What do you use to level vehicle for sleeping?

RV leveling blocks here as well.

usually i drive around the campsite to look for level ground because my tailgate is also the kitchen… when when you’re making food a leveled surface is good so you don’t have grease pooling up on one side of the griddle lol

i use those RV leveling blocks from Walmart if it’s really off and I want to deal with it. I think those are like $40 for a set or something.
if my friends are with me then they stack rocks for me. they think it’s fun so… more power to them i guess lol

for me if it’s 1 degree off from my dash reading then i’m ok with it. 1 degree off don’t make that big of a difference when making food anyways.

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Ditto. A little back end up angle helps me sleep better. I use cheap Walmart RV stackables, too. I don’t like too much side to side angle, as then I feel like I end up on the tent wall or waking up half falling out the empty square.

i see those cheap walmart RV stackables as disposables lol

i see them as oil filter… when the time comes, just throw them out and get new ones.

Rocks, logs mostly. I’ve aired down, dug in by spinning tires and used the lego block RV levelers. Those are great! Downside is I forgot them one time, then it snowed too much for me to get back up there to get them :frowning:

I have traction boards, but I also cut a few 2x10" boards with angled cuts to make them ā€œrampsā€. I screwed two together to make it a few inches high. I have two of these, and I usually just dig a small hole under the high side tire.

T level in my cup holder is pretty good at determining level. I use rocks or Lynx blocks to level.

I’m not a fan of Rocks Bricks or Pads for leveling. I don’t know why it’s recommended when all it does is lift the tire while the suspension absorbs the ā€œliftā€. What good is that? Or do you have extra stiff suspensions?

How do you level? I have stock 3rd Gen Tacoma suspension and pads/rocks do allow me to get my truck level.

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I’m looking for a solution, came here and read about rocks, not helpful but real.

I’m investigating installing level jacks of some sort on the frame i can access quickly

I understand your skepticism but it does work. You should give it a try

What in my comment lead you to think I haven’t tried? My experience is that it just lifts the tire. The bed remains tilted off level. What am i missing?

I think the missing link is you just have to go bigger than expected with a rock or blocks etc… to get the height needed to get yourself level. This compensates some what for the suspension shift you’re seeing.

Your idea using a jack, could work. Though in my experience a jack on soft ground will dig into the ground causing you to have to go higher as well likely. basically forcing you to mess with it as it settles.

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Another lego block from Walmart user here. I don’t believe my suspension compresses much if at all. It’s very easy to level my truck side to side and I prefer the tail end to be a little bit elevated as it keeps my head higher when I sleep

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Sorry, it sounded like you were skeptic on the concept and so assumed you hadn’t. And because driving up onto rocks or blocks is pretty standard practice for leveling out. But I agree with the guy above that the size of the rock or block might not equate to the lift you’ll get and might need to go bigger to compensate for what your suspension will absorb.

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I suspect my suspension is worn and doesn’t hold the weight adequately. It’s a 2010 Ranger but with minimal miles, a little over 100k.

It might better to replace some components

Yeah, sometimes you have to stack pretty tall… not sure it is your 2010 suspension as my 2005 has 300k on it, and with enough rocks… level :smile:

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I generally use what is available at the campsite and an Amazon round bubble level. But I picked up a pair of Harbor Freight RV leveler ramps, which should work well for the future.

https://www.harborfreight.com/three-stage-rv-leveler-ramps-56156.html

That’s my favorite cheat-mode.