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Levelling sweet spot

Mel

Mel

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20 years of caravanning and yet to crack it. Currently on a hardstanding pitch. Arrive and as usual open the door and put the spirit level ( size of a pen with a single bubble) on the floor where I can reach without getting in as the steadies are still up. Block under offside wheel, jockey wheel adjusted. Level according to the bubble.
Steadies down, awning up sorted.
However, van doesn’t feel level and this is bugging me.
So today, as an experiment get the spirit level back out and walk around the inside of the van.
Still bubble level in both directions at my usual spot inside the door which is just rear of the axle
Slightly down at the front and up at the offside on the sink unit (over the axle)
Way down at the front and up at the offside on the front chest.
This is a small ( 6.5m shipping length) 2 berth single axle.
Where oh where is the best place to put the spirit level?!
Mel
 
Mine is always just inside the door, however I don't go for "level" on it.
Front to back is level but side to side is always slightly near side up according to the level.
You will have to work out what suits your level senses but this works for me.
 
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Level caravan up at home with a large spirit level, and then fix a 2 way spirit level on A frame. Have done this to every caravan we have owned over 53 years. Can see levels from Jockey wheel winder.
 
We have the same size van and I have a small alloy good quality level and I always check in the same place this being on the floor by the door just inward of the inset mat. Sometimes van does not feel level (but only to me it seems) and so I just put this down to my head being anything but level. I always recheck when the steadies are down and if the shower empties OK then I accept that all is well.
I never recheck on the units or the sink as these are always different so that way lies madness.
 
Use the vertical vial of the spirit level against the out side panel of the caravan for athwartship, then on the skirt awning rail the horizontal vial for longitudinal levelling. No need to go opening doors or hunting for a sweet bit, all done from outside and at locations that suit where I am. eg, by the wheel when van is climbing the levelling blocks with mover control in the other hand.
Then it's like its predecessor a German van, not one factory built twisted 😉
 
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The floor on caravans are simply not flat. Therefore you will get different level readings wherever you test. I like the shower to drain properly. So I spend some adjusting the van so the shower tray is right. Then I glue two small bubbles at right angles to each other just inside the door. All subsequent levelling up’s are easy and right every time.

John
 
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izzy said:
I never recheck on the units or the sink as these are always different so that way lies madness.
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Beginning to think madness was a point passed some time ago!

Thank you all for your suggestions. Will give them a go.
Mel
 
I used transverse on the front panel, and longitudinal on the lower seam near the door. But at times might have to adjust to ensure shower flows okay.
 
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I don't think the floor is rigid enough to stop the chassis from twisting when the steadies are lowered to the floor. So it looks level when you first check with the steadies up but when you lower them the chassis twists slightly and things ain't level anymore.

Mine is often like me - going downhill
🙂
 
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