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Topic: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos

Posted By: rastaman33609 on 03/20/16 01:37pm

Silver, Very nice mon. Is that you there with the wind surf board?
I just got rid of my gear after not using it for many years.

Now that you have determined what little issues need to be taken care of, get them fixed.....keep Florida in your sights. Its not Muley Point, but you gotta start somewhere and work your way up to the big Prize.

Posted By: ticki2 on 03/20/16 01:56pm

Those pics sure wet my appetite , pun intended . With that weather it's no wonder you had some condensation issues . Nice to see someone out and about . I'm real close , we are down to bare ground already , very unusual for this early .

When you paste a pic in the attachment box type in 640 for width .

'68 Avion C-11
'02 GMC DRW D/A flatbed

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 03/21/16 09:12am

Thanks Rastaman. Yeah thats me and my beat up rig, bought used and crashed often. I haven't been back to Florida since I got into windsurfing but know what Im missing. Ill be there as soon as I can pull it off. When looking into FL camping, I was not surprised to learn that the coastal RV sites were all pretty full this time of year. That makes it hard to just pack and go when the opportunity arises.

Ticki, Wet is the theme of the year here so far. Not only is the ground bare here but the lakes and ponds are ice free! Ticks are bad already.
My file size misunderstanding. Maybe I had it right all along? Is it that pics over 640 will work but are discouraged or does this size limit not apply to forum replys?
I have up till now always reduced my 'reply' pics to a max file size of 100kb. Sorry to bring this up here.

1968 Avion C-11
1993 Dodge D250 LE Cummins

Posted By: ticki2 on 03/21/16 06:21pm

SilverPompadour wrote:

My file size misunderstanding. Maybe I had it right all along? Is it that pics over 640 will work but are discouraged or does this size limit not apply to forum replys?
I have up till now always reduced my 'reply' pics to a max file size of 100kb. Sorry to bring this up here.

When you use the "image" box at the top for posting the drop down menu will have a box for width . If you put in 640 it will limit the size of the picture so it fits on the thread screen without having to scroll left and right to see it all . Once someone posts an image that is bigger everything on that page will be too wide for the screen . Notice the page where you posted the last pictures . Some of your earlier pictures didn't do that. Hope that makes sense , this is a tough forum to post pictures on .

Posted By: 67avion on 03/22/16 11:07am

Silver Pompadour wrote:

The Forum prefers 640 pixels but can accomodate 800 pixels. I post by first uploading to Photobucket with the correct image size. I then copy the IMG below each Photobucket image and paste it into the RV.Net text.

Like this 800 pixel horizontal image of the windsurfers after a near tornado in Fort Desoto Park, Florida, this past January. We had just visited Rastaman.

On a vertical axis you can post up to 450 pixels, though this example from Assateague Island,Virginia is 360 pixels.

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 03/23/16 05:23pm

Thank you both for the clarification. I'll stick with 640 in the future. Those surfers a look like they were having a blast.

Posted By: cajunavion on 04/13/16 05:13pm

Howdy!
Fisheyed Fool, if you have questions about my build just post em up here
that way we all can learn together. Like I said, no one bites around here, and we
always like new builds, especially pictures. So you have a C10, we know they are
the best! Have you started taking her down to the bones?

Posted By: Pacific Rim on 04/21/16 10:32pm

Greetings Everyone,

In my continuing quest for the right TC vs pull behind I decided to pull into the Airstream dealer last Friday. A customer had there Avion TC in for repair. And well the quest started for more information. 6 days later, numerous Web searches and 300 plus pages of information I am now hook line and sinker (my wife says obsessed) convinced that I will own one of these TC's in the future, trick is finding one. I just finished the posts and I will post tomorrow when I can put some questions togather.

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 04/22/16 03:50pm

Hello Pacific Rim, you've come to the right place(and decision).

The Avion TC addiction comes on quick and has no known cure. Good luck on your search.

Posted By: D1trout on 04/22/16 08:34pm

Welcome, Pacific Rim. You have come to the right place to begin your search for an Avion TC. If you have, in fact, gotten thru most of the 300+ pages here, then you will have seen the problems and the many imaginative solutions we have collectively come up with. This site and this community are an extraordinary resource. As you muse on the basic questions to ask, let me preempt that process a bit with a couple of observations.

First, take as much time as possible finding your rig. Try to look at a few before you decide, to establish a sort of baseline. Searchtempest, the nationwide Craigslist search engine, seems to me to be the best way to find what's available in the country. Avions turn up with fair regularity, Cayos less so. Of course, having said this, if you find one that's spent it's life in a barn in eastern Washington state, you might want to go for it.

Secondly, buy nothing sight unseen. Inspect candidates carefully. They all have some plywood rot. The question comes down to how much and where. The front of the campers seems most prone to rot, followed by the rear entry area. Dents and dings in the skin can be problems in themselves, as well as having allowed water in over time.
The most you can find out about the provenance of a rig, the better. A southwestern camper is a far better candidate than an Oregon camper.

Third, learn to distinguish between cosmetic repairs and upgrades and truly structural work. The first can be straightforward and fun, the second can turn out to be less so... Rewarding, to be sure, but be honest with yourself about your skills and your time and money. It's easy to get into this project and it's easy to get discouraged as problems accumulate. Be realistic.

If you suspect as you read this that you're getting a pretty biased opinion, you are 100% right. My six month restoration is going on three years and the end remains elusive. A canny old Scottish boat builder once told me, about restoring boats, "Double the time and treble the money!" You may safely apply that principle to Avions!

Whatever path you take, we're all here to lend you practical and moral support.

Onward!

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