Oops!

ronolga

ronolga

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How about this one... I had our teardrop leveled using the scissor jacks mounted under the rear of the trailer. We camped for a few days then packed up to go to the next destination. Everything was loaded up and in place, the trailer was hooked up and ready to go so off we went. Immediately I felt something wrong. Something felt different. I stopped, stepped out of the car, walked to the rear and discovered that I forgot to raise the scissor jacks. They were both bent toward the rear at impossible angles! Luckily, I carry a medium sized crowbar to pull stubborn tent stakes out of the ground. Using the crowbar, I was able to straighten the jacks out so they could be used again. Now, whenever I use the scissor jacks, I place the 'speedwrench' that was supplied with the trailer to raise and lower the jacks on the drivers seat to remind me to raise the jacks before I drive off.
 
Those things make a heck of a plow furrow through the campground don't they.

Hopefully the frame mount pads where not bent? If they are not, bolting another set of jacks in is pretty straight forward. But, I can see where they would straighten out and still function.

Cary
 
One way to help remember the jacks is to put something like a Lynx leveling block under the jack first. It helps stop the jack from sinking into soft ground AND it's nice and bright so it won't be forgotten. ;)

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Not that you'll ever forget to raise them again, since we usually only do something like that once.
 
Great tip, Ron. I'm going to put the speedwrench for our jacks on the driver seat from now on.
 
We have found that using a cutting board under the leveling jacks helps, also these can be found at Dollar Generals for $1.00 each and eazy clean up, if dirty just wash and dry, very light weight to carry.
 
With the international bright orange of he "Lynx Levelers", I have to go with those. I have a set and with my "break camp" routine the likely hood of me forgetting to put them up are slim note I didn't say impossible,as I am getting older.
 
To avoid the above and other packing up camp OOPS! -I took the READY TO ROLL checklist from the CI Handbook, added a few other things to the list and typed up up on MSWord in big type. I then laminated it and keep it on the driver seat. We run through it EVERYTIME we break camp. So far it has prevented us from leaving propane tank ovalve open and not locking the hatch.
Eileen
 
The one thing I have done more than once is drive out of my garage with the 120v cord plugged in. I don't think that is on the CI check list. What others did you add Eileen? I would certainly add the shore power cord.
 
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