So many of you know of our adventures here in Alaska with our 1966 Avion C-10 and our trusty 2002 F350.Friday we depart to pick up from Western Washington a 1976 F100 with a canopy and deliver it to our son and daughter-in-law in Twenty-nine Palms, C...
Well, as I mentioned to the folks over on the Avion thread, my son has been bugging me all week that he wanted to go camping and take the ATV's out to our favorite little beach here on Kodiak Island Alaska. Problem has been weather has been 20-30F wi...
Thanksgiving in Anchorage in a Truck Camper 2.0.For those who have been here for awhile may remember our maiden voyage in the 1966 Avion TC that we rebuilt. 2011 Thanksgiving trip report to AnchorageWe have recently booked ferry tickets to spend anot...
Good evening all! My 16" studded tired are almost done. I get nervous traveling around Alaska with the TC with the 235-85-16e tires. In the summer I run 265-70-19.5 on vision rims. Today I called a tire distributor in Anchorage and asked what ...
Many of you know I have been rebuilding and modifying my 1966 Avion for several years now while using it as much as possible.I have run across a new in the box Girard on demand hot water heater. It will fit our Avion with minor modification. But I do...
67avion wrote:Joshua Tree, California, 2020Well, 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 ...
Hey guys!! I replaced my door knob with a standard house lever style and it’s working great!!As for power, I don’t have a factory power plug. A previous owner had connected a black RV power cord direct to the breaker box in the closet and is cook...
For manual Trans, put it in neutral, turn the key to accessory and make sure steering wheel not locked. Turn off anything that is on when key in accessory (radio etc) and head on down the road! Manual Honda's are the easy one the autos take a very sp...
Glad to hear that the C-10 is going to get repaired. What damage is it that you weren’t able to repair yourself this time? Unfortunately my C-10 has nearly a foot of snow on top of it here in Central Washington. After last summers trip to Texas pull...
