Overnight Stop.39 - Airstream Caravanner 1977 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 in¬
cluding 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 replen¬
ish the water supply. Many gas stations
(chain and individually owned) have in¬
stalled
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 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
63-72 for complete details on LPG sys¬
tem and gas operated appliances.
2. Turn on range gas supply and light the
pilot.
Before moving on, check the 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 94 and
you are ready for more travel adventure.