[Rickk48]

According to my guy at C&G Trailer (an authorized Airstream warranty repair mechanic) the underbelly tanks of the Bambi do receive some warm air when the heater is running. I did not ask how this occured. I was at his shop when he and I and the owner of a new International CCD were talking.; The International owner was kinda mad to find out his unit did not have a belly pan, and no warm air to tanks as he had planned to use it in the western mountains in the winter and was now at C&G to look into altering the trailer. Rod (C&G guy) said no, there was no warm air to tanks and showed us the underbelly which was pretty much open, then pointed to my Bambi and stated that it did have this feature, specifically to allow for winter use. I have looked under the Bambi, and the underside generally appears to be enclosed, so you cannot see any plumbing, tanks, etc. I assume just a small amount of warm air flows from the bottom of the furnace into this area.

As for the generator, the EU1000 would bo fine, though I'm not sure how much weight and size you save(actually just looked on Honda's site the 1000 weighs 29 Lbs. and the 2000 weighs 46.3 Lbs). The EU2000i came with a 12Volt cord to connect directly with the battery if all you wanted to do was charge it. I would think the EU1000 would also come with this. The only thing to consider is whether you will ever need, or want to use an appliance such as coffee maker, hair dryer (my wife appreciates ability to use one, even in the forest) etc., in which case, I'd strongly recommend the EU2000i.

Rich, that's a long way, man. Someday, I'd like to Bambi in your area. We are heading up the coast to Big Sur for most of a week next month, and then the local mountains on several weekends over the summer. Back to Joshua Tree in the winter.