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First. try to find a bit of level ground. It makes things easier. Then, with the car still hitched up, try the spirit level from side to side.  Ignore front to back at the moment. If you decide it's not level enough, just pop a ramp or block of wood either side of the wheel.  Front or back will do, then drive up it until the spirit level says stop.

Put the handrake on and chock the wheels if necessary.  Unhitch the car and use the jockey wheel to level the caravan front to back.  When you're happy, put the steadies down, but don't attempt to raise the caravan with them.

I have great difficulty walking, but we manage this with a twin axle with no problems.  There is no reason ever to move the van by hand.  It's very easy to level, and a bit of practice will see it done in five minutes.

Jim

Quote: Originally posted by Greendemon315 on 04/5/2011

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First. try to find a bit of level ground. It makes things easier. Then, with the car still hitched up, try the spirit level from side to side.  Ignore front to back at the moment. If you decide it's not level enough, just pop a ramp or block of wood either side of the wheel.  Front or back will do, then drive up it until the spirit level says stop.

Put the handrake on and chock the wheels if necessary.  Unhitch the car and use the jockey wheel to level the caravan front to back.  When you're happy, put the steadies down, but don't attempt to raise the caravan with them.

I have great difficulty walking, but we manage this with a twin axle with no problems.  There is no reason ever to move the van by hand.  It's very easy to level, and a bit of practice will see it done in five minutes.

Jim

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Quote: Originally posted by Greendemon315 on 10/5/2011

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We have a twin axle, so we just use planks and blocks, which are easier to manage than a pair of the yellow ramps. We still carry the ramps, but haven't used them for years. In fact, we don't use the blocks much. A couple of minutes looking for a flat bit of ground pays dividends. Main thing is to get the side to side right. Front to back is easy to take care of, with the jockey wheel.
Jim

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Managing health problems to make the most of the freedom of caravanning is really important and I needed to invest in two items to help me level the van easily and without stress both - physical and mental!! I had a motor mover fitted which takes all the pressure away from fine adjustments on site (I'm OK but not great at reversing!) and purchased a Milenco Aluminium leveller. With these two bits of kit and various wooden blocks to go under the steadies, I manage to get the van level quickly and easily ready for that first cup of tea!!! 

As far as appearance is concerned, I don't worry too much about what's under the van. All my blocks are painted, and I have four small ones with carpet on.  They came from a boat trailer I had.

As I said, if you look for flat ground, and do the side to side first, you very seldom need anything at all.

Alan - However bad you are at reversing, you can't really go wrong over the length of a block!  Practice makes perfect, one day you will have to reverse on the road.  Depends what you meet, there are vehicles that are not legally allowed to reverse. Having said that, you are quite right to make things as easy as you can. I just couldn't bear to drag all that extra weight round with me.  I've never needed a motor mover and won't ever get one.

Best regards

Jim

Fortunately, I don't usually need to use chocks/levellers under the wheels (I try to use level pitches), but when I do it always seems to take me ages to sort it.  If you put a leveller underneath one wheel and use the motor mover to drive on to it, the van often has a mind of its own and ends up all over the place, with the front end moving one way, out of line with where you want it.  If you use the car to pull on to/reverse on to a leveller, the same happens when you unhitch.  I end up having to try and use the leveller on the assumption that the van might end up where you want it to i.e. start to level 'out of line' from where you want the van.

I once tried one of those levellers that fit onto the wheel and you jack it up, but I found the whole process just too much/heavy.

Do other people have the same problem, and if so does anyone have a solution?