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06-26-2007, 10:15 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1953 25' Cruiser
Canton
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: 1953 25' Cruiser
Posts: 324
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Cool Off-Road Truck 'Motorhomes"
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06-26-2007, 11:04 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 25' Classic
Hydes
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 713
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Oh ,if I won the lottery. I'd have one of the MAN trucks custom built and pull an Airstream. These are the same trucks used to run the Paris to Dakar race.
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08-14-2009, 01:09 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
2007 28' International CCD
West Hollywood
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 141
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Never thought I would drool over SOB...
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08-14-2009, 08:08 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1971 25' Caravanner
scappoose
, Oregon
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 206
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One of those rigs looks like it would be good for a modern Cape Town to Cairo passage.
I bet that they are very well sealed against dust, and water. The smaller ones look perfect for a "hunting rig".
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08-14-2009, 10:17 AM
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Tom, the Uber Disney Fan
2006 30' Safari
Orlando
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 4,693
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I saw these in a thread about a year ago on the Ft. Wilderness board of www.disboards.com. We all thought they looked like garbage trucks.
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2008 F-250 Lariat Power Stroke Diesel Crew Cab SWB
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08-14-2009, 11:55 AM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
tallahassee
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 342
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Interesting and quite deceptive. I would have never imagined that decor inside a garbage truck?
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08-14-2009, 02:59 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 28' International CCD
West Hollywood
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 141
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I think that "garbage truck look" is an advantage. It would blend with highway truckstops or urban alleyways.
When the roof is retracted, it seems to be secure from burglars. Except by someone with specific knowledge of this rig (and how expensive it is), the general public wouldn't look twice and care about it.
It would be nice to own this rig and a parking space in a city's downtown.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the look of my Airstream. So do my relatives and friends who agreed to let me park it in their backyards thus enabling me to move from city to city.
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08-14-2009, 04:12 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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The ultimate Hi-Lo
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Click To See Me Wet
1989 Airstream 345 Liberator...
1972 Argosy 24'...
1954 Feathercraft Vagabond
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08-14-2009, 04:38 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1991 34' Limited
Port Orchard
, Washington
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 126
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You will find a large amount of this type RV in Australia for use in the off road areas of the outback. We met up with numerous couple and singles traveling with these AND BIGGER type units . One was an all wheel drive Kenworth 10 wheeler w/ 550 hp Cat , slept 4 and could stay on the run for weeks. Carried 300 gallons fuel, 250 gal water etc. HUGE and they towed a caravan ( travel trailer to us) behind it that had at least 30" ground clearance and used the same 22" truck tires the big rig did.
Some very interesting equipment down there.
Check my web site for a few photos of our 2006 tyrip to New Zealand & OZ.
Road trains are fun to drive. I was able to hook up witth a friend and drove, about 18 miles, his tripple set.
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One bazillion fish 
1991 34' 60th Aniversary Limited Edition #008 
2007 Chevy 2500 HD Duramax/Allison 
One big parade float & a 40' Wells Cargo 5th wheel trlr.
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08-15-2009, 04:58 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 28' International CCD
West Hollywood
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 141
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08-15-2009, 05:10 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 28' International CCD
West Hollywood
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 141
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One man's homemade gift to his disabled wife.
OSHKOSH Expedition Class AWD Motorhome
Apparently, there's quite a thriving community of extreme campers on truck chassis.
Mitsu Fuso Camper examples - Expedition Portal Forum
And to keep this thread "Airstream" related...
Well, at least, it seems to be utilized to its fullest and well-traveled...
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08-18-2009, 12:00 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
tallahassee
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 342
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And to keep this thread "Airstream" related...
Well, at least, it seems to be utilized to its fullest and well-traveled...[/quote]
Kinda looks like the truck camper's used on the Cape Town to Cairo Caravan! 
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08-18-2009, 12:18 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
1984 31' Airstream310
Ajo
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 7,649
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Here's how it got started.
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08-18-2009, 04:33 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,659
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He has some great flag holders up front too!
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Click To See Me Wet
1989 Airstream 345 Liberator...
1972 Argosy 24'...
1954 Feathercraft Vagabond
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08-19-2009, 06:48 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 28' International CCD
West Hollywood
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Leary
Here's how it got started.
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Homesteaders? Wait, the timing isn't right. Must be some resourceful Okies.
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