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05-24-2016, 06:04 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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Hi Gene. We hope that at some point we can meet up again and that you can get to see New Lucy before she gets too old. We're not sure how long we will stay out West this year. Of course, you are always welcome to come Santa Rosa Beach.
As far as the Lucy experience goes, Old Lucy needed at lot of work, and we didn't want to spend the time getting her fixed up. We had been talking about downsizing to a 23, and came across a hardly used one, so we jumped at jumped at it. Little Lucy, the 23FB, was not the panacea that we had hoped. We gave her a good try. We spent 150 nights in her and towed her 15,000 miles. We decided that we really missed Old Lucy, and according, decided that we really wanted a 25FB, so we got New Lucy. She now has over 200 nights and 20,000 miles under her belt. The ducted Air conditioning is great. We are still experiencing some falling of the registers. We also really like the metal interior. Old Lucy was still in the days of the mouse fur. We also like the twin bed arrangement.
We are just anxious to get her on the road. As you know this remodeling houses crap gets really old and cuts into our Airstreaming.
Brian
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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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05-24-2016, 10:18 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,711
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Thanks for the update. Can't believe you are already up to 20,000 miles on New Lucy. We just hit 60,000 with ours. I'm really wanting to finish remodeling before I'm too old to finish and still get some miles on our toys. I envy the ducted air, but not enough to start over when I know ours so well.
Gene
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The Airstream is sold; a 2016 Nash 24M replaced it.
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05-25-2016, 09:03 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: 13,159
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gene
Thanks for the update. Can't believe you are already up to 20,000 miles on New Lucy. We just hit 60,000 with ours. I'm really wanting to finish remodeling before I'm too old to finish and still get some miles on our toys. I envy the ducted air, but not enough to start over when I know ours so well.
Gene
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I just checked Lucy's Log Book. New Lucy has been towed 20,416 miles, and we have spent 219 nights in her. Lucy has not been on the road since the first of February due to this house renovation. She is getting very anxious and we hope to get going soon.
Brian
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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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05-25-2016, 01:11 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,711
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gene
We just hit 60,000 with ours.
Gene
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Wrong. I saw that 2016 miles (almost 5,000) got counted twice. Actual miles are 55,101.
Gene
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Gene
The Airstream is sold; a 2016 Nash 24M replaced it.
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06-10-2016, 02:52 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
Atlantic Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 59
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Port St Joes
Good Afternoon Brian,
Suzanne and I are planning a trip to Port st. Joes what rv park do you like the best?
Thanks,
Fred
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06-10-2016, 05:02 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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Hi Fred. The St. Joseph Peninsular State Park is nice. It's out on the end of the Cape.
Indian Pass Campground is also nice, and conveniently located.
There is also Sunset Isle RV and Yacht Club over in Carabelle. We have not stayed there yet, but plan to try it. It looks very nice on line. It is also a Passport America with a great rate during the week.
There is a lot to see in the Apalachicola area. The only real supermarket on the area is the Piggly Wiggly in Port St. Joe. The next closest are in Panama City or Tallahassee.
Have a great trip and let us know what you find interesting. You might want to check out the Dr. John Gorrie House and Museum in Apalachicola. In 1851, Dr. Gorrie, a physician, invented a machine that produced ice and is considered the Father of artificial refrigeration. It is hard to believe that such an important invention was conceived and built in a little town in the middle of nowhere.
Brian
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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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06-10-2016, 06:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 30' International
1997 25' Safari
1967 20' Globetrotter
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,499
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You may also wish to try St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola. It is very quiet, clean, and fairly close to East Point where one may purchase fresh oysters from a local provider of Apalachicola Bay Oysters. We liked the proximity to historic Apalachicola. Check out the Richard Bickel gallery where he has copies of his photos and books for sale. Jim
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06-11-2016, 06:28 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
Atlantic Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 59
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Port St. Joes
Thanks Brian and Jim for the information on RV sites and some very interesting places to visit.
Need to get back on the road.
Fred
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06-11-2016, 06:44 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari
Signal Mountain
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 450
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Brian and Jim have given great recommendations. We have a reservation at the state park on Cape San Blas for a week in August. Both that park and the one at St. George Island are extremely popular. They are all about the beaches. Appalachicola is not to be missed. As Jim said the oysters are the best.
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'06 Safari 25 LS
'18 GMC 2500HD Duramax/Allison
TN,”Greenest State in the Land of the Free”.Davy Crocket
" America is not a place;it's a road." Mark Twain
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08-30-2016, 08:06 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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Finally caught up after 110 pages! Just wanted to thank everyone for the great information! Our 25fb twin is scheduled to be complete 10/29. A day before my birthday.
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08-31-2016, 07:58 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,223
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If needed, custom twin mattresses can be made much longer (perhaps 8" on the 25FB as the Classic twins can be over 10" longer). Also 10" thick will work with the night stand.
We went with the Rocky Mountain 8" twins on the 2014 Classic as I lacked the height measurement at the time. This year we may order 10" thick and about 8" longer. We went with the 10" Rocky Mountain in the 23D and that is really great!
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TV - 2012 Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins HO, automatic, Centramatics, Kelderman level ride airbag suspension, bed shell
2014 31' Classic w/ twin beds, 50 amp service, 1000 watt solar system, Centramatics, Tuson TPMS, 12" disc brakes, 16" tires & wheels
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03-06-2017, 05:12 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
Wilmington
, North Carolina
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 28
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Michelin PSI
Hi Brian,
What PSI do you run in your tires? I understand that there are 2 schools of thought:
1) per the Michelin tables based on actual weight
2) max sidewall pressure (80psi) to reduce inter-ply shear but a much rougher ride
We have the exact same rig a you and have followed your experiences closely. Thanks in advance for your input.
Jere
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03-06-2017, 05:14 AM
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Rivet Master
2020 28' Flying Cloud
Upper St Clair
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,943
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We run about 72# in our 16" Michelin's on our 2017 Classic and did same on two prior 30' AS.
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2020 28' Twin Flying Cloud
2021 F350 6.7 King Ranch
USAF Master Training Instructor (TI) & (MTI)- 68-72
Volunteer K9 Rehabilitator & Trainer
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03-06-2017, 07:53 AM
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Rivet Master
1962 22' Safari
2016 30' Classic
Southeast
, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,987
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We initially ran 80 psi in the 16" Michelins on our 2016 Classic per Airstreams recomendation and immediately started popping interior rivets. We dropped to 65 psi when we got a trailer tire pressure monitor system and have popped almost no interior rivets since, despite more miles since. The TPMS has not indicated the trailer tires are getting hot due to excessive sidewall flex, so we think we are OK at this pressure.
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Joe
Wally Byam Caravan Club International Historian
Vintage Airstream Club Historian
WBCCI/VAC #702 & #6768
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