Storing TC on lawn

[HUNTERJEFF]

I am in the process of moving and I currently park my TC on a blacktop driveway. The house I am moving to doesn’t have a paved driveway so I will have to park on the lawn. I am looking for any tips. I hope it doesn’t make looking the TC much harder.
Thanks Jeff

[Kayteg1]

That all depends on camper weight.
I estimate my front legs put more than 2000lb each, so garden paver can crack and plain concrete cracks without warning, when consequences can be disastrous

[sonuvabug]

mountainkowboy wrote:
I use 12'x 12" pads under mine...works like a champ.

the 12" x 12" stone pavers make the most sense to me.

[mountainkowboy]

I use 12'x 12" pads under mine...works like a champ.

[DWeikert]

I stored my camper on bare grass for years. I just put an 8x8 paver I had left over from a walkway project under each jack foot. That spread around the load enough that the pavers sank very little into the ground. The only problem was waiting for the ground to firm up before I could back the truck under the camper to load it. If you plan to load/unload in early spring or other times the soil is saturated, either a stone bed a few feet thick or a concrete/asphalt pad would be your best bet.

[d3500ram]

Perhaps consider drive-able permeable pavers- something like THIS. I will specify a drive-able component over grass but the landscape Architect will design and coordinate it with Ownership.

I will indicate these for required drivable ares... mostly it is for fire department access around a building and not for regular use, but is it can support a fire truck most likely it should support a TC while still looking fairly decent is a sodded area.

[rockhillmanor]

Rubber stall mats. They won't sink like 2x4 fours or be hard to aim for and get up on. Pull right on the stall mat plenty of room for placement.

Find them at Tractor Supply or local feed stores.

[ppine]

Build a pad for it.

[SugarHillCTD]

Parking on grass- just keep an eye on possible mouse invasion, especially as the weather cools down.

By the way, they can jump. A mouse fell into one of our empty 30 gallon totes and it could almost jump back out.

[NEOK]

I did it once for a few months until I could pour a concrete pad. I did use 2x6 boards under each jack that helped. I did have an issue with the front truck tires tearing up some grass as I manuevered the truck to line up with the camper.

[noxinnhoj]

I live in the pacific northwest and I wouldn't park my tc on grass,I have in the past and a lot of moisture seems to rise up compared to being parked on gravel,blacktop etc.

[burningman]

Or put a Stable-Lift on the camper. Then, zero problems like these! 🙂

[theoldwizard1]

jaycocreek wrote:
Wood blocks under the jacks and a fancy looking cover.

Take pressure treated 2x4 and cut them to be long enough for your jack pad. Drill a couple of holes edge to edge. Now drill the hole oversize about half way through so that the head is buried in the center. Assemble with construction adhesive and exterior grade screws.

Make at LEAST 2 for each jack, because I guarantee they will sink. The larger they are, the less they will sink.

[Lwiddis]

With my washer and wood pile on the front porch, I gots no more room, ppine.

[gbopp]

A gravel pad. Cheap and easy to install or remove if necessary.

[SidecarFlip]

Kayteg1 wrote:
You never know when soft soil will get more rain or sprinkler water and become swamp.
I park my camper on dirt driveway and would I not put additional support in front, who knows how it would look after heavy rain since rear legs sunk 6".
So don't take any chances and put big wood planks under the feet.
You can buy grass-like carpet to camouflage it and refrigerator 😉

Sounds prepper stealthy, a camo camper in the yard. Ultimate bug out shelter or a place to get away from mama.