Parking on a slope

[ian_c]

This seems to me to be one of those questions that gets asked a hundred times but I can't find a thread.
We all know that it's important to level our trailers when parked so as not to damage the fridge. But how about if the fridge is not on? I'd like to park our 5ver in our driveway for a few days before we head south. It's got an almost 30º slope. It would stay hitched to our F250 and the wheels would be chocked so I'm not concerned about roll back, but would we risk damaging anything else?

Many thanks
Ian

[garmp]

We have a steep driveway also, but don't turn on the fridge until we pull out. The night before we put frozen milk jugs of water in the fridge to pre-cool it. Pull those out, turn it on and go!

[Grit_dog]

ian.c wrote:
Grit dog, you got me! I have a steep driveway and it seemed to me that a 30-60-90 triangle would lie nicely along the hypotenuse with the other long side being level. This discussion has told me two things: I don't need to worry about the fridge 'cause it's off and I need to learn a lot more about the difference between 30º and a 30% grade.
Thanks for everyone's responses!
Ian

Right on bud! Cheers!
Hey just remember, a 45deg angle is a 100% slope. So 1deg is just over 2%.

[valhalla360]

ian.c wrote:
Grit dog, you got me! I have a steep driveway and it seemed to me that a 30-60-90 triangle would lie nicely along the hypotenuse with the other long side being level. This discussion has told me two things: I don't need to worry about the fridge 'cause it's off and I need to learn a lot more about the difference between 30º and a 30% grade.
Thanks for everyone's responses!
Ian

I doubt it's even that steep if you are considering parking on it.

12-15% grades seem crazy steep on roads....30% is pretty much unheard of on roads and driveways.

I wouldn't run the fridge but as long as you give it an hour or two to settle once level, it should be fine.

[ian_c]

Grit dog, you got me! I have a steep driveway and it seemed to me that a 30-60-90 triangle would lie nicely along the hypotenuse with the other long side being level. This discussion has told me two things: I don't need to worry about the fridge 'cause it's off and I need to learn a lot more about the difference between 30º and a 30% grade.
Thanks for everyone's responses!
Ian

[Grit_dog]

valhalla360 wrote:


Beat me to it. I doubt you could stop the rig from rolling downhill with that kind of slope.

Ya, I think the OP either meant to say 30% grade which is also really steep to park on or just knows he has a steep driveway and guessed at how steep.
If it really was 30deg, if the overall length of the rig is 50', that's a 25' rise in grade tip to tail.

[MFL]

Like Old-Biscuit mentioned above, I would not extend/retract any slides at that steep angle. It seems you plan to pack/load for several days before leaving for an extended stay. It would not be fun to do all that loading, without having at least a main slide out, but just asking for trouble IMO.

Jerry

[valhalla360]

Grit dog wrote:
30deg slope? That’s like almost a 70% grade. Is it really that steep? Doesn’t seem plausible.
If you’re comfortable parking the truck on it, it won’t hurt anything in the camper if you can get it there that I can think of.
That’s awful dang steep though. I’d have someone throw chalk blocks while you’re still in the truck on the brakes though. Wouldn’t want any of that pressure on the transmission.

Beat me to it. I doubt you could stop the rig from rolling downhill with that kind of slope.

[Grit_dog]

30deg slope? That’s like almost a 70% grade. Is it really that steep? Doesn’t seem plausible.
If you’re comfortable parking the truck on it, it won’t hurt anything in the camper if you can get it there that I can think of.
That’s awful dang steep though. I’d have someone throw chalk blocks while you’re still in the truck on the brakes though. Wouldn’t want any of that pressure on the transmission.

[Old-Biscuit]

No fridge...no harm

Slides???
Might put them in a bind opening and/or closing

[Dutch_12078]

If the fridge is not turned on, no harm is done...

[Lwiddis]

8.33% doesn’t bother me if the fridge is off.