Overn~Ght Stop - Airstream 1980 Argosy Owner's Manual

Overnight Stop
Airstream and Argosy 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
explor~ng
.
There are many modern trailer parks including
State, County and Federal parks with good
facilities, where you may obtain hookups 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.
Booklets 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
transportation, 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 trailer this way.
All you need to do to enjoy the self-contained
luxury of your Airstream is to:
1 . Light the water heater and refrigerator pilots
if required. See pages 69-82 for complete
details on LPG system and gas operated
appliances.
2. Turn on the 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 everything
is properly stowed. Use your Pre-Travel Check
List on page 1 14 and you are ready for more
travel adventure.