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Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by NUDRAT, Dec 4, 2022.

  1. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:21 AM
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    NUDRAT

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    I went from tent camping to RTT, to now an RV. I want to store it for the winter and looking for some thoughts on leveling. (20' Class B)

    I have a driveway that inclines up slightly to the garage door, left to right it is level, front to rear can easily level with some chocks. I'm fine parking the RV blocking the garage door during the summer. For the winter (snow & frost season) I want to use the garage for the Tacoma, so need to move the RV. I have a paved area adjacent to the door, but it declines from right to left as well as from rear to front. I want to park the RV there but leveled.

    I'm over thinking it & would like outside thoughts.
    If I use a stack of wooden chocks on the downhill side, I'd probably need 12"-15" worth. I worry that stack would slide over the winter. Also, I worry about the uphill wheels being flexed & stagnant for several months. (I am assuming once brined the roads will be covered in brine dust all winter as is our normal, so don't want to drive the RV randomly during the winter.)

    1. leveling suggestions/thoughts please.
    2. does the suspension care if the wheels are unmoving & flexed for months
    3. Is cover it, park it on an angle & forget it a proper option? Seems a lot of stress on a wooden box
     
  2. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:29 AM
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    Is there anyway to level out the area a little bit so the angle is not so steep? I think a little angle is good to keep the water flowing off of it but 12-15" is a big drop in 8 feet.
     
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  3. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:36 AM
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    I'd toss down a rubber mat/rug that won't slide, and use a cinderblock or pavers instead of a stack of wood for the levelling jacks. Not sure that's the right answer though.
     
  4. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:36 AM
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    Leveling it out would need a retaining wall & filling the area, which would eliminate access to the rest of the property. There's a couple trees still need to come down, so vehicle access needs to be maintained for another year or so.
     
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  5. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:38 AM
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    Could you dig out the high side a little or is the area paved? Otherwise what @GODZILLA suggested would probably work
     
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    I don't know the specifics, but cinder blocks have a very particular strength pattern. But solid cinder bricks could be a decent fill option. Maybe I could screw them into the asphalt.
     
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    entire area is paved. I have flat lawn I could park it on, but trying to keep it on pavement to avoid rusting from moisture rising from the earth.
     
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    fluid film it and park it level?
     
  9. Dec 4, 2022 at 8:56 AM
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    plywood floors, don't think fluid film would help with that not getting damp rot.
     
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  10. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM
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    IMG_20210213_111835495_HDR (2).jpg
     
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  11. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:05 AM
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    Ah. Possibly not. Is the wood not treated?

    Oh! It's a motorhome style. I missed that. I was thinking a travel trailer. Completely out of my depth here.
     
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  12. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:14 AM
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    Nah, it's a travel trailer with a motor in the front - LOL. Same plywood box, same rooftop a/c, same plywood on metal frame floor. Really no different from a utility trailer with a plywood box on it.
     
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  13. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:15 AM
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    Well the travel trailers are easier for levelling because they have a jack at each corner. Not sure that works the same on a powered one.
     
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  14. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:17 AM
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    Mines too old for those, but an interesting idea. Perhaps I can add some next year. Modern motorhomes have them.
     
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    not sure you can put the torsion on the fasteners/bolts holding it to the frame. Without it being designed for it you may separate the box from the frame.
     
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    I think the proper solution may be to pour a level parking pad.
     
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  17. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:22 AM
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    Definitely the proper one, but not the cheapest one.
     
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  18. Dec 4, 2022 at 10:23 AM
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    That thing is sweet!:thumbsup:
     
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