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Forum: Boondocking 01-08-2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By Ray Eklund
The intent was to build a library to locate...

The intent was to build a library to locate interesting areas to prospect. Not known prospects, but those missed in the general area. My library is much more specific to what we are interested in...
Forum: Boondocking 01-08-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 598
Posted By Ray Eklund
Travel Trailers: Exploring and Adventure

We have a purpose for our 2019 27FBQ Airstream and 2019 Oliver Elite II. We tow either 'home on wheels' to Geological Wonders that are weathering out of igneous and some sedimentary rocks...
Forum: Boondocking 01-08-2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By Ray Eklund
Was an Abe Bookseller for ten years....

I sold books on ABE Books at www.abebooks.com and had 40,000 books, maybe more as it was a long time ago, listed in the Geological Sciences, Archaeology, Paleontology, Meteorites, etc, etc.. Only...
Forum: Boondocking 01-07-2024, 03:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,169
Posted By Ray Eklund
Granite Hot Springs of Western Wyoming

This hot spring is mild in temperature in the Summer. Hotter in the Winter. Read the sign. My wife and two Blue Heelers. They liked swimming in the River. The Blue Heelers.

There is access...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-07-2024, 03:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,553
Posted By Ray Eklund
1956 VW Bug... my FIRST Tow Vehicle

A 1956 VW was my first tow vehicle in 1966.

Had a Learner's Permit at 15 1/2 years old, a 1956 VW 4 cylinder, making payments and Insurance. I needed a licensed passenger. We drove 600 miles to...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-07-2024, 10:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,553
Posted By Ray Eklund
The 'Basics'...

I use two kinds of wheel bearing grease on my Hitch Ball.

Black and Red. Both seem to prevent excessive Sway. Black is messier.

Some suggest Wax Paper. I do not advise that being used on the...
Forum: Boondocking 01-07-2024, 09:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 931
Posted By Ray Eklund
Tent Camper Showers & Dish Cleaning

Nancy and I evolved by Tent Camping off the grid... which is why you use a tent.

We did the sleeping under the Stars, but a half inch of snow makes you shrivel up like a Spider on a Hot Stove. ...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-05-2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,750
Posted By Ray Eklund
Disregard MY ADVICE given on the Airforums since 2006

Warning Message:
Caution! Most advice given here is nothing more than a subjective opinion. Please reference the vehicles owner manual for instruction on towing and hitch use which is based on...
Forum: Boondocking 01-04-2024, 05:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 931
Posted By Ray Eklund
Outdoor Shower Tent: Under $2000

At Walmart for under $50 or so. Purchased this in 2007 and do not recall price. It was inexpensive and we still have it. Made in the USA.

Came with an 'Owner's Manual'. Page 3... "Campers Want...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 01-04-2024, 04:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,408
Posted By Ray Eklund
Nope.. do not haul a ladder while traveling. ...

Nope.. do not haul a ladder while traveling.

I use the ladder to check the top of the Airstream at home. I clean the Solar Panel at least twice a year. Before we start camping. After we quit...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 01-04-2024, 03:39 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,655
Posted By Ray Eklund
Jeff_Cheryl...try to ignore some posts as they...

Jeff_Cheryl...try to ignore some posts as they are not helping your decision. Asking the questions for a First Time Buyer should be answered without sarcasm.

Myself with my first Airstream in 2006...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-04-2024, 02:55 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,708
Posted By Ray Eklund
Little Half Ton 5.7L 4x4 Toyota Tundra towed my 25 Footer... yep

I also towed with a' little half ton 2012 4x4 Toyota Tundra' a 25 foot 2014 International. Did for years. You have not read those emails and I DID NOT HAVE ANY RISK FOR FRONT END COMPRESSION OR...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 01-04-2024, 09:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,750
Posted By Ray Eklund
Speed Towing on the Ball F350

My Equalizer Shank and Ball I set at FIVE Washers to angle the Ball. Just seems to work. Grease the Ball, well, and the wear appears to be evenly distributed.

Also from photos made in 2021 how it...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 01-03-2024, 05:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,655
Posted By Ray Eklund
Jeff & Cheryl... enjoy breaking in your 27...

Jeff & Cheryl... enjoy breaking in your 27 footer. A size you will be content with for many years. After buying my first Airsteam, a 2006, it needed one week at Jackson Center in 2006/07 to cover...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-03-2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,708
Posted By Ray Eklund
I Tow a 27/28 foot Airstream... works on shorter Models too

There are Craps Dice Shooting Trainers that charge about the same price for their How to Beat the Craps Table as a Travel Trailer hitch.

There are charts on Dice Outcomes. The most often dice...
Forum: Full-Timing, Winter Living & Workamping 01-03-2024, 10:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,744
Posted By Ray Eklund
You CAN spend the Winter in the Rocky Mountains. ...

You CAN spend the Winter in the Rocky Mountains. No LAW against it. If you figure out how to... you may be one of two travel trailer survivors. The Ski Resort may want to to stay on the edge of the...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 01-03-2024, 10:14 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,708
Posted By Ray Eklund
WD increased to get SC towing with a 3/4 or 1...

WD increased to get SC towing with a 3/4 or 1 ton? YOU WILL twist the front Frame and you will get the Indents. I now call it Front End Compression indents.

It is the Side to Side turn offs on...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 01-03-2024, 09:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,408
Posted By Ray Eklund
Leaky Roof: Naw... from a Solar Panel?

There is more to this Fairy Tale about cleaning the surfaces of Roof Top Solar Panels. The Solar Panel Fairy Princess... is make believe. So sad. :(

Wiring. Is it still secure on the roof or...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 01-02-2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,771
Posted By Ray Eklund
Example of good Scammer.... 2014

I was dealing in Mining and Geological Science technical books for ten years. This was one of the better scammers. They were persistent. I contacted the California College of Arts and they said the...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 01-01-2024, 01:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,408
Posted By Ray Eklund
Solar Panel Ladder Service Completed

Ahhhh those Solar Panels. Mounted on top of most Travel Trailers WITH... Solar. No such things as Solar Batteries. Do you also play poker? Quit dreaming, the panels are either there or not there....
Forum: Rock Guards, Segment & Window Protectors 01-01-2024, 12:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 760
Posted By Ray Eklund
I find that the Stainless Lath Screw... 1/2 inch...

I find that the Stainless Lath Screw... 1/2 inch that come by the small carton at Lowes or Home Depot are inexpensive, excellent and work on interior pop rivets as well. Look at carton of them...
Forum: Tires 01-01-2024, 12:10 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 14,981
Posted By Ray Eklund
Switz pitched a Fast Ball Curve here...

*****
I tried to find a Set of FIVE LUG 15 inch wheels for my 2006 Safari 14 inