I got lucky today !

[Danny Bell]

We live in the mountains of the Pacific North West and we get our share of snow, in fact, lots ! Every Oct. we pull our 1966 Ambassador, 2-1/2 hours N.W. about 5 miles south of the Canadian border. We go over (2) mountain passes to get there. The trailer is set up in a friend's barn. The wife and I are ardent bird hunters. We and our dogs hunt just about every weekend from Oct. thru mid Jan. With the pass conditions, we usually can't bring the trailer home until mid March.(Enter the pineapple express) we have had for the last week and we were able to bring the O'l gal (trailer not wife) home ! The trailer is then stored under my pole barn where we have all the amenities except running water. At least 2-3 nights a week we have "date nights" in the Airstream. We keep some good wine, cheese and other munchies (that won't freeze) in the Airstream. We get her warm (trailer not wife) and watch TV or movies or just "stratigerize" about life. We put a quilt on the floor and sometimes let the dogs in to warm up as they are battle weary from (4) months of hard hunting. Our babies put lots of quality meat in our freezer. Since acquiring the old Airstream, life has definitely been enhanced ! So this year I got lucky with the weather and we are looking forward to our date nights. You never know, maybe other "lucky" things will happen in the Airstream,lol !
Safe travel to all,
Dan

[thesignlady]

Congrats... Make sure she's well lubricated, I mean both not just the trailer.



boo..hiss.., gee I hope I don't get kicked off the forums for that one ;-)

[moosetags]

Nice story. Thanks for sharing.

Brian

[FishinHatteras]

Tee Hee!

[Gnorts]

Colville, the home of another kind of "classic aluminum:"



Hewescraft : Welded Aluminum Fishing Boats

Second generation boat builders - used to build 'em riveted, now they weld 'em. Great boats.

[Lily&Me]

Sweet story.

We used to take our morning coffee out to our first motorhome.....talk and plan and dream about retirement travel around the country.

One day, our dream came true.

It's a good thing.


Maggie

[EarlM]

nice story. sound like your life and wife are just about perfect.

date night in the AS is great.

enjoy

earl

[Danny Bell]

Originally Posted by Gnorts

Colville, the home of another kind of "classic aluminum:"



Hewescraft : Welded Aluminum Fishing Boats

Second generation boat builders - used to build 'em riveted, now they weld 'em. Great boats.

Gnorts,
We actually bought our home and acreage from Ralph Hewes back in 1987. He was one of the founding brothers of Hewescraft here in Colville,Wa. They make good boats !

[Gnorts]

LOL! Another corollary of the Small World Theorem...

I retired from an insurance company that specialized in boat builders. We insured Hewescraft, and I paid them a visit some years back. Met one of the founding brothers - can't remember which one - and he was well into his 80's, still came to the shop every day to tinker and improve things - and the son (or nephew) who is now the boss.

Colville is a sweet little town! Too dang cold in the winter, but then so's Portland!

(We're leaving for Arizona this weekend...)

[mefly2]

You lucky dog !

[geekgrrrl]

I am lucky to live in California for the weather. We just bought our AS in December, and it wasn't onsite for a little more than a month. Now that is home, I find I go into it almost every day. It's my little Clubhouse! If I am not doing something major (sewing the curtains, sealing the windows, etc), I do something minor - like cleaning. I find that one deep cleaning was still not enough to get the years worth of crud out from the AS sitting, as well as the desert dirt that got added from sitting in Rosamond, CA desert for 6 weeks!

I love the new clubhouse! and it keeps getting more comfortable as I finish stuff!

[robert claus]

Nice story - anyone who has an Airstream and takes the time to enjoy it is getting lucky!

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by geekgrrrl

I am lucky to live in California for the weather. We just bought our AS in December, and it wasn't onsite for a little more than a month. Now that is home, I find I go into it almost every day. It's my little Clubhouse! If I am not doing something major (sewing the curtains, sealing the windows, etc), I do something minor - like cleaning. I find that one deep cleaning was still not enough to get the years worth of crud out from the AS sitting, as well as the desert dirt that got added from sitting in Rosamond, CA desert for 6 weeks!



