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05-19-2021, 06:55 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2012 Escape 5.0
Posts: 77
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Or ... No cost Remote Level app
There is another "no hardware purchase" phone app called Remote Level.
It works with any 2 cell phones using Bluetooth. Cell service or internet is not required; they don't even need to have SIM cards.
I leave an old unused phone plugged in to USB power in the trailer, and wedged where it won't move. It doesn't matter how it's orientated, as the app allows for calibration for what is actually level. You can set both level and hookup positions if you like.
I then run the same app on my current cell to connect via Bluetooth to the Remote Level phone in the trailer. I get a precise and accurate (depending on calibration) display of the Remote Level phone.
Multiple phones can be linked, and calibrations (also multiple) are stored. So any two phones can be used interchangeably or temporarily, as long as both have the app installed.
The only limitation is the Bluetooth range, and that depends on phones and distances. Works fine for me and my Samsungs and Escape 5.0.
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05-19-2021, 09:12 PM
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#22
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 Tow: 2024 Toyota Tundra
Posts: 3,105
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnE3
There is another "no hardware purchase" phone app called Remote Level.
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So if I have two old cellphones parked at each end of the shelf over the bed of my trailer (i.e., on each side of the trailer) with Bluetooth enabled, and Remote Level installed on them and the tablet in my truck, then the tablet will tell me if my trailer is level from side-to-side? If so, this sounds like a winner.
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She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie-- propane
Photos and travelogues here: mikelewisimages.com
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05-19-2021, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Kent, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 21c Sold, 2023 Bigfoot 25RQ
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnE3
There is another "no hardware purchase" phone app called Remote Level.
It works with any 2 cell phones using Bluetooth. Cell service or internet is not required; they don't even need to have SIM cards.
I leave an old unused phone plugged in to USB power in the trailer, and wedged where it won't move. It doesn't matter how it's orientated, as the app allows for calibration for what is actually level. You can set both level and hookup positions if you like.
I then run the same app on my current cell to connect via Bluetooth to the Remote Level phone in the trailer. I get a precise and accurate (depending on calibration) display of the Remote Level phone.
Multiple phones can be linked, and calibrations (also multiple) are stored. So any two phones can be used interchangeably or temporarily, as long as both have the app installed.
The only limitation is the Bluetooth range, and that depends on phones and distances. Works fine for me and my Samsungs and Escape 5.0.
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Nice had I known I might not have bought the LevelMatePRO
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05-20-2021, 04:50 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2012 Escape 5.0
Posts: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Lewis
So if I have two old cellphones parked at each end of the shelf over the bed of my trailer (i.e., on each side of the trailer) with Bluetooth enabled, and Remote Level installed on them and the tablet in my truck, then the tablet will tell me if my trailer is level from side-to-side? If so, this sounds like a winner.
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Just need the one cell phone in the trailer. The Remote Level app shows front/back and left/right on the one display.
If you bother to enter trailer dimensions, it will even show how many inches to raise a wheel or jack.
The only problem is I try to get it better than it needs to be; it's the OCD in me.
Cheers
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05-20-2021, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,377
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnE3
There is another "no hardware purchase" phone app called Remote Level.
It works with any 2 cell phones using Bluetooth. Cell service or internet is not required; they don't even need to have SIM cards.
I leave an old unused phone plugged in to USB power in the trailer, and wedged where it won't move. It doesn't matter how it's orientated, as the app allows for calibration for what is actually level. You can set both level and hookup positions if you like.
I then run the same app on my current cell to connect via Bluetooth to the Remote Level phone in the trailer. I get a precise and accurate (depending on calibration) display of the Remote Level phone.
Multiple phones can be linked, and calibrations (also multiple) are stored. So any two phones can be used interchangeably or temporarily, as long as both have the app installed.
The only limitation is the Bluetooth range, and that depends on phones and distances. Works fine for me and my Samsungs and Escape 5.0.
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Evidently an Android only app. There is a "Caravan Remote Level" app for iOS, but it is pretty clunky.
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05-20-2021, 09:49 AM
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#26
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Overbrook, Kansas
Trailer: 2021 E19 (Padawan)
Posts: 2,026
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldwave
Be interested in your impressions, I’m installing my LevelMatePRO plus today
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Don’t have the trailer yet, but messed with it in the house. It connected right up and was very responsive and easy to see as I tilted the level. The magnet was solid to hold it on the fridge door.
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1998 C 2500 (Cruncher) and 2021 Ranger (Yoda)
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05-20-2021, 10:25 AM
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#27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Parker, Colorado
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19
Posts: 120
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We've had the LM Pro for four years and still works great. There's no on off switch, it sleeps and wakes based on motion. Change the 2032 battery about once per year.
Makes leveling super quick and easy, especially solo.
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05-20-2021, 10:50 AM
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#28
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Kent, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 21c Sold, 2023 Bigfoot 25RQ
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brroberts
Don’t have the trailer yet, but messed with it in the house. It connected right up and was very responsive and easy to see as I tilted the level. The magnet was solid to hold it on the fridge door.
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My levelmate pro plus is installed, so far so good. I’m leaving June 2 for North Carolina, will see how it works, I especially like the watch app
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05-20-2021, 12:42 PM
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#29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 15B sold, 2019 Escape 19
Posts: 367
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnE3
There is another "no hardware purchase" phone app called Remote Level.
It works with any 2 cell phones using Bluetooth. Cell service or internet is not required; they don't even need to have SIM cards.
I leave an old unused phone plugged in to USB power in the trailer, and wedged where it won't move. It doesn't matter how it's orientated, as the app allows for calibration for what is actually level. You can set both level and hookup positions if you like.
I then run the same app on my current cell to connect via Bluetooth to the Remote Level phone in the trailer. I get a precise and accurate (depending on calibration) display of the Remote Level phone.
Multiple phones can be linked, and calibrations (also multiple) are stored. So any two phones can be used interchangeably or temporarily, as long as both have the app installed.
The only limitation is the Bluetooth range, and that depends on phones and distances. Works fine for me and my Samsungs and Escape 5.0.
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Thanks John, this simple app works great
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05-20-2021, 03:19 PM
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#30
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 Tow: 2024 Toyota Tundra
Posts: 3,105
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It works! $1.99 for the Remote Level app + a couple of old Android devices is a bargain for solving this problem. Thank you very much! Now I need to figure out how to mount the old cellphone in the trailer.
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She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie-- propane
Photos and travelogues here: mikelewisimages.com
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