What do you use to level your truck camper

[DavidGraves]

In our GMC factory built motorhome one would back into site and then just play with the air bag rear suspension to adjust.....the suspension was supposed to automatically adjust for road crown etc but I doubt it really worked.

These were the world most advanced motorhome until the bean counters pulled the plug....another ten years of production would probably have gotten them right...last one built in '78.

David Graves

 

[daverave]

Resurrecting this old thread to ask a stupid question:

A friend recently gave me a set of those red Anderson leveling blocks that are 6" wide to use under our 9" wide E-series KO2 tires. Does anyone think that having that much tread hanging over the edges is detrimental or deforming to the tire?

After reading this thread my gut guess is that it shouldn't be an issue with tires that are that stout especially as many of you are using 2x6s for leveling. Up to this point we have been using a couple of those 16" hexagonal rubber bases (1-1/2" high) that highway crews use on those temporary orange lane markers but sometimes we need additional height. Sometimes we will put those on top of a few rocks when available if we need extra height. We also use a big, ole hoe to dig holes.

As a retired architect, I am particularly level aware. My wife calls it an obsession ;-)

 

[AWG_Pics]

We have one of these in the cab of the Tundra. The cup holder is reportedly designed to be level with the truck frame, so I just move the truck back and forth until it is more or less level. Works well enough for us so far. $9 bucks for two seems like a good price.

I have leveling blocks, but they can be a fiddley pain in the neck to mess with.

https://www.amazon.com/SENHAI-Triple-Bubble-Spirit-Pentax/dp/B01GPX5X84/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=camera+hot+shoe+level&qid=1584491969&s=electronics&sr=1-12

 

[klahanie]

... a set of those red Anderson leveling blocks that are 6" wide to use under our 9" wide E-series KO2 tires. Does anyone think that having that much tread hanging over the edges is detrimental or deforming to the tire?

I think you'll be fine. I don't know about long term but I often use a rock, branch, even a 4x4" block with no ill effect, so far. I just try to keep the pointy sides down...

 

[longhorn1]

We have the Lynx stackers. Several have been damaged due to rocks. Might have to replace. When we got our camper I got the Andersen levelers. They are like a curved triangle. You drive up on them until you are level. You place their wedge under the leveler and set you brake. I can't find them. Thought I might have left them at a campground, but I have the wedges. Somewhere in the garage. Stackers are cheap.[emoji854]
Just noticed I have a post back in 2016 about the Andersen Levelers.

 

[JaSAn]

I use the yellow 'lego' blocks, with an oversized 1/2" plywood base for rough or especially for soft ground.
- I carry four 1/2" bases for when stacking legos, sealed for moisture.
And I use my iPhone leveling app to level; I have a place in the cab that is the same level as the camper.

I have calculated how many blocks it takes to change the level 1º: front to back and side to side.
I can feel when the camper is more than 2º off; uncomfortable at > 4º.

I used to carry wood blocks but the legos pack better and are much lighter (and much safer to carry in the cab).

jim