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    The less distance your legs extend, the more stable the RV is.
    Thus, we went with the red buckets but mind you, 100% of the time we are stationary for at least a week at a time.
    They are Anderson trailer jack blocks with magnets.

    IMO, they are only suitable in very level sights. I wouldn't use these dry camping though some folks do.

    When traveling and pulling over for the night, we don't use the buckets. RV is a definitely more motion prone without the buckets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sportsdad60 View Post
    The less distance your legs extend, the more stable the RV is.
    Thus, we went with the red buckets but mind you, 100% of the time we are stationary for at least a week at a time.
    They are Anderson trailer jack blocks with magnets.

    IMO, they are only suitable in very level sights. I wouldn't use these dry camping though some folks do.

    When traveling and pulling over for the night, we don't use the buckets. RV is a definitely more motion prone without the buckets.

    I thought they weren’t worth the money, but when we purchased our 2018 Reflection 26RL, I bought them for $20 each. Wouldn’t pay the$60-80 price. I’m here to say it’s the best leveling product I’ve ever purchased. Makes the trailer very stable and easy to use.


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    I've put SnapPads on all my Class A's and Class C's, and I also did on the 5th wheels. I found that some sites that are concrete and maybe a bit unlevel, front to back, when you raise the 5er so you can unhook, I would not like the rig to move forward or back a few inches. With the pads on the front jacks, there is no movement. Those suckers grip whatever ground there is.
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    First thing I added would do it again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splatt View Post
    Who's using them, and are there any benefits to their use ?
    We really like ours and will recommend them. We use to use the yellow blocks, and still do for extreme out of level sites. One of the biggest pluses that we have experienced is no imprint. If you just put down the regular landing pad on asphalt, like many driveways are, or you use the yellow blocks, it will imprint into the asphalt and leave the impression behind. We found out the expensive way. Also the yellow blocks and red buckets we found do slide around if they are on a hard surface That is not level. The snap pads have not left any impression in asphalt that we have ever seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splatt View Post
    Who's using them, and are there any benefits to their use ?
    We like them. Gives me a more stable surface nearly all of the time without the wood pads. They are always there. Great on gravel. and asphalt.
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    The larger footprint helps in soft, wet or muddy surfaces. Also helps with irregular surfaces such as gravel.
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    Takes about 2 minutes to put a piece of wood under. Not worth the price IMO.

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    When we finally got that horse I promised my wife to get her to marry me (15 years later) we built a stall in the barn and used those thick rubber mats they have a Tractor Supply. 5 years and 3 trips to the emergency room for my wife and we suddenly have no horse and all of these horse mats.

    Using a hand saw and then a bandsaw I cut 6 circles out of them the diameter of the steel pads on our level-up system. and bolted them to the bottoms of the plates using Stainless Steel hardware. No more wood blocks! It doesn't look like the Snap Pads would fit between my Solitude feet and the ground.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Splatt View Post
    Who's using them, and are there any benefits to their use ?
    When I first got my Reflection 303 I purchased 4 Snap pads because the 303 only has 4 jacks. I only put the pads on the front landing gear because my driveway has a sharp incline and the rear jacks are close to hitting the ground. When I sold the Reflection I left the pads on. I still had the other 2 Snap pads so I put them on the front landing gear on my Solitude. When I boondock, I only stop at Walmart's or truck stops, so I only lower the landing gear to take the weight off the truck. With the Snap pads on the landing gear I don't have to worry about damaging anyone's blacktop.
    As far as I'm concerned Snap pads on the landing gear only is sufficient.
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