Trailer jack

Originally posted by Tom A A newbie here, but what about using the leveling jacks that are built in to the camper?  Too much weight?

A small floor jack like is sold at Walmart for around $20 ($30 is you want it with a case) is not hard to pack. If you look in my mods (link in signature), you will see a jacking block I made from two pieces of spare lumber screwed together and then cut to fit around the axle tube and wiring harness. This lets the axle mounting flanges be used to support the trailer and keep the pressure off the axle tube. This along with the jack makes it fairly easy to raise the wheel enough to change or lube as needed. I got the jack and made the block when I ended up bending the jack that came with the Ford Escape the first time I tried to jack up the 'Pod to lube the bearings.