What levels of vintage trailers show up at the rallies? I have my 62 tradewind. Not polished etc. want to attend once up and running good. Just dont want to show with a trailer not ready for the big show!
Trophy, you'll see empty shells with a raw plywood floor and air-mattress, and one of a kind finished trailers that are show cased in Airstream magazines, and art books. Take it!
What levels of vintage trailers show up at the rallies? I have my 62 tradewind. Not polished etc. want to attend once up and running good. Just dont want to show with a trailer not ready for the big show!
We attended the International WBCCI Rally in Bozeman last year with a functioning A/C, functioning refrigerator, one of two solar panels connected, installed water tank with unconnected water pump, installed toilet and black tank which we flushed with a bottle of water, temporary twin beds in the back, non functional stove, boxes for storage, daughter and friend slept on an air mattress in the front and our 10 week old granddaughter in a crib in the center, exterior partially polished around windows, incomplete screens, most windows functional, no usable gray tank, paint stripped off of the interior. Don't worry about the condition, just come and have a great time.
Just returned from the Region 12 rally with some improvement over Bozeman.
Our Liner is still an aluminum tent and we have taken it out several times since.
Bill
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Bill Kerfoot, WBCCI/VAC/CAC/El Camino Real Unit #5223
Just my personal opinion
1973 Dodge W200 PowerWagon, 1977 Lincoln Continental
1979 23' Safari, and 1954 29' Double Door Liner Orange, CA
Please do not worry about what it looks like, airstreamng is about having fun streamn along and meeting nice people. Anyone wanting to show off is not who i would want to be friendly with. Life is too short to think about what someone else has. Be happy for what you have and by all means have fun. gail
I agree...don't worry about the condition...it's an Airstream...that's all that counts...and they come in all styles and "levels" of completion (if being restored) or shine (if being polished)...just go to the rally with your Airstream and have fun. And everyone else will too... We love to see 'em all...
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to all of the above. You'll see coaches in every condition imaginable.
There is a real advantage to bringing your rig BEFORE you are done restoring, etc.: a LOT of the folks at rallies have good ideas they'll happily share with you, and just looking at the variety of interior re-dos will a) give you more ideas, and b) will encourage you.
What levels of vintage trailers show up at the rallies? I have my 62 tradewind. Not polished etc. want to attend once up and running good. Just dont want to show with a trailer not ready for the big show!
Why would you want to miss out on all the fun becfause you have a work in progress? Out Tradewind started showing up at rallies long before the wiring was done or water running! Many rally sites have bath & shower facilities. Don't forget; Wallies first trailer was nothing more than a tent on a flat foundation mounted to a Ford frame with two wheels.
__________________ J. Rick Cipot Sandi Gould NEUNew England Unit Airstream Life Magazine WBCCI #3411 AIR #17099 2009 Silverado 2500HD 2004 22' Safari 1960 24' Tradewind
At the region 5 rally, we would have been the "worst", but there were many there not much better.. we didn't take ours, partly because I didn't want to hook up and pull all the way to the next town..lol (frame issues) but also because a few parts were hangin' out the bottom.. didn't pull to the Antsy rally either, because well, it really was like 5 miles away. so we just stopped by..
bottom line: everyone knows you are rolling vintage, and that means anything and everything may or may not work, be functional, be present, etc... and near as I can tell, they just care that you roll, and have fun. I have heard of many members who camped for sometime with nothing more then a shiny tent.
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See our blog here on how two RV/AS rookies tackle a 1979 Sovereign resto!!
Link to just the photos.. (sometimes you don't need the blog, just a picture worth a thousand words..)
1979 Sovereign International
2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer
2 Golden Retrievers
Man, Thats the answer I was looking for. Mine is ready then. (kinda). The Blanco rally is coming up in Texas. I will be solo! Mife spouses Idea of camping is the Holiday INN Vs. Hilton!!!! I might try that one! (Middle of hunting season ) Just didn't want to show up with a big brown paper bag over my trailer from embarrassment!!
I go along with those who say that you may get ideas. Far better to see what others have done, ask how they did it, then stand back, listen, take notes and photos. People who have re-done their Airstreams are always happy to "spill the beans" on what and how things were done.
Equally important, you may also see things that you don't like.
An good question to ask is "Why did you do it that way?" and "Would you do it differently?"
Ask about plumbing and electrical changes.
Remember, the only "dumb question" is the one not asked.
We took our maiden voyage with the 1992 21' Sovereign to the Heron Lake rally in Sept. Our trailer has tarp marks on the outside, a goofed up awning, and turns out our under-the-trailer plumbing had disconnected itself. Yes, we were with experienced Airstreamers, beautiful re-done vintage trailers, wonderful new Airstreams, pink flamingos, lawn furniture, outdoor carpeting, bikes, flags, grills, and all other camping do-dads. I felt like we were the Clampets going into Hollywood.
BUT we left the rally with a fixed awning, many good suggestions on how to fix the tarp marks, a mile-long list of items to get at Camping World, a long list of how to do things, first name recommendation for our Airstream dealer for the plumbing repairs, had a great education on Airstreams. Best of all, met some wonderful folks and are planning to meet up again at the New Years rally in AZ. We were made to feel welcome and everyone was so nice. :-)))
We took our maiden voyage with the 1992 21' Sovereign to the Heron Lake rally in Sept. Our trailer has tarp marks on the outside, a goofed up awning, and turns out our under-the-trailer plumbing had disconnected itself. Yes, we were with experienced Airstreamers, beautiful re-done vintage trailers, wonderful new Airstreams, pink flamingos, lawn furniture, outdoor carpeting, bikes, flags, grills, and all other camping do-dads. I felt like we were the Clampets going into Hollywood.
BUT we left the rally with a fixed awning, many good suggestions on how to fix the tarp marks, a mile-long list of items to get at Camping World, a long list of how to do things, first name recommendation for our Airstream dealer for the plumbing repairs, had a great education on Airstreams. Best of all, met some wonderful folks and are planning to meet up again at the New Years rally in AZ. We were made to feel welcome and everyone was so nice. :-)))
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