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Old 11-10-2021, 06:35 PM   #721
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My covid vaccination knocked my down for a day. My friends didn't have any reaction at all. So they call me the wimp in the group. Don't forget your flu shot. I bet you got lots of shots before your retirement traveling all over like you did.

We need to get back to a good old Colorado winter with lots of snow. Come on winter. I'm waiting. Here is the son's 69 Globetrotter on a weekend adventure in the mountains. Winter camping at its best.

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Old 11-11-2021, 09:23 AM   #722
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It wasn't the Covid booster that put me down, it was the shingles shot.

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Old 12-23-2021, 02:40 PM   #723
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We had high winds last week to the tune of 85 to 90 mph. Went out to the Airstream today to just give it a once over. Found the left upper Vista view window shattered and the tongue jack in the dirt where the wind blew it off the stand. I taped a piece of aluminum over the Vista View but still need to get the tongue jack back on the stand.

Anybody have a spare Vista View 33 9/16 X 9 3/4 measuring from the frame.

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Old 12-23-2021, 05:58 PM   #724
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Seasons Greetings Aerowood: That was a powerful windy day we had last week. We did not experience the wind speeds as you folks farther north did. Maybe a big piece of windblown debris hit the window. I hope someone comes through with a spare window for you.

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Old 12-23-2021, 06:23 PM   #725
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The trailer to the west of me suffered the same fate, broken side window and tongue in the dirt. Looks like airborne debris. I called the lot manager I asked them to get in touch with the other trailers owners.

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Old 12-23-2021, 07:11 PM   #726
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Wow that was a big wind, granted the trailers are not that heavy, but to blow it right off the stand.
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Old 12-24-2021, 12:41 PM   #727
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Took a floor jack over to the storage lot this morning and jacked up the tongues on mine and the other trailer today, put blocks under tongue jacks on both. The SOB to the west of me still has not been attended to..I called the lot manager again. Believe it or not, it was RAINING out today. Who would figure, Christmas eve in Colorado front range and it's raining. I've lived here all my life and this is a first for me.

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Old 12-30-2021, 04:14 PM   #728
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105 to 110 mph winds in the area where my trailer is parked. My daughter lives just south a few miles and a 60' blue spruce blew down in her back yard. Just north of where my trailer is parked is a wildfire with the town of Superior evacuated.

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Old 12-30-2021, 05:25 PM   #729
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Over 500 homes burned in Superior along with a Target shopping center.

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I was reading about the winds and wildfires in your area this morning.
Winds of that speed are unimaginable, what is going on?

I hope you and yours are safe and that the fires get under control before more damage occurs.

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Old 12-31-2021, 06:19 PM   #731
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It was a horrible wildfire, maybe one of the worst in history. Lucky people evacuated fast and no deaths reported yet. The winds were also horrific and the cause of the fast spreading fire. Maybe started by down power lines. It will take years to rebuild from this fire.

Wouldn't you know it, today we have accumulating snow and calm winds with temps dropping. Snow is the best fire retardant I can think of. One day late.

Aerowood, I hope your Globetrotter didn't blow over. As strong as you build them, it probably wouldn't be damaged anyway if it did blow over.

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Old 02-01-2022, 09:39 PM   #732
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Aerowood, So much information in this thread and I can't begin to say how helpful it is.

Way back when, you mentioned you wanted to put the gray water tank in the floor behind the axle but after that you said you bought two 11 gallon water tanks that you plan to use for that system. I am contemplating trying to squeeze one or two 13 gallon gray water tanks in the last two bays behind the axle and curious if that is your plan too or did you find a better solution?

Thanks for all the helpful info on Airstreams! Also, having spent 15 years in the Antarctic and Greenland/Thule, I have nothing but respect for the people who can keep those planes in the air.
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Old 02-02-2022, 05:27 PM   #733
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I'm actually installing 3 ea 11 gal tanks this spring, hopefully. Good luck on your project.

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Old 02-03-2022, 06:48 PM   #734
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Hi and welcome PWN builder. I renovated a 69 Globetrotter, but not near as nice and robust as Aerowood's. Anyway, I purchased a 27 gallon waste water tank and hung it under the floor which is a common location. I did not like the above floor 12 gallon tank that the trailer came with. So now we have capacity for toilet and wash water. We built a mid bath floor layout for our trailer. Here are a couple photos of what I did.

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Old 02-19-2022, 01:33 PM   #735
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As you may recall my streetside Vista view was broken during a windstorm. Thanks to another forum member I was able to obtain a replacement, glass only. The re placement glass was .200" thick and the broken was .100" thick. I was not able to use a rubber window channel seal as my frame was only .225". I therefore just bedded the glass in Sikaflex 221 gray. The two frame halves were together with two 3/32"X 1.5" roll pins. I couldn't find some locally so I bought some from McMaster Carr. Had to buy 100 And I only needed two.Click image for larger version

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Old 02-19-2022, 01:42 PM   #736
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On another note, the trailer that was parked to the west of me actually blew over onto my Airstream on the second wind storm a few days later to the storm that blew out the window. I pretty much have things straightened out but the GT will have another beauty mark. The rib pictured was bent in by about 2.5" and twisted. Click image for larger version

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Old 02-19-2022, 06:20 PM   #737
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Wow, having other trailers fall on your Globetrotter is worse than having trees or hail fall on it. But no worries, you can buy a "dent roller" from this guy user named Aerowood and likely make the dents less noticeable. Search the Forums for him.

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I had to use that roller too.

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Old 03-02-2022, 03:51 PM   #739
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My friend Brent came over today and we shot in the new window and the rib and stringer that was removed due to the SOB trailer that fell over on itClick image for larger version

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Old 03-02-2022, 06:50 PM   #740
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Looks better than new. Maybe you have the only Globetrotter with a vista view window. I wonder if it was a factory option way back in 1971, or 50 years ago.

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