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10-19-2015, 11:01 AM
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1 Rivet Member 
1949 18' Trailwind
Salt Lake City
, Utah
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kidjedi
I would LOVE to use Aerogel for the thermal break, but I think it's going to be cost prohibitive, so I'm doing some tests comparing 65 mil EPDM rubber left over from a roofing job and the rolled, closed-cell, light blue poly that you use between a concrete foundation and the framing sill plate on a house.
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I came across this stuff at AutoZone this weekend I'm going to look into. It's made of pulverized lava rock woven into a carbon-fiber-looking fabric. They sell it in a 1" x 50' roll for $45.00 to use for wrapping motorcycle headers to protect against heat burns. It's called DEI Titanium Header Wrap. If it can protect your legs against header burns, I wonder how it would work on the ribs of an airstream?
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10-24-2015, 08:15 PM
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New Member
Currently Looking...
Williamsburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2
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Here ....
.... just slap an Airstream sticker on the side of this and you're good to go.
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10-24-2015, 10:40 PM
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Rivet Master 
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,188
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I would not put a "stone"/ abrasive around the AS ribs... Why do you want that?
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10-29-2015, 12:22 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1964 26' Overlander
Warner Robins
, Georgia
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 194
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Your composting idea sounds a lot like the cassette toilet we had in our Coleman popup trailer 15+ years ago ;-)
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10-29-2015, 09:27 PM
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Some Guy

2018 28' Tommy Bahama
Nashville
, Tennessee
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 334
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Originally Posted by wilsotr
Here ....
.... just slap an Airstream sticker on the side of this and you're good to go. 
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I had one of these (the only one in the US). Don't get me wrong, it is a fantastic trailer, but it is certainly NOT an Airstream. Yes, we were able to put it on a ferry and camp on the beach with no hook ups for a week, BUT ... it was roughing it. No bathroom (popup privy with wag bags). No air-conditioning (which really makes it a two season camper) and only cooking outside (no indoor kitchen).
I sold it to a family in MOAB and now own the 25' Eddie Bauer. We have been out more in the 4 months we have owned the Airstream than we did in the 3 years owning the Conqueror Commander ...
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2018 27' Tommy Bahama
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11-13-2015, 12:26 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
Commercial Member
1967 17' Caravel
1979 28' Airstream Excella 28
Wheat Ridge
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 87
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Originally Posted by BoldAdventure
I too wouldn't buy a new one. Just because. Doesn't make sense to me. Even with cash, I'd still buy one that took the depreciation hit.
But there could be a unique niche market here. We've got companies like Timeless & Hoffarc that do resto-trailers. Maybe someone could get into the boon-docking upgrade business.
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At Timeless we do a wide variety of new and vintage Airstream custom upfits including off-road and long term boondocking. We are the oldest and most experienced Airstream factory authorized upfitter.
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11-19-2015, 04:36 PM
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Rivet Master 
2011 23' Flying Cloud
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 547
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Brett,
It would be of interest to see some of the off road or boondocking mods done by Timeless. The website primarily showcases commercial jobs.
Safe Travels,
Jamu Joe
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11-19-2015, 05:42 PM
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Rivet Master 
1984 34' International
Toronto
, Ontario
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Caroyl
Your composting idea sounds a lot like the cassette toilet we had in our Coleman popup trailer 15+ years ago ;-)
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I know you were joking, but modern composting toilets are nothing like a cassette toilet. With normal use for two people, they don't need to be emptied more than once a month, if that, and the process is far less disgusting.
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11-19-2015, 07:02 PM
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Full Time Adventurer
2007 27' International CCD FB
Nomadic
, USA
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,748
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Has anyone ever installed one of the lift kits on a larger Airstream, say a 25 or 27?
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07-20-2016, 11:25 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Laramie
, Wyoming
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 37
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Necroing an old thread here... Blue sky option for now, but maybe one day this will exist:
I think much like an incinerating toilet can burn up all your liquid and solid waste, it would be great to have incinerating waste tanks. Obviously, this doesn't exist yet, but it would be a lot nicer to press a button to burn the contents of the tank rather than go to a dump station. You could run it once a week say, when you're not intending to be home. (even the incinerator toilets stink when they burn after each use, so I would prefer to collect a week at a time and then get rid of it all at once, instead of little mini burns)
Of course, the thought of fuel costs for a propane fired incinerator tank, and the risk of burning your stream down will need to be worked on.
The other option is to have some kind of high speed fan that evaporates things, like one of the better compost toilets does, maybe you could do that at least for the grey tank. It might not keep it from filling, but maybe it would fill it slower.
Motion sensor lights for the exterior could be handy too, in case you have critters wandering around outside, to scare them away. And the ability to run your running lights off the battery, just for a little outside light at night out in the wild. Do the new ones already do this? I know you can get a kit for this, but it seems it would be easier to just flip a switch for it.
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10-05-2016, 02:09 PM
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#82
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2 Rivet Member 

2014 27' Flying Cloud
Fullerton
, California
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 99
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Hey Photobum
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Originally Posted by Photobum
... 4 6v Lifeline batteries...
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Where did you end up having your 4 batteries located? Are two in the factory box and two located elsewhere?
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10-06-2016, 12:43 PM
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Refugee from Napa, CA
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
Madison
, South Dakota
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 535
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All four batteries are under my bed....
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10-06-2016, 02:13 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
2006 25' Safari
Signal Mountain
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 443
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Photobum
All four batteries are under my bed....
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That's definitely an advantage of the front bedroom.
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'06 Safari 25 LS
'18 GMC 2500HD Duramax/Allison
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