I pull an ’05 13 footer. It has the RM2123 Dometic fridge. The Dometic manual states, “level the vehicle when stopping for more than an hour.” So, my question is, how level is level?”
When I park for a bit to stretch my legs and grab a sandwich, should I be breaking out the Stanley carpenter level and my assortment of 2x8 lumber pads? Is the fridge going to go up in smoke for the lack of one piece of lumber under a wheel? Does the Stanley's bubble have to be dead nuts centered, or will the Dometic tolerate a ¼ bubble off, or even a ½ bubble?
At a campground I understand seeking the perfect centered bubble, but if I were to stop along a creek for a couple of hours of fishing? I'd be interested in your opinions.
FWIW, I stopped off at a nearby RV repair shop, and posed my fridge question to them. They were reticent to give me a definite answer to how many degrees of trailer tilt the fridge would tolerate, but would only suggest I park the trailer as "level as possible". I responded by saying that I used sections of 2x8 lumber under the wheel to level the trailer, and if I was within one lumber section (1-1/2") of achieving level, was that good enough? And they said, "oh yes, that'll do."