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08-05-2011, 07:39 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1977 25' Tradewind
Waskesiu Lake
, Saskatchewan
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 394
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Biggest hail dent?
I don't know about the rest of you, but we had an incredible storm that dropped lots of golf-ball sized hail and some that were literally the size of "nerf" footballs! Check out this platter-sized dent and let me know if this is a record!
The good news - about 6-7 golf-ball sized dents on the upper roof, and this huge dent actually pulled out quite well with an autobody suction cup dent puller. Others had it much worse.
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Every home needs a dog, and every dog needs a home.
1977 25' Tradewind (with two ... three... FOUR dogs)
2011 Ram 1500 Quad cab, 5.7 Hemi, tow pkg.
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08-05-2011, 07:54 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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Yeeouch! That's a big one. I know there's a hailstorm out there with my number on it. We're all going to get it some day. Glad it pulled out halfway okay.
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08-05-2011, 08:10 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1977 25' Tradewind
Waskesiu Lake
, Saskatchewan
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 394
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After pulling out dent.
Here's the area after the dent has been pulled. Not perfect, but I didn't feel it was worth an insurance claim.
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Every home needs a dog, and every dog needs a home.
1977 25' Tradewind (with two ... three... FOUR dogs)
2011 Ram 1500 Quad cab, 5.7 Hemi, tow pkg.
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08-05-2011, 09:43 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1980 31' Excella II
Spring Hill
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 67
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You can't talk hail without recalling the 1993 International Rally in Bismark, ND. Larry Huttle had just ended his talk telling us that Airstream was changing the metallic mix in the skin but, not to worry because Airstream had sufficient supplies of all the old skins in it's warehouse. lol. Then, down came the punishing hail storm with up to softball size hail stones extensively damaging over 2500 Airstreams and many tow vehicles. By noon the next day every Airstream dealer in the US was booked until Christmas to repair these trailers. The older the trailer, the less damage to the skin. Because, the older trailers had real aluminum -- the newer ones had metallic mix. However, the older trailers took more damage to the AC covers, vent covers, etc. having more brittle plastic than the newer ones. The next day was like the day after any natural disaster -- everyone helping each other, locals volunteering their homes to WBCCI members. It was quite an experience. Oh yeah, your dent is not a record but, it was a good one -- nice job with the puller !
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08-05-2011, 09:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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That was a big on alright. Does sheer quantity count? Some of mine are almost that big.
The story I was told was that it was towed through a hailstorm. Maybe sometime in the future I'll replace the panels. Just can't afford it right now. It's cosmetic, no leaks. The rest of the Airstream is very nice.
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Vaughan
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08-05-2011, 10:04 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1977 25' Tradewind
Waskesiu Lake
, Saskatchewan
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 394
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[QUOTE=vswingfield;1028553]That was a big on alright. Does sheer quantity count? Some of mine are almost that big.QUOTE]
You definitely had quantity!
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Every home needs a dog, and every dog needs a home.
1977 25' Tradewind (with two ... three... FOUR dogs)
2011 Ram 1500 Quad cab, 5.7 Hemi, tow pkg.
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08-07-2011, 12:40 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 30' Flying Cloud
2008 23' International
Keremeos
, British Columbia
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 845
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Hi Kevin,
When we heard about the big hail storm that went through Waskesiu, we immediately thought of you. We were hoping that you weren't there at the time. I guess not. Too bad! So sorry to hear about the damage, but your repair looks great. Here's hoping for the rest of the summer to be uneventful.
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Lisa and Paul
2017 30' FC | 2002 Chinook Destiny | 2008 23' Int. CCD (written off: hail!)
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08-08-2011, 05:57 AM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Excella
Bowie
, Maryland
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,345
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mapley3
You can't talk hail without recalling the 1993 International Rally in Bismark, ND.
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I remember that happening! We weren't there, but a friend that lived in Bismarck that I was in contact with via a BBS message forum (sort of a precursor to today's Internet forums) told me about it - I got word of it a couple days after it had happened.
Strangely enough it seems like many club members don't remember it now, or they've intentionally forgotten it.
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1995 Airstream Classic 30' Excella 1000
2014 Ram 2500 Crew Cab with Cummins 6.7L Diesel
Sold but not forgotten: 1991 Airstream B190
Sold: 2006 F-250 6.0L Powerstroke Supercab
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