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10-10-2017, 06:25 AM
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Overkill Specialist
Commercial Member
2020 30’ Globetrotter
2014 23' International
Dadeville
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,516
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What’s the STUPIDEST thing you have ever done pertaining to Airstream
I’ll go FIRST......
I told my wife that the 3” lift I just added to our Airstream....
“WAS THE LAST UPGRADE”
She now thinks I am finished tinkering..... 
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10-10-2017, 06:54 AM
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Rivet Master 
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,669
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Backing into the garage....literally.
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-Rich-
"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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10-10-2017, 10:00 PM
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Overkill Specialist
Commercial Member
2020 30’ Globetrotter
2014 23' International
Dadeville
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,516
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Yikes
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10-10-2017, 11:32 PM
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Rivet Master 
2017 23' Flying Cloud
Parker
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,772
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What Ronnie said in Post 1,three mods ago. And backing into a rock in the front yard and denting the rear bumper by thinking I could gently push it out of the way....
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Thanks,
Troutboy
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10-10-2017, 11:36 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,868
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Mounting a DC generator under the trailer (in the spare tire well) to charge my batteries.
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The fact that I am opinionated does not presuppose that I am wrong......
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10-10-2017, 11:38 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 23' Flying Cloud
Parker
, Colorado
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,772
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
Mounting a DC generator under the trailer (in the spare tire well) to charge my batteries.
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Why?
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Thanks,
Troutboy
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10-10-2017, 11:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,868
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Because I thought it made sense at the time. 
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The fact that I am opinionated does not presuppose that I am wrong......
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10-11-2017, 06:12 AM
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Rivet Master
BRADENTON, On The Picturesque and Sunny West Coast of Florida,
, USA, PLANET EARTH, MILKY WAY, LOCAL GROUP, SPIRALING SLOWLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,197
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Selling my 30' Airstream "Silver Bullet" Motorhome.
As J.Morgan (above) stated. "I thought it made sense at the time."
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These aren't the droids you're looking for.
You can go about your business.
Move along.
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10-11-2017, 12:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 21' Globetrotter
Houston
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,320
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Well, I have made so many stupid mistakes while rebuilding my trailer over the years, that I have named it "The Err-stream."
BUT...the #1 biggest mistake I made, and the one I see people make all of the time, is I bought a vintage "project" trailer without knowing thoroughly what I was getting myself into, and my expectations for a quick fix-up have been severely calibrated as a result!
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10-11-2017, 02:23 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 31' Sovereign
1979 23' Safari
Wayland
, New York
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,632
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Buying one to restore instead of buying one gently used.
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10-11-2017, 02:53 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2017 26' Flying Cloud
High Point
, North Carolina
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 196
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Ferried to the Outer Banks to boondock on the shore 'away from it all'...had miles of beach all to ourselves....setup everything, enjoyed supper, went to bed, woke up at 3AM to strange noises, opened the door to find I'd totally forgotten high tide!. We had waves slapping the side. I panicked thinking we were permanently stuck in the ocean with no help around. Thank goodness I'd parked my 4x4 up the shoreline and was just able to pull us to drier sand.
Tides....duuuh....
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12-08-2017, 08:59 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
2007 25' Safari FB SE
2017 30' Flying Cloud
Highland
, California
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 433
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dznf0g
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Owwwchie. That’s gotta hurt and more ways than one. End cap expensive. Hope you have good insurance. I feel the pain.
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Hugh----
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12-09-2017, 12:51 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,376
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Hi, on our nine day trip from Oregon to Southern California, while bringing our brand new trailer home, I tried to turn around in a parking lot and hit a parked car with my new trailer. I was later able to clean off most of the scrape marks and cover the rest with an American flag decal.
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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12-10-2017, 11:38 AM
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1 Rivet Member 
Lithia
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 6
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I placed a friend’s double kayak in the bed of our pick-up for our trip down to Key West. Plenty of room between it and my almost new 27FB...right? Sure, until I took a sharp turn & the tip of the kayak went straight through my panorama window guard. It could have been worse had it broken the actual window, but still hurt.
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12-10-2017, 04:04 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 30' International
Pennsylvania
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,241
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This topic is actually how my airforum name was born 
First time out, calling for rain, setting up just as it's getting dark in a PA state park. The unit next door had a 'broken' awning, leaning down on one side. I told my wife they should get that fixed. Next morning, looked out the window, heck, all the trailers and motorhomes that had awnings, ALL of 'em, were busted on one side, crookeder than all get out.
So I go outside and our awning is just holding water, I mean, a lot of water. That's when the lightbulb went on, and I figured it all out. Dropped one side of the zipdee and off rain the water....luckily no damage.
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10-16-2018, 04:56 AM
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Rivet Master
BRADENTON, On The Picturesque and Sunny West Coast of Florida,
, USA, PLANET EARTH, MILKY WAY, LOCAL GROUP, SPIRALING SLOWLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,197
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Okay. Here's my most stupid error. It was taking a slightly-too-sharp right turn with my A-S Excella motor home to get around the side of my storage barn. Goodbye Mr. Right Mirror and Ms. Front Awning Strut! Damn! I'm glad I stopped as soon as I did!
Fortunately -and I still don't know how- there were no dents or scrapes in the aluminum!
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These aren't the droids you're looking for.
You can go about your business.
Move along.
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10-16-2018, 01:38 PM
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Journeyman
2016 25' International
Amherst
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 956
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Installed two $20 fans because I thought they were good, cheap cooling. Turned em on after install and couldn't stand the noise. Had to replace them with much more expensive (but quieter and extremely low energy) fans since I'd already drilled etc.
Which reminds me. Anyone want any barely used but slightly noisy 12v fans?
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10-16-2018, 05:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 30' International
Pennsylvania
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,241
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Well not everything I've done has been catastrophic, but a lot of little things, you know, just dumb stuff, like, can't figure out why the entire trailer has no shore power, picture running around like a crazed lunatic, plugged in to post, CHECK, breakers all on, CHECK, any burned fuses, NOPE/CHECK, disconnect switch use/store mode set properly, CHECK, batteries connected, CHECK.
Mrs. T., my lovely wife, says "is the breaker switch turned on at the post?"
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11-07-2018, 04:53 PM
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Rivet Master
BRADENTON, On The Picturesque and Sunny West Coast of Florida,
, USA, PLANET EARTH, MILKY WAY, LOCAL GROUP, SPIRALING SLOWLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,197
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Backing up the trailer beside the garage.
CRUNCH!
Where did the roof overhang come from!!!???
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These aren't the droids you're looking for.
You can go about your business.
Move along.
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11-07-2018, 04:58 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 27' Flying Cloud
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 773
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First time out in our Airstream and decided to look for Bill The Kidd's grave. Ended up on a narrow back road where we needed to turn around. Pulled into a driveway and had dogs run up and bark at us. Hurried to get out of there and jackknifed the trailer denting both the segment protector and the Airstream and breaking the rear light on my truck.
Great start to Airstreaming huh?
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