There are some things in this world I just don't understand. Why bottled water from a city tap sells for big bucks just becuase it's labeled 'mountain', why tiny trailers often cost more than large ones and why people choose to camp in a fancy parking lot for 40 dollars a night when you can camp for free with a view.

All things being equal, I'd prefer free water from the tap and a great view. Leave the asphalt campgrounds for others; I want to camp with a view.

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Parking an aging Airstream next to a gleaming new behemouth can be a daunting, sometimes humbling experience.

Generally a proud Airstream owner, I have to admit that every now and then it's tempting to feel like a poor second cousin parked in the shade of one of these rolling palaces.

I pulled in to a rest area recently with trailer in tow. I'd been traveling for several days and the road grime on the front of the trailer was appearant. After a stretch and wander through...

Sometimes people just surprise you. She looked ordinary; aging bottle-blonde, little white dog, big purse and a big honkin’ car.

Ordinary enough that is, until I saw her wheel into a tiny county park, towing a 61' Bambi, do a three point turn and back that Bambi into a blind opening between to very hard trees. No hesitation, no fuss, no adjustments. Perfect the first time.

Kathy I learned, was anything but ordinary. She invited me into her Bambi and talked a blue streak...

The further along we get with the remodel the more ideas we have. One that emerged recently was Paint. The walls were so dirty and dingy, sticky and yucky, drab and bland we wanted to spice her up a bit.

First I went to Lowe's and Home Depot to look for the perfect product to paint the vinyl clad walls and quickly found I was not at all comfortable with the answers I received...

Why does the coffee taste best when sitting on the top step of my Airstream?

Maybe the care taken to make it in the absence of a coffee maker or the fresh open air makes a difference. I'm not really certain, but the simple act of sitting on the top step of my trailer, feet on the dirt, looking squinty eyed at the morning makes the steaming coffee in my cup seem like a magical elixer to be inhaled, gazed into and enjoyed fully.

Gertrude Stein said “Coffee is real good...

All cleaned up and ready to start!

Major projects for this winter include:

1. Floor replacement in bathroom, and rear bedroom.
2. Awning
3. New Tires
4. Dent in loser rear roadside
5. Electrical Distribution Upgrade
6. Axles

I will be reporting my progress here with before, after pictures.

nate

well i tried to spell check my blog and it went haywire on me but here we go i am removing all the fiberglass in my bathroom last week i removed 100 rivets and the sink the bathtub, boy it's bean a bought 80 outside and 100 inside so with all the wood mattresses and the front pullout bed i got a bought 400lbs of junk now this week of 07/19/09 i took out all the overhead fiberglass
and by the way im still itching again it was 70 today not to bad it started to get 90 inside the oven
well...