Levelling Advice

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Christoph

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We're on a pitch that leans front to back and left to right. I've got the chocks under the front wheels at the moment so it's as level as possible but we've still got quite a lean to the left. Any advice on which way is preferable, both chocks on the left or as is at present? The fridge / freezer isn't very efficient at the moment. Could this be due to not being level either way?

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Another inch should do it !


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Close enough is good enough for me. However, saying that, I do use a level checking front to back and side to side in three places. The bubble isn't always central though; splitting the line is close enough if not centralized. The wine glass levelling method mentioned elsewhere is also a good way to judge it :wine:

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Lee27 said:
Could be missing that some vans sit level whereas others don't, for example; on perfectly flat/level ground, our van is lower at the front than the rear, meaning we would want to level it, however if the pitch had an incline, we could park with the front up the incline and be level without ramps. what we actually do, regardless of how the pitch is, is just hit the level button on the remote control ;-)

Lee
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Yes, I guess that's probably it, our's is level front to back so we don't have the same issue
 
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Staggererd the front chocks which has helped the sideways slope a lot. Thank you all. Will live with the slight from to back slope. Can't move to another pitch as the site is full. Great helpful replies. Thank you all
 
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Allanm said:
View attachment 112098 Just as long as you don't end up like this guy....
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Just looking at the photo again, I don't think the MH is actually on the levellers is it? It looks like they're just being used as chocks to (hopefully) prevent it rolling forwards if the handbrake fails .. not that 2 plastic chocks on tarmac would stop it!
 
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When I had my caravan I admit to getting a bit OCD over levelling. With the van I tend to look at the pitch, work out which parking orientation will give be best results and settle for that. The fridge has always seemed to work no matter how level the vehicle was, BUT as someone has mentioned I have grown to realise that a tilt towards the shower/sink drain hole was most important, after not having the wine glass sliding off the table :)

Which brings me back to the long held though. Why do the manufacturers not have two drain holes in the shower tray on opposite sides? The additional costs and weight would be minimal, the convenience great!

And a guilty admission. Once, or twice, while wild camping and not able to level the van, I dug out a couple of small holes, carefully keeping the turf and soil to effect a repair when I left. I doubt if many sites would appreciate such methods :)
 
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The Old Man said:
Which brings me back to the long held though. Why do the manufacturers not have two drain holes in the shower tray on opposite sides? The additional costs and weight would be minimal, the convenience great!
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Our Globecar has 2 holes ... :D

And a guilty admission. Once, or twice, while wild camping and not able to level the van, I dug out a couple of small holes, carefully keeping the turf and soil to effect a repair when I left. I doubt if many sites would appreciate such methods :)
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... so long as you didn't empty your toilet waste cassette into the hole before filling it in I don't think anyone would be any the wiser! :LOL:

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Well we couldnt move pitches so we moved sites. Got as level as possible and hey presto the fridge freezer came back to life! Didn't realise how important it was to be that level honest. Think we will have to invest in some Millenco Quattro chocks as the Thule ones aren't big enough to guarantee getting level on all pitch types.

The next challenge is water! The new site doesn't have the usual tap with the thread, just a push and hold chrome tap! Brought lots of different tap / hose fittings but none fit! Any advice on options would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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Jack Slipper said:
The next challenge is water! The new site doesn't have the usual tap with the thread, just a push and hold chrome tap! Brought lots of different tap / hose fittings but none fit! Any advice on options would be appreciated. Thanks
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Perfect time to use the essential watering can, a few trips will give you enough to get through for a while, when on sites with similar taps I do 2 or 3 watering cans a day, good exercise as well (y)
 
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Ask the site wardens - they sometimes have a fitting they will let you borrow.

We use the alternative version of the watering can: the 10 litre jerrycan + flexi funnel if we want a bit more. We do this a lot, because we STILL usually forget to fill up on our way in :rolleyes::LOL:
 
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Jack Slipper said:
Well we couldnt move pitches so we moved sites. Got as level as possible and hey presto the fridge freezer came back to life! Didn't realise how important it was to be that level honest. Think we will have to invest in some Millenco Quattro chocks as the Thule ones aren't big enough to guarantee getting level on all pitch types.

The next challenge is water! The new site doesn't have the usual tap with the thread, just a push and hold chrome tap! Brought lots of different tap / hose fittings but none fit! Any advice on options would be appreciated. Thanks
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Buy one of the rubber tap adaptors that come with a wing-nut type clip. They click onto normal hose fittings. Most of the time I use it without the clip & it'll force onto most 'odd' taps. Push button taps can be cured with a zip tie adjusted to suit. And complain to the site office about it - it may be (barely) adequate for caravanners but it isn't much fun trying to fill a MH tank.

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Thanks - I thought that might be the best option. Will have to go and buy a watering can now. Another lesson learnt! We also left the electric cool box at home as we didn't think we would need it. It would have saved the day when we lost the fridge for 3 days!
 
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Minxy Girl said:
Just looking at the photo again, I don't think the MH is actually on the levellers is it? It looks like they're just being used as chocks to (hopefully) prevent it rolling forwards if the handbrake fails .. not that 2 plastic chocks on tarmac would stop it!
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It was well on the levellers, he had 4 attempts putting the levellers under different wheels, I think he just gave up in the end.
Lots of people walked past looking at it and shaking their heads, some even took photos.
We parked facing out within the lines and had our levellers staggered on the front wheels, the van was still facing downhill a bit, but as long as the wine glasses didn't slide off the table, it was fine.
On our new (old) van, we have hydraulic kick down jacks with about 6 or 7 inches of travel. Tried it out a couple of weeks ago, we have 4 little lights on the panel that come on when the van isn't level and all go off when it is. Much easier ( and more fun) than the yellow blocks we had before.
 
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I use our bathroom door to level , if it stays open not level , if it just swings shut its level and opposite .

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This is what happen to my Land Rover when I accidentally drove off the ramps. Both sides. I think when in my Camper I will just move and find a more level pitch if it bothers me that much.
 
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