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06-16-2017, 11:28 AM
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The Tin Man
2017 27' International
SoCal
, California
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 86
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Fulfilling a lifelong dream!
Hi all. I am very happy to be able to say I am a new Airstream owner! It fulfills a lifelong dream as I approach retirement age. I just bought (well, last weekend) an International Serenity 27FB and I simply could not be more excited about it. I have read everything I can get my hands on, watched all the videos on Youtube, (Seriously!) and even read the entire PDF owners manual from cover to cover!
I pick it up from Prep this Wednesday. 
I am a veteran to RV trailering and have owned rigs from 18ft all the way up to a 40ft 5-er, but this is my first (and hopefully last) Airstream.
I am so pleased to find such a huge community of experts from whom I can learn what worked and what didn't as I go about setting up my rig and making it mine.
I hope to see some of you on the road sometime!
Steve
Trailer's name: "Rivets for the Tin Man" 
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06-16-2017, 11:34 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2017 30' Flying Cloud
Raleigh
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 70
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Welcome to Streaming
You will really enjoy it. We bought ours in December. We live in Raleigh NC. Traveled to: Charleston, Savannah. Ga Mts. Mt Airy Area. (Andy Griffith stuff, etc. Each of our 2 sons took their families to the beach with it. South of Winston Salem last weekend with Piedmont Airstream club. Great folks. Off to Mt. Rushmore next month.
Plan on doing a couple of close to home trips to get kinks out. We had many!!! Local dealer has been great. Many have a few factory issues to get worked out.
This is a great season of our lives. Feel very blessed!!
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06-16-2017, 06:16 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Spring
, Texas
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sandollars
Hi all. I am very happy to be able to say I am a new Airstream owner! It fulfills a lifelong dream as I approach retirement age. I just bought (well, last weekend) an International Serenity 27FB and I simply could not be more excited about it. I have read everything I can get my hands on, watched all the videos on Youtube, (Seriously!) and even read the entire PDF owners manual from cover to cover!
I pick it up from Prep this Wednesday.
I am a veteran to RV trailering and have owned rigs from 18ft all the way up to a 40ft 5-er, but this is my first (and hopefully last) Airstream.
I am so pleased to find such a huge community of experts from whom I can learn what worked and what didn't as I go about setting up my rig and making it mine.
I hope to see some of you on the road sometime!
Steve
Trailer's name: "Rivets for the Tin Man" |
Congratulations. We hope to get our first and last AS in August. And plan to travel all over US, and one day on PCH ...
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06-16-2017, 06:47 PM
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,725
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Congrats and welcome!
Your excitement comes through in your comments. Wishing you happy and safe travels!
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06-16-2017, 09:14 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1962 22' Safari
1973 25' Tradewind
1968 30' Sovereign
Salt Lake City
, Utah
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 264
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Congrats! Definitely exciting. Enjoy.
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06-16-2017, 09:18 PM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,159
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Greetings from the Florida Panhandle
Welcome to the Forums. We're glad to have you with us. Congratulations on your new baby. May you have safe travels and many great Airstream Adventures with her.
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SuEllyn & Brian McCabe
WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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06-17-2017, 12:31 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2007 23' Safari SE
Madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 114
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congratulations
We've had ours eight years and still love it. Problems, we have had a few, some our fault, some not so much. It is a joy to use and travel in, and we have been extremely happy with our travels. Hope yours treats you well and see you down the road. (Try out WBCCI, you have some good Units in Calif.)
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06-17-2017, 01:37 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Laurel Hill
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 57
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We got our 2017 25' Flying Cloud last year when they came out. Enjoying it every chance we get (with two paid vacation, six months each. Right we are retired.) Live in nortwest florida, took it to Houston in January. Planning trip to Yellowstone next year. Sdid all this to say you will enjoy yours very much. Welcome to the forum!!
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06-17-2017, 02:04 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
Eugene
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 446
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You're going to have some fabulous times! Enjoy!
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06-17-2017, 04:13 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2011 30' Flying Cloud
Greenback
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 294
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Congratulations. Hope you wear that sucker out!
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06-17-2017, 04:32 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2015 30' Classic
Sherwood
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 479
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Congratulations! You will love it. We had our first, a 25' International Serenity for two years and now on our second voyage with our Classic 30' sitting in Port Townsend, WA. You will experience some issues as we all have, they will be worked out to a point where you will resolve the minor ones yourself and pick up a few electrical, plumbing and carpentry skills along the way!
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2015 Classic 30A, Blue OX Sway Pro, 2016 F350 4x4 Ultimate Lariat crew cab SRW, LWB, 6.7 PSD, 20" wheels, Ingot Silver Metallic, DiamondBack tonneau cover, TrailFX wheel-to-wheel step bars.
Sold: 2014 25FB International Serenity
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06-17-2017, 05:36 PM
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Rivet Master 
2016 27' Flying Cloud
Olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 618
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Way to go, Tin Man!!!
We bought our FC 27 FB new from an AS dealer in central CA a little over a year ago & in the past 12 months have put 25K miles on it & continue to be as delighted with it as when we drove it out of the dealer's driveway. I can only hope your experience will equal or better ours.
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Richard Wills, Olympia, WA --- WBCCI 8873, WL7Z
"Aurum": 2018 Ram/Cummins 3500
"Argentum": 2016 AS FC 27 FB
RIP "BigDog": M Harlequin Great Dane, 150 lb
"St. Rocco": M Black Great Dane, 150 lb
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06-17-2017, 05:37 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Gold Country
, California
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 334
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Welcome and congratulations! Where's Apple?
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07-01-2017, 07:46 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Bakersfield
, California
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drake1949
We got our 2017 25' Flying Cloud last year when they came out. Enjoying it every chance we get (with two paid vacation, six months each. Right we are retired.) Live in nortwest florida, took it to Houston in January. Planning trip to Yellowstone next year. Sdid all this to say you will enjoy yours very much. Welcome to the forum!!
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What configuration? We are considering 25FB with twins. We have a 22fB Sport now. When we back in our view is from the bathroom or overlooking the truck. We do love our AS though and spend as much time outdoors as possible.
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07-01-2017, 09:05 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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Welcome
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07-02-2017, 01:54 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Laurel Hill
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 57
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The 25 FB twin.
We are down in Winter Park, FL for 4 of July.
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07-02-2017, 11:17 AM
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The Tin Man
2017 27' International
SoCal
, California
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 86
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Thanks everyone for all your kind words! I hope to see some of you on the road someday.
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2017 Serenity 27FB
Registry Name
"Rivets for the Tin Man"
WBCC #4913
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07-03-2017, 03:21 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Spring
, Texas
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by babybeluga
.... We have a 22fB Sport now. When we back in our view is from the bathroom or overlooking the truck. .
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So what's your ideal config? Depends on the camp site if crowded the view is another trailer or truck all sides ...
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07-03-2017, 05:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 28' International
Ofallon
, Missouri
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 661
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Congrats and welcome to our family.
We started with a used 25' after never having owned a TT. We loved it and upgraded to s new 28'.
We have seen things in our great country we would never have seen without our Airstream! You're going to have a blast and make some awesome memories.
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2015 28' International
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