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06-02-2013, 12:18 AM
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Road Geezer
2011 27' FB Flying Cloud
San Jose
, California
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Airstream in the News
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06-02-2013, 12:30 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1972 31' Sovereign
Longview
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2012
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L.O.L. $140k HAHAHahhahahAHAHahaha My old beat up 31' AS trailer is looking better and BETTER all the time.
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06-02-2013, 06:25 AM
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Rivet Master 
2012 30' International
Vintage Kin Owner
Bad Axe
, Michigan
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 564
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I don't like it any better than any other Airstream I have seen.
Interesting article. Thanks.
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06-03-2013, 07:02 AM
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ALUMINUM OBSSESSION
1993 34' Limited
Hamilton
, Ontario
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 159
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I like my old 1993 34' Airstream Classic!! All the room I need!!!
Comfort to boot !!!
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06-13-2013, 05:52 AM
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Rivet Master 
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 7,402
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GMC had an ad on Facebook this morning. Anyone know the story behind this pic?
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06-13-2013, 08:08 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1966 26' Overlander
1995 36' Cutter Bus LE
Largo, Florida
, Florida
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 40
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Truck Mfg's Ad's all shown towing Airstream Trailerss
Seems like their all getting on the AS bandwagon!! Truck sales are very lucrative to the automakers bottom-line!
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06-13-2013, 08:20 AM
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2014 Bowlus Road Chief
Cumming
, Iowa
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 370
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
GMC had an ad on Facebook this morning. Anyone know the story behind this pic?
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I've seen this pic and it goes with a test drive (favorable) of the 2014 GMC Sierra towing a 23' AS. Two iterating points - the full story showed a side view & it appeared that the 23' had two A/C units plus it appears to have a power awning!
John S.
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06-17-2013, 04:18 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 34' Classic
Westchester Cty.NY
, / Miami FL
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,122
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
GMC had an ad on Facebook this morning. Anyone know the story behind this pic?
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2014 GMC Sierra Test Drive
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2012 F150 Super Crew 5-1/2' bed Ecoboost 4x4 3.73 elec. lock diff. Propride hitch
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06-17-2013, 06:08 AM
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2 Rivet Member
raleigh
, California
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 31
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It's from the GMC Trailering Academy event last week. If you google this; you'll find a couple of videos of the event.
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06-29-2013, 08:58 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
2013 30' Classic
Kent
, Washington
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 366
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Youtube Video
First time I've ever seen so many Airstreams in one place (other than the dealership, of course)!
Video:
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06-29-2013, 09:00 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2013 30' Classic
Kent
, Washington
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 366
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Sorry, not sure why the video is blocked, I just posted the link.
Anyway, you can watch it on Youtube.
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07-02-2013, 09:05 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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The BBC's view...
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07-02-2013, 09:43 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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very cool...unfortunately the tongue weight of my new AS on order will make for pulling it with a bicycle rather difficult 
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07-02-2013, 09:44 AM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,523
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrUKToad
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A friend who's in Huron sent me that link earlier. I can't figure out why the reporter from the BBC persists in calling them motorhomes, when they didn't show any motorhomes on camera! Isn't "caravan" a perfectly normal British word to describe a travel trailer?
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07-02-2013, 04:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DKB_SATX
A friend who's in Huron sent me that link earlier. I can't figure out why the reporter from the BBC persists in calling them motorhomes, when they didn't show any motorhomes on camera! Isn't "caravan" a perfectly normal British word to describe a travel trailer?
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Indeed, I think the reporter was, like so many of these young reporters these days, woefully ignorant of her subject; in this case, of the terminology. A motorhome in the UK is the same as it is in North America but Travel Trailer becomes Caravan, as you say.
We have "tow bar" for hitch, too, and probably loads of other differences that I can't think of right now
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07-02-2013, 04:43 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2013 27' FB Classic
Clermont
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 431
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I think you are all missing the point, and being a bit too critical of the reporter -- it is great international coverage for Airstream, and the spirit of adventure that Wally Byam left for us all.
Airstream, and its owners are painted in a good light.
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2013 27 FB Classic Limited
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07-02-2013, 05:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tkowalyk
I think you are all missing the point, and being a bit too critical of the reporter -- it is great international coverage for Airstream, and the spirit of adventure that Wally Byam left for us all.
Airstream, and its owners are painted in a good light.
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From my British perspective it's disappointing that the reporter was confused about the terminology but yes, great airtime for Airstream in the UK and around the world.
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07-02-2013, 05:37 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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Reporters are rarely experts by any means - they commonly foul up - pretty much anything about medicine they butcher for example -
Ill forgive them for the Moho error
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