How important to keep things level?

[diver110]

I know you have to keep things very flat to load and unload the camper, but let's say you are out camping in the boonies, with the camper on the truck. It is often not easy to find a fully flat spot. How big of a problem is it if the truck and thus the camper is not fully level?

[bighatnohorse]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Fridge damage from operating 'off level' is accumulative...kinda like clogging arteries. You are not aware of the damage until it's too late.

"Time duration" has to be part of the equation.
5-minutes off level won't damage it. What about 5-hours? Or 24-hours?
Does the travel vibration tend to redistribute the cholesterol?

[portscanner]

If DW doesnt complain, you got it right

[gkainz]

I've found that if I don't roll out of bed at night, the eggs stay in the pan and the coffee doesn't spill out of the pot - close enough. Reasonably level is close enough, in my experience.

[camperpaul]

Super_Dave wrote:
Is the concern you all have just when the frig is running or under all conditions?

Only when it is running.

[Super_Dave]

Got a question for the frig experts. Is the concern you all have just when the frig is running or under all conditions? I store my camper fairly out of level so that water doesn't accumulate on my roof.

[skipbee]

Beside the fridge we level to make the satellite much easier to tune, and to have the shower drain properly. Also for just a comfortable TC. It is simple with quick release tiedowns and bubble levels fitted on the side and back at the passenger side rear. If we're way off level we will use leveling blocks to get us closer to level before finishing with the jacks.

[bigfootford]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Fridge damage from operating 'off level' is accumulative...kinda like clogging arteries. You are not aware of the damage until it's too late.

I agree...

Jim

[Old-Biscuit]

Fridge damage from operating 'off level' is accumulative...kinda like clogging arteries. You are not aware of the damage until it's too late.

[Roadlover]

I have always done my best to keep it level and use blocks when I can but there are times when we go to so out of the way areas that "level" is just not going to happen. So far, we have never lost use of the refrigerator.

[jmckelvy]

I haven't found it to be critical at all.

We camped once at Sinks Canyon Park near Lander, WY. The sites although paved were really at quite an angle. In spite of using all my boards and ruining some Lynx levelers the front was still quite a bit higher than the rear. I got out of bed an almost fell out the back door!

[kohldad]

Most absorption refrigerators are 6* front-back of fridge and 3* side-to-side of fridge. But since the fridge is mounted side-ways with the back to the passenger or driver's side, it is 6* side-to-side of truck and 3* front-back of truck.

Someone once calculated it for a typical crew cab long bed truck about 8" at the wheels in either direction.

[JoeChiOhki]

I stick to the half a bubble front to back on the truck. The fridge can tolerate more side-to-side on the truck, but I usually level to within a half bubble both ways because the camper gets uncomfortable much more than that out of level.

[narcodog]

As was stated read your manual, these jokers will tell you from dead level to 45*. My theory is if I can sleep with out to much discomfort I'm good to go.

[sch911]

Half a bubble is all the frige needs.....

[midnightsadie]

I use a bubble level as long as its in the circle or darn close that works for me .and I,ve never had a frig problem.