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I want to buy a set of levelling blocks, chocks to go with them and a set of grip mats for under my tyres in wet/slippy conditions - I can't decide between the Fiamma ones or I've seen some at the the Milenco stand (at NEC) yesterday.
Has anyone any experience of either brands please with regard to reliability/longevity - the prices are very similar.
I want to buy a set of levelling blocks, chocks to go with them and a set of grip mats for under my tyres in wet/slippy conditions - I can't decide between the Fiamma ones or I've seen some at the the Milenco stand (at NEC) yesterday.
Has anyone any experience of either brands please with regard to reliability/longevity - the prices are very similar.
We bought the shorter Fiamma levelling blocks initially and they are now in the garage at home , replaced by the longer ones. It's quite difficult, without lots of clutch work, to get up the shorter ones and not run off the end ! Much easier to do fine adjustments on the longer ones. Ours are now 3 years old and show no sign of wear.
We do not have the chocks and have never felt the need for them. i would be concerned that the chock would get stuck and it would be impossible to get it out of the slot and so move the van. We have never slipped down the ramp. I think they are intended for caravans which are lighter.
We have some grip mats. Lots of scorn has been poured onto them on this forum and we have never used them ourselves. We have however lent them to both car drivers and other vanners, often if quite challenging circumstances, and have been impressed by how well they have worked. We always carry them.
Never used the Millenco ones so can't comment on those but we have been using the Fiamma level-up ones for years with absolutely no probs.
They are very sturdy and theres still years of life left in them and importantly, they are about the highest ones you can get. I've never had cause to use a chock yet but I do keep a couple of small ones just in case.
I carry a set of gripmats which are generally regarded as about as much use as a choccy teapot if you really get stuck but we rest the wheels on them to help spread the load if theres any doubt about the surface.
I visited the (cold and muddy) Newark show and Smart Outdoors had got the Fiamma and Milenco levelling blocks - the Milenco are a much higher spec so I bought a set of the large 2 part levels from them.
I also bought a pair of Milenco grip mats which are so robust that they make the yellow ones look very weedy indeed. I'll let you know how I get on with them.
We have five Fiamma heavy duty ramps (six wheels and we forgot a ramp once) but when we see some we intend to buy the higher spec Mileno ones as sometimes the Fiammas don't get the wheels high enough, even though we are very tilt tolerant. We also have four Fiamma grip mats but have only used them once on very soft ground. The four driven wheels and limited slip diff on our Hymer will cope with almost anything (Oh, and it does go backwards uphill!)
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