What Did You Get For Your Trailer Today?

[switz]

Congratulations on the new family member. She will enjoy growing up in the Airstream community and creating lifetime memories of your family adventures.

[Hibby]

Bold Adventure,

My brother completed a doctoral thesis in finance recently, and he determined that the single most expensive decision that couples ever make is to have children, to the tune of nearly $250,000 apiece in the United States.

Once the actual dollar amount was determined, he set about trying to find out why they are so expensive... The answer was simple:

They're worth it!

Hibby


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[KenSanLan]

GreggH - please give me some more details about how you made your stained glass inserts. I have been thinking about trying one for our bathroom window, but not sure I have the required skill. Is this something that requires a lot of experience?


Peapod 1776

[KJRitchie]

I'm a little late to this party.

What I've bought so far for my Airstream:
1. Progressive PD4655 converter/charger
2. LED lighting for interior lights and exterior scare light.
3. Replaced the chandelier over the dinette with a dome light (kept bumping my head on the chandelier when we took the dinette down to make a super lounge)
4. 5 new Michelin tires. TireTraker TPMS
5. Simplehuman wall mount paper towel holder
6. Replaced two 120v outlets with ones that include integrated USB connections
7. Coated the bottom of the pull out bumper storage tray with a brush on pickup bedliner material.
8. Shurflo water accumulator
9. New Barker Superjack after I tried to tow my Airstream without the hitch pin in the receiver.

My wish list:
1. Replace my 2 skylights with Maxim skylights and reseal all the Fantastic Fan and plumbing vents.
2. Some sort of rear view camera system.
3. Upgrade the Sony LCD 23" TV to a larger LED TV.
4. Revamp the stereo system to something like a Jenson or Furrion wall mount entertainment system. Remove the Sony 10 disc changer.
5. 200 watt portable solar panel system.
6. I'd like to get access hatches cut into the waste and water tank covers so I can service the water drain and waste tank valves.
7. Convert to a SeeLevel tank monitor system.
8. Baraldi stove vent hood.
9. Fresh paint for the A frame and rear bumper top.
10. New vinyl flooring.
11. Jack TV antenna head on the Winegard antenna boom.
12. Replace all the bolts securing my stabilizer jacks. Some bolt heads have broken off.

Kelvin

[Lance M]

Originally Posted by BoldAdventure

Another Airstream enthusiast. Who showed up ahead of schedule. Cassandra was born last night, 36w6d, 7lbs6oz, 18in long. Healthy, hungry, and pretty cute, if I do say so myself. She just couldn't wait to get all the adventuring started.

Congratulations!

We had three in diapers, so I know the feeling! Wonderful!


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[Sbb]

Congrat, a real cutie. We had five in 7 years before I was 30, last three Irish Triplets!
Oh I ordered a coleman fold and go grill today. I wanted q, but too much to store inthe Bambi. My tv does not have room to store, it is used for work.

[Hibby]

Kelvin, Dear Lord, I hope you have quite the budget! That's a great list of (past and future) upgrades....


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[cwf]

Ordered one of these.... Carved | Wood Cases & Skins for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, iPad Mini, iPod with my 'return to' info on it...

[GreggH]

peapod
I sent you a pm about the stained glass
GreggH

[cwf]

Received this:

Install soon!

[BoldAdventure]

Thanks for the kind comments. Eventually I'll have to update my avatar to the left.

Kelvin that's a nice list, I need to borrow your format, since I'm behind in my posting as well. We've invested a lot of sweat equity and money into the Airstream lately.

What we've bought for our Airstream lately:

1. PM4B-60 Boondocker 4-stage converter/charger
   
   
2. AMSolar SunRunner Signature 25MPPT/6/PRO Core with 3 x 135W panels for 405Ws of solar
   
   
3. Sawtooth 16 inch Wheels wrapped in Michelin LTX M/S2
   
   
4. Centramatic Wheel Balancers
   
5. Costco fitment Group 27 Batteries
   
   
6. New Plank Flooring - the color is Coventry Oak
   
   
   
7. Lots of LED Lighting (Still experimenting with colors)
   
   
8. Fan-tastic UltraBreeze Vent Covers in Smoke
   
   
9. BRANDING
   
10. RV Roof Mount 360 Siphon

Planned upgrade list

• Replace my 2 skylights with Maxim skylights
• Omni Antenna & Directional Antenna mounted on the TV mast.
• 600W inverter
• New faucets, kitchen and bathroom
• New Segment Protectors

That's all I can recall at this hour.

[MaineStreamer]

My most recent purchase:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Ca...ingMethod=p13n

[Ganado]

OMG! You can buy a baby to go with your Airstream? Airstream do really have everything! on a more serious note... Congratulations BoldAdventurer. Glad everyone is healthy!

[SteveSueMac]

😃
See - THAT's funny right there! I'm mad I didn't think of that first - but well played!! 😀

[Remax gal]

Bought Simple human soap dispensers for bath, kitchen and shower, new quilts all for our new Classic due to be here in 1 month and 1 day. I can probably get it down to the hour as well, but dealership hasn't given me the time yet!!! IT CAN'T GET HERE QUICK ENOUGH!!!


Laura & Tom

[KJRitchie]

Originally Posted by Hibby

Kelvin, Dear Lord, I hope you have quite the budget! That's a great list of (past and future) upgrades....


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The new converter was less than $300
The 5 Michelin tires were about $850. They were needed because the tires needing to replaced were 6 year old Goodyear Marathons.
The TPMS was about about $225
The LED upgrade were repacement bulbs and strops. Less than $200.
The paper towel holder was about $25
The 2 120V USB sockets wee about $50
Rear bumper tray coating about $30
Shurflo was about $30.

Future upgrades will be more expensive but cheaper than a new Airstream. However, I really like the 2015 FC 25RB Twin.

Kelvin

[KJRitchie]

Even if you parked your AS over the weekend to wash it the worse you should get is a letter from the HOA stating you have to remove the trailer within 10 days. You'd have yours back in storage before the 10 days. If you contact the HOA you could tell them ahead you need to park the trailer for a couple of days to perform maintenance and then return it to storage. If they won't let you do it they are a bunch of Nazis and you need to move.

Kelvin

[txdxrider]

Most HOA's allow you 72 hours for loading and unloading a trailer in front of your house (our's does) so bring it home three days later move her back.

[Sbb]

Little trip to Camping World today, found Mini Mingos, love the size, so much easier to use.

[badkat]

Love a pic!