I love the new clubhouse! and it keeps getting more comfortable as I finish stuff!

Post up some pics of the curtains you made... I need ideas as I'm about to start sewing mine.

-Red, channeling his inner seamstress...

[geekgrrrl]

Originally Posted by Panama Red

Post up some pics of the curtains you made... I need ideas as I'm about to start sewing mine.

-Red, channeling his inner seamstress...

Here are what we chose for the front lounge area. Ignore that weird lamp, I just needed some more light, and it was better than a drop light. The futon is also temporary until I find the best solution for us; the gaucho is a wreck.

FRONT LOUNGE:




KITCHEN:


We've decided we need to buy twice the fabric we need, as I like the way it looks when you can see the print on approach:


TWIN BED:


Across from the Twin Bed area, we are putting in a minibar since the PO removed all the cabinetry, so we chose this casino print for it.

BATHROOM:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...0f5631fe2a9a50

BAR AREA:


If you look closely at that casino print, it has the marquis from the Silver Slipper Casino, so we think that is going to be the AS name! What do you all think of that as a name?

[Glenritas]

Tee Hee

I spend a lot of time in our Tradewind lately getting it ready for late April camping this year.

Do you think I'll make it

[Danny Bell]

Originally Posted by geekgrrrl

I am lucky to live in California for the weather. We just bought our AS in December, and it wasn't onsite for a little more than a month. Now that is home, I find I go into it almost every day. It's my little Clubhouse! If I am not doing something major (sewing the curtains, sealing the windows, etc), I do something minor - like cleaning. I find that one deep cleaning was still not enough to get the years worth of crud out from the AS sitting, as well as the desert dirt that got added from sitting in Rosamond, CA desert for 6 weeks!

I love the new clubhouse! and it keeps getting more comfortable as I finish stuff!

I know exactly what you mean ! My wife and I refer to each other as, "total trailer trash",LOL. Even when we are "camping" at home, we are at home in our Airstream. Why not enjoy it even when we are not on the road.

For me, it all started back in the early 60's when I was very young. Dad bought a new 1952 Airstream and would leave it all fall & winter at the duck club in Wasco, CA. We would go just about every weekend to hunt ducks during the season. Every weekend going to the club to hunt with my dad was a magical journey for me. As soon as we would return home on Sunday night, I would clean the guns, re-organize our gear, lay it all at the backdoor, take care of our lab retriever, Monty, so everything was ready for the following weekend. Some of my best days of youth were spent in that Airstream. I sure wish I had Dad's o'l 52 Airstream now ! I VOWED AS A KID THAT I WOULD HAVE AN AIRSTREAM SOMEDAY ! I sure wish Dad was still around to enjoy our Airstream now. At least I am living the legacy. It's not "just" a trailer to me, it's part of our family history.

Dan

[Danny Bell]

Originally Posted by Glenritas

Tee Hee

I spend a lot of time in our Tradewind lately getting it ready for late April camping this year.

Do you think I'll make it

Glen & Rita,

Very nice work ! I've got my money on you "making it" !

Dan

[Danny Bell]

Originally Posted by geekgrrrl

Here are what we chose for the front lounge area. Ignore that weird lamp, I just needed some more light, and it was better than a drop light. The futon is also temporary until I find the best solution for us; the gaucho is a wreck.

FRONT LOUNGE:




KITCHEN:


We've decided we need to buy twice the fabric we need, as I like the way it looks when you can see the print on approach:


TWIN BED:


Across from the Twin Bed area, we are putting in a minibar since the PO removed all the cabinetry, so we chose this casino print for it.

BATHROOM:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...0f5631fe2a9a50

BAR AREA:


If you look closely at that casino print, it has the marquis from the Silver Slipper Casino, so we think that is going to be the AS name! What do you all think of that as a name?

Very nice !
Dan

[Panama Red]

I agree with Dan! ^^^^ Great job. I never thought of backing the curtains... Love the name Silver Slipper also. Thanks for the pics.

-Red, motivated to sew...