Truck/RV levellers?

[Powerstroke2000]

I thought I would see what some of you find most useful when it comes to levelling your truck when you get to a site! I was just on a recent trip, and I usually carry along some 2X10 wood blocks, but forgot them this time around. Trying to buy some along the way produced little results, as no one seemed to be stocking them (perhaps because it's still winter?)
At any rate, looking on Ebay, I see there are several brands/types, and wondered if any of you had found the 'ideal' levellers to run the truck up no to, to level the whole unit?
I'm finding even some of the paved sites in some State Parks are far from level!

Any info on these would be appreciated!

Thanks.

[bcbouy]

i use lynx levelling blocks and a shovel,then i lower the jacks.my wife and i are avid fly fishers and we plan almost all our trips around fishing out of the way spots and they're never level

[Powerstroke2000]

1mtnman wrote:
After many years of rving I find that level is a state of mind and I don't worry about it unless I roll out of bed! Park it and enjoy your stay!!

I see some folks use their camper 'jacks' for levelling, but I find that's more work than necessary. I've heard that the camper fridge works best if/when the camper is level, along with not having things roll to one side on the dinette table, making the effort worthwhile, albeit, there are times when it is "close enough" to just leave things as they are.
Campers generally don't have ALOT of storage space, but 95% of the time I'm pulling my enclosed trailer behind, so that gives me the needed storage, along with the slide out drawer the Arctic Fox has under the step area should allow for levellers of some kind.

Another consideration (not sure on it's importance) is that my truck is a dually, and whether it's important (I believe it is!) to have blocks under both tires? With that in mind, there are times when one full side (front and back) needs levelling, thus one 'set' of blocks may not be enough? This would only be occasionally, but if you where somewhere where you plan on staying for a week or two, being level needs to be considered in my opinion.
I see there are the "Utility Blocks" on a Youtube site that look good, but you only get 4 blocks and for 4 (ebay) they are $70.00...which makes my old wooden blocks seem like a cheap alternative...abeit their weight and non-stacking ability is the negative with them.
Hmm....

[805gregg]

I used wood for about 10 years, but got tired of them cracking, all the weight and they take up a lot of storage space, now I use Level Trek, much easier

[2BLAZERS]

I've just bought about 4 packs of the lego blocks from Camping World when they've been on 50% sales or so. Need lots if the rear of a dually you need to raise.

[bka0721]

Raften wrote:
Holy cow bka, where do you carry all that lumber?

While I understand you being incredulous, it is pretty simple. I have them notched, to fit together, in the space under my motorcycle, along the wheel track in my motorcycle trailer (the big blocks). My Plywood Sandwiches fit behind my air compressor and the 2X10 boards are stacked vertically in a 18ga Rubbermaid tub, that sits on the floor, of the trailer, next to my second motorcycle.

When I posted earlier, I wrote; 4-4X8, when actually it is; 2-4X8. Not that it makes much of a difference.

b

[dakonthemountai]

I have two sets of the lynx leveler blocks; they fit perfectly in the cabinet under the dinette. Then I also carry a few 2x6s. I've never had a problem leveling with this setup, though I don't tend to go offroad or into extreme conditions like some of you guys do.

Dak

[deltabravo]

I carry the stackable plastic blocks, but I also carry a few small pieces of plywood. Sometimes the blocks are too thick, so the plywood works as in intermediate leveling block.

I also use the plywood to stack the block on when I park on gravel areas, to keep from destroying the bottom of the plastic blocks. Once the bottom ridges on the plastic blocks are gouged up, they don't stack very well.

[jmckelvy]

dadwolf2 wrote:
I use a pair of Camco Tri-levelers.

That's what I use in conjunction with a supply of 2X10s. The tri-levelers fit perfectly under the fold out floor panels behind the front seats of my truck.

I ruined a set of Lynx Levelers at Sinks Canyon SP in Wyoming trying to raise the rear of my dually. Man, those sites, while paved nicely, were really steep.

[bighatnohorse]

My first thought was to go to Home Depot, Lowes, etc. and have them cut some plywood spacers.
They will last forever and you can bevel the ends when you get home.

[kerry4951]

hedge wrote:

dadwolf2 wrote:
I use a pair of Camco Tri-levelers.

x2, they seem to take up less space for the options they provide.

X3 They store very nicely in my AF slide out tray. Perfect place for 4 of them.

[Raften]

Holy cow bka, where do you carry all that lumber?

[hedge]

dadwolf2 wrote:
I use a pair of Camco Tri-levelers.

x2, they seem to take up less space for the options they provide.

[homefor2]

2x10's take up too much space. 2x8 or even 2x6 will work just fine. I like the spruce lumber as its very light weight and cheap. Some of mine have 1/2 inch plywood fastened on them so there are lots of height choices.

[bka0721]

Powerstroke2000 wrote:
I thought I would see what some of you find most useful when it comes to levelling your truck when you get to a site! I was just on a recent trip, and I usually carry along some 2X10 wood blocks, but forgot them this time around. Trying to buy some along the way produced little results, as no one seemed to be stocking them (perhaps because it's still winter?)
At any rate, looking on Ebay, I see there are several brands/types, and wondered if any of you had found the 'ideal' levellers to run the truck up no to, to level the whole unit?
I'm finding even some of the paved sites in some State Parks are far from level!

Any info on these would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Wholly Cow! What is happening to Canada? They don't have any lumber yards in B.C.?

Whenever I need to replace some 2X10 (the wider the board the easier they are to split) that have now become firewood, I just head to a local lumber yard or Lowes/Home Depot. When both my hands were in casts, last year, I just had the store cut them into 24" lengths and they did it for free!. I also carry 4-6"X8" and 4-4"X8" and a stack of 2"X10" (I run 245/70R19.5). With the 2X10s, I laminate them with a strip of Pressure treated plywood, liquid nailed and screwed to the top and bottom of them, as well as a few strips of pressure treated plywood sandwiches (screwed & glued together) to give me ½ sizes.

I guess since I spend a lot of time in remote locations, I don’t let a little slope/grade keep me from boondocking in a prime location.
I have a bubble level gauge, in a discreet location, on passenger side, that I can see from the driver’s seat to get close to level, front to back, before I stop and use my blocks and air bags to fine tune the side to side and sometimes front to back. When you do it a lot, just seeing the bubble location, on the level, pretty much tells you how many blocks you need to place under your wheels.

Just don’t dig holes, to lower your tire/s, and not fill them back in. Be nice and leave no trace you’ve been there, except tire tracks and footprints!

b

[Artum_Snowbird]

We have one double 2X10 and four singles. I often find we have to put it into 4X4 in order to climb up, but that has worked for us almost every time.

If we are camping for a few days I may run a jack or two down on the low side to level that extra inch without unhooking the camper tie downs. Just an inch though, nothing more.

We also have two bubble level indicators on the back left corner, and by looking at them we get pretty good about figuring out what wheel needs a lift.