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01-10-2015, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Wadsworth, Ohio
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Anderson Camper Leveler
Has anyone seen these things? I am ver interested but I have not heard any feedback on them. http://youtu.be/b4JQV15VzBc
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01-10-2015, 05:40 PM
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Have them and love them. I had to cut mine a bit to fit between the wheels. There was a ton of discussion on here about them. Search the forum.
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2020 F350 Powerstroke Super Duty Lariat Crew Cab
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01-10-2015, 06:07 PM
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Location: Tega Cay, SC
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Yes, we have them and love them. We had to trim ours to fit - here's our story:
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...kss-65728.html
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01-10-2015, 06:15 PM
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Absolutely love mine. Plus once you get them chocked in you can let the rig settle in and the curve keeps it very solid fore and aft.
I will back in, get things oriented how I want, once I'm happy I'll pull forward a bit, set the levelers and then use the level on the pin to get set. Set the chocks, release the brake to let it settle and it's done. Drop the jacks and unhook.
And if you're in a level site I'll turn them on edge and place them under the rear stabilizers. They're about five inches wide and work perfect for that.
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Now-2014 Sierra 346RETS 5er BUB
Then-2002 Keystone Springdale 286RLDS TT
Nights camped in 2014-28, 2015-127, 2016-10
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01-10-2015, 07:13 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Iowa
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I received a set for Christmas. I have a buddy with some and loves them as well.
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01-10-2015, 08:59 PM
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Location: Cut Off, La.
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I have 4 brand new sets for sale if anyone needs some. PM me for a price. Will ship.
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01-10-2015, 09:43 PM
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itch'n to road trip
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: North Georgia Mountains-Jasper GA.
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Have some and LOVE them... light to carry, easy to clean off if they get muddy. We got the whole bag of goodies.... well woth the $$$
3600 - Ultimate Trailer Gear duffel bag
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2014 Work & Play 25ULA
Paula Drake, Ken Cooksey, Sunny Delight, Valor & Scarlet Begonia
Jasper Ga.
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01-10-2015, 09:52 PM
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Good Concept Sucks that you have to spend hours Mod'ing them to fit your rig but worth the effort (unless you are like us and are now thinking of a Lippert Auto-Leveler system LOL)
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01-11-2015, 09:06 AM
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itch'n to road trip
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: North Georgia Mountains-Jasper GA.
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We did not find that we had to do anything to the Andersen levelers... just pull them out of the bag and use them. So much easier and take up less space than our heavy rubber stall mats that we cut. (We still have a few just incase we need a more solid footing)
As far as installing a Auot Leveler... I like to keep things simple...auto leveler takes up a lot of valuable strage space. We have a toy hauler and do some dry camping. STUFF is more important than an auto leveler.
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2012 Ford F-250 King Ranch Super Crew Cab 4x4
2014 Work & Play 25ULA
Paula Drake, Ken Cooksey, Sunny Delight, Valor & Scarlet Begonia
Jasper Ga.
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01-11-2015, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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I have them and love them. They make leveling the trailer very easy and you can make it perfectly level. I to had to cut a little off one of them to make it fit between the two tires. That was no big deal and they are designed to be able to do that.
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01-11-2015, 09:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HSVBamaBob
Good Concept Sucks that you have to spend hours Mod'ing them to fit your rig but worth the effort (unless you are like us and are now thinking of a Lippert Auto-Leveler system LOL)
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Bob: get the new BLACK JACK system, no hoses each ram has it's own reservoir. Ran off electrical 12V to each Ram. It will not rob any space in your front locker... Get it ordered and have it done during the rally, they will be a discount then. Get your date now, they fill up during that week, takes about 6 hours. Where they install them is 10 mins away from the CG.
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01-11-2015, 06:32 PM
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Love them! For DECADES I carried wood planks of various thicknesses in order to level the rig. Well, I'm getting older and our newest camper doesn't have the same exterior storage as units past so I gave these a try this past season with our new Heritage Glen. All I can say is that you will never see me leveling a camper again with planks!
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01-11-2015, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Iowa
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Geotex1, did u ever find any spots where u needed more height then what the levelers provided? I've been considering removing a majority of my blocks basically for the same reason you mention "little available storage"?
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01-11-2015, 10:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Colem
Geotex1, did u ever find any spots where u needed more height then what the levelers provided? I've been considering removing a majority of my blocks basically for the same reason you mention "little available storage"?
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I recently came up about 1" short (The levelers sunk some too, soft ground sucks but the spot was nice.) and was wondering, the Rapid Jack, could it behave the same as the levelers? It's shaped the same, it just has a couple extra inches of height to get the other wheel off the ground.
If I got two could I use them the same way? Plus I'd have the rapid jack too.
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Now-2014 Sierra 346RETS 5er BUB
Then-2002 Keystone Springdale 286RLDS TT
Nights camped in 2014-28, 2015-127, 2016-10
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01-11-2015, 10:14 PM
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Location: Walkertown, NC
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Guess I never got the hang of using them, always had to pull forward a little past level to compensate for the "settle" of the camper when the chock was installed. Still had to carry blocks 'cause we found a number of sites that required more lift than they provided. Can't put the leveler on wood as it slides, so I sold them. Always took two people but I can level it by my self with blocks. Just my 2 cents...
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01-11-2015, 10:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Colem
Geotex1, did u ever find any spots where u needed more height then what the levelers provided? I've been considering removing a majority of my blocks basically for the same reason you mention "little available storage"?
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Most of our go-to campgrounds have been taking very good care in providing leveled sites, especially the State parks! However, we have friends with a private campsite at Big Bear in WV, and we had to shim up on a perch of rock that dipped about 5" over the span of our axle width. Being an engineer, I tend to approach a solution through a couple angles and this one was easy. Just rolled up on the Anderson to max on the low side and then aired down the tires on the other side till level! Short-term deflation is no big deal on the tires (please don't argue with me folks as I am sure some of you run TPMS technology I pioneered) and I always carry a portable air compressor in my truck. FYI - I always run an X-chock on one side of the camper, and it will be set on the the raised side (obviously); and on the low side I run my 17 year-old self-built version of what Fastway sells as the One-Step so it adjusts easily to aired down tires.
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01-13-2015, 09:10 PM
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Member
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Location: Iowa
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Interesting idea dropping some air out of the tires. This cold weather in Iowa is making me go nuts I'm ready to go camping😀
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01-13-2015, 09:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gljurczyk
Bob: get the new BLACK JACK system, no hoses each ram has it's own reservoir. Ran off electrical 12V to each Ram. It will not rob any space in your front locker... Get it ordered and have it done during the rally, they will be a discount then. Get your date now, they fill up during that week, takes about 6 hours. Where they install them is 10 mins away from the CG.
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We are going to pull the trigger on this Glenn!! We just decided we need to make the 5er more "old folks friendly" rather than drop $180+K on a motorhome LOL
Thanks buddy and see you at Goshen (except for the 6-ish hours we will be away for the leveler install
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