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Posted By: 69 Avion on 02/13/14 07:21am

D1trout wrote:

Will, I weighed my rig last fall. It was a stock '69 C11 side dinette model. The camper had no kitchenware, food, clothing or other personal items. It did, however, have the three camper jacks, the heavy duty OEM models. And perhaps 150 pounds of water soaked into the plywood panels. Plus a rooftop AC unit and a marine style TV antenna. No water in the tank. One full propane bottle and one empty. One battery installed up front next to the water tank. This all netted out at 2670 pounds.

Dick

That is certainly in the ballpark. They should weigh around 2,550# empty, with no AC.

Ford F-350 4x4 Diesel
1988 Avion Triple Axle Trailer
1969 Avion C-11 Camper

Posted By: cajunavion on 02/14/14 04:39pm

Howdy!
I am trying to put the propane tanks
back together. Any OEM propane locker
pics? Is there suppose to be a clamp or something to
hold these tanks in?

Posted By: 69 Avion on 02/14/14 08:15pm

cajunavion wrote:

Howdy!
I am trying to put the propane tanks
back together. Any OEM propane locker
pics? Is there suppose to be a clamp or something to
hold these tanks in?

This picture shows the bracket that holds the tanks with the vertical all thread rod. I put some Armaflex tape on the bracket which is laying on the bottom of the LP enclosure.

Posted By: Desertboy on 02/14/14 09:40pm

Cool, I needed to see that too. Mine were bungeed in there, and I didn't like it. I can make one of these. Im looking at the picture, what are those other 2 valves for? I see where they connect to the tanks, but how about those other shutoff valves that are on that T?

1969 AVION
3/4 12 VALVE

Freightliner/24' Flatbed 50,000 miles/ Titan 4000 receiver Hitch, no Mods needed.

Posted By: cajunavion on 02/14/14 11:47pm

Howdy!
Thanks 69. Unfortunately mine are vertically mounted in the
rear corner; C10. The old regulator thats there looks serviceable
enough. Do yall know if it can be used and is it low pressure
or high?

Posted By: 69 Avion on 02/15/14 09:00am

Desertboy wrote:

My camper is on a trailer and the extra valves with quick disconnects are for me to run LP off the trailer tanks when the rig is stationary. I also run a large Camp Chef stove off of the LP and an external water heater for an outside shower. You can see the modern Rego Regulator that replaced the original Rego Regulator. They aren't cheap, but they have high capacity and they are very well built.

Sorry I couldn't help with the C-10. I was thinking it was a C-11.

Posted By: Desertboy on 02/15/14 09:15am

cool

Posted By: cajunavion on 02/15/14 10:52am

Howdy!
69 can you run a tankless water propane
heater inside with ducting?

Posted By: 69 Avion on 02/15/14 12:13pm

cajunavion wrote:

Howdy!
69 can you run a tankless water propane
heater inside with ducting?

I wouldn't try it since it is using a form of combustion to make the heat. I don't know how you would safely duct it. The heater works great and we like setting up a shower tent more than using the wet bath of the camper. If it is too cold outside, then the wet bath is fine, I have water storage under the trailer with it's own water pump so I hook the external heater to the trailer hose bid and have an instant outside shower. It saves on the use of the gray water tank capacity.

Posted By: D1trout on 02/15/14 10:49pm

Cajunavion, it's my intention to use a small, wall-mounted demand heater in the bath in my C11. There are a couple of models that operate with very low water pressure and I think I can figure out a way to vent thru one of the existing holes in the roof. I haven't worked all the particulars out yet but am confident it can be accomplished. I'll be at that point in a month or two and will be pleased to share my experiences. I like 69's idea of rigging it for an outside shower. I am thinking to have an outside shower fixture plumbed to the inside water system.
Dick

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