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07-11-2015, 08:28 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Sanford
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 8
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Stolen Airstream!!!!!
Early this Thursday morning someone came onto our property, cut through a hitch lock and drove away with our 1975 Sovereign that had been converted to a fully operational food truck! Please help us find it! This project represents tens of thousands of dollars and more than 2 years of blood, sweat and tears taken from out from under us. These people were pros as they managed to move a 31 foot trailer off private property without waking any of three dogs or five people. We've put the message out everywhere we know to and would just like it back at this point. Thank you for whatever help you can offer!
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07-11-2015, 08:29 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,660
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Pictures would help?
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07-11-2015, 08:46 AM
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Regular Guy
1978 31' Sovereign
Hot Springs
, Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 603
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Ouch. That is awful. I would also contact all the scrap metal yards. I hope you find it in one piece.
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07-11-2015, 08:50 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Berlin
, Maryland
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,786
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Is that the AS pictured on your profile
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07-11-2015, 09:10 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Sanford
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 8
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That's an old pic. Can I cut and paste or do I need to create an url for each picture?
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07-11-2015, 09:14 AM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SurlyQue
That's an old pic. Can I cut and paste or do I need to create an url for each picture?
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You can either attach images that are on your local computer, or put in a URL for each image that's shared from a photo-sharing site like flickr, photobucket, google photos, etc.
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07-11-2015, 09:27 AM
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1 Rivet Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 8
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I may have missed it, what is your location?
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07-11-2015, 09:34 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Saw your Facebook post, bad thing to happen.
Seems to be a marked increase in trailer thefts. Must be a high dollar market in used parts.
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07-11-2015, 09:42 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Sanford
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 8
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Photos
Here are some recent photos.
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07-11-2015, 09:43 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1974 31' Sovereign
Sanford
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 8
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Sanford, Florida
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07-11-2015, 10:26 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 18,068
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So sorry to hear that!
Hope it is found soon.....would seem it would be difficult to hide.
Good luck.
Maggie
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07-11-2015, 10:31 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2011 30' Classic
2007 25' International CCD
1993 32' Excella
Largo
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 355
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We'll be looking on this side of the peninsula.
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07-11-2015, 10:35 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
fort lauderdale
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 205
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SurlyQue, I'm in fort lauderdale and will keep an eye out.
If you haven't already, you might want to post pics on craigslist in every Florida city with a bold "STOLEN AIRSTREAM" title.
Lastly, I use a website called "Searchtempest" to search craigslist all over the state and U.S. for various items. Your thieves may try to sell this thing for cheap stating "No Title" It may be worth a search.
Keep us posted
Good luck
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07-11-2015, 10:45 AM
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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: 13,156
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We are so sorry to hear that. An Airstream like that is irreplaceable. We are out and about in the Florida Panhandle, and will be looking.
Brian
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07-11-2015, 10:49 AM
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Rivet Master
2016 30' Classic
Lorton
, Virginia
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 689
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I wonder how they got through the hitch lock without making much noise. Usually requires cutting/grinding which is a loud affair.
I wonder if they used leverage or simply picked/drilled the lock.
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07-11-2015, 11:40 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 27' Flying Cloud
Overland Park
, Kansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 365
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Not sure what kind of hitch lock this was, but I've read here somewhere that even with the hitch lever locked someone with a smaller ball than the airstream requires can just drop it on their smaller ball without unlocking the hitch lever. And away they go. Not sure how it would be secured but it got my attention.
Sorry to hear, thieves are the worst
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07-11-2015, 11:52 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2006 19' Safari
New Smyrna Beach
, Florida
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 136
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I'll keep my eyes open over in New Smyrna Beach.
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07-11-2015, 11:54 AM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 104
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keeping eyes open in Georgia on I95 corridor
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'94. 29' Excella Classic
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07-11-2015, 12:00 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Woodland
, California
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 249
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Mention the Unique Vent Hood
Sorry to hear about your loss, mean people suck! I had a 66 Mustang stolen from my driveway during the night; never heard a thing, never got it back.
Be sure to include defining characteristics like the unique vent hood in any descriptions you post online. It may help distinguish it from other similar trailers or spark someones memory of seeing something strange on an "old shiny trailer" going down the road.
I feel your pain and wish you the best of luck. I will keep a look out in California just in case!
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07-11-2015, 12:11 PM
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Rivet Master
2016 28' Flying Cloud
Brandenburg
, Kentucky
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 898
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Check with local businesses to see if they have outdoor security video cameras that might have captured the AS being moved. Also ask your neighbors. Are there any major highways or Interstates close by? If there are, call the major gas stations and ask if you could review their video to see if they stopped for fuel. Tragic event, hope you get it back ASAP. Might ask the local TV stations to run a photo of your AS.
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