View Poll Results: how old are you
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under 20
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20-29
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7 |
1.84% |
30-39
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22.83% |
40-49
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29.13% |
50-59
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111 |
29.13% |
60-69
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48 |
12.60% |
70-79
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15 |
3.94% |
to old to remember
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0.52% |
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01-28-2004, 04:55 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1986 32' Excella
vledder
, drenthe
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 411
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age of the owner of a vintage trailer
here in the netherlands I am a member of a vintage trailor club
I am 40 and are one of the jounger members
how about the vintage A/S owners
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01-29-2004, 12:08 AM
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#2
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Site Team
1964 26' Overlander
1964 19' Globetrotter
OlyPen
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,926
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29 and holding
As previously established in another thread http://www.airforums.com/forum...&threadid=9060 we are ALL 29.
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04-20-2004, 01:12 PM
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#3
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Rivet Master
1968 22' Safari
1976 27' Overlander
Newport
, Washington
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 864
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airstreams making me older
I felt young when I bought my first a/s in January, not I feel old everyday....Waking up sore from poping rivets. I used to have nice hands. I always had lotion around. Now they are cut to shreds from cutting aluminum, and those sharp edges.
I'm happy though, but when I'm done with the overlander, and it;s sold, I will be ready, VERY READY, for a relaxing maiden voyage in the Safari.
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04-20-2004, 03:50 PM
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#4
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,253
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I have no regrets that we spent a little more than budgeted to get one that was already restored. We enjoyed it all last summer, and are looking forward to doing the same this year, and I've only had to put a little work back into it. As much as I talk about wanting a 22' CCD, I do love our little vintage airstream
Just the other day a friend with a white-box SOB asked me why I looked so long and hard to buy something that OLD. And my only answer was because it was cool. I figure if someone looks at it and doesn't immediately understand WHY, I probably can't explain it to them.
Anyway, it seems to me like many of the vintage units are owned by younger people who don't mind the extra hassle involved, while the way older folks seem to like having a fully-functional trailer that requires less tinkering to keep everything going. Just my opinion (not that there's anything wrong with either camp).
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Stephanie
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04-23-2004, 12:20 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Texarkana
, Arkansas
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 224
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old airstreams
Tell them that age doesn't matter. It is a labor of love!! Each and every AS that runs the road has a lot of history and behind each bit of that history is a story of people who have loved thier AS's. Memories of family, friends, travel, and good times all go along with owning an AS. Those so-called SOB can not say that because they do not last long enough to make it out of the driveway. Besides, who wants to own a square box when you could own a piece of art that everyone recognizes no matter where you travel.....
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05-18-2004, 04:40 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 48
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Age----old
As Will Rogers said "I want people to know how old I am, then they will understand why I look this way".
Ernie of Ernie and Jan
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05-18-2004, 05:58 PM
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#7
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Limited
Ashland
, Missouri
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,610
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Well, we are in the category of "older" and we are owners of a "newer" : not brand new, but a '95, hopefully not in need of constant redo. However, I can tell that as time goes on and I continue to enjoy this forum, I would LOVE to also own one of the smaller vintage units, such as Stephanie's '68 17' Caravel or one of the small Argosy Minuets. I can't imagine anything much neater than seeing both one of the larger newer AS's alongside one of the tiny older ones in our back yard! I can see one for longer trips (the '95-it's SO comfortable and roomy for us) and one for quick weekend hops to nearby state parks or to visit friends in state. So. . .I think we'll cross the lines and mess up the whole concept. Is there anyone else out there like us?
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1995 Airstream Classic Limited 30' ~ Gypsy
1978 Argosy Minuet, 6.0~Minnie/GPZWGN
Chev Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison, 4X4, Crew Cab
WBCCI #5013 AIR #2908
WDCU
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07-25-2004, 02:27 PM
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#8
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Rivet Master
2020 30' Flying Cloud
1995 25' Excella
Clear Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 588
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It would be interesting to know how many owners in their 30's through 49's grew up with airstreams in their families and have come back to airstream as adults.
We are not in this category, but distintly remember parent's wanting one.
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72 Sovereign: L couch, mid-twin, rear-bath "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" "It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much." "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra
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07-25-2004, 03:46 PM
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#9
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Rivet Master
1958 30' Sovereign of the Road
Plymouth
, New York
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,776
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I am
My grandfather was big into ASing, skipped a generation, and now we're back into it. I has his WBCCI beret.
