Gigger is correct. It is a 1966 Avion C-10 truck camper. I bought it almost two years ago completely gutted. It is a 10 ft camper, and normally you can't haul a 10 ft camper on a short bed truck, but living on an island in Alaska, you have to get creative. We are a family of 6, and tried the class-C motor home deal, but it just sits most of the year, and you pray that it does not let you down when out off the island exploring Alaska. I have always liked the old Avion campers, but hadn't run across one in Alaska. Until April 2011 I found this one. Had leaked from a broken vent so the floor was bad. The Previous owner gutted it, rebuilt the floor real heavy duty, installed new jacks and tie downs than had a change of jobs that forced him to have to sell it. I bought it for $2000 and brought it back to Kodiak from Anchorage. Since then we have rearranged from the factory arrangement to move weight forward where ever possible. We now take it camping all over the island and all over Alaska with the F350, going places we never could have gotten with our old 21 ft and 29 ft class-C's. The camper weighs in at approximately 2600lbs loaded with 5 gal propane, 40 gallons fresh, food and gear for 6, and we just sleep two in the cab on the bench seats, two on the dinette, and mom and dad in the cabover. Does great in the wind with the round shape, and does well on fuel, cruising around the back roads and highways of Alaska I was averaging 13+mpg. Not too bad for a little 5.4, and kept the speed limit most of the time too!
Garry in Kodiak, Alaska

 

That all sounds great Garry, thx for the info & enjoy the truck & camper, well done

I like yer old dually & I really like the X

 

I really like the grill too! And no problem, I have an ever growing list too, and with three superduties... the list grows alot faster than the accomplishments happen...

Garry

 

Garry love all your trucks. Love the black one with airstream looking cab over camper on it. I always liked that look of campers thought that was cool. Also the excursion with the harley Grill looks nice.
Trav

 

Where did you buy the grill...if you dont mind me asking.

 

I bought it off E-bay, new in the box back in December of 2005 when my truck was a few months old. I got the Harley Black headlights at the same time. The price has actually gone up on the grill over time for a Ford Factory Grill. Over $500 now. But there are many knock-offs now down under $200. I have been contemplating putting the Harley Headlights and grill on my 2002 F350, but the money for those type of projects is slated for other more pressing things at the moment...
Good Luck!
Garry in snowy and blowy, Kodiak, AK

 

bought a cap for my truck

 

Great truck & cap but I REALLY like the bug deflector

 

+1 on the bug deflector, if i had a bug shield id copy ya (w/written permission of course)

 

Here's my 350. It's mostly my DD. I pull this 7' x 12' every now and then.....


And I just finished installing this 8' poly plow. Should put an end to any possible snow in this area now.

 

Great setup Jim, looks good & well done on the plow, we dont see those trip edge blades up here.......

I really like that shop/garage too

 

The bug shield works well with the train horn and 5 gallon air tank that is installed under the truck. I installed the tank and compressor to be able to air up tires after offroading, but then I was like if I went that far, might as well install a train horn.

 

OH YA, we gotta have train horns

 

I second that. AWESOME!

Thanks. The poly trip edge is controversial among the plowing peeps I know, but it was such a great deal that I couldn't pass it up. And I am hoping this won't look as ugly and rusty in 10-15 years as my last one.....which was a standard steel blade.

 

Cant go wrong with the poly blade Jim, its lighter & some of the slush doesn't stick so much, the plow on my Explorer is poly & I love it, I just keep painting it then spray it with oil undercoating every spring after I power wash it......