Leveling Your Travel Trailer

If you don’t know how to level your travel trailer, chances are that you’ll spend the entire camping trip pretty miserable. Basic tasks like cooking, cleaning, and even just walking around can get more difficult, and you might find it tough to keep yourself from rolling out of bed at night. Overall, spending a weekend in an uneven trailer is annoying, which is why it’s important to learn how to level it yourself. While some models have automatic hydraulic leveling systems, you’ll probably need to learn to do it the old-fashioned way, and this guide from Camp Life RV will tell you how.

Leveling Laterally

After parking in a relatively flat spot, start by leveling your travel trailer from side to side. You can set your level just about anywhere on the trailer, but preferably on the tongue so you can quickly rotate it for the next step later on. For the lateral level, point the device from left to right, and whichever side you see the bubble sink to is the side that needs to be raised.

You’ll need to put leveling blocks under the tires on this side, so back up the trailer, and set down three blocks under each tire on the low side. Then pull it forward again, and if the tires are resting on the blocks, re-check your level. You’ll need to repeat the process if the bubble isn’t centered yet, but once it’s there, you’re ready to move on to the next part of the process!

Front to Back Process

After getting the lateral level and putting the chocks in place, unhitch your tow vehicle and move it out of the way. Front-to-back leveling is a bit simpler because you can use the hitch jack. Use the level to figure out which side needs to be raised, and lift or lower the jack as needed until the bubble gets centered in the level.

Deploy Your Stabilizers

Finally, after getting both the levels set properly, you can use the hand crank that you brought with you to lower the stabilizers to the ground. There should be one in each corner of your travel trailer, and all you need to do is rotate the crank until each one presses firmly into the ground.

With some preparation, you shouldn’t have any problem leveling your travel trailer so you can be more comfortable on your next camping trip. If you’d like more advice or want to check out our inventory of travel trailers, visit Camp Life RV in New London, OH. We welcome all those coming from Cleveland.