Levellers - all the same .. or not?

[Mooresthemerrier]

Hi Everyone
Quick question from a newbee - hope you can help.
Looking at levellers as we anticipate the arrival of our AS Fairford in a couple of weeks
Is there a type or brand that we should be looking at - or are they basically all the same.
Thanks for your wisdom and experience!
Phil and Debbie

 

[AndyPK]

Are you talking about the drive-on type, or hydraulic, (attached to ‘van underside).?

 

[Mooresthemerrier]

Just the plastic drive on ones - Thanks

 

[AndyPK]

I use Fiamma ones - because they were given to me - but I don’t think there’s much to choose between the different brands….unless any other Funsters know better…..?

 

[WillH]

Milenco

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[CazPaul]

Any you can scrounge for nowt

 

[AndyPK]

I use these rubber kerb ramps when at home to allow water to run off the ‘van roof - but they only give about 10cm height….

 

[Kybod]

I bought some Fiamma levelers about 10 years ago, they have been sufficient. Most campsite pitches I've been to have been close to level. Some sites, sometimes need you to level up from side to side rather than front to rear.
Mike

 

[Jamesh]

Get some scaffold planks cut up at an angle. 3 layers will give you 100mm approx.

you can stage the layers to give different levels..

just a thought!

 

[Mooresthemerrier]

Hi Everyone
Quick question from a newbee - hope you can help.
Looking at levellers as we anticipate the arrival of our AS Fairford in a couple of weeks
Is there a type or brand that we should be looking at - or are they basically all the same.
Thanks for your wisdom and experience!
Phil and Debbie

From the replies sounds like just go cheap and practical which is music to my ears!!

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[EuroTrotters]

Had two types of Fiamma ones, They were often too shallow depth to level the van.

So we have been using Milenco jumbo ones.

Good for using as car ramps too !

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[Landy Andy]

Milenco Quattros. They are the biggest/highest so the best guarantee of them working.

Don’t go cheap. They don’t last, and some are so low they are pointless

 

[shawn&emma]

Just get some that are wide enough for the tyre. On site we see so many heavy vans up in really flimsy plastic ramps, the ones for caravans are not wide enough in my opinion.
I use the fiamma heavy duty ones for our sprinter and the RV.

Shawn’s

 

[Gellyneck]

From the replies sounds like just go cheap and practical which is music to my ears!!

Check in "Classifieds" as levelling ramps come up for sale fairly regularly. Looks like there's about half a dozen on there just now.

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We've got Milenco Quattros.

 

[Pausim]

There are a great many pitches where I use the top level of my Milleco Quattro ramps to get level. I wouldn’t travel with anything smaller.

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[chatteris]

I got the yellow fiama ones with the van and bought milenco quatros, but dont bother using them much since i had the front suspension done, we wild camp and can usually get the van level enough, only used a fiamma under one front wheel twice in last 2 years

 

[The Wino]

From the replies sounds like just go cheap and practical which is music to my ears!!

We've had the millennium quattro ones now for 10 years still ok. I'd go for those as we often use the highest level. I think scaffold boards to that height would weigh a lot

 

[pelican]

We carry 3 which allows leveling in any direction . Don't know the make but they are blue, Cheap from ebay 1 season and cracking already !

 

[KPM]

Get some scaffold planks cut up at an angle. 3 layers will give you 100mm approx.

you can stage the layers to give different levels..

just a thought!

That's what I have used but they are heavy and take up a fair bit of room. I have screwed a block to the back to act as a stop as well

 

[funsterSwede]

The inflatable kind might be a convenient alternative, we have a set of Flat-Jack Camper Plus (about £220 for the pair) as well as a pair of 3-level Fiamma, we can combine as necessary if levelling of more than 2 wheels is required. Both sets lift about the same, 12-13cm max but the Flat-Jacks are a lot easier to use, however I suppose some might find them a bit wobbly when fully inflated.

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[Dave Scadding]

I’ve had others but now have Milenco Quattro. Our van is 4t and the Milencos seem to cope quite well. They are high enough for our needs but not cheap.

 

[Gaston aires]

Milenco are great. Had ours for 15 years and still going strong.
Phil

 

[Otter Spotter]

Milenco Quattro 3, high enough to let you work under van if you need to And strong enough to last years.

 

[Yorkshireimp]

I’ve been using a pair of Fiamma for a while, but just don’t cut it on some sites, so just bought some milenco Quattro 3, the quality is second to none and great heigh, little bit more expensive and heavier than others but as a few people have said they are worth it.

 

[The Wino]

I’ve been using a pair of Fiamma for a while, but just don’t cut it on some sites, so just bought some milenco Quattro 3, the quality is second to none and great heigh, little bit more expensive and heavier than others but as a few people have said they are worth it.

Ours are 10 years old still going strong

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[sarumsteve]

Not sure what the obsession with levelling is all about. 10 weeks touring this summer and didnt even bother taking our milenco quattros with us........more payload for important stuff like beer!

 

[Mad dog]

Has anyone ever come across any foldable ramps? Always thought something could be fabricated from steel to save space?

For the moment I use old bits of scaffold planks with a bevel taken off, doesn't matter.if I drive off & leave them by accident!

 

[MontyB]

Had my milenco ramps now for 12 years been a godsend at times still as new great bit of kit

 

[dunnah01]

Our Milenco Quattro 3s didn't last 6 months - 1650kg axle load on them so shouldn't break so soon. Don't bother with ramps anymore, just park where there is a bit of a slope to get the level somewhere near.

 

[Davecrawf]

From the replies sounds like just go cheap and practical which is music to my ears!!

I went cheap, then purchased Milenco. Never looked back.
Buy cheap, buy twice!