New in NY

[MTnestRobin]

Hello everyone,

My husband and I recently acquired a 1958 International GlobeTrotter (OI 2201). It seems in fairly good shape...though I'm hardly qualified to make that assumption...never having had any experience with a travel trailer before!

I've been reading the forums for a couple months now educating myself. I have a ton of questions and alot are going to show how terribly clueless I am. Fortunately I've found this community to be very pleasant and accomodating to people like myself... thanks!

I'm pretty excited to get started so I'll be taking my questions over to the restoration subforums soon to get some advice with my project.

Hi and Hello again,
Robin

[juel]

Welcome and congratulations. You've taken on a big project; however, it may be the beginning of some great memories for both of you. I hope the excitment stays with you through all the Airstreams to come....and there will be more! Don't ask me how I know.

[Wayne&Sam]

Congrats on your new project. My wife goes up your way several time a years to fish in Pulaski.

[47WeeWind]

Originally Posted by MTnestRobin

Hello everyone,

My husband and I recently acquired a 1958 International GlobeTrotter (OI 2201). ... I have a ton of questions and alot are going to show how terribly clueless I am. Fortunately I've found this community to be very pleasant and accomodating to people like myself... thanks! Robin

Hi Robin:

Welcome aboard and congratulations on your neat 1958 Airstream. To learn alot and get many of your questions answered in a few days, bring your trailer as is to this nearby-to-you event:

Vintage Trailer Jam '08

Here is a Airforums thread about the event:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f290...8-a-40180.html

There is nothing better than in person explanations, with someone pointing at and describing things, to get you up to speed. You can also look at other people's trailers for solutions to the same issues you are facing. And seeing many older trailers being used by their owners will give you and your husband a big shot of inspiration. Hope to see you there!

[moosetags]

Welcome to the Forums, Robin. We're glad to have you with us. Congratulations on your new baby.

Feel free to ask any questions here. I personally handle the really easy ones like, "generally speaking, what color are Airstream trailers?". The more dificult questions will be handled by someone more competent.

Brian

[ROBERT CROSS]

Sounds like a great trailer, but we demand pictures.

Keep us posted on your progress.

You didn't get any Spritzer fallout on ya up there did ya?

[MTnestRobin]

Thanks all for the warm welcome!

To learn alot and get many of your questions answered in a few days, bring your trailer as is to this nearby-to-you event:

Vintage Trailer Jam '08

Wow! This is just what we need, thanks WeeWind for the links! I will have to work on the husband though, somehow he doesn't share my enthusiasm for the trotter. He sees it as a money pit and is reluctant to "get into it!"!"

Not me...I just jump in and yell for help!

Hmm...probably should try another tactic...I do want him to LIKE this!

[woodenicol]

Hi,

Congrats on your find!! We found ours last year after looking for sometime. We had a family member pass away and bought his 1988 29' excella 1000 which is in very good shape. We live about 35 miles north of Watertown in the town of Hammond. Oh, by the way, our girls basketball team is the NYS State Champions for the second year in a row !!!!!!

[robandzoe]

Welcome - you've got one neat Airstream there. CrankDog here on the forums is from central NY also and also has a 58 Globetrotter. You've got to attend our central NY Washington DC WBCCI Unit Boondocking Rally in June here in North Norwich, NY. It'll be a good time had by all! I've got a 58 Sovereign of the Road - 30 footer. Looking forward to meeting you. Post some pictures.

Rob

[MTnestRobin]

Originally Posted by woodenicol

Hi,

Congrats on your find!! We found ours last year after looking for sometime. We had a family member pass away and bought his 1988 29' excella 1000 which is in very good shape. We live about 35 miles north of Watertown in the town of Hammond. Oh, by the way, our girls basketball team is the NYS State Champions for the second year in a row !!!!!!

Sadly we aquired ours very much in the same way! An unfortunate consequence of that (beside the obvious), is we can't ask them "whats this, does that work, and where did you put x... etc." We are on our own with this baby and we know zip! Before the snow fell and buried it I manged to get in and clean it out (uh...yeah!...it came very close to going for aluminum scrap that day!) Now after spending the winter researching the trotter I'm looking out the window a little more fondly at it! My brother in law and sister in law would be happy to know someone in the family was keeping it.

Congratulations indeed, on the girls winning the championship!!!! A lot of hard work goes into a program to get that far!

If you are ever down our way stop in! We live one easy mile from Exit 40. I'd love to have someone tell us what's what on the trotter....or more likely, what's NOT on it!

Robin

[MTnestRobin]

Originally Posted by robandzoe

Welcome - you've got one neat Airstream there. CrankDog here on the forums is from central NY also and also has a 58 Globetrotter. You've got to attend our central NY Washington DC WBCCI Unit Boondocking Rally in June here in North Norwich, NY. It'll be a good time had by all! I've got a 58 Sovereign of the Road - 30 footer. Looking forward to meeting you. Post some pictures.

