How do you level your rig when camping?

[Joe917]

Two level bubbles in the cab.
From the position of the bubbles I can tell how many wood blocks and which corner(s).
Shovel for extremes.
Simple, quick , cheap.

 

[beef tits]

I just eyeball it and stack local rocks. Sometimes go to 4 low to get up them easily. Doesn't have to be perfect.

 

[workerdrone]

cheap square plastic bubble level placed temporarily on the center console to get me close while parking in approximate spot, leave idling,

then a cheap 10" plastic level to check outside F/R and L/R for fine tuning, some pieces of sawn 2x8 or local rocks to place under wheels, just drive onto them in low gear or 4lo if a few need to be stacked.

2x8's sawn into a few different lengths to allow stacking and make a little ramp to climb

 

[calicamper]

If Fishenough solution still doesn’t work it depends on the local fauna situation

 

[Alloy]

I was under the impression the Bigfoot uses arms/feet, like a motorhome might. Some expedition trucks (notably, Earthroamer) use an air suspension system that lets you raise or lower each corner of the truck independently for leveling purposes.

Bigfoot uses hydraulic cylinders. It will lift the tires off the ground.

 

[PCO6]

I use blocks but to get me in the ball park upon arrival I attached a bubble level to the back side of my glove box door. It's pretty accurate when the door is open and the Jeep is sitting on level ground. I took this pic in my driveway which slopes back to the road. Don't read too much into the Crown Royal bag. It's for my car wash change.

 

[NOPEC]

"Don't read too much into the Crown Royal bag. It's for my car wash change."

PC06

Having been a Canadian cop for nearly 30 years, how many times do you think I have heard that very same line???

 

[BritKLR]

Camp enough, know your rig and systems enough and you can spot a level spot as you pull in and your done.
Otherwise, yellow lego blocks and eyeballing it and your done. 3-5 minutes max.
On other campers I've had manual jacks, electrical jacks, airbag systems, etc. and while I never had any problems with the systems, I've found that "less is better" when in the back county. Cheers!

 

[ReluctantTraveler]

Bigfoot uses hydraulic cylinders. It will lift the tires off the ground.

we are saying the same thing. I’m comparing a setup like that to air suspension on the tires for leveling.

 

[4x4tripping]

My Land Cruiser did have active height control - but this is for adjust the height of the vehicle not the balance. So I did see a lot of the world, just with using wood or rocks for balancing the vehicle.

My new rig has an aftermarked upgraded full VB air suspension and it can do "autolevel" with an keypress. Each tyre suspension can move (up/down) 14cm - so the campspot can be pretty unflat. I dont have a picture who really show the ballancing well.

It brings a lot of more possibilities to wildcamp, it is more than just a nice addon. I loves too the comfort who comes with an air suspension, the lift (if required), or lowering the vehicle for highway driving.

I never would look back again, even when I did showed pretty well, that you can discover the world without

If you are using an iphone you can use the "spirit level / Measure App" App for levelling your rig - if you know where you have a flat space in your rig.

trippin

 

[ReluctantTraveler]

My Land Cruiser did have active height control - but this is for adjust the height of the vehicle not the balance. So I did see a lot of the world, just with using wood or rocks for balancing the vehicle.

My new rig has an aftermarked upgraded full VB air suspension and it can do "autolevel" with an keypress. Each tyre suspension can move (up/down) 14cm - so the campspot can be pretty unflat. I dont have a picture who really show the ballancing well.

It brings a lot of more possibilities to wildcamp, it is more than just a nice addon. I loves too the comfort who comes with an air suspension, the lift (if required), or lowering the vehicle for highway driving.

I never would look back again, even when I did showed pretty well, that you can discover the world without

If you are using an iphone you can use the "spirit level / Measure App" App for levelling your rig - if you know where you have a flat space in your rig.

trippin

is there any sort of maintenance with a system like that? As in, “you need new airbags every 20,000 miles” or anything?

 

[68camaro]

I have the HWH hydraulic leveling system which works fine, but in reality I only used once or twice to test it. 99.9% of time I can get rig level "good-enough" by just parking smartly, however I really never stay two nights at same spot and only sleep in rig as I am fishing from early to late.

 

[4x4tripping]

is there any sort of maintenance with a system like that? As in, “you need new airbags every 20,000 miles” or anything?

It is maintenance free. VB is available too in many countrys worldwide.

I have the HWH hydraulic leveling system which works fine, but in reality I only used once or twice to test it. 99.9% of time I can get rig level "good-enough" by just parking smartly, however I really never stay two nights at same spot and only sleep in rig as I am fishing from early to late.

It did change a lot, as we dont sleep inside anymore - now we sleep on top. There you recognize any angle much much more ;-)

trippin

 

[86scotty]

I can't blame anyone for taking too much junk with them as I take a lot, often with many redundancies, but it surprises me that only one person above has mentioned rocks. I don't bother taking anything like blocks that take up space. Rocks and firewood have always sufficed for me.

 

[Todd780]

If Fishenough solution still doesn’t work it depends on the local fauna situation

Looks like a scene from 'The Gods must be crazy"

For leveling our trailer, I use 12"x12" scaffold mudsills.