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under 250 lbs 3 9.68%
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Old 12-09-2011, 09:03 PM   #661
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While with Chris I learned an important life lesson...

The difference between an ordeal and an adventure is the attitude.
Very well said, I only hope to emulate!
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Old 08-01-2012, 09:10 PM   #662
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Old 03-29-2014, 07:20 PM   #663
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Death of a dream

I received this picture today from home today while away. I'm too heartbroken to comment or fully understand how drastic the damage is. It was caused by excessive snowload.
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Old 03-29-2014, 08:14 PM   #664
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Oh, I'm so sorry to see that. There have been record snows this winter, but I've never seen an Airstream with that kind of damage - I Have seen a few where the garage or carport has collapsed on one, but this is something new. I am so sorry and hope you had it insured, not that insurance will cover the labor you've put into that trailer.

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Old 03-29-2014, 09:37 PM   #665
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Damn! That sucks badly. My deepest condolences.
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Old 03-29-2014, 09:44 PM   #666
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Wow! I've had what looks like more snow than that on my trailer....were the interior skins removed?

I'm so sorry my heart sank when I saw the picture.

As a side note I see lots of renovations where the interior is opened up and partitions removed, I often wonder if that heavy snow load might result in this kind of catastrophe.
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Old 03-29-2014, 11:34 PM   #667
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I received this picture today from home today while away. I'm too heartbroken to comment or fully understand how drastic the damage is. It was caused by excessive snowload.
I am so sorry to see this Chris. The earlier comment about damage to your Airstream was before I saw the picture. Sorry that happened and hope you can salvage it. You did a lot of great work on that trailer.
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Old 03-30-2014, 09:17 AM   #668
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Oh, WC! Breaks my heart to see that! Hmmm may be time to build a cover for ours...
(PS great to hear from you again, even if it is bad news! We've missed you!)

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Old 03-30-2014, 09:48 AM   #669
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Chris, that is devastating. I'm so sorry to see this. My parents live in Niagara and just sent pics of their snow this morning too. What a wild winter. I feel sick for you. This is one trip you really don't want to hurry home for.

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Old 03-30-2014, 09:56 AM   #670
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I hate seeing photos like this. Hope there will be a happy ending, somehow.
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Old 03-30-2014, 11:35 AM   #671
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That's awful. You have put so much love and effort into the trailer and now to see it like this is heartbreaking.

You see the pictures of Airstream with a "blanket" of snow, including ours. People don't realize how much pressure is put on the roof with snow.
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Old 03-31-2014, 08:07 AM   #672
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Chris, words can't describe how badly I feel for you. Just makes me feel sick to think of all the love you've put into that trailer and how it must make you feel to see that type of damage. Hang in there friend.
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Old 03-31-2014, 02:58 PM   #673
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This is horrible! Where did this happen?
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Terrible

Hello Chris, so sorry to see and hear about this. I know you spent countless hours on her. John
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Thank you to everyone for your kind words and condolences. I'm still in shock about this. I feel like as long as it is just a picture it can't really be my trailer. I know once I see it in person I'll probably burst into tears. I called the insurance company today and I am insured for what they call "actual cash value" at the time of the loss and not a depreciated value of the purchase price. I'm waiting to hear from the appraiser now and will begin to substantiate the value of my restoration efforts to date. It will probably require some estimates from restoration shops to put a dollar figure on my work. I have documents for the cost of materials as well as hundreds of pictures of the work and will probably need to find similar trailers to get a ballpark value on mine. I really have my doubts it can be repaired unless I can find a donor shell.
This process will probably take weeks to months to finalize a settlement I will be happy with but as I am not finished the trailer I have plenty of time to negotiate.
This winter was the worst ever in 30 years. The snow was and still is extensive. It never once got warm enough to melt off the snow from the trailer and just recently we got hit with a load of heavy wet snow. Then it got cold and froze up. Following that were several days of rain/freezing rain and sleet. The trailer was last checked on Thursday and it was fine. Then on Saturday morning it was found like that so it probably collapsed on the Friday.
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Hey WC,


Good to hear from you, even for this horrible reason. Hopefully the insurance company will come through for you, and you can find either a donor shell or another trailer to start working on and call your own.


Best of luck my friend! Please keep us posted on what you end up doing.


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That photo generated a huge knot in my gut. I really feel for you. I hope there is some good news in the situation somewhere.

You will find out how your insurance carrier really operates when the cash flow gets reversed.
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We had to make a claim on insurance for parts that were in our garage that burnt down (we were in the process of a rebuild, and had gutted the interior with everything stored in the garage). Airstream co. was great for supplying a quote on a similar trailer that they rebuilt. Sent us a parts list that we edited and forwarded to the insurance company.
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Chris, We are so sad for this loss. You work so hard on your trailers making them beautiful.
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Just revisited this thread after quite a while, the picture and your post gave me goosebumps. We put so much of ourselves into these projects that, at least for us, they take on a life of their own.

I'm sure your beauty will always have a special place in your heart.
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