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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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).
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.....
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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maxandgeorgia
1995 Airstream Classic Limited 30' ~ Gypsy
Chev Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison, 4X4, Crew Cab
WBCCI #5013 AIR #2908
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Go, Mizzou...Tigers on the prowl!
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
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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Plymouth, NY 13832 WBCCI #2820
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58 30' Sovereign of the Road: http://sweetsovereign.blogspot.com
65 17' Caravel, 54 22' Safari, 1959 Buick Electra
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.
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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