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03-17-2019, 07:58 PM
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Full Time Camper
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Aluminum Jack Stabilizers
I got a 25% off coupon from CampingWorld and was looking at adding a set of 4 jacks for additional stabilization on the trailer. Anyone have any experience with these? For 25 bucks for four it seems like a good deal and they "nest" inside each other so they pack nicely even if i only use them for our extended stay destination basecamp on our longer trips. Our electric stabilizer jacks are ok but still some wobble. I read a blog where someone said it helps to stabilize the folding steps.
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03-18-2019, 06:42 AM
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I use the stacking jacks, two in front and two behind the axles. Noticeable improvement.
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03-18-2019, 09:35 AM
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Personally I think they are more stable than the crank down jacks. Back in the day - yes I am that old - that was your only option. Then someone started attaching the scissor jacks from cars to the camper frame. you could buy 4 from a junk yard for a song and you did not have to have a place to store the stack jacks . The crank down jacks always seemed to have some wobble.
I remember to use the stack jacks you would lower the front of the camper by about 1/2 bubble then put the rear jacks under then raise the camper past level put the front ones under then lower the tongue jack and you were level and rock solid.
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03-18-2019, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dagst1
Personally I think they are more stable than the crank down jacks. Back in the day - yes I am that old - that was your only option. Then someone started attaching the scissor jacks from cars to the camper frame. you could buy 4 from a junk yard for a song and you did not have to have a place to store the stack jacks . The crank down jacks always seemed to have some wobble.
I remember to use the stack jacks you would lower the front of the camper by about 1/2 bubble then put the rear jacks under then raise the camper past level put the front ones under then lower the tongue jack and you were level and rock solid.
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Thanks for the feedback. Only thing is now and days these are mostly aluminum. I’ve read many a tale of people trying to trim the level and they literally shatter.
It was a impulse buy since they were actually free with my Good Sam renewal.
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03-18-2019, 11:28 PM
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I have only seen the aluminum ones when we had ours. Now I had a uncle that welded up a set that was steel. worked just fine but kind of heavy.
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03-19-2019, 10:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioMark
I got a 25% off coupon from CampingWorld and was looking at adding a set of 4 jacks for additional stabilization on the trailer. Anyone have any experience with these? For 25 bucks for four it seems like a good deal and they "nest" inside each other so they pack nicely even if i only use them for our extended stay destination basecamp on our longer trips. Our electric stabilizer jacks are ok but still some wobble. I read a blog where someone said it helps to stabilize the folding steps.
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I have wanted to get those to help with the wobble for a couple of years now, I will have to look to see if I have a coupon like that somewhere and try to find them in camping world.
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03-19-2019, 02:52 PM
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I thought I had a set of 4 out in the shed. I was going to say anybody that wanted them was welcome to em. I just went out and looked, and only spotted 2.
Same offer still goes tho.
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03-19-2019, 03:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloyd
I thought I had a set of 4 out in the shed. I was going to say anybody that wanted them was welcome to em. I just went out and looked, and only spotted 2.
Same offer still goes tho.
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Thanks for the offer. Just a thought Lloyd, why don’t you need them? I ask because I got them thinking it would shore up any play of my power stab jacks.
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03-19-2019, 06:25 PM
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Use them. They work pretty good in my opinion. Definitely better than without. Sometimes I need to tighten them up occasionally if they settle in the ground or back off, not sure which. I crank them pretty tight.
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2017 Grand Design 297RSTS Travel Trailer
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03-19-2019, 07:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioMark
Thanks for the offer. Just a thought Lloyd, why don’t you need them? I ask because I got them thinking it would shore up any play of my power stab jacks.
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I use a set of wheel chalks that I made. Plus a set of stabilizers that have pretty well taken most of the wobble out.
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03-25-2019, 08:28 AM
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I am not sure which jacks OhioMark is referring to. I use the ones below, one under the stairs and one under the rear bumper and they work very well. They fold up very nicely. Also from Camping World, also with a 25% off coupon. but closer to $40 each. They had a deal on buying two.
https://www.campingworld.com/univers...bilizing-jacks
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03-25-2019, 10:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BLtravels
I am not sure which jacks OhioMark is referring to. I use the ones below, one under the stairs and one under the rear bumper and they work very well. They fold up very nicely. Also from Camping World, also with a 25% off coupon. but closer to $40 each. They had a deal on buying two.
https://www.campingworld.com/univers...bilizing-jacks
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Maybe I didn't understand what he meant. I thought he was referring to these.
But I think you have the better of the two for stabilizing.
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03-27-2019, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloyd
Maybe I didn't understand what he meant. I thought he was referring to these.
But I think you have the better of the two for stabilizing.
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Those are them
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