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This may sound stupid but advice required please.

I have a twin Axle Swift Conqueror 2001 van which I purchased last August. What is the best way to level twin axle vans I noticed there are Flamma levelling kits in places such as go outdoors but surely these are only good for single axle caravans.

All advice gratefully received.

There is no such thing as a stupid question - well that's what I thought anyway….

Basically the same was as you would level a single wheel base caravan. Set the side level by using bricks or some other means of getting the lower side the same height as the opposite side or use the ramps, like the Fiamma levelling kit. You can place them back to back if you need to and then level the hitch to rear of the van, wind down your corner steadies once your all level and crack open a beer. The rest can be done tomorrow.

Don't forget, never use your corner steadies to level the van

Hello and welcome to UKCS  Col. Have a look here  .

I hope this question doesn't sound silly, but if using bulldog levellers how do you know when the wheels are both taking the weight and not one taking a lot more than the other?  I like the idea of winding the van up level.

I like the look of the milenco triple ramps but it would involve driving over one to reach the other.

At the moment we use our kojack and planks, but it means carrying a few planks to cater for pitches with a fair slope side to side.  perhaps I should try driving onto them.

This works for me.. a photo would have been easier but here goes:

I had finished a decking project at home and had some decking left over. This is great stuff to use as it is tanalised and will not rot.

I then took three lengths, stacked them one on top of another and cut them to length. They were long enough to span both wheels and I cut through all three boards at the ends at 30 degrees to allow easy drive on/off. I drilled 4 x10mm holes along the length of the boards. I got 4 rock pegs, cut them to the length of the 3-board thickness, took the plastic bits off and I push these though the holes to lock the boards together if using more than one. When travelling these boards lie flat in the back of the car and take up no room. I drive the van on to the boards using the motor movers. Job done.

Do you start off using one board and then reversing off it if not level, adding another board and manouvering on it, and then repeating with the third board if necessary?

Do you ever find that 3 boards isn't enough?

Usually 1-2 boards are sufficient to level up left to right. I have had to use the three boards but I think only once over the last couple of seasons. Never has three boards not been enough.

Generally speaking if the level shows that I need to lift one side, I will start with 2 boards. In a lot of cases it is over correction so I pull off the van and remove a board. It is very quick and the pegs along the length when using more than one board keep the boards from slipping around when driving the van on to the boards.

Thanks.  If they are lighter than planks then I might look into them.