nhcamper

I've been to the British invasion several times, stayed at Nicholes Campground. Stowe is very beautiful and there is plenty to do. Sounds good to me.

I used to live in West Leb. and it has some great spots for camping. It is closer for me, as I live in Manchester NH. Whatever the location is I will be there.

I'm up for it. I did one at Crown point VT. a couple of years ago and it was great. Pick a spot and let me know, I'll be there.

My Chinook is stored in another location when I go over there I will look at the converter switch. The fridge has a control box near the front drivers side, it has a red switch with 110, 12v and propane. the red or blue I can't remember plunger is the igniter. The fridge works best on gas. It takes a while for them to cool down but they will make ice if you don't open the door to much. The top speed I would go in this camper is 60 mph. It gets the best gas mileage at 55 mph. The furnace is propane only and is lit through the small cover near the control knob.

Hi, I own a 77' Chinook. It was my parents and was parked for about 10 years before I rescued it from the back yard.1. It is a factory 4 speed. 2. The oil leak not sure, but mine needed the water pump, head gasket, clutch and throwout bearing,shocks, brake calipers (front) wheel cylinders (rear) and other little things replaced. 3. The house battery runs the interior lights of the cabin, there is a switch next to the converter that you can flip to 110 or 12v if you have the deep cycle battery installed and the wiring is correct than your cabin lights will work and if you have the three-way fridge it will run off this too. I don't have the wiring diagram. 4. If your charging light is on make sure your positive wire to your coach battery is isolated if it grounds it will cause this light to stay on it would be best to tape off these wires until you can correctly sort them out. If you want to use the cabin lights and fridge you can use the 110 plug on the outside of the camper located just under the propane tank storage area. The suburban heaters in these campers work great, just clean it up real good. The converters are not the best but I have not had any problems with mine so far. These campers are notorious for poor grounds causing many problems with the turn signals and the such. My gas gauge only works till 1/2 full than it sinks to empty? I get about 21 miles to the gallon on 91 oct. you need to run this engine on at least 89 oct. The safety straps that you see on the pop-top are the ones being refernced in the glove box. My dad had a spare tire holder fabed up for the front end of the Chinook because he spent three hours trying to get the spare tire out from under the camper. I'm not sure on how to fix your door. I hope this sheds a little light on your Chinook and if you are like me you will fall in love with this little camper and enjoy it for years to come.

I tow a small utility trailer with my Chinook 4spd. I have had no problems with the brakes fading.

Hi All, I just threw the battery in the Chinook and it fired right up. I had to jack it up to break the tires free of the ice. I plan on parking it on a piece of land my family owns in York Beach ME this summer. Happy motoring. Tim

I did the same thing. It cost 15.00 for the recert. and 16.00 to fill it. It is good for another 5yrs. if I remember correctly. Make sure you keep the paper work in the camper so you don't lose it.

Thats the best 1300.00 investment you will ever make. I am sure you will get a ton of use and enjoyment out of your Chinook.

My 77' Chinook has the same layout as fisherman120. My dad removed the couch and made a platform for a twin bed, it works great for a single person, (a bit tight for two people.) I reworked the storage area over the cab to sleep an additional person, it works fine. I think you can do most anything you want with these little campers and not get into much trouble. Good luck with your Chinook.

I have the KYB's on my Chinook. They reduced the roll by 80%, if you need tires I recommend Michelin in combination with KYB's the ride is great.

A stock Chinook with the single axel is perfectly safe to drive. The rule of thumb is not to overload the camper.

I went to a RV dealer to look at thr solar charging system while I was talking to the salesman he told me it would cost over $35,000 to produce the Chinook at todays prices. The Chinook based on the toyota platform was only made from 1975 to 1978. I get more of a kick out of the attention the little rig gets more than anything else. You got a killer deal on your Chinook. The only recommendation I would make is that you stockpile as many parts as you can if you plan on keeping your Chinook. If you find a parts truck or Chinook and you can afford to buy and store it do it. I have been looking for a couple years but have not found one yet.

The only problem you may run into is an out of date tank, with the old style handle on it. Most places won't fill it. If you encounter this problem call around to different places until you find one that knows what you have and is willing to recertify the tank. It costs around five to ten bucks to get this done plus the cost of the gas.

I don't know if this will help but the top of my 77 Chinook is concave too. The water collects in a big puddle and it washes over the side when I start to move. I learned a valuable lesson, make sure your door is closed and your door window is closed or you get a free shower. Have fun with your Chinook.