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via mobile 03/6/2022 at 10:40am
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Hello,
Out having a great time in my Pathfinder for the first time. Just wondering about wobbles - if one of my kids turns over in bed you can feel the camper shaking in the other bed. Is this just the nature of campers or can this be adjusted using the corner stays, for example? It doesn’t bother me hugely, just wondering whether it’s normal.
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03/6/2022 at 12:59pm
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ok lets just explain something ok, when you travelled to the site i pressume your camper was packed with all the gear? so after you have arrived via the potholed roads of the uk, you then levelled your camper and then proceeeded to erect it and then unpack. Your suspension will still be "settling back down" into a stationary state, and then you removed and redistributed items inside the camper allowing the suspension to lift even more. i bet if you went out now and took your leg winder with you you can get a further 2 full turns out of the handle? this is something we do as a matter of course a few hours after arrival on site.

the alternative is to tie your child down! lol


03/6/2022 at 4:00pm
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Equip yourself with a few pieces of thin wood for levelling purposes?

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09/6/2022 at 6:51pm
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thanks Marg6, didn't think about that when we were on pitch so will certainly look at checking the corner steadies after the camper has been pitched for a while

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Yes thank you! I checked and sure enough one of the steadies was off the ground. Adjusting made a big difference. No need to restrain kids!


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16/6/2022 at 5:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 03/6/2022
Equip yourself with a few pieces of thin wood for levelling purposes?

DK



Or belting the kids?



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20/6/2022 at 2:11pm
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did as Marg6 suggested and it worked great on our pennine pathfinder, only problem i then had was the leveling ramp sunk into the ground over the weekend. Ground seemed to be dry and solid when we pitched

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