Camco Leveling Blocks – Real-World Use in the Dirt

Now I know I’m probably going to get some heat for this—but I’ve been using Camco leveling blocks in a way they weren’t exactly “intended” for.

That said… I wouldn’t call it wrong. I’d call it field adaptation.

Where I live, we’ve got some nasty clay soil. The kind that eats anything you set down in it over time. My concern was simple: I didn’t want the feet of my leveling jacks sinking into that mess and disappearing over time. So I started using a set of leftover Camco leveling blocks as a base under the jack feet.

Before anyone jumps in—I tested this first at the races last year on grass pads. They performed great. Once we moved the motorhome onto the property full time, I kept running them with a simple mindset: if they failed, I wasn’t really out much.

Fast forward a year… and they’re still in service.

And they haven’t had an easy life.

I’m constantly “pulling anchor” on the motorhome—moving for propane, fueling the generator, dumping tanks, repositioning the rig depending on work or weather. So these blocks aren’t sitting still. They’re getting pulled, reset, driven over, and put back into action regularly.

I did manage to break one—just a corner—after I drove over it with the rear of the motorhome. Fair to say that was on me, not the product.

So are they being used “as intended”? Probably not.

But are they working in real-world, off-grid, full-time use under a heavy rig in clay soil?

Absolutely yes.

That kind of durability matters out here.

Long term, I still want to move into RV SnapPads for a more permanent, purpose-built solution for the leveling feet. That’s the direction I’d like to go when the timing and budget line up.

But until then, these Camco blocks are proving themselves in a tougher environment than most people would ever put them through—and they’re holding up better than expected.

Field-tested. Real-use approved.