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Posted By: D1trout on 02/19/23 04:59pm

TCBob, good post and thank you for pointing out the concern. I share that concern and installed the deadbolt to secure the door when I’m not around Argo. I don’t use it when I’m inside. The Bargeman works fine to lock from the inside and open easily. I rely on Shep, my German Shepherd to provide any additional security I require…
Hope to meet you on the road somewhere. Ck

Posted By: 67avion on 02/23/23 10:54am

Joshua Tree, California, 2020

Well, I got a call from Chuck Cayo and the '67 Avion is fixed better than ever. He found a solar panel that is flexible and fits the roofline better - avoiding the problem of wind lifting it from the top of the camper! And, it's rated at 400W - twice as much as my older solar panel! And, it fits between the roof vents unlike the previous panel that covered the middle vent!

So, we're planning on traveling up to Watervliet, Michigan, a bit later in the Spring and pick up the old girl.

At Last!

* This post was edited 02/23/23 11:08am by 67avion *

Posted By: Honda-50 on 02/23/23 12:10pm

Great news D!

Posted By: garryk6 on 02/23/23 12:19pm

67avion wrote:

Would love to get more information about the solar panel!! Great to hear you’re back on the road!! I have to replace the vent over the bunk as the plastic broke. Been too cold… wind chill below zero. Have plastic sheeting over the vent for now. Planning to use a metal one to replace the plastic one that always UV’s out.
Also looking at upgrading the 2002 F350 to a 2011 F250. Both gas, 4x4 crew cab short bed and both have the same GVRW….????
That’s all for now,
Garry

Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: rastaman33609 on 02/23/23 03:17pm

67avion great news....happy for you...

rasta

Posted By: 67avion on 02/26/23 01:04pm

Hey Garry, we haven't picked up the '67 yet. Maybe in the next few weeks. I'll find out from Chuck where he got the solar panel, etc and get back to you.
Rasta, thanks, we will meet up again.

Posted By: rastaman33609 on 03/30/23 05:40pm

Am I correct in assuming that everyone has probably changed out their roof vents. I have been reluctant to, as I thought the original 2 crank vent was so unique and original. I installed a 7" fan in the opening however it just doesn't move much air. I am thinking I might have to get realistic and instal a maxxair. unless someone has another solution to keeping the original vent.

might get warm up there on Muley Point..

Posted By: 67avion on 04/06/23 01:20pm

Me and Chuck Cayo at the Cayo facility in Watervliet, Michigan on a late winter day. I got my Avion back. On the trip south I stopped several times for diesel, etc and as Cajunavion says, I had press conferences at the pump, inside the convenience store and once in the restroom. People love to talk about the Airstream on the back of a truck.

Posted By: LoneWolfSS454 on 04/06/23 02:09pm

67avion, congratulations on getting the old girl back! Although I (had) to sell my C11 (& truck) decades ago (due to financial reasons), I see I'm not the only one with a non-factory, white hot water heater cover (although mine was on the other side, near the rear). Did yours mysteriously loosen up and disappear too? I always thought I had mine reinstalled tight enough after each use, but apparently that wasn't the case, at least on the day it flew away. I suppose it badly wanted a new home, off in the weeds/bush on the side of a road somewhere?

Posted By: 67avion on 04/08/23 09:49am

Yes, indeed! I walked past the Avion a few years b ack when we were visiting in Tontitown, Arkansas. I noticed there was smoke coming from the water heater vent. I grabbed a fire extinguisher and quickly stopped the fire - an electrical connection. Of course, the hinge was broken in the process. When I put in the new water heater - which fit like a glove - I had to get the non OEM cover and vent.. This camper has a lot of history. If you look on the center of the roof you can see the new roof patch that Chuck fixed.

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