Extended Stay - Airstream Caravanner 1977 Owner's Manual

Extended Stay
Making a long trip in your Airstream is not
very different from making a weekend
excursion. Since everything you need is
right at hand you are at home wherever
you go. When packing for an extended trip
take everything you need, but only what
you need.
When you plan to stay in the same place
for several days, weeks, or months, you will
want your trailer to be as level and steady
as possible. Check the attitude of your
Airstream with a small spirit level set on the
inside work counter or the trailer hitch
"A-Frame." (See Fig. 1.) If a correction is
necessary then
you must level from side
to side first
This can be done most easily
up a small ramp consisting of 2" x 6"
boards about four feet long and tapered at
both ends. (See Fig, 2.) We do not recom¬
mend placing tires in a hole for leveling.
Level from front to rear
by disconnecting
the hitch from the car, putting the jack pad
under the hitch jack and adjusting the jack
up or down until you are level. Block or
chock the wheels to keep the trailer from
rolling. Use
stabilizing jacks
at all four
corners as shown in the diagram to the
right, to eliminate the natural spring action
of the axles. If you have optional
B.A.L.
stabilizing jacks
(Fig. 3) use the wrench,
located in the hose carrier, to lower the two
units on the low side. Bring trailer to a level
position side to side. Lower opposite sta¬
bilizing units to a firm position.
Note:
Whenever the trailer must be lifted
with a jack as when changing a tire or
leveling on very rough terrain,
always
Fig. 1 - Spirit Level Fig. 2-Trailer Leveling
S H S
H —Hydraulic Jack Positions
S-B.A.L Stabilizing Jack
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