โApr-17-2017 05:20 AM
โApr-25-2017 05:41 PM
myredracer wrote:
I can't see how the Fastway chocks would be superior to X-chocks (providing they're tightened) to prevent motion inside. Doesn't make sense from an engineering perspective.
โApr-25-2017 05:35 PM
Lantley wrote:
This forum is funny in a way that sometimes posters only hear what they want to hear and conveniently tune out anything else.
โApr-25-2017 09:52 AM
โApr-25-2017 09:26 AM
โApr-25-2017 08:46 AM
eb145 wrote:
Spoon,
Back on topic...
I have used both X Chocks and the Fastway OneStep.
I now use only the Fastway Onestep.
I found they both stopped the rocking motion about the same.
Ed
โApr-25-2017 05:15 AM
โApr-24-2017 06:38 PM
โApr-24-2017 12:46 PM
spoon059 wrote:blofgren wrote:
I've also been considering these products. I often come out of these threads more confused than when I started them and this one is no different........:h
I think there are some people here in desperate need of a camping trip. I have tried the X-Chocks, my in-laws have them. They worked great, stopped the majority of the rocking (foreward and aft rotation of the tires when people move inside) in the camper. It didn't feel like a house on a foundation, but it felt much better.
I didn't like that the X-Chocks require re-tightening after the tires cool. My slide is over the tires and I am tall. It was a pain in the neck (especially on gravel or wet sites) to climb underneath and tighten the X-chocks again.
I've seen the ONEsteps and they appear to accomplish the same task, preventing the fore and aft rotation of tires. They don't require adjustment when the tires cool. They were also a little cheaper AND serve as actual chocks.
I used the ONEstep this weekend and it felt great. It stopped the majority of the fore and aft rotation, very much like the X-Chocks did. I couldn't feel the dogs walking around when I was in bed. A trip to the bathroom didn't wake up the kids. It accomplished every thing I hoped that it would. I was very pleased with the ONEstep chocks. You have to get them snug against the tires to prevent them from rocking/rolling, but they worked great.
Again... I've tested these against the X-Chocks on the exact same trailer, exact same family, exact same dogs, exact same camp site. The end result was just about the EXACT SAME.
Hopefully camping season starts soon and some of these winter time arguers will find something else to occupy their time.
โApr-23-2017 02:30 PM
โApr-23-2017 12:56 PM
blofgren wrote:
I've also been considering these products. I often come out of these threads more confused than when I started them and this one is no different........:h
โApr-23-2017 09:30 AM
โApr-23-2017 05:38 AM
spoon059 wrote:
I used the word rocking to describe the back and forth movement of the wheels/tires as people move inside. The X-Chocks and ONEstep both work to stop the rotation of the tires, drastically reducing the feeling of movement inside the camper.
โApr-23-2017 05:00 AM
โApr-22-2017 06:26 PM
phillyg wrote:
Lantly, your description of what an x-chock and other chocks will do is correct. But, the OP's original post asked which would stop rocking. As I said, neither stops rocking. Both help to eliminate wheel movement, but rocking still occurs at the axles, springs and shackles. Unless one has 4 or 6-pt leveling, movement will occur.