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Re: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
67avion wrote: I assume everyone saw this post? 71Cayo for sale...I posted that it appears to be collectors level coach..but 69 is so right...check for rot. click Excellent camper, very much original. The drapes and the upholstery match mine. I never thought mine were original but that's too much of a coincidence. Looks like someone added an outside electrical outlet. It's otherwise stock.402Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
A couple of things. If you're just pumping greywater, a shower pump like the Whale Gulper 220 is going to be a better choice than a macerator. Lighter, smaller, less power, faster flow, more reliable. For blackwater you need a 3" gravity discharge line to deal with clogs. The marine guys get away with 1.5" because they use toilets with a 1.5" discharge and macerator features of their own instead of rv toilets with a 3" discharge. Sure you can use a 1.5" line to the macerator and it will usually work but if your grandkid flushes a great big ball of TP or a pair of underwear then what. With that said the space taken by 3" plumbing is considerable and the availability of things like 3-way valves in this size is limited; what is out there is high buck. So I would suggest keeping it simple. You can use a short section of dump hose to connect the macerator inlet to the gravity drain and save yourself some complicated valving and piping. At which point you might want to use 3" cam lock fittings for your gravity dump connection instead of the more common valterra bayonet as the cam locks do not require turning the hose to lock it.317Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
cajunavion wrote: Howdy! I am knee deep in $hit and frankly a little tired thinking about it. What do yall think about macerator pumps. The plan I am contemplating would put a macerator right below the toilet. and then with interesting valving dump either into a transfer tank, as yet to be determined, or out through a simple 3/4 inch water hose. The gray and transfer tank(black) could also be plumb and valved to the macerator intake allowing a discharge of a varity of things as needs change and clean the system. Macerator pumps are more widely used on boats than RVs. There are some things to bear in mind: 1) They will clog and jam on tampons and on any rags or scraps of cloth that are inadvertently flushed. 2) They are heavy and produce vibration. Be sure that they're properly supported by something other than the piping, and use flexible connections to avoid damaging the piping from vibration. 3) They fail fairly often with the marine crowd reporting that replacement every 1-2 years is not uncommon. Plan your piping so that there is good access for replacement. 4) They draw a good deal of power, around 20a, so size your wiring and switch accordingly. I considered going this route and ultimately decided against. I do have a "sewer solution" -- the water-jet powered macerator type pump -- which I use when dumping at home where I have city water available and a slight uphill run to the drain. Another possibility to consider is a "shower pump" -- for greywater only. There are some clog-resistant diaphragm pumps that look promising for this.363Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
69 Avion wrote: There is no doubt that an LP light will provide heat and in Alaska that would certainly be helpful. When these campers were built, there were no LP detectors or CO detectors available. If using one, I would make sure that I had a working CO and LP detector. An interior flame with not enough venting isn't a good combination. There is a reason that you usually don't see them anymore. For me, in AZ, I use LED lights, but I don't get the added benefit of the heat. The btu/h rate of these lights isn't high enough to pose much of a concern. It's lower than a small stove burner. And unlike catalytic heaters, lights are meant to be shut off while sleeping. Propane lights have been in use for decades, and the permanently installed ones enjoy an excellent safety record. In contrast, portable mantle lights, whether fueled by propane or white gas, are a fairly fruitful source of fires, burns, etc.146Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
69 Avion wrote: LP lights are really for decoration in the modern world. I agree with Garry that the propane lights do have their place. They are extremely reliable. As long as you don't break the mantle and you have propane they will work... and spare mantles are small and cheap. There is much more to go wrong with the 12v systems that can leave you with a dead battery and no light. And yes you get around 2000 btu/h of heat off them. For extremely remote locations they have the advantage of being maintenance free while not in use. Mostly an advantage for remote cabins where you can leave the light and the propane system for months or years and it will work next time you get there. I have a gas light in my farmhouse so that there is at least some light when the electricity goes out (rare). Something I can count on while fiddling around with flashlights generators etc. To help clarify, we spend alot of time camping at my dads remote cabin. We are also used to using Coleman lanterns at the cabin out on an island off of Kodiak Island, that we go out to by boat. We carry everything in by boat, and out by boat. So we have been slowly buying up gas lanterns to retrofit the cabin to gas lamps vice using the Coleman lanterns. Coleman fuel is messy, and has to be refilled every night, and pumped up while in use in the long evenings in the fall and winter. Perfect situation for them. I've been in those kinds of cabins.243Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
cajunavion wrote: Howdy! I am trying to tie all my gray water (2 sinks and shower) up together under the shower pan and go out one hole through the floor. All I seem to get away with is 1.25 pipe. Do yall think this will drain? It will work OK as long as it is vented from above. Too small though for a horizontal run vented only at the end or for a wet vent. 2" was original and would be a better choice. I was able to make mine fit with 2".243Views0likes0CommentsRe: Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
Furnace Blower I don't find that it helps much, though it's quiet, or at least the bearings are. It does keep the furnace and the immediately surrounding area a little cooler. Part of my rationale for reducing the firing rate is that I want to leave the fan off.109Views0likes0Comments
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