Lexi Goforth

Lexi Goforth

Lexi lives in a truck camper down by the river.
  • Joined: February 14, 2019
  • Articles: 750
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Why Aren’t Avions Shiny?

1970 Avion C11 truck camper parked along a dirt road with the driver looking out over a tree-lined mountain valley.

Today I received a comment asking why Avions are dull. “I would think a polish and good wax would be a good idea. Any thoughts?” And I have more than thoughts, I have an explanation. And given this isn’t the first time I’ve fielded a similar question, I figure I might as well share my feedback outside of the comments.

Custom Truck Bed Design

Image of a truck camper cut off at the bottom with a schematic for a truck bed

We love truck campers. Their size, flexibility, and convenience had us sold long before we found our 1970 Avion C11 slide in. But there is one very notable downside: storage. Sure, we already knew our camper would be on the small side. But, there’s a lot of potential storage lost where the camper body cuts in to make room for the truck bed’s wheel wells and walls. That actually adds up quite a bit of unused empty space (how much, we’ll get into later)