I carry a scissors jack, mostly for tire changes. But campgrounds
that require more than a little leveling are the second reason I
carry it. It goes up in my westy's top rear compartment above the
rear window.

Jim

On Jun 14, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott wrote:

> To help level Mellow Yellow, I carry a set of these Lego-type RV
> leveling blocks (
> http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?
> prodID=4155&src=SRQB
> ), which work just fine when moderate lift of a wheel or two is
> needed.
> This last week, though, I needed to raise the lowest wheel about 8'',
> which is more lift than one of these kits provides (it would take a
> lot
> of these blocks, stacked pyramid-fashion, to build up a suitable
> ramp).
> My dad used to carry a random collection of 2x6 and 4x4 chunks of
> lumber, which didn't pack well and took up a lot of space, but he
> had an
> RV with external storage compartments for stuff like that. What other
> options are there?
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>