Rob
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07-27-2004, 12:50 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
1972 31' Sovereign
High Springs
, Florida
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 2,311
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Me or the Airstream?
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07-27-2004, 02:43 PM
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Rivet Master
2020 30' Flying Cloud
1995 25' Excella
Clear Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 588
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pick
Me or the Airstream?
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You in the poll. We know your Airstream age is 32. With any luck your answer will be the same for both!
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72 Sovereign: L couch, mid-twin, rear-bath "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" "It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much." "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra
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09-15-2004, 09:41 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2005 25' International CCD
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sovereignrwe
It would be interesting to know how many owners in their 30's through 49's grew up with airstreams in their families and have come back to airstream as adults.
We are not in this category, but distintly remember parent's wanting one.
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My family has always been big on RVs and camping, but never Airstreams. My grandfather was more of the "I found this great motorhome for $2500" which would later catch fire, kind of guy. My parents have upgraded from tent, to tent trailer, to hi-lo, to trailer 1, to Arctic Fox, to Itasca motorhome. I plan on doing it right the first time.
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11-05-2004, 03:54 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 119
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The wife an I are both 23 and the AS is 29. Seriously.
Lowell
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11-05-2004, 03:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2020 30' Flying Cloud
1995 25' Excella
Clear Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 588
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We are 34 and 35 with a 32 year old trailer and my parents are now actively looking for a Vintage 19' after spending just one night in ours.
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72 Sovereign: L couch, mid-twin, rear-bath "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" "It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much." "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra
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11-08-2004, 10:59 PM
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#15
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3 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: 1975 25' Tradewind
Posts: 180
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I got married in 1975 the year of our 25 foot Tradewind. I could not afford an AS until now. The AS is built like a tank. 25 years old and still going. Quality built throughout.
I pull the trailer with a 2002 Ford F250 4x4 with a V10 gas engine.
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11-09-2004, 07:04 AM
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#16
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4 Rivet Member
1978 31' Excella 500
Palm Bay
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 269
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My wife and I are 63 and have only been RVing for 2.5 years. Our trailer is a '78 31' Excella 500. It is a lot of work but then I am retired and it keeps me out of trouble.
I am so glad to see that 59% of the owners of vintage Airstreams are between the ages of 40 and 59. That tells me that there are a lot of younger people getting into Airstreaming and that is good. The clubs, WBCCI and Vintage need "youngsters" to keep them alive and vital.
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11-09-2004, 07:11 PM
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#17
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3 Rivet Member
El Paso
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 233
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I'm almost 60 and my A/S is 46 yrs. old, err, I mean young.
Ernie
'58 Traveler 18ft.
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11-09-2004, 09:15 PM
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Rivet Master
South Shore
, Kentucky
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 537
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Well I see that we are in the majority (baby boomers I guess).
Both our ages together are 4.5 times older than the camper we have now, and it's old!
Actually we are 48 and 47; our camper is an 83 model. (A little math problem there, I always hated them in school!)
Our first Airstream was a 22'(I think) 1968 Safari. We got it because it was cheap! The toilet was sitting through the floor where it was rotted out. Did that scare us, you ask? No, we had no fear of what we were getting into. We never thought about the expense, never thought about what didn't work on it, never thought about the brakes. Why? Because we were young, those things just didn't matter then! We fixed it up, I did the repairs, and she did the upholstery work and the curtains. When we sold it we got our money back plus most of what we had in it.
It was our 2nd RV and it had been a few years since our first one. We had missed camping and when we decided to get back into it we answered a newspaper add which just happened to be an A/S. We have had one ever since and are on our 3rd one now and never regretted getting that first one! I don't remember much about them before we ever got one; where there wasn't any in either of our families. I guess I just thought they looked kind of "ODD." However, they did catch my eye!
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08-27-2005, 12:14 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 77
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Old pharts
Geeze, I wasn't aware until now that over 70% of the people here are old geezers ! Oh well, your still a great bunch in my books, even if ya do have to reach for the prune juice from time to time . P
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08-27-2005, 12:38 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 17' Caravel
1968 28' Ambassador
Butte
, Montana
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,201
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Hey now, who ya callin a geezer. I am 38, and I hate prune juice ! lol
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