Overnight Stop - Airstream Excella 1975 Owner's Manual

Overnight Stop
Airstream owners have parked virtually every
place imaginable from filling stations to farm
lands. In time you will develop a knack for
spotting wonderful little roadside locations by
turning off the main highway and exploring.
There are many modern trailer parks includ¬
ing State, County and Federal parks with
good facilities, where you may obtain hook¬
ups of electrical, water and sewer
connections. Directories are published which
describe in detail these parks and tell what is
available in the way of services and hookups.
On overnight or weekend trips, chances are
you will not use up the capacity of the sewage
holding tank, deplete the water supply or run
down the battery which supplies the 12 volt
current.
On a longer trip, when you have stayed where
sewer connections and utility hook-ups were
not available, it will be necessary for you to
stop from time to time to dispose of the
waste in the holding tank and replenish the
water supply. Many gas stations (chain and
individually owned) have installed sanitary
dumping stations for just this purpose. Book¬
lets are available which list these dumping
stations.
When stopping for the night your Airstream 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 car is needed for trans¬
portation, it is not necessary to unhitch. Try
to pick as level a parking spot as possible.
Stabilizing jacks or blocks probably won't be
required for an overnight stay; however if you
put the jack pad on the hitch jack and run the
hitch jack down to take the weight off the
car's springs this will provide some stability. If
you must park on a slope, park facing
downhill; it is easier to level the Airstream
this way.
All you need to do to enjoy the self-contained
luxury of your Airstream is to:
1. Light the water heater, refrigerator and
furnace pilots if required. See pages 52-60
for complete details on LPG system and
gas operated appliances.
2. Turn on range gas supply and light the
pilot.
Before moving on, check your campsite, both
for cleanliness and also to be sure you haven't
left anything behind, turn off the gas supply
petcock to the range and make sure every¬
thing is properly stowed. Use your Pre-Travel
Check List on page 78 and you are ready for
more travel adventure.
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