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Originally Posted by 16ACE27

Don't have to deploy levelers to be level.

You are indeed correct and my RV parking pad in the driveway is a prime example. However, after deploying the large slide on the driver's side the weight change from the slide being extended causes the coach to be out of level from side to side due to a change in weight distribution. Having the jacks down with slide operation minimizes the impact of the change in weight distribution on the vehicle's suspension system.

My point was simple, the coach is supposed to be level before operating slides. I believe RV refrigerators allow 2 or 3 degrees and they are considered level for operation. All I know is Swintec slides are finicky when they are 100 percent operational and a pain in the butt when they fall below 100 percent operational. Luckily on my current coach out of the 3 slides only one (the smallest) is a Swintec.

To me level is somewhat in the bubble and you are comfortable walking around in the coach. Is that right or wrong, quite frankly I don't give a darn one way or another. That is how I do it and if someone doesn't like it too bad.

As I have always said, an RVer can do whatever their wallet can afford.

As a note, the 2 Walmarts around me that allow Wally-Docking in certain areas of the parking lot would not be considered level. I would estimate them to be about 3 to 4 degrees depending on which area someone was lucky enough to get. Although there are level areas in the parking lots they do not allow RVs or truck to overnight in those areas since they are close to the store and reserved for shoppers.