SnapPads

When we park our coach on an unlevel site, typically high in the back, our front hydraulic jacks sometimes can’t cope, so we need to add extra blocks between the jacks and jack pad:

Jacks, blocks, jack pad

To help with that, I purchased a couple of SnapPads, just for the front jacks. We can’t get them for the back jacks, as the jacks are too close to the rear wheels. SnapPads are permanently-attached pads that expand the footprint of the jack a little, and add an extra inch of height, so I hoped that’d help with unlevel sites.

(If you’re in the market for them, you can save 10% off SnapPads with the discount code: DAVID08638.)

Here’s a SnapPad before installation:

SnapPad

It’s simple to install a SnapPad; just squirt a little dish soap around the inner rim, to make it easier to get it on, then line it up below the jack, and lower the jack into place (it helps to have two people, one to control the jack, one to tweak the alignment. Here’s a SnapPad after attaching and lifting up a bit:

SnapPad

Two SnapPads:

SnapPads

Retracted jacks (fun fact: that big box between the jacks is our 150 gallon fuel tank):

SnapPads

The jacks on top of my usual jack pads, which I use on all surfaces other than concrete:

Jack with jack pad

A nice addition.

Yellowstone Canyon area

The Canyon area of Yellowstone National Park includes a village of shops and lodges, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Hayden Valley:

Caynon map

Canyon Visitor Education Center:

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Canyon Visitor Education Center

We saw these stickers, and (later) bought the Grand Teton and Yellowstone ones for the back of our truck canopy:

Stickers

Canyon store

Otter Creek picnic area:

Otter Creek picnic area

We found our initials carved on the table — no, we didn’t do that:

Otter Creek picnic area

Otter Creek picnic area

Otter Creek picnic area

Otter Creek picnic area

Reversing GIF of a bison having a dust bath:

Reversing GIF of a bison having a dust bath

Chittenden Bridge view of Yellowstone River:

Chittenden Bridge view of Yellowstone River:

Chittenden Bridge view of Yellowstone River:

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone:

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Bison in Hayden Valley:

Binson in Hayden Valley

Binson in Hayden Valley

Hayden Valley

Binson in Hayden Valley

Bison on the road:

Bison on the road

Bison on the road

Mud Volcano area:

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Mud Volcano area

Bison on the road:

Bison on the road

Bison on the road

Bison on the road

Check out the video from this area, including some cute otters.