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03-29-2007, 05:59 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2007 19' Bambi
Colfax
, California
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 45
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Maiden Voyage
Took our new Bambi over Donner Summit to Lake Washoe rally for its maiden voyage/shakedown. '07 Tacoma towed well. (12 & 14 mpg towing over mtns) Warm welcome echoed greetings on Forum. The As community is a huge bonus we didn't expect. We love our trailer and the quality of AS const', except for cheap mattress and squeaky floor, and we'll fix that. Made a fold-up shelf/night stand, trash receptacle, and added a second towel bar in the dry bath. Sure there'll be more mods. Looking forward to a solo week in the desert and then the Casini rally. Mostly, thanks for allowing our inclusion to 'Streaming.
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03-29-2007, 08:24 AM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,159
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Congratulations on your maiden voyage. It's great, isn't it?
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SuEllyn & Brian McCabe
WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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03-29-2007, 10:32 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 27' Flying Cloud
Viera
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,296
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Welcome to a great group and a wealth of information.
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Randy & Pat Godfrey
Florida Airstream Club (027)
ACI# 1212 - AIR# 17017
2014 27FB Flying Cloud - SilverCabin II
2018 F-150 Platinum - unnamed
The best part of any trip is when you pull away from home.
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03-29-2007, 11:12 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2005 25' Safari
Roseville
, California
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 237
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Welcome, Clintn, from a fellow Northern Californian. Look forward to seeing you sometime down the road.
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Cam
2005 25' Safari SS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Turbodiesel
WBCCI #3580 - Region 12 NorCal
AIR #8752
Roseville, CA
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03-29-2007, 12:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Vintage Kin Owner
Virginia Beach
, Virginia
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 7,801
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Replacing mattress
I replaced my mattress, but one thing I didn't count on was the increased weight of a really good innerspring mattress. Rasslin' a 100 lb mattress when making a bed in a small Airstream isn't fun. Some people have gone with a sleep number bed, or a lighter foam bed (you can't go 12" thick with foam and not have it weigh a ton). Use the "search" function here because there are a couple of threads about sandwiching layers of different types of foam to get a good combination of lower weight & increased comfort.
Believe it or not, their mattresses have improved in the past few years.
Paula
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03-29-2007, 02:54 PM
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Always Airstreaming!
2005 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
Anytown
, Connecticut
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,115
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You mean you came home after your first trip out? Whenever we go out, and it is a lot these days, I sit ourside of our AS the last night next to a campfire with a great glass of wine in my hand and Sandi by my side and think real hard about what I can do to just keep on going. As soon as I figure it out I will share with everyone so we can all be on the road togther all the time.
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J. Rick Cipot
Sandi Gould
NEU New England Unit
Airstream Life Magazine
Proud Member of WBCCI
WBCCI #3411
AIR #17099
2009 Silverado 2500HD
2004 22' Safari
1960 24' Tradewind
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03-29-2007, 03:14 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
West of Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,699
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Foiled Again
I replaced my mattress, but one thing I didn't count on was the increased weight of a really good innerspring mattress. Rasslin' a 100 lb mattress when making a bed in a small Airstream isn't fun. Some people have gone with a sleep number bed, or a lighter foam bed (you can't go 12" thick with foam and not have it weigh a ton). Use the "search" function here because there are a couple of threads about sandwiching layers of different types of foam to get a good combination of lower weight & increased comfort.
Believe it or not, their mattresses have improved in the past few years.
Paula
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3" memory foam toppers worked wonders for our gouchos.
Dave
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04-02-2007, 02:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 27' Flying Cloud
Viera
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,296
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickandsandi
... I sit ourside of our AS the last night next to a campfire with a great glass of wine in my hand and Sandi by my side and think real hard about what I can do to just keep on going.
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I do that too, but with Pat not Sandy
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Randy & Pat Godfrey
Florida Airstream Club (027)
ACI# 1212 - AIR# 17017
2014 27FB Flying Cloud - SilverCabin II
2018 F-150 Platinum - unnamed
The best part of any trip is when you pull away from home.
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