snowaddict91
Adventurer
Avion
So this fall we have spent a ton of time sprucing up the Avion, learning everything about RVs from construction to plumbing to electrical to fixing leaks, how to winterize, how a 2-way fridge works, and a whole bunch more. I enjoy learning new things so its been fun, with a bit of frustration and second thoughts about buying a 40 year old trailer mixed in. I had read about how well Avions were built, but I knew they were rare. I never thought I would own one. But I will say after working on this thing, I am very impressed with the build quality. Only 1 water damage spot in the floor about 1x1' after 40 years! And I fixed it before we put the new floor on. I don't have a ton of pictures as the wife did most of the interior work while I worked on Liberty or learned about the trailer.
Here are some pictures when we brought it home. It was in VERY good shape and it sounds like it spent 20-30 years in a barn (with no mice:wings: )
The previous owner had already redid the countertops, sinks, and majority of the plumbing!
And here are a couple shots of the magic my wife worked
Close up of our first time doing trim
I will try to get some more interior shots in the next few days. The only major snag we have hit so far is the fridge is pretty finicky, doesn't seem to cool at all on shore power (but works on propane) and it is pretty funky, even after a deep clean and activated charcoal treatment. If we wind up full timing a new fridge will likely go in. I have thought about running an ARB and adding a couple more batteries but we will see. I wish we had a chance to take it out this fall before we winterized it, but such is life.
We may have the opportunity for my wife to take a job where we used to live in CO and we will likely sell the trailer if this pans out. We should know by Mid-January. We will be sad to see it go, but we are not adventurous enough to full-time somewhere where it is consistently below 0F from December-April and we have decided that a 28' trailer is too much for weekend trips.
But the truck isn't going anywhere as she has earned her keep and in small town CO daily driving a full size truck is rarely an inconvenience like it can be here in the city.
So this fall we have spent a ton of time sprucing up the Avion, learning everything about RVs from construction to plumbing to electrical to fixing leaks, how to winterize, how a 2-way fridge works, and a whole bunch more. I enjoy learning new things so its been fun, with a bit of frustration and second thoughts about buying a 40 year old trailer mixed in. I had read about how well Avions were built, but I knew they were rare. I never thought I would own one. But I will say after working on this thing, I am very impressed with the build quality. Only 1 water damage spot in the floor about 1x1' after 40 years! And I fixed it before we put the new floor on. I don't have a ton of pictures as the wife did most of the interior work while I worked on Liberty or learned about the trailer.
Here are some pictures when we brought it home. It was in VERY good shape and it sounds like it spent 20-30 years in a barn (with no mice:wings: )
The previous owner had already redid the countertops, sinks, and majority of the plumbing!
And here are a couple shots of the magic my wife worked
Close up of our first time doing trim
I will try to get some more interior shots in the next few days. The only major snag we have hit so far is the fridge is pretty finicky, doesn't seem to cool at all on shore power (but works on propane) and it is pretty funky, even after a deep clean and activated charcoal treatment. If we wind up full timing a new fridge will likely go in. I have thought about running an ARB and adding a couple more batteries but we will see. I wish we had a chance to take it out this fall before we winterized it, but such is life.
We may have the opportunity for my wife to take a job where we used to live in CO and we will likely sell the trailer if this pans out. We should know by Mid-January. We will be sad to see it go, but we are not adventurous enough to full-time somewhere where it is consistently below 0F from December-April and we have decided that a 28' trailer is too much for weekend trips.
But the truck isn't going anywhere as she has earned her keep and in small town CO daily driving a full size truck is rarely an inconvenience like it can be here in the city.
Congrats! 
