First of all welcome to the forum.

Someone who knows about older Eribas is sure to be along shortly to correct me where I'm wrong, but apparently early Pucks came either with or without a gas locker mounted on the front of the caravan above the draw bar.

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I'd assume that if you have a gas locker then the bottle lives in there permanently but if you don't have one, then the bottle must travel either inside the caravan or in your tow car and be connected and stood on the ground alongside the draw bar when on site, as in the second picture above.

So far as I'm aware, not all Eribas (those built to Continental European specification) were equipped with leisure batteries and chargers as European mainland caravanners tend to use sites with electrical hook ups while in the UK, some more hardy souls like to camp 'off grid' on sites with minimal facilities relying on a leisure battery for their lighting and tap (faucet) operation.

I'm assuming that if you have no leisure battery installed, your Puck will have a mains electrical hook-up with a fuse box and 12V DC transformer somewhere near it under the seats?

It may look something like this (although my caravan was built more than 30 years after yours and things do change):

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I hope this helps. We'd love to see some pictures of your new acquisition, by the way.

Quote: Ribski wrote in post #4

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I believe that there is, or was no requirement in the USA to have a separate Propane tank 'container' and that exposed gas bottles outside the trailer (with no covers) is acceptable. I think that early Pucks had a storage and connection for gas under the sink unit in a cupboard ? or as previously mentioned, an external gas bottle ? Also there may not be any 12 volt, just a mains input ?

I may be wrong with these assumptions - somebody please correct me if I'm wrong .

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Quote: pleemee wrote in post #8

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Any help in the US size.

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Any chance of some pictures, Pat?

The electrics will be 12V. This thread Batteries should be of interest.

In the UK we use the term 'leisure battery' to differentiate between the type of battery used in a caravan to power lights, faucets etc and the type of battery used to start a car engine. They deliver their power differently but to all intents and purposes, you can safely use a car battery in your Puck and don't need to spend silly amounts of money on something designed for an Airstream or a Winnebago.

In a caravan with a motor mover, a powerful battery is necessary together with a charger to keep it topped-up. In your case, power consumption will be low so there's no need for specialised equipment.

On the subject of battery chargers, if you are going away for an extended period you will need a charger to top-up your battery so you can continue to use your lights etc. (I think hob mentioned this.)

Modern UK specification Eribas come with a leisure battery and a built-in charger that automatically keeps the battery topped up but on my first holiday in France I found out that my built-in charger had failed. Our forum's electronics consultant advised me to buy a car battery charger and to use it via my caravan mains power sockets to charge the battery.

This worked perfectly and would be a simple, low-cost solution for you