Stabilizers up or down in storage?

[William]

When putting my Tt back to the storage lot I noticed most of the units have them down. I have never done this in the 20 years I've had campers. Is there a reason for this?

[sailor]

My Jayco manual says to store with the stabilizers up. I think the reason is the stabilizer would have too much weight on it if a tire should lose some pressure during storage.

[Ecfeick]

No need to. I park it on some 1x8s since its on grass and that's it.

[EnricoG]

Up

[clubhouse]

Up, fewest contact points with ground possible, they become rodent highways otherwise.

[clutch]

Nothing touching the ground here but four tires and the hitch.

[bbrown]

For me...I want all the supports down on my 5er and I store it level as well. My reasons....I like it level so I can start up the fridge the night before we head out. Even though it would make hitching-up faster, the supports take some stress off the frame and hopefully stabilize it in a wind storm. The other way of thinking is...if you had it set-up for long term living, wouldn't you go ahead and deploy all the jacks and stabilizers? Anyway, that just me and my 2.

[Ecfeick]

5er may be different. But in a windy condition I don't want the stress on the stabs.

[MrKong]

I like down. We have had a few 60 and 70mph straight line winds. I think without the stabs down, it might have flipped on its top. And like some of the others, I like it level so I can run the fridge before I go.

I think if a rodent wants in, it will go up the tires just as easy as the stabs. I do put out some diazinon out around the camper to keep down ants, and ground moles, and a few other creepy critters.