How to Keep My Camper from Sinking in the Sand

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Do you think these would help when parking a camper n Sandy soil to keep one side from sinking during a stay, causing the camper to be unlevel

asked by: Lorie

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Nice to hear from you again Lorie. The emergency traction mats are made for recovering vehicles from the mud, sand and snow but do not work well for campers. What you need is a larger footplate on your stabilizer jacks to prevent sinkage. I recommend to use the StayPut Jack Stand Pad w/ Handle part # A10-0924 under your stabilizer jack feet to evenly distribute the weight of the jacks. The larger the footprint, the less likely your jacks will sink into the sand.

We had a customer in 2020 by the name of Sue Ellen that had the same exact situation as yours. The StayPut Jack Stand Pad worked great for her. I added a snip of her product review.

expert reply by: Heather A

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