bigwheels94

I need to set my camper down on something to do some jack maintenance. And I want something that is easy to move, & can support the weight for a while, as I'll be using it for storage as well. What do you guys support your camper with when it's off the truck?

TonyB

I've used cinder blocks in the past. Just be sue the ground is level and the camper is securely sitting on the blocks.

Tony

Idaho Guy

3 'DIY' wooden sawhorses. One at the front, one in the middle, one near the rear. I referenced the link below, but cut the top of the angled 2x4's so that they'd be even with the horizontal board.

http://www.queenofdiy.com/woodworkin...-sawhorse.html

FrozenAssets

I bought some of those cheap mover's carts (4 casters on carpeted 2x4s). Screwed them to a leftover frame enclosed in plywood (about 48x48).

Now I can drop the camper onto the jacks (that seems way too wobbly to be safe) and, (using a couple of floor jacks) lower the camper down to my cart. I remove the jacks and store them inside the open end of the cart (along with the fastguns and frame mounts).

Once it's on the cart, it's low enough to roll right onto the garage. Since there is open space under the overhead bunk (over the cab of the truck), I can park the snowblower and other stuff there and I can still access the camper (to find my wife's "missing" fry pan).

I know a lot of guys store their camper outside, some even throw a tarp over the it. My experience has been that ice and snow is tough on campers and being in the sun 365 days a year takes it's toll as well. A few months storage indoors (with a mothballs around it outside and a couple of dessicant* cups inside) seems to add years of life to the camper. The truck is too big to fit in the garage anyway.

*FleetFarm or Tractor Supply sell a chemical that absorbs moisture (usually for musty basements or closets). It's the same stuff that comes in little packs when you buy electronics. A sack of it is less than $10, and it keeps any moisture inside the camper from molding and wrecking the interior. It collects in a cup that I dump out a couple of times before it gets really cold.