Rob

Hi Robandzoe,

Its nice to know there are airstreams in NY! After reading through the forums most of the winter I developed the idea that the mecca for travel trailers was in the West! And while that may have some truth to it, I'm encouraged to know there are some nearby (relatively speaking)!

I'd love to make it to a rally, especially one so close! Since we don't know, and haven't been able to get a good look at what we've got (see previous post why), I wonder that we could get to a rally in so short a time! Of course, if its boondocking (our kind of camping), guess it doesn't matter if nothings working! Well maybe the brakes....and hmmm, what else...?

Robin

PS. I think this trotter use to live down your way, years ago!

[LJH]

Welcome Robin. Sounds like a fun project. There's no lunium like ol'lunium.

[robandzoe]

We've got 8 Airstreamers here in the central NY area. And yes, come on down for a boon docking (aluminum tent) rally. We've got a 58 Sovereign, 54 Safari and a 65 Caravel with a 64 Trade Wind that my town is raffling. My uncle over the hill (5 miles from me) has a 68 Sovereign, a 60 Trade Wind and and a 93 34'er. I think his username on here is Stanton66. RoverOwner on here has a 61 Ambassador. CrankyDog has the 58 Globetotter, a 65 Overlander and a 72 Ambassador (I think). Virginia has a 75 Argosy. The Inmans (Aria something here on the forums) have a 67 Globetrotter. We go camping with the Vandamme's out of Rochester who have a 63 Trade Wind (Sig) and Alex who is working on a 57 Custom 22'. So, you're not even close to being alone here as a Airstreamer in the NY area. We're all going to Westcott Beach State Park over Labor Day too! Our boondocking Rally is a WDCU WBCCI event and it's around the Sherburne Pageant of Bands. It'll just be a good ole camping weekend with alot of fun people. Give me a call anytime if you have any questions - number is in my signature. Post some pictures - so we can all see your beauty. Why do you think your little trailer came from our neck of the woods.

[1966 ventura]

When is the norwich rally? Trying to stick close to ny this year with the price of gas.

[MTnestRobin]

Originally Posted by 1966 ventura

When is the norwich rally? Trying to stick close to ny this year with the price of gas.

1966 Ventura,

After robandzoe mentioned it in his reply I found additional info here.

WDCU Rally schedule

Robin

[MTnestRobin]

Originally Posted by robandzoe

got 8 Airstreamers here in the central NY area.

Post some pictures - so we can all see your beauty. Why do you think your little trailer came from our neck of the woods.

We didn't get the trotter until just before the snow flew so we don't have any good photos, but these can give you an idea. I'll take some after the snow melts when we can pull it out and get a better look at it. Don't hold your breath, you can see how much snow is still here...this was taken today!

The bathroom and refrigerator in this trotter were removed when the front floor was replaced a year so ago. I can have the fridge back from "hunting camp" where it ended up. The bathroom I don't care so much about, I'd rather have the space. One of my first projects will be to build a dinette there. I don't know what else is missing...or there, because I haven't been able to look. Are some things stored under the floor, like the water supply tank (a copper line from the faucet goes through the floor)?

The PO were my brother and sister inlaw and they use to live in Delhi a while back. The trailer has been passed down through three generations of their family. I just realized it turns 50 years old this year! We'll have to celebrate with a party when she's all spiffed up!!

I look forward to meeting you and the other CNY Airstreamers sometime this summer!

Robin

[sigv]

As Rob stated I am organizing 2 family camping Jamborees this year; one on Memorial Day Weekend (Wellsley Island) and the other over the labor day weekend (Wescott beach).

I would like to get as many AIrstreams there as possible but it is open to all and we will have a good mix.

You can send me an email to sigv@vandamme.com and I can give you the full details. Everyone is invited and it is a *great* time.

Also - there is s a TCT rally at Sampson State Park.

[ROBERT CROSS]

What are the dates for the TCT, everyone welcome? who do ya contact?

[robandzoe]

<SPAN class=postbody>Register for the CAN/AM Northeast Regional Rally, Sampson State Park - Finger Lakes Region of New York, September 11-14, 2008
Bill Fletcher has answered the call and is establishing a regional rally for TCT in the Northeast.

Pictures of the campground can be viewed here
http://www.tincantourists.com/northeast/index1.html

Enjoy great times at a beautiful site. Plan now to join TCT members from Canada, U.S. Northeast and the Midwest at this great site for a Gathering to remember. Tentative plans are to have a Chili Cook-off on Thursday, Pizza Party and a live band on Friday, Pig Roast/pitch in dinner on Saturday. Bill Fletcher has reserved a number of sites, but don't hesitate and get shut out.

If you have questions contact - Bill Fletcher at