ok so i was in here this summer and forgot my passwords etc. when moved ha.. so here i am back again, we total remodeled out overlander, still doing some more construction as live in it, full time living here ... today is 20 below zero... and we are staying warm with our suburban furnace though it is loud. we have the precision temp hot water heater so all time water, plenty and works well, we got the winterizing kit with it... but we also put a light bulb outside near its opening for extra winter protect. sort of wish we forked over the extra and got the precision w/heater that also had in floor heat also but we didn't ... we put 3 layers of foil bubble insulation in walls with new skins, bamboo flooring stainless kitchen randy built in the wheel wells with aluminum stud framing and fiberglass insulation, we skirted with aluminum total new insulation under floor. we are doing well and love it, have an akita that shares our space so we built a fence for her outside i will try to send some picts. it would have been easier had we gotten all the construction done while not in but we are in it now ... building house perhaps in fall so we plan to stay put here for a long time. i think i would't mind just having this but we'll see in time, been in it since oct. now
mtmagpie,
Looks, and sounds, like you have a pretty good handle on this winter camping business. Next to your 20 below, my 5 below sounds piddly. Head'in up Montana way this summer around the Bozeman-Great Falls area. Can't find Colstrip in my handy dandy RoadMaster Atlas. Will do a little Google earth, but is it anywhere near Bozeman-Great Falls?. If so, is there anything I "must see"?
one of favorites around the bozeman area are the lewis and clark caverns..along with yellowstone park of course and glacier if you get up to n.w. corner. as for colstrip ha.. is just a coal mine/power plant town east of billings. husband has about 6 years left to retire from here then we can get this airstream on the road. this wk we finish the ceiling and ceiling lights which am looking forward to and then we have the bathroom sink/cabinets to finish up as well now. the final bit will be the aluminum in living room area, didn't put the plastic end cap up again, instead we are going to do pie shape alum pieces to finish that sofa end. .. it should be a bit tricky but am sure we can get it accomplished.
You do have fine taste in toasters. Looks like a Dualit two slice. I use the same toaster in my Airstream and a four slice in the house. Hope your winter is a good one. You're proof that it can be done.
i love my toaster, makes me smile every morning... had a 4,000 sq ft home now to this 180 ?sq ft. but we got messed up with the mortgage stuff, sold the house and left my design job to be with husband here full time rather then him commuting... i think i made the best choice and we will recover this winter and i have the fun of airstream design now rather then house ha. funny thing in big house we lived in only two rooms anyway.. the house we build next will be much smaller then the other one.
Howdy out there in Rosebud County, Montana! We found ya on Yahoo/maps and it certainly looks sparcely populated. Stay warm and take good care of each other. Welcome.
mtmagpie,
Looks, and sounds, like you have a pretty good handle on this winter camping business. Next to your 20 below, my 5 below sounds piddly. Head'in up Montana way this summer around the Bozeman-Great Falls area. Can't find Colstrip in my handy dandy RoadMaster Atlas. Will do a little Google earth, but is it anywhere near Bozeman-Great Falls?. If so, is there anything I "must see"?
No wonder you couldn't find it in your atlas. You shoulda been lookin for Cold-strip , not Colstrip.
My wife makes me leave Montana in October, and our unit goes into storage just west of Bozeman for the winter, but now I can tell her that if we'd stay, there'd be 2 families in trailers in MT during the winter.
Where we are in Paradise Valley though, if the cold won't kill ya, the wind shur as Help will.
Having lived in Miles City for 7+ years and spent many cold nights in Colstrip I would have to say your winterizing the Airstream sufficiently to withstand the weather is quite an accomplishment.
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dining as well.......OOOHHHH I wish we were there now as it will be -2 here
in Sun Valley tonight. Your trailer looks neat! Good job! Regards & Happy Trails come spring, Betty
thanks Betty, that sounds very nice perhaps we'll try to do that... when the construction is finished inside. we just got our bathroom sink in, so plumbing all done, it was marvelous to go from washing in buckets of boiling water to having the tub and sinks all in and working well. love the tankless water heater. for some reason my picts aren't fitting so i can't add more .. have a great blue rubber sink in bathroom .. yes rubber ha.. light weight and so cute. was by a designer in denmark thru unica home but the blue is now discontinued though they have white still avail. husband said needed to keep weight down, was pricey but is sooo cute!
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Looks like a Dualit two slice. I use the same toaster in my Airstream and a four slice in the house. Hope your winter is a good one. You're proof that it can be done.
, not Colstrip.
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