Level

[garmp]

Having issues with our leveling system and started to wonder what others use for a level. Do you use a phone app? Carry a carpenters level? How long? Where do you place it? Counter, floor, dash?

thanks

[aftermath]

I use a phone app. Level Mate Pro. You can google it. I used all sorts of levels and they all worked but it was time consuming and I am a bit particular. Put in the Level Mate Pro and then leveled the trailer, and set the information into the app. Now, I can see just how much off level from side to side, down to the 1/2 inch. Place the levelers and drive up on them. Disconnect the trailer and use the app to level it from front to back. Actually works pretty slick. It is not perfect but it is an improvement from reading the bubbles.

[dedmiston]

No matter how level you get your rig, the eggs still slide to the back of the skillet when you cook. It's just a cruel fact of life.

[wnjj]

rk911 wrote:
i use a small, round bubble level but after 35-years my rear end serves as a pretty good level indicator. you're close enough to level if humans are comfy and don't roll out of bed.

Small bubble level here too. I can usually get within 1/2 a bubble just by eye. I also open the fridge and see if the door stays put. If it’s off much it swings open or shut by itself which is annoying.

[schlep1967]

Used an actual level two times. First time when first I got the 5th wheel I put the level on the counter and leveled the trailer left to right and front to back. Then I applied the stick on levels on the drivers side front corner. One on the front (left to right) and one on the side (front to back). I had to do it again about 6 years later when the levels started to wear out and got hard to see.

[JRscooby]

I use mounted levels. But degrees off don't matter to me. I set the trailer level, mounted the one on front. Then I added leveling blocks under wheels, and marked where the ball was on 1, 2, or 3 blocks, so know how tall to build the stack.

[Timmo_]

Old school (as in low technology) here. I have one of these graduated "inclinometers" attached to front TT frame (next to the LP tanks) and use leveling boards under the tires to obtain "zero bubble".

I then place a small carpenter's level on the floor and crank the trailer jack to finish the job.

[way2roll]

K Charles wrote:
If it looks level and feels level, it's level enough.

Yep. The issue with automatic levelers is that it may be level from where the level control sits. But RV frames can twist while they level, making one area level and another maybe not. I can "tell" when my rig is level and sometimes it's different than what the auto leveler says. I usually spend a minute or 2 manually tweaking it after the auto level is done. I know when it's level.

[rk911]

i use a small, round bubble level but after 35-years my rear end serves as a pretty good level indicator. you're close enough to level if humans are comfy and don't roll out of bed.

[dedmiston]

My auto-levelers typically do the trick, but if out site (usually boondocks) is too far out of level and I need to do it manually, I use a torpedo level in the front cargo hold while I'm manually running the controls.

[DrewE]

I use a carpenter's level on the floor, because the floor is the most convenient place to check on my motorhome. The level I have is far longer than it needs to be for the service, simply because I don't see any reason to replace a perfectly fine level. A 6" or 1' long one would be perfectly adequate.

Unless your fridge or whatever is wildly off-kilter compared to other things in the RV, it makes little difference what horizontal surface you use. They may not all be level with each other, but they won't be all that far off. If the eggs don't puddle in one corner of the frypan, and the shower drains properly, and your coffee isn't all slanty in the cup when you put it down on the counter, you're plenty level for the fridge.

[Super_Dave]

Carpenters level on the kitchen island.

[mr_andyj]

I spend 2-3 hours obsessing over it

Friends wife took a trip without him. Her camp spot was pointed downhill. She pulled in forward, put the leveling ramps under the rear tires and was happy. I offered to help, she declined. Don't no matter to me.
Worst part is that now I have that camper's fridge in my garage. Somehow it still works.

[Michelle_S]

I have a pair of those little Eagle stick on levels, one on the road side front corner and the second just around the corner on the front. I just use them to verify that my auto level zero point hasn't changed.

[goducks10]

A 2' level on the floor by the door works for front to back.
A 2' level on the exterior wall works for side to side.