Hopkins Towing Solutions 08201 RV Smart Level,Gray

This Smart Level system is fantastic! It is so user friendly! After two years of fiddling with the metal ball levels and bubble levels on our camp trailer, we needed something better, so we decided to give the Smart Level a try. You can see the lights from the drivers seat, so you don't have to get out of the truck (or have a second person) to go back and check the ball or bubble level. Depending on where the lights shine, it is easy to see how many 1" leveling blocks you will need for leveling side to side. Then by pulling the level out 90°, you can easily see from the trailer tongue how high to raise it for front to back leveling. It's so much quicker and easier now!

This worked out great. I have only used it a couple of times but I have no complaints. Very neat concept. I mounted mine on the drivers side of the fifth wheel and can see it perfectly in the mirror. Use it to level side to side then fold it flat against the 5'er while unhooking from truck to level front to back. You can also remove the leveler from the mounting bracket if you want to protect it. I remove mine after use and store in the storage compartment of the RV until I need it again. The only thing that would work better is if I had auto levelers which are very costly. This is a cheap way to lessen my frustration and setup time. Just make sure you have it perfectly level when you install the bracket.

It is overall a good product, but you may want to do some shimming and stabilizing to fully trust it. Also, you may want to take it off before driving on the highway or risk losing the cover.Since I have a flat sided trailer, it was easy to mount with the three screws. I would not trust the adhesive in the FL Sun for too long. After mounting it became obvious that there is too much wiggle to give repeatable results that an engineer expects. I removed most of the slop between the mount and the unit with 3-4 layers of electrical tape on the back ears. This helped quite a bit, but there was still room to wiggle. I then put rubber pads between the front corners of the unit and the trailer side. This removed most of the remaining wiggle, but because they are rubber, there is still some wiggle. I think the next step will need to be something less spongy than the rubber pads, but I don't want to scratch the trailer when mounting and removing the unit.I use this unit to get into the ballpark of level, but still jump out and use my 2-foot beam level to confirm things and adjust as needed. If I can remove all of the mount wiggle, I could feel confident with this unit's bubble level. The ideal thing would be to eliminate the mount and screw the unit to the trailer side.My cover came off somewhere in Florida. I have an email into the manufacturer to see if it is ok to keep the unit mounted without the cover. If I need to re-mount the unit at every stop, it makes the unit less valuable. Yes, I need to get out to swing the unit out and turn it on, but the added step of mounting it each time would be annoying.

It works. My suggestion is to park your trailer, get it level in every way, THEN install it. In my case it eliminates asking my wife to tell me when the level indicates it is level, only to discover that it isn't and what follows. Getting my trailer level from side to side is the critical one, because with my electric hitch jack, the front to back process is easy. It does the trick and is an accessory that is truly practical for those with travel trailers because it really reduces your set up time. And if you "really" want to save your marriage, install a back-up camera too!

Easy to install. But not accurate. Easier to use 4ft level. Do not recommend

No more guessing treks you exactly right height of ramp

What a great idea but what horrible execution. Here is the deal... I leveled the trailer (manually) and put three unwanted screw holes in my trailer, only to find that the very poor tolerances between the tee slot on the unit and the base required some type of shimming to functions properly. Otherwise the slop makes it "out of level". So after shimming the space between the bracket and unit, is was off to the campground. I didn't make it down, the road 2 miles before I looked back and noticed the door open 90 degs into the wind. Not good, flipped back against the plastic stops. I pulled over before hitting the highway and remove the unit from the base which is very easy with the built in clip, but of course my shims immediately fell on the ground. For the correct unfolding action it must be mounted on the divers side of the trailer, which makes sense because it is also closer to the driver's line of sight. But it also means it cannot be reversed to avoid opening while traveling. The unit appears to be waterproof given the seal on the battery compartment, but what is the point if it cannot be left on the trailer at all times? And every time the unit is removed from the trailer it needs to be leveled and reshimmed upon clipping it back into the base. What is the point if I have to use the manual levels each time??? I will be returning this but will be reminded about it every time I see the screw holes in the side of my trailer.

If the only complaint is that it might fly off, then remove it while driving. You get out before backing anyway, right? Accurate enough to get the refer working, slides out and spot on when checked with a level. Great purchase!