Parking camper on sloped driveway

LOADING/REMOVING CAMPER
Keep children and animals away from the area when
raising or lowering the camper. Avoid putting any part
of your body under the camper during the procedure.
Do not tilt the camper sideways while raising it on the
jacks. The jacks could buckle.
Always raise or lower the camper with the front either
level or higher than the back to avoid weight transfer

and damage to jacks or cargo.
Load and unload camper on firm level ground.
Unequal load on the jacks can cause the slideout
opening to rack.
Use caution when loading and unloading the camper
on a windy day. The amount of wind that is dangerous
depends on your exposure and the weight of the

camper, etc.
ALWAYS KEEP FRONT HIGHER THAN REAR.
LOADING CAMPER ON TO TRUCK
1. Extend each jack no more than 4" at a time,
starting with the front jacks, keeping the camper
as level as possible at all times. Repeat this

Redhanded73 wrote:
i just need to load it back up

I "assume" you have the 4 corner jacks? If so,go to a camper place and borrow/rent a pair of the universal ones that are on tripods, and you use them in the middle of each side. Between all 6 you would be fine. Otherwise, have 4 other people there, to hold it steady in case it starts to slide. Back in slow and carefully.

i just need to load it back up

When unloading the camper, be advised that as you pull the truck forward the trailing edge of the bed often makes arc, so have someone monitor the read of the bed as you pull forward…You may have to lower the rear jacks more than you first realize…

3 tons

i have the same problem with an 83 lance. I took it off at a storage place and the parking was inclined. I have since gotten a level spot at a different place. Now I have to load it back on my truck, the front of the camper is already higher, so I'm guessing this will make it somewhat easier to load but any suggestions I will greatly appreciate. Thanks everyone in advance.

Thanks all. A lot of good info. Thanks again

I've got a lot of side slope. I just lower it as low to the ground as possible in the side-to-side level position. Front is always higher. When you get it low-to-the ground, it's not going to move around. I always have those square plastic pieces under the feet to spread the load out (I'm on gravel/dirt). And, when bad weather comes, I often just put the truck under it, so I don't have to be concerned at all.

Good luck!
Bill

unloading on a side slope, don't level your truck on blocks. If you unload that way, as soon as your truck comes off the blocks as your pulling forward the bed twists and you might hit side of camper

You would not want to use it like that. First off you'll wreck the fridge.

Actually, 4" high in the front is well within the operating limits of the fridge. The operating limits are usually 3* side to side of fridge (usualy back-front of camper) and 6* front to back of fridge (usually side-side of camper). Someone did the calcs and that equates to about 8" difference between the front wheels and back wheels and also about 8" difference between the left wheels and right wheels.

If you look at the tubes in the back of the fridge and think of water flowing through them, you want to be level enough where the water doesn't puddle in any of the lines.

And actually, 4" off really isn't that bad to use the camper. I've had it that far off before for overnight parking lot stays and didn't have any problems rolling off the bed or things sliding off the stove while cooking. My biggest problem was feeling a bit off balance.

This may be a stupid observation, but the 4" front to back slope recommendation is for STORING the camper. You would not want to use it like that. First off you'll wreck the fridge. Second off you'll slide out of bed at night.