Other Newbie

[Treadahl]

Just got my new 2014 Flagstaff 19SCHW. Ok what I am doing wrong, when I try to push the first side up it want close all the way so can push the hatch in place. The level shows the camper is level.

Thanks

Larry T
Jasper GA

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Welcome

[Maverick]

Did the roof at the peak engage before you raised the side? When you raise the door side first, you should only latch 1 side until you raise the far side and latch both.

[Pooneil]

I have to apply a significant outward push to get the side panels in place so the latches can engage. The seals on the side panels are just that tight. It is annoying, but the latches will close and with enough pressure.

[Wiscampsin]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your 2014 Flagstaff 19SCHW.

[GlenZ]

Welcome from Dawsonville, GA! Enjoy your new camper!!

[Treadahl]

Thanks guys I'll check the roof again and then give it a hard push to see if that does the trick

Larry T

[handbuilder]

Larry, I use a small stool to stand on to give me leverage to push up. Sometimes I also push andget about 7/8 up and step to the left and finish lifting from the left. It doesnt.matter to me that I cant always raise it on one side with one push. Sometimes I can but most of the time, I dont...I start to the right then shift to the left and always use the small step stool cuz to most people, at 5'4", I am considered "short". haha

[Yukon Don]

Larry, by any chance do you have your stabilizers already down when you're trying to open up the unit?

[SurveyorWI]

Should you not have your stabilizer down first before opening the camper and putting up the walls?

[Yukon Don]

Originally Posted by RascalRv

Should you not have your stabilizer down first before opening the camper and putting up the walls?

Actually no. The conventional wisdom is to get your roof and walls up and then lower your stabilizers.
They can twist the frame just enough to cause problems opening the thing up.

Also -this bears repeating and I wish I'd been told this sooner than I was- DO NOT use your stabilizers to level the camper. You can really bugger up your frame doing that. Use levelling blocks (cheap) or a BAL leveller (not so cheap) -the stabilizers are just there to keep the thing from wobbling around like a trawler in a perfect storm once you're set up.

[SurveyorWI]

Good too know about putting walls up first before putting down stabilizer jacks.