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09-17-2016, 05:37 PM
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Location: Grand Rapids Mi
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Storing your RV
I'm interested to know what your RV is parked on when stored, concrete, stone gravel, wood, plastic pads and whats the best?
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09-17-2016, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Solomons
Posts: 3,874
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6' long 2x10s
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2019 Alpine 3651RL
2016 F350 CC DRW
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09-17-2016, 06:49 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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Mine is in the backyard on a concrete pad. What is best?? Good question, you'll probably get lots of different answers.
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Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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09-17-2016, 08:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Oregon
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Concrete pad - one side is up on a wood ramp/platform that I built which is roughly 6" tall to level side to side. I've also got a lot of slope down towards the back of my house so when I drop the nose only a very small amount of the 5th is visible from the street.
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09-17-2016, 08:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kyle, Texas
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Concrete for me. What's best? Don't know but I sure enjoy not dealing with mud and blowing dirt...
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09-18-2016, 03:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: MA
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Mine is on a crushed stone pad with cement patio blocks under the tires.
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2013 Premier 31BHPR
2014 F350 6.2L
Soon to be just DW and I
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09-18-2016, 05:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ocean Isle Beach
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She sits on crushed stone gravel.
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2022.Montana 3855 BR
2019 F350 6.7 4X4 DRW
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09-18-2016, 06:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Lacey, WA
Posts: 499
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Crushed stone, covered parking, plugged in with the water lines blown dry.
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Lee
1970 F250 Highboy 4x4
2013 Cougar 21RBSWE
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09-18-2016, 06:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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Here is what Goodyear says.
Storing Your Vehicle Without Removing the Tires. Ideally, a vehicle in storage should be placed on blocks to remove all weight from the tires. If the vehicle cannot be put on blocks, follow these steps for tire protection:
- Completely unload the vehicle so that minimum weight will be placed on the tires.
- Inflate tires to recommended operating pressure plus 25%. Ensure that the rim manufacturer’s inflation capacity is not exceeded.
- Be sure the storage surface is firm, clean, well drained and reasonably level.
- Avoid moving the vehicle during extremely cold weather.
- Move the vehicle at least every three months to prevent ozone cracking in the tire bulge area, as well as “flat-spotting” from the prolonged strain of sidewall and tread deflection.
- Adjust inflation before putting the vehicle back into service.
Personally, I always parked on 2x10s until now. I have my RV stored inside so the tires are not exposed to the elements. In the past, even when parked on concrete I would use the 2x10s. Concrete is known for moisture, when you move a vehicle that has been parked on it, the pad under the tires is almost always wet. Now I just park directly on the concrete because the humidity level in NM is very low and when I move the RV the floor is always dry. I do go over about once a month or so and raise the RV to give the tires a spin to prevent flat spotting.
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2013 Alpine 3500RE
2019 Silverado 2500HD Duramax
U.S. Air Force Retired (25 yrs)
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09-18-2016, 12:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Grand Rapids Mi
Posts: 36
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Thanks for the info.
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09-18-2016, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,085
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I park mine on a concrete pad, under a cover
-Brian
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2013 F150 Platinum - 5.0 - 3.55 ELD + towing package
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09-18-2016, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fruitland
Posts: 3,357
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Well, he asked what is the best. I say storing the RV inside a closed building that has heat and a/c, parked on concrete. But, what do I do. I park it on my concrete driveway. Exposed to the weather. I do not cover the tires and understand why many do. If covered or not they still need replaced in about 5years, so I do not cover them.
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2013 Ford F350 4x4 CC 6.7 engine, 8 ft bed, 3.55 rear end, lariat package
Retired from Oregon State Police in 2011 than worked another 9.5 years as a small town traffic cop:
As of 05-2020, I am all done with 39 years total police work. No more uniforms for me.
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