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On overnight or weekend trips chances are you will not use up the capacity of the sewage holding
tank, deplete the water supply, or rundown the battery which supplies the 12-volt power. When
stopping for the night, your ALTO is built to be safely parked in any spot that is relatively level and
where the ground is firm. Your facilities are with you. You are self-contained. Unless the tow
vehicle is needed for transportation, it is not necessary to unhitch. All you need to do to enjoy the
self-contained luxury of your ALTO is to turn on the water heater and furnace as required.
On a longer trip, when you have stayed where sewer connections and utility hookups were not
available, it will be necessary for you to stop from time to time to dispose of the waste in the
holding tanks and replenish the water supply. Many gas stations (chain and individually owned)
have installed sanitary dumping stations for just this purpose. Booklets are available which list
these dumping stations.
Making a long trip in your ALTO is not very different from making a weekend excursion. Since
everything you need is right at hand, you are at home wherever you go. When packing for an
extended trip, take everything you need, but only what you need.
Try to choose a level site as much as possible. For a single overnight stay, stabilizers or chocks are
probably not necessary. However, if you choose to put the front wheel on the ground, raise the
tongue to relieve the towing vehicle's springs of the weight of the trailer and stabilize the trailer.
If you must park on a slope, face down the slope. This will make it easier to level the trailer.
NOTICE: Your trailer is not designed, nor intended, for permanent housing. Use of this product
for long-term or permanent occupancy may lead to premature deterioration of interior
finishes, fabrics, and curtains. Damage or deterioration due to long-term occupancy may
not be considered normal, and may under the terms of the warranty constitute misuse,
abuse, or normal wear.
Before moving on, check your campsite both for cleanliness and also to be sure you haven’t left
anything behind. Make sure everything is properly stowed. Use your Departure Checklist and you
are ready for another travel adventure.
Levelling and Stabilization
When you plan to stay in the same place for several days, weeks or months, you will want your
trailer to be as level and steady as possible. Check the attitude with a small spirit level set on the
inside counter or on the trailer hitch “A-frame”. If a correction is necessary then you must level
from side to side first. This can be done easily by backing the trailer up one or more 2″ × 6″ boards.
We do not recommend placing tires in a hole for levelling.
Level from front to rear by disconnecting the hitch from the tow vehicle, putting the jack wheel
and adjusting the jack up or down until you are level. Block or chock the wheels to keep the trailer
from rolling. Use the rear and front stabilizers, to eliminate the natural spring action of the axle.
NOTICE: Stabilizers should only be used to stabilize trailer, never to lift or level it.
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