And about those vapor barriers.
Rv tire storage pads.
The best way to avoid flat spots on trailer tires when your rig is in storage is to get it up off the ground.
And while jack stands are strong enough to hold a trailer up they are inherently dangerous.
No tire is perfectly round and the peak to peak changes p p reflect how much pressure must be applied to the tire in downforce to make the tire perfectly round.
Parking your rv on the grass seems like the easiest and the cheapest option.
However it has a few drawbacks.
Keeping your tires out of direct contact with the ground and certainly with asphalt when parking for a while is a good idea.
You not only kill the grass but the moisture present on the grass can cause damage to your tires so you ll basically be dry rotting your recreational vehicle s tires.
Until now the only way people could get trailers off the ground was to put them on vehicle jack stands.
Gravel parking pad for rv.
How to prepare your rv for storage to prolong tire life.
Nevertheless it can be a difficult job to figure out the gravel pad s thickness.
In an ideal world all vehicles placed in storage would have their wheels removed and sit on blocks.
A flat spotted tire will increase this value by a minimum of about 4 psi.
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But one of the most interesting and cost effective ways to put the barrier in place is to invest in a simple plastic cutting board even a cutting mat.
Both these materials are quite tire friendly given that they enable the water to drain as well as dissipate.
Some outfits will be happy to sell you rv specialty vapor barriers for a price.
While almost no rvers do this in practice you can put the least amount of stress on your rv tires while your rig is in storage by doing the following.
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Putting down a plot of gravel or crushed rock will be one more inexpensive method of creating an rv parking pad.