Airstream INTERNATIONAL TRAILER, Owner'S Manual

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AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL TRAILER OWNERS MANUAL
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OVERNIGHT STOP
Airstream owners have parked virtually every placing imaginable from filling stations to farmlands. In
time you'll develop a knack for spying wonderful little roadside locations by turning off the main highway
and exploring.
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 dumping
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 transportation, it is not necessary to unhitch.
WARNING
: Do not parked 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 probably 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 cars 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 everything is properly stowed. Use your PRE-TRAVEL
CHECK LIST and you are ready for more travel adventure.