We want to ditch most of the lumberyard from our old trailer aka levelling boards. What are your thoughts on these for levelling (these include chocks but are NOT necessarily the ones we will buy):
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We bought the Beech Lane ones last year and really like them. Not cheap, but well made. Since we're full-timers they stay with us all the time and are used as needed.
Nothing "new fangled" about these - the concept has been around for years.
I second the Beech-Lane levelers. We broke three of the Anderson levelers with our Reflection 337 (admittedly, it was a heavy fifth wheel without auto-leveling) before we switched to the Beech-Lane. They are made of a stronger resin and the black color resists UV degradation better than the resins used in the Andersons. Basically, a set of these and a LevelMatePRO 2 are the next best thing to auto-leveling.
Rob
I'd take your beer every time. We put down the buckets, lower the front legs, hit AutoLevel, and then do all the other stuff while the trailer does it's thing. Once we got the hang of it, it works flawlessly. A lot of the issues are "User Error".I’d argue that the setup is possibly better than auto-leveling because it’s simpler. We travel with folks whose auto leveling system is often a source of frustration. Occasionally it’s locked up and requires many gyrations to get it reset, jack faults, and it’s even forgotten the level position once.
We have an informal beer race when we get to a campground at the same time. Whoever gets unhitched, leveled and hooked up first shows up at the other site with two beers. I don’t lose/win much more than half the time. Last fall we stopped in northern Michigan for the night and when I got to his site he met me on the road and said “Give me that ****** beer”. This was when his system forgot level and he’d left half a Coke on the counter before leaving
Our little competition has helped us both get more efficient at storing hoses, cables, chocks etc..
I have a set, and while I use them at home, I don't travel with them since I use the AutoLevel. I have to level the trailer at home to be able to even use the AutoLevel. But they do work pretty well here at the house. Some kind of remote level viewing device would work best with them so you could see where you're at while you drive up on them.