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I've definitely kept my sense of humor through all the mishaps...it's easy to do when I can stay focused on the vision I have for my Airstream.
The shell wasn't damaged too badly...the whole structure is very resilient. I only have one seam rupture and denting near the roof on the curb side back by the window. It broke two plastic windows and one glass window, but all the windows were getting some kind of treatment anyway.
The occasion did make me consider again the idea of shortening the length of my trailer. 26 ft H2B (hitch to bumper) but the shell interior length is 22.5 ft. I'm thinking of shortening it by one or two sections in the rear--which would be about 3 to 6 ft I think.
I'm just toying with the idea because of the stage everything is in and it would be easy to shorten the chassis to correspond with the shell. I'm also considering future resale value---the shorter trailers sell for quite a bit more and have a potentially larger market with towability.
But overall, the game plan is to just keep moving ahead with the restoration. The shell held up its shape and everything that happened is quite repairable.
on to triumph!
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