Blocking up camper for the winter
We are new at camping and have a travel trailer with tandem axles. When I store the camper I would like to block the axles as to have the tires off the ground. What would be the best way to do this?...
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I use four scissor jacks (two on each side) fore and aft of the axles and slightly lift the pressure off my tires. I do this to stabilize the trailer more then anything else, same as setup at a campsite. We get very heavy winds here and it keeps the trailer from rocking too much. It also spreads more of the weight around a larger area (spring thaw usually results in some sinkage of the trailer otherwise) I also lower all the stab jacks and take a little weight with those.
I pretty much set-up the trailer like I was camping, except I don't level it ( I keep the nose up for water drainage off the back)
Your tires and springs are fine to leave without jacking. I only jack to stabilize and spread the load, but it really isn't needed anyway.
I pretty much set-up the trailer like I was camping, except I don't level it ( I keep the nose up for water drainage off the back)
Your tires and springs are fine to leave without jacking. I only jack to stabilize and spread the load, but it really isn't needed anyway.
