Capt. Mike
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5/13/98 (9:02 AM)
Leveling is not only to get the LP refrigerators started and working best. It makes for good sink draining, not having things roll off the table and not sleeping downhill!
I made my own levelers out of 2X6 treated wood. Took a 24" piece; stacked on a 16" piece, then finally an 8" piece. Flush at one end so they form steps from the other. Screw or nail together. I beveled the front of each step, and then covered them with a non-skid strip available as non-slip safety strips for stairs in most building supply stores. Build two -- they reverse nest into a nice compact package which I bungee together and store on the roof rack.
Once at the campsite, I dig out a bubble leveler -- I prefer the round bullseye style -- and set it on the sink cabinet. If you are straight up, down or 90 degrees to the hill, you might need levelers under both wheels on the downhill side, but most of the time the bubble is off towards one corner or the other. Than just driving up on one will usually get the Westy level.
Caution: be sure you're on square so as not to put a sharp edge under the tire. Also, chocks & steps are not friendly to "plug" tire repairs; if the plug is at an edge, it can leak. Plugs are a jury-rig tempory thing anyway; even running over a rock can start them to leaking. Always get a professional, inside-the-tire glued in patch.
Leveling is not only to get the LP refrigerators started and working best. It makes for good sink draining, not having things roll off the table and not sleeping downhill!
I made my own levelers out of 2X6 treated wood. Took a 24" piece; stacked on a 16" piece, then finally an 8" piece. Flush at one end so they form steps from the other. Screw or nail together. I beveled the front of each step, and then covered them with a non-skid strip available as non-slip safety strips for stairs in most building supply stores. Build two -- they reverse nest into a nice compact package which I bungee together and store on the roof rack.
Once at the campsite, I dig out a bubble leveler -- I prefer the round bullseye style -- and set it on the sink cabinet. If you are straight up, down or 90 degrees to the hill, you might need levelers under both wheels on the downhill side, but most of the time the bubble is off towards one corner or the other. Than just driving up on one will usually get the Westy level.
Caution: be sure you're on square so as not to put a sharp edge under the tire. Also, chocks & steps are not friendly to "plug" tire repairs; if the plug is at an edge, it can leak. Plugs are a jury-rig tempory thing anyway; even running over a rock can start them to leaking. Always get a professional, inside-the-tire glued in patch.
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