Thank you so much for the comment! It was something I tried on a whim after realizing how much tension was on my hitch even on a mild slope. I figured, there is a variable in the equation (the truck position) that can be adjusted and it's worked every time. Wishing you well.
Good morning! Thank you for these awesome tips for parking! This will come to play when we hopefully get our ORV in a couple of weeks. It will especially be great as we will exclusively be boondocking. The highest payoff tip, for me, was the block orientation with regards to a front or rear facing slope! What kind of weight distribution hitch do you folks run? Since you folks boondock as well, do you just use that 1 set of Anderson blocks for leveling? Or do you also carry 2x6’s or something like that also? Safe travels!
Thank you! You're buying the perfect rig for boondocking. And you'll spend a lot of time leveling on public lands. We have additional wood for leveling, but almost never need it. We have an older e System weight distribution hitch. It came with the rig, works as it should and is easy. As far as what currently on the market, I lack any knowledge to offer suggestions. Although, that will likely change eventually.
Hi. We did get your other comments, but they were removed (oddly), so I just reset how your comments are managed. Sometimes TH-cam misinterprets comments. Nonetheless, they should all go through from now on. Thanks so much!
TH-cam just sent us an email with all of your comments. We're reading through them and are thoroughly enjoying them. Thank you! We'll let you know when we're near your area.
Thank you for this video it’s helpful. Can you tell me how many miles to gallon you get pulling your outdoors RV? And what kind of truck you have. We’re looking at getting a 260KVS.
Thank you Robin. We have a 2017 f250 diesel. When pulling, we consistently average 11.9 mpg. I kept a spreadsheet for six months to validate the trucks stated average mpg and it aligned exactly.
Interesting. Those crescent wheel chocks look really good. Something I probably should have had. I carried some 2x6's with me that i could drive up onto or place under jacks when I needed. Also had wheel chocks too. But most of the time we were not fussed if it was within a degree. As we were often in pullout rest stops or wallmart parking lots when stopping to grab a couple of hours sleep. So leveling and yanking the utility trailer was not practical. The worst that happened is sasha would roll off the lower bench and fall about a foot onto the floor. ...... And then be cranky much of the next morning. My older son picked up pretty quick how to direct me when we were settling into a nice cozy spot. When we would stop for a couple days somewhere then I would go through much of the same procedures as you would. I would yank the trailer off, then park the truck as level as possible and use some boards if needed. Chock the wheels tight, Then I would put down some of my jack stands just behind each of the front and rear wheels to stabilize the truck. If the truck was on level ground, then the camper was absolutely level. Its suspension was such that it sat level when the camper was lowered onto it, it would not sink more than about an inch at most. My dad heavily modified the truck with the diffy, axles and rear suspension from an old wrecked dually ford f350 sometime in the late 80s. Though only using splines for single wheels. And it has 2 extra leaf springs besides that (he went a little overboard). That truck probably has the same load capacity of any 1ton single axle today! Except it hasn't got nearly the power needed to pull a full travel trailer or anything that could make use of that capacity(a fatal flaw my dad later realized). Some people think its odd that I have 8 bolt rims in the back and 5 bolt in the front lol. But nothing else gives it away as being anything special. I did later change the rear ratio from 4.10s to 3.55's for better highway travel. But it pretty much is, as it was when my dad built it back in the day. It is an interesting oddity that I can not bring myself to part with.
Talk about bullet proofing the suspension! That's amazing. I can see why you can't part with it, not to mention the sentimental value. Regardless, it clearly served you well. Oh, and nothing like rolling off a bunk to interfere with a good night sleep. We've leveled our rig so many times now, that it takes less than ten minutes on most occasions. I never thought about leveling a truck camper, but I guess it's necessary.
@@ResetYourJourney I never really timed how long it took us to get parked and settled. Unloading the trailer and fishing out the jack stands, stabilizing the truck and what not probably took 10 minutes if not a little longer. Tris would place the wheel blocks, boards and stands down and I would come and snug them up. And we made sasha feel important by getting him to watch the level that I had right beside me. We had a good system for it all. This also included setting up a few other small things like the propane and genset. Your older son is probably old enough to understand how to learn to back you into a spot. Those kids can pick stuff up like that faster than us adults for sure. And he isn't far off in strength to doing most else that needs to be done. We got to the point that once I parked the truck, my 2 sons could have everything setup on their own. But for tris not being quite physically strong enough to crank the trailer jack by himself. And to be honest it was a bit of a bear even for me. The ol' ford certainly has served me well. At one time I thought about doing some more major changes, such as a transmission and V8 swap, But at this point if we become more serious than the occasional weekend dash with the camper, then I am going to get a different truck for just that purpose. And just keep the old ford as the oddity that it is. It is nice having the upgraded GVWR in a small truck, and not worrying about ever being anywhere near close to being overloaded. My trailer on the other hand was pretty much at its legal limits, if not over it sometimes. I didn't really need or want anything larger, but to do it over again I would have gotten a trailer that was a little more load capable. It was somewhat reinforced so I was not worried about breaking anything, but i didn't ever upgrade its GVWR.
