Overnight Stop - Airstream 2013 International Owner's Manual

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OVERNIGHT STOP

Airstream owners have parked virtually every place imaginable from filling sta-
tions to farmlands. In time you'll develop a knack for spying wonderful little
roadside locations by turning off the main highway and exploring.
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There are many modern parks including State, County and Federal parks with
good facilities where you might obtain electrical, water and sewer hookups.
Directories are published which described 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 rundown the battery
which supplies the 12 volt current.
On a longer trip, when you have stayed where sewer connections and utility
hookups 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 dump-
ing stations for just this purpose. Booklets are available which lists 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 tow vehicle is needed for transporta-
tion, it is not necessary to unhitch.
Warning
: Do not park in a manner that would prevent the
escape windows from opening.
Try to pick as level a parking spot as possible. Stabilizing jacks or blocks prob-
ably won't be required during 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 tow
vehicle'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 turn
on the LP gas and light any appliances with pilots.
Before moving on, check your campsite for both cleanliness and also be sure
you haven't left anything behind. Turn off the gas supply and make sure ev-
erything is properly stowed. Use your PRE-TRAVEL CHECK LIST and you are
ready for more travel adventure.
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