Best Way To Stop An RV From Creeping Downhill While Parked
Updated 07/09/2026 | Published 06/25/2026
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I have an RV parked on a slope. It is the hardpack surface of the desert. The entire site is sloped. I have leveling blocks under my front wheels. But over time I am slowly not level…. I am sliding down hill, very very slowly…after three weeks it is enough that I have to do something …. this seems to be happening with the wild wind storms New Mexico is plagued with. What do you have that I can place under the front wheel blocks to stop this?
asked by: Kat S
Expert Reply:
Hey Kat, thanks for reaching out. Honestly, I don't think putting something under the leveling blocks is going to solve the problem. If the whole RV is slowly creeping downhill over the course of a few weeks, the issue is that the tires are gradually sliding on the hard-packed surface, especially with wind loading on the side of the coach. The leveling blocks are just along for the ride.
If it were me, I'd be looking at heavy-duty wheel chocks with a much more aggressive grip on the tires, not a different block under the tires. Something like the Super Grip Chock Wheel Stabilizers # UF21-001091(if it's a tandem axle) along with a heavy rubber wheel chocks like part # 337WC1085H with a textured base will do a much better job of resisting movement than plastic leveling blocks alone. If the site has enough slope that the RV is actually creeping downhill over time, I'd also try to reorient the camper or pick a flatter pad if possible, because that's more movement than I'd consider normal.
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Kat S.
7/9/2026
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately I cannot change sites. I knew this site came with challenges….but it is otherwise a truely awesome place at less than half the usual cost. So… I have a 21 Honeywell motor home. 1989. I don’t think the wheels are turning…I think everything is creeping down. I am starting to think it is walking in the high wind. What do you think of a concrete pad down on bare desert floor…then a leveling block? It there a better gripping leveling block? Maybe hard rubber open grate? Thank you again for your help!!!