You all definitely had your "set up" systems down. I'm glad to hear everyone contributed. My boys will get there. If you spend more time on the road, a well built trailer is definitely a great way to go for GVWR, space and simplicity.
@@ResetYourJourney It was certainly a good thing getting them involved in the whole process early. And engage them in all the same things as the adults. That was definitely part of the adventure for us and became necessity as a single parent. Aside from them not being able to drive (though my older son knew how and could if it was an emergency), my goal was I wanted then to be able to manage on their own as if I was not there. This even eventually included sending one or both of them to the laundromat or the grocery store on their own....And they both did ok with that actually. At least towards the last couple months anyhow. As you say it took time.
I believe the scissor jacks on your trailer are rated to lift 5,000lbs. They should be able to lift the trailer. By using a long handle ratchet you should be able to level and stabilize your trailer with the jacks alone. BAL makes electric motors to install on scissor jacks to raise and lower them using your battery. After having BAL scissor jacks and motors, I never want to manually level a trailer again. Park where you want. Chock the wheels. Disconnect tow vehicle. Push buttons. Level. The older I get, the more I like pushing buttons. Never get under or next to a trailer while adjusting jacks. Cheap or worn jacks can collapse. Buy Quality. Look at the ProPride hitch to completely eliminate the possibility of sway. They are an improved Hensley Hitch. My free advice comes with a full money back guarantee. Enjoy your journey and stay safe. Dave
Dave, we appreciate you bringing the levity to the comments! All good advice a day we can certainly appreciate less work via the right tools. Wishing you well.
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Don't have andersons, but will remember the neutral before unhooking. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the comment! It was something I tried on a whim after realizing how much tension was on my hitch even on a mild slope. I figured, there is a variable in the equation (the truck position) that can be adjusted and it's worked every time. Wishing you well.
Thank you. I'm probably going to need more help.
It doesn't take long to acquire the skill set. You'll have it down in no time! Wishing you well!
Good morning! Thank you for these awesome tips for parking! This will come to play when we hopefully get our ORV in a couple of weeks. It will especially be great as we will exclusively be boondocking.
The highest payoff tip, for me, was the block orientation with regards to a front or rear facing slope!
What kind of weight distribution hitch do you folks run?
Since you folks boondock as well, do you just use that 1 set of Anderson blocks for leveling? Or do you also carry 2x6’s or something like that also?
Safe travels!
Thank you! You're buying the perfect rig for boondocking. And you'll spend a lot of time leveling on public lands. We have additional wood for leveling, but almost never need it.
We have an older e System weight distribution hitch. It came with the rig, works as it should and is easy. As far as what currently on the market, I lack any knowledge to offer suggestions. Although, that will likely change eventually.
Hi. We did get your other comments, but they were removed (oddly), so I just reset how your comments are managed. Sometimes TH-cam misinterprets comments. Nonetheless, they should all go through from now on. Thanks so much!
@@ResetYourJourney hi there. Hmmm…yes, that is strange
TH-cam just sent us an email with all of your comments. We're reading through them and are thoroughly enjoying them. Thank you! We'll let you know when we're near your area.
Thank you for this video it’s helpful. Can you tell me how many miles to gallon you get pulling your outdoors RV? And what kind of truck you have. We’re looking at getting a 260KVS.
Thank you Robin. We have a 2017 f250 diesel. When pulling, we consistently average 11.9 mpg. I kept a spreadsheet for six months to validate the trucks stated average mpg and it aligned exactly.
Interesting. Those crescent wheel chocks look really good. Something I probably should have had. I carried some 2x6's with me that i could drive up onto or place under jacks when I needed. Also had wheel chocks too. But most of the time we were not fussed if it was within a degree. As we were often in pullout rest stops or wallmart parking lots when stopping to grab a couple of hours sleep. So leveling and yanking the utility trailer was not practical. The worst that happened is sasha would roll off the lower bench and fall about a foot onto the floor. ...... And then be cranky much of the next morning. My older son picked up pretty quick how to direct me when we were settling into a nice cozy spot.
When we would stop for a couple days somewhere then I would go through much of the same procedures as you would. I would yank the trailer off, then park the truck as level as possible and use some boards if needed. Chock the wheels tight, Then I would put down some of my jack stands just behind each of the front and rear wheels to stabilize the truck. If the truck was on level ground, then the camper was absolutely level. Its suspension was such that it sat level when the camper was lowered onto it, it would not sink more than about an inch at most.
My dad heavily modified the truck with the diffy, axles and rear suspension from an old wrecked dually ford f350 sometime in the late 80s. Though only using splines for single wheels. And it has 2 extra leaf springs besides that (he went a little overboard). That truck probably has the same load capacity of any 1ton single axle today! Except it hasn't got nearly the power needed to pull a full travel trailer or anything that could make use of that capacity(a fatal flaw my dad later realized). Some people think its odd that I have 8 bolt rims in the back and 5 bolt in the front lol. But nothing else gives it away as being anything special. I did later change the rear ratio from 4.10s to 3.55's for better highway travel. But it pretty much is, as it was when my dad built it back in the day. It is an interesting oddity that I can not bring myself to part with.
Talk about bullet proofing the suspension! That's amazing. I can see why you can't part with it, not to mention the sentimental value. Regardless, it clearly served you well. Oh, and nothing like rolling off a bunk to interfere with a good night sleep.
We've leveled our rig so many times now, that it takes less than ten minutes on most occasions. I never thought about leveling a truck camper, but I guess it's necessary.
@@ResetYourJourney I never really timed how long it took us to get parked and settled. Unloading the trailer and fishing out the jack stands, stabilizing the truck and what not probably took 10 minutes if not a little longer. Tris would place the wheel blocks, boards and stands down and I would come and snug them up. And we made sasha feel important by getting him to watch the level that I had right beside me. We had a good system for it all. This also included setting up a few other small things like the propane and genset.
Your older son is probably old enough to understand how to learn to back you into a spot. Those kids can pick stuff up like that faster than us adults for sure. And he isn't far off in strength to doing most else that needs to be done. We got to the point that once I parked the truck, my 2 sons could have everything setup on their own. But for tris not being quite physically strong enough to crank the trailer jack by himself. And to be honest it was a bit of a bear even for me.
The ol' ford certainly has served me well. At one time I thought about doing some more major changes, such as a transmission and V8 swap, But at this point if we become more serious than the occasional weekend dash with the camper, then I am going to get a different truck for just that purpose. And just keep the old ford as the oddity that it is.
It is nice having the upgraded GVWR in a small truck, and not worrying about ever being anywhere near close to being overloaded. My trailer on the other hand was pretty much at its legal limits, if not over it sometimes. I didn't really need or want anything larger, but to do it over again I would have gotten a trailer that was a little more load capable. It was somewhat reinforced so I was not worried about breaking anything, but i didn't ever upgrade its GVWR.
You all definitely had your "set up" systems down. I'm glad to hear everyone contributed. My boys will get there. If you spend more time on the road, a well built trailer is definitely a great way to go for GVWR, space and simplicity.
@@ResetYourJourney It was certainly a good thing getting them involved in the whole process early. And engage them in all the same things as the adults. That was definitely part of the adventure for us and became necessity as a single parent. Aside from them not being able to drive (though my older son knew how and could if it was an emergency), my goal was I wanted then to be able to manage on their own as if I was not there. This even eventually included sending one or both of them to the laundromat or the grocery store on their own....And they both did ok with that actually. At least towards the last couple months anyhow. As you say it took time.
We admire your parenting skills! Well played! We hope to instill real life skills for our boys and teach resilience through this lifestyle.
I believe the scissor jacks on your trailer are rated to lift 5,000lbs. They should be able to lift the trailer. By using a long handle ratchet you should be able to level and stabilize your trailer with the jacks alone. BAL makes electric motors to install on scissor jacks to raise and lower them using your battery. After having BAL scissor jacks and motors, I never want to manually level a trailer again. Park where you want. Chock the wheels. Disconnect tow vehicle. Push buttons. Level. The older I get, the more I like pushing buttons. Never get under or next to a trailer while adjusting jacks. Cheap or worn jacks can collapse. Buy Quality. Look at the ProPride hitch to completely eliminate the possibility of sway. They are an improved Hensley Hitch. My free advice comes with a full money back guarantee. Enjoy your journey and stay safe. Dave
Dave, we appreciate you bringing the levity to the comments! All good advice a day we can certainly appreciate less work via the right tools. Wishing you well.
When she switches from hand signals to finger signals you know you have dug yourself a trough. Be safe.
That's awesome!!! Always appreciate the levity... even if it's reality!
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