Levelling Wedges : Good idea ?

[Guavaman]

Hi ,

First Glasto for us ! Will be in East campervan field .

Anyone with experience of having to level their vans before . Is it mainly flat ?

Thanks in advance

[BeddyDriver]

Definitely take wedges, some years ive managed to get where i wanted and flat, others ive been put exactly where told and would have been very uneven without the wedges !

[loosechange]

Can't speak for West (never been there) but East is mostly flat, yeah - I'd take your wedges though, you'd be gutted to get there with a week's worth of beer and food and find your fridge doesn't work and your sink won't drain properly.

(Rob da Bank, I'm referring to the Camp Bestival campervan site here)

[jameshunt]

Hi ,

First Glasto for us ! Will be in East campervan field .

Anyone with experience of having to level their vans before . Is it mainly flat ?

Thanks in advance

Edited June 6, 2011 by jameshunt

[Guavaman]

thanks guys

i don't actually have any to take and was wondering about making a few from old wood i have but the missus wants to buy the plastic ones ( they're about £12-£15 i think )

Anyone recommend a good wedge to get or are they all a much of a muchness

cheers

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

The cheaper ones are just a big solid plastic wedge you drive up - Fiamma are the ones I use - £12 and they've been fine. You can pay a bit more and get multi height wedges that will allow you to level up on more severe slopes, about £20. TBH though, if the slope were that steep I'd return to the queue to be sited elsewhere.

If it's a caravan your taking then I also take 4 flat blocks of wood or something, anything solid with a large flat surface area. I use them for the corner steadies to stop them sinking in the mud.

Last thing are a couple of wheel chocks to stop it moving should the brake fail.

[Nice hymer]

Milenco quattros are considered to be the best. Wide and tall, also expensive,about £35 a pair.

We have some made by Thule, they're good but not as good as the Milencos. We bought them as the Milencos were sold out everywhere.

Originally had some of the £15 Fiammas, rubbish tbh, too narrow for our tyres and not enough high to make them worthwhile..

Don't think home made ones are such a bad idea though...

edit - just seen your post Oblong, sorry didn't mean to dis your ramps

Edited June 6, 2011 by Nice hymer

[loosechange]

Milenco quattros are considered to be the best. Wide and tall, also expensive,about £35 a pair.

We have some made by Thule, they're good but not as good as the Milencos. We bought them as the Milencos were sold out everywhere.

Originally had some of the £15 Fiammas, rubbish tbh, too narrow for our tyres and not enough high to make them worthwhile..

Don't think home made ones are such a bad idea though...

[paulo999]

I've got the Fiamma ones. I did think they were a bit shallow - seems to be confirmed. Thanks for the tips.

[Guavaman]

thanks for all the advice guys

going to halfords to look at the Fiammas but the Milencos do sound as if they'll wear better , anyone know any suppliers near Edinburgh ?

[psychology]

I have used the fiammas for years and had no issue with them on any site including Glastonbury. As the op said if the slope is that severe I would move! Another thing to consider is that the bigger the wedges the harder to find somewhere to store them when travelling. Don't have this problem with the fiammas.

[loosechange]

It's not just that I found the Fiammas a bit shallower, they were also too narrow for my tires - far too easy to end up with the wheels half on / half off the ramps.

Plus the Milencos are more distinct steps, making it a doddle to level up on your own.

They are indisputibly hefty and occupy almost all of one of the outside lockers! :angry:

[mike.c]

is there any pictures of the east camping fields just to see what the ground looks like for myself?