I did the same for my driveway (but from scrap wood) BUT for traveling the light weight plastic ones seem a better choice when on the road.
>I made a set of levelers using a pressure treated 8 foot 2x6. I cut the > 2x6 in half and then each half again into 3 pieces with one 24" one 16" > and one 8" with one end of each cut at a 45 deg . I stacked the 3 pieces > with the straight cut all at one end and screwed them together. If I have > a campsite on which I need to level, I place one of those bubble levels > with 2 right angle levels on the sink cabinet and place one or both wood > levelers under the wheel(s) that need to raise up and just drive up to the > step needed to level the van. The two levelers nest together and I > usually store them behind the passenger seat. I have also put them up > above in the storage area with bungee cords. > > Evans Waldron > 83.5 Westy Dabus > |
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