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I use the Andersen brand. They're made in the USA and work very well, especially in conjunction with a large front-mounted level. They will slide in the mud, as you would expect. I wouldn't waste my money on any made-in-China crap version. https://andersenhitches.com/Products/3604--camper-leveler.aspx
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Would tapping them under the tires with a hammer prevent the slipping or will they scoot like a sled with the weight on them?
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Depends on how slick it is. Setting up in elk camp in 2019 was a sloppy mess. We finally got them to stay put by holding pressure against them while pulling forward. Just be careful. That's the only time I had issues with them slipping and I wasn't surprised when it happened. Overall, the convenience far outweighs that one issue.
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Would tapping them under the tires with a hammer prevent the slipping or will they scoot like a sled with the weight on them? I have found that if I don't tap them tight against the tires that the tire will not pull up onto the ramp. I tap them tight and then the tire will walk up onto the ramps. Once I have everything leveled the next step is to put tire locks in between the tires. Once everything is leveled and locked I have never had any movement. https://www.etrailer.com/Wheel-Chocks/Ultra-Fab-Products/UF21-001070.html
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At what degree of cant do you folks figure you need to get level.
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At what degree of cant do you folks figure you need to get level. Half a bubble.
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No more of that monkey business for me.
I have 6 point self leveling hydraulic jacks.
Line up some boards under the jacks to reduce any shake by keeping the rams short, push a button, and let it do it's thing !
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At what degree of cant do you folks figure you need to get level. Half a bubble. I level the RV as carefully as I level the reticle in a rifle scope. I have two 9 inch torpedo levels and a 24 inch level in the camper. I have no real data, but have always been told the refrigerator needs to be very level for maximum efficiency. At half a bubble off plumb, the thing would drive me nuts.
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At what degree of cant do you folks figure you need to get level. Half a bubble. I level the RV as carefully as I level the reticle in a rifle scope. I have two 9 inch torpedo levels and a 24 inch level in the camper. I have no real data, but have always been told the refrigerator needs to be very level for maximum efficiency. At half a bubble off plumb, the thing would drive me nuts. My wife WOULD drive me nuts. We were camping at an RV park a year ago and she approved the level job. We were there for a week. So on day three I come in the trailer and she has the level on the floor and then the kitchen counter. The bubble is off by about 1/2. When the dust settled I was under the trailer with a bottle jack releveling the trailer, because there was noway I was hooking the trailer back up and repositioning it to level it. An RV refrigerator will work when it is not very level but not as efficiently. The newer refers will take more than the old ones will though as as far as being out of level.
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My fridge doesn't seem to be that critical but if I don't get it very level the sinks won't drain completely.
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No more of that monkey business for me.
I have 6 point self leveling hydraulic jacks.
Line up some boards under the jacks to reduce any shake by keeping the rams short, push a button, and let it do it's thing ! Ha, not all of us are high-rollers like you! 
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That's me. The scissor jacks came from a "Pick your own part" salvage yard. I each out of four Chevy 1/2 ton pickups. $5 or maybe $10 each.
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I quit caring about being dead level so long as I'm close.
Doesn't effect anything but my range top so I made a leveling system for that.
When boondocking it's way too easy to lower a tire or two by shoveling a few inches of ground on the high side and pile it on the low side.
3 or 4 inches of leveling can be done in moments if the ground is accommodating enough. I've done that many times. Rocks are often an issue, though. That's what i do, when possible. As long as I am close to level, it done!
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