to put blocking under the tongue jack for leveling, and under the stabilizers. You may even need some blocks to make a platform below your steps.

[dan-nickie]

If you still can, I would pick out the spot I wanted and ask for my reservation to be changed.
If one is available, they typically don't mind.

[the_bear_II]

If it's really bad you may want to bring along a bunch of 2X4s about 24 inches long that you can stack up log cabin style under your tongue jack and stabilizers. Be sure to use the type of wheel chocks that lock between the tires instead of just block the tires.

I've been in sites where I've had to raise the tongue as high as the tongue jack will go and then place blocks under the frame so I could raise the tongue jack up so I could put more blocks under it to get the front of the trailer even higher until level. Then I placed more blocks under the frame to stabilize the trailer. The rear bumper of the TT was nearly touching the ground.

I had to add blocks under the wooden step we normally use to raise it up to make it easier to get into the TT.

[Ron3rd]

I've had to do that before. Sloping down on the front: I've used wooden blocks under the tongue jack but the yellow blocks will work too. Just stack a bunch of them up until you have enough to level it front to back. If you have to go up a lot, wood might be safer.

Sloping down to the rear: I've had to set the tongue of the trailer on the ground before to get the trailer level.