Please Stop the Bounce

[Byoung4now]

https://www.trailerlife.com/tech/diy/wobble-stopper/

[RnRushin]

I found a big improvement with old school aluminium screw type stands. I have 32ft TT with two slides. I put one under the middle of each slide prior to letting slide out. I put one beside each door on curb side. I screw them as tight as i can and usually have to go snug up the electric stabilizers again.
Satisfied the wife so good enough from me.

[DougW]

A couple of ideas for you to try.

Put an air mattress under the mattress in the beds, put in enough air to raise the mattresses a couple of inches. This should help isolate the 6 YO movement from the camper and isolate the camper movement from your bed.

Place 1 of the Valterra stabilizers crosswise of the RV and the second Valterra stabilizer lengthwise as close to being under the 6 YO bed as possible. The Valterra stabilizers work quite well when installed good and tight and on a firm surface (we put a 2x8 1 foot long under each foot) but they only work good in 1 direction. If the stabilizer is placed crosswise it does little to limit lengthwise motion.

[Seeking Adventure]

We also use X chocks between the wheels and if set up in one place for a while we add jack stands near the centre of the frame on each side. That helps a lot.

[NMWildcat]

We have been up and down this road. Have tried everything anybody has suggested here and more. X-chocks and the Valterra straps help more than most attempts, but not really that significantly. We no longer have anything of that nature.
The best solution is an RV with auto level and SteadyFast. And even then the motion will vary with each setup. Sometimes we set up and it feels rock solid, other times like we have no stabilization, so we adjust to take more weight off the tires which usually improves things, but not always.
So the best you can do (no auto level) is a SteadyFast system (we found it much simpler and better design than the JT Strong arms).
But even with that, you will still get movement. You get used to it

[Mr. Dan]

I’ve used the JT StrongArms front and back for a few years and I useD X-Chocks a good while but still wasn’t satisfied. I started using one of these on each side.

Now I leave my X-Chocks at home.

[chriscowles]

All of the pictures I see for SteadyFast and JT Strongarms are on vertical jacks. Do they fit scissor jacks?s

[Harkerr]

Threaded jack stands on 4X6 blocks helped me. I have 4.
Put 2 just ahead of front axle and 2 half way back to rear stabilizer

[Dakota 1120]

The 2x4's and ratchet strap set-up shown above would work fine ONLY IF parked on a concrete or solid asphalt pad.

Not much good on a gravel or dirt site as the 2z4's would sink into the ground unless set on a good chunk of 2x8.

[Bhrava]

Originally Posted by Ourtime0529

We added the JT Strongarm system to the front of our 37' 5th wheel.Very happy with it.

These worked great on our last trailer, a conventional pull with the scissors jacks. One day, sitting on the picnic table enjoying my coffee I was watching the trailer move around on the jacks when the kids and wife were inside. Said to myself, self, you need to do something about that. I found the JT Strongarms on Amazon, bought them, ut them on and wow what a difference. When you have a bunkhouse, and a kid is bouncing around in the top bunk, you felt it up front even when they were just rolling over to a new position. Once I installed them, never felt a thing. It took a lot of effort to try to wiggle the trailer by pushing against it outside.

Highly recommend a system like them.

[ACJCF2]

Our Flagstaff Super Lite 29RKBS hops up and down a good bit when set up and walking around. I have the electric jacks on the four corners.

What suspension do your campers have? Ours is torsion bar suspension and I think that has a lot to do with the undulations when set up. Our first pull behinds had leaf spring suspension and hence had less jouncing up and down.

I have thought about purchasing a couple of screw jacks and placing them before the front axle ((near the steps) to try and combat that jounce. I think the torsion bars are the culprit. They make for smoother travel and less cargo shift but parked is a different matter.

Great camper though.

My $.02
Jim

[jrw711]

Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird

We used x chocks like these on our tt. It stopped the back and forth movement on our rig. Before the chocks, my stupid computer would go into hard drive protection mode when the spouse would walk across the room. Of course, our rig was only 20', so I have no idea if it would work for you.
https://www.amazon.com/BAL-28005-Del...a-434425448093

We use the X-Chocks on our 2017 Salem Hyperlyte Hemisphere and it helps.

[Namecap]

I have the steady fast system and love it !! Even ordered a 4th arm the owner said I didn’t need but I believe in over doing some things !!

[mcolar]

We have a 273QBXL, which is a very similar length and layout. We use X-Chocks and keep the stabilizers pretty shallow, but the big difference between my setup and your are the strong arms. They'll make a world of difference.

[Joe M.]

Just installed some JT strong arms on my 26' TT along with my Xchocks I have very minimal movement in my trailer.

[skipatroller]

Many answers but the best one I found was DUCT TAPE, tape those little rug rats into the bed at night, problem solved.

[Bhrava]

Originally Posted by skipatroller

Many answers but the best one I found was DUCT TAPE, tape those little rug rats into the bed at night, problem solved.

LOL!! I tried that once, the little bugger chewed their way out of it!

[skipatroller]

Nice to see someone has a sense of humor as I do.

[Mr Towed]

Originally Posted by 45RPM

Here's another drawing of the 2x4 set up. I build these for our camper and now for out 5th wheel. They work GREAT! And you can't beat the price!

-Rich

Makes much more sense with the diagram! Interesting solution!

[Camp20144]

My previous 27 foot 5er shook/mushed around pretty bad especially after installing a subframe to tow with a new pickup. Solved the motion issue with JT Strongarms. Mounted on the front and two on the scissor jacks on the back. As near to rock solid as you could ask for. The new 32 foot 5er has LCI Ground Control 3.0 push the button and watch leveling system. It’s solid no complaints