Bill ,
thank you so much for helping me clear up this subject. My trailer came
with an electric water heater, no water tank but a toilet holding tank and a
gas fridge. So I didn't know if it was a modern term park model or what. I
have an old trailering book from the late fifties and they did not have the
term park models back then. As you said they would dig a pit, put a block
of ice in the a/c fridges that had a shelf with a drain, carry a 5 gal jug
with a spicket and be on their merry way.
P.S. Do you know why my trailer has so many windows, was it a possible
Panorama model or a custom job? They are obviously factory installed, not
some later put in job.
Vanessa
The Trailer Lady
'56 Overlander
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----- Original Message -----
From: Scott & Lise Scheuermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Park model?
> Joe, what you have is an Overlander. It happens to be a standard
Overlander
> model without options. Standard for the Overlander was an electric only
> refrigerator, an electric hot water heater, and only 2 12volt lights. The
> black water tank, gas refrigerator, gas hot water heater, and pressure
water
> system (12volt air pump) were all options. The older units just came with
> varying degrees of self containment. Black water tanks were not considered
> absolutely necessary back in the 50's. When you camped where no sewer
hookup
> was available you just dug a hole in the ground and let nature take its
> course. Airstream did not make something called a park model so please
stop
> using that term. If you need to call it something call it an Overlander
> without the optional self containment group.
>
> Scott
> 1960 Overlander
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAC] Park model?
>
>
> >
> > hello bill and people of great Airstream knowledge
> > in reply to park model my camper is serial # 07094.
> > the camper measures (approx.) 26ft./2in.the metal Airstream tag has the
> above
> > serial number with both the
> > Jackson center Ohio / 1755 no. main St. Los. angeles,calif. address on
it.
> > this located to the left side of the entrance door. (about mid.
section).
> > this camper was bought new by the people I had bought it from. It has
been
> > sitting thirty something years. no modifications ever according to the
> > original owners daughter. hello from Joe Campbell and the 1956 overland.
> > my camper is a park model also. 26ft. single axle,refridgerater
> (electric
> > only),hot water heater (elect.)
> > no black water tank. only 2/ 12 volt lights in the camper.
> > no power converter/transformer.no battery box.but i love it just the
> same.i
> > am in the gathering stage of supplies and equipment to change some of
this
> > for the no hook up situations.i,am the second. owner of this it had been
> > sitting for 30 something years. even the curtains are originals
> (but
> > dry rotted) if this is NOT a park model then what would it be?
> > from: Joe Campbell and his 1956 overland # 1956
> >
>
>
