Friday, February 16, 2018

How To Stabilize A Parked Travel Trailer

By Nancy White


Camping is supposed to be fun but will easily be ruined by a trailer that is unstable. Trailers save you the trouble of setting up a tented camp. It also delivers comfort and security because of the hard and solid body. Since camping grounds are usually uneven, most owners and campers have to deal with the challenge of how to stabilize a parked travel trailer.

Amateur campers wonder why a lot of attention is on stabilizing trailers. An unstable cabin will give you a nasty experience. It causes items you carried like glasses to break because of the swing. Other sections of your cabin like doors, drawers and slides malfunction because of instability. In the process of breaking, these cabin parts and items will injure occupants.

Instability extends the possibility of damage to the entire unit. When it sways too much to the side or up and down, the entire camper is likely to topple. Its weight and internal modifications will lead to extensive damage. You will also be caused to bear the cost of towing to the garage beyond ruining your camping expedition. Settle for a ground that is more solid and flat. There also are several ways you can use to achieve stability.

Remember that stabilizers are not supposed to hold too much weight. Their design and the material used point at gadgets only meant to offer support. It is the wheels that should support most of this weight. Stabilizing levels and jacks may come with your cabin or may be custom-installed during fabrication.

Most trailers and fifth wheels have leveling systems sold during acquisition. During purchase or fabrication, ensure that you get the tools that are naturally designed for stabilizing. They include a section of wooden blocks that are two by ten inches. You will get between four and eight of such blocks to be used below the levers or stabilizers you are going to use. The blocks can also be used below jacks to prevent the jack from digging into the ground and thus causing further instability.

Manufacturers of trailers build levels alongside the cabin. They are strategically placed on the shaft and both corners of the front end. Where the cabin does not come with the levels, get them fixed on installed in a customized manner. The levels allow you to adjust the length depending on the orientation of the ground where you are camping.

Achieve stability side by side before focusing on front and back. You will need to focus on the wheels as well as choose a ground that is relatively stable. Leveling blocks are used to lock wheels to prevent them from moving. When you have achieved side by side stability, you chock tries and brake the cabin in order to work on forward-backward stability.

Lower the stabilizing levels or jacks onto the laid leveling boards. The connecting shaft could also be used if your trailer is not too long. The boards should be in good condition to protect them from breaking under pressure. The ground where these blocks and the levels are placed should be solid to avoid sinking. If the levels sink, you will loose stability.




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