New Fangled Curved Levelling Blocks

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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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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.
 
For those of us without leveling system and only stabilizers, those curved levelers are the bomb! We tried the 6" rise but they seemed to just slide backward rather than allow the wheels to roll upward. So we ended up with 4" and they work great. If you have a LevelMate installed then it's super easy to watch from inside the truck to see when you have gone up enough. If we're less than 3" off side to side, I watch the LevelMate on my phone, and my wife who will let me know how far I can go before I would roll off the back of the leveler. We have also have those yellow leveling blocks and have found we can lay down a couple rows of those under the curved levelers to get a couple more inches if needed. Good luck!

We have these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0897H141G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
I have a curved set of Anderson blocks. Have used them twice on a site where side-to-side out of level was beyond my comfort zone and wheels off the ground. I also now found it easier to used a couple of rows of the inexpensive square leveling blocks. So far I haven't had to use both at the same time.
 
We have them for our travel trailer. Imagine 23LDE. They work very well. We use them in combination with a Level Mate Pro. One person can level the trailer easily. For what it's worth, ours are red, made in Idaho.
 
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.
 
I have the Beech lane ones, and have used them a number of times. They work great, but for me, I have found the blocks to be easier. Very rare I need to lift the tire more than two blocks (three put together for a ramp), and it is easy to put them under the tire's and just drive on top of them. Looking at the site, I pretty much know what I need to do.
 
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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Nothing "new fangled" about these - the concept has been around for years.

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.

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 use the Camco version. Very inexpensive compared to the others and imo impossible to break. They are heavy duty
 
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 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 :eek:

Our little competition has helped us both get more efficient at storing hoses, cables, chocks etc..
 
I have a set of the plastic ones. Remember to put the rubber pad down before rocking back onto them and they work great. I use the LevelMate Pro to get the "blocked" side about 1" high with the truck attached, then whack the chock into place before relieving the force from the truck. They will generally settle down about one inch once the trailer is allowed its natural movement.
 
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 :eek:

Our little competition has helped us both get more efficient at storing hoses, cables, chocks etc..
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".
 
Beach Lanes here along with the Level Mate Pro. Going into our 6th season with the above setup.
 
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.

Right there with you. Before/after trips I setup and level on the street in front of our house to pack/unpack. The crown in the road is too much for the auto level, so I use a set of these. I have never needed them while camping.
 
I really miss the auto level on my fifth wheel. Over the course of 3+ years it was simple and dependable. We’ve transition back in time a little to a single axel travel trailer as a matter of convenience for our particular situation. Re-deployed our Beech Land leveling blocks and once again setup is simple and dependable.
 
I have those and also use the LevelMatePRO and between these two it makes leveling soooooo much easier and faster.
 
Yep, for a travel trailer the Beech Lane and Level Mate Pro combo can’t be beat - so easy and so accurate. Even better for us - our son gave us the Beech Lanes for Christmas. What a guy! :)

Bob
 

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