Parking on a steep slope

[Autoroute]

I'm working at Glastonbury this year and the field is steep. I have some Thule ramps which aren't adequate, leaving about 5%. What else can I reasonably carry and use to chock? Ta.

 

[pappajohn]

What do you mean by steep .....a gentle slope or a 1 in 4?

 

[kev54]

I'm working at Glastonbury this year and the field is steep. I have some Thule ramps which aren't adequate, leaving about 5%. What else can I reasonably carry and use to chock? Ta.

Would parking at a right angle to the slope be possible? Wheels are closer, therefore more lift than being with (or opposite) the direction of slope

 

[DandJ]

Pack a couple of 1" or 2" thick 8" wide planks and put the ramps on those...for a bit of added height ?

 

[donkey]

Some motorhomes are naturally lower at the front, so make sure the lowest end points up the slope.

Geoff

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[Bill-H]

5% off level? I'm ok with a slope as long as the wine glasses don't tip over.
What problems is it causing?

 

[kev54]

5% off level? I'm ok with a slope as long as the wine glasses don't tip over.
What problems is it causing?

For me, it depends - sleeping with a slope head-to-feet is easy to cope with. Any slight side-to-side slope gives me a back ache all day after. Sliding wine glasses are a definite no.

 

[pappajohn]

Nobody would accept their house being off level......why accept it in a motorhome when there's no need to.

 

[Jev88]

Wooden planks sound simplest and could go on under the ramps?

 

[nicholsong]

Wooden planks sound simplest and could go on under the ramps?

Some wedges between the planks might helpto keep the ramps level.

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[Guigsy]

Would parking at a right angle to the slope be possible? Wheels are closer, therefore more lift than being with (or opposite) the direction of slope

We've done this before. It's quite effective. But try to put you hab door facing up the slope. Or it ends up being quite a drop!

If you do end up facing uphill or downhill, park the van, then put the ramps on the downhill side. So if you release the handbrake, you roll on to the ramp. I.e. Infront of the front wheels when facing downhill, or behind the back wheels if facing up hill and roll back. It's easier on your clutch to climb the ramps, and it'll be easier on your handbrake too.

 

[raysalaugh]

Think outside the box, pack a decent shovel and dig yourself in.

 

[LostInSpace]

Nobody would accept their house being off level.

I could show you such a house - but Street View does not do it justice.

 

[Autoroute]

5% off level? I'm ok with a slope as long as the wine glasses don't tip over.
What problems is it causing?

The wine, beer, aero press wobbles over and the shower won't drain.

 

[Autoroute]

Would parking at a right angle to the slope be possible? Wheels are closer, therefore more lift than being with (or opposite) the direction of slope

Nose down the hill.

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[Autoroute]

Pack a couple of 1" or 2" thick 8" wide planks and put the ramps on those...for a bit of added height ?

I shall try this

 

[Jeff one]

To much out of level will damage your fridge, we learnt the hard way

 

[Nanniemate]

Find alternative parking

 

[Autoroute]

Find alternative parking

Easier said than done at this location. You park where you are told.

 

[Nanniemate]

Easier said than done at this location. You park where you are told.

I had a lovely hide hole when I was that way
Pubstop

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[Bubba]

Nobody would accept their house being off level......why accept it in a motorhome when there's no need to.

That's the answer. Dig 3ft of top soil out and put a concret slab. Everywhere you go.

 

[stuartholmes]

I shall try this

But don't arrange the ramp as if it were a bridge, it needs support along it's full length or it'll split under the van's weight as you drive on.

I'm fussy about achieving maximum levelness & carry six yellow ramps (but thinking of getting a couple more!)
At the lowest corner, one ramp on another (thick end to thin end so they make a level platform), third ramp on top and fourth in front of them for getting from grass level to ramp 3.

And follow the advice from Guigsy above about arranging so you're going downhill to get 'up' the ramp, then chocks shouldn't really be needed. (I used to carry the one designed for my ramps but it's too small to work, the 'van just drove over it, so I ditched it & use the handbrake.)

 

[Ian Bosman]

I'm working at Glastonbury this year and the field is steep. I have some Thule ramps which aren't adequate, leaving about 5%. What else can I reasonably carry and use to chock? Ta.

get or make some chocks out of a substantial piece of wood, I had some made for me some Yeats back and do the job very well.