Leveling the Southwind – Jack Pads have many uses

We’ve never owned a motorhome that had jacks, so this was a new experience for us.

With our previous motorhomes, leveling was never a problem,  I had small bubble levels mounted near the drivers seat and could normally jiggle the motorhome back and forth and get it level enough for the frig.  On rare occasion I’d need to place a couple 2×6’s under the wheels to get it level.

With our “new-to-us” Southwind, I still get the coach reasonably level before deploying the levelers and the slide out. When I put the jacks down,  if the soil is soft or there’s a depression and the jack isn’t long enough,  I’ll place these wooden pads under the jacks.  With the coach level using the jacks, the biggest difference we notice is the coach doesn’t rock and roll whenever someone is walking around inside.

Pads are easy to make and have multiple use.

Pads – I made four of these to use under the jacks in case I’m on soft soil or the jacks don’t reach far enough.

I bought two 8 ft lengths of pressure treated 2×6’s.  I cut these into 12 inch lengths. Each pad is made with four piece held together with deck screws.  I then drilled a small hole and put a short piece of nylon cord through the hole.  The cord makes it easier to reach under the motorhome with my awning hook and pull the pads out.

Here’s some other uses for the jack pads:

• Help level under jacks.
• wheel chocks
• additional step for entry way
• safety blocks under axle if changing tire
• pads for wheel jack
• stack them together to make patio drink table.
• Worst comes to worst,  throw them in the fire.