{"id":21689,"date":"2023-04-30T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/how-to-stabilize-your-rv\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:16:11","slug":"how-to-stabilize-your-rv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/how-to-stabilize-your-rv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stabilize your RV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stop the sway! Set up your RV for a comfortable stay by taking steps to minimize as much horizontal and vertical movement as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need leveling jacks and blocks to reduce up and down motion, wheel chocks to stop tire movement, and stabilizers to reduce that rocking, side to side motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Level your RV<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Any easy step if your RV features an auto-leveling system, start by engaging your leveling jacks. If there\u2019s a big difference in ground height from side to side, use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/product\/rv-travelers-choice-stackers-10-pack-stackable-leveling-blocks\/\">RV Traveler&#8217;s Choice Leveling Blocks<\/a>\u00a0underneath your tires on the lower side. They\u2019ll also provide extra stability and help balance the weight of your RV.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Place wheel chocks in front of and behind your RV\u2019s wheels.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/product\/rv-travelers-choice-towing-wheel-chocks-yellow-set-of-2\/\">wheel chocks<\/a>\u00a0will stop any wheel movement. The RV Traveler\u2019s Choice version is made of durable, high-impact plastic, and has a cross-ribbed surface for extra grip. Position them firmly against the treads of your RV\u2019s tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Use stabilizers to stop any vertical movement.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your RV is level, the final step is to use stabilizers to eliminate any side-to-side sway.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/product\/rv-travelers-choice-scissor-jacks-24-5000-lb-set-of-2\/\">RV Traveler\u2019s Choice scissor jacks<\/a>\u00a0go underneath the frame to stabilize the unit, minimizing any rocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find all of these products and more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/shop\/\">online<\/a>, or at your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/our-dealers\/\">local RV Care dealership<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop the sway! Set up your RV for a comfortable stay by taking steps to minimize as much horizontal and vertical movement as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":16,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}