Bill,
Thank you, and I hope that most of the listees take your message to heart.
Scott Scheuermann
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 1:32 PM
Subject: [VAC] Fantasy vs Reality
> There has been a lot of talk lately, about hauling heavy motorcycles,
> adding 4 or 5 heavy golf cart batteries, adding 3 of 4 solar panels, and
> heavy inverters, and regulators, and hot tubs, and even in floor , or
> under floor radiant heat. Most of this talk, is just
> that,......talk,.....day dreams, that are very impractical. Most
> Airstreams, especially, vintage, were designed to have a NCC (Net
> Carrying Capacity), of about 1000 lbs, or about 1/2 ton. The newer
> Classic trailers, range from, 900 lbs, on the 19 ft Bambi up to about
> 1700 lbs for the big 34 footers. Most of the trailers, we are talking
> about , in the 50's and 60's, have a NCC of about 700 to 1100 lbs.
> Remember, that the frame problems, started in the late sixties, and were
> caused by three things. Overload, (water, and waste tanks, full) Rough
> Roads, and RR tracks, and Mice, (causing rust, in the outriggers).
> After you give yourself, a good slap in the face, and look in the
> mirror, and step up on the scales, ................then, start adding up
> the weight of all that water, all those batteries, all those solar
> cells, all your dogs and cats, all yours clothes and tools and camping
> gear, and food, and "STUFF", ........it is very easy to get up to 1000
> pounds, without adding the weight of you, and your wife, and guests.
> Remember this, Airstreams are nice to tow, because , they are light, and
> Aerodynamic. If, you load them down, with all this gadgetry, and heavy
> gauge wire, batteries, TV's, microwaves, blenders , CB's, and all other
> modern convenience. you suddenly have a very HEAVY, LOAD, to drag across
> America, with gasoline prices heading towards $2.00 a gallon. Are we
> back to Reality now?????
>
> Bill Scott
> Charter Member and Membership Chairman
> Washington DC Unit, WBCCI #3221
> Our Homepage; http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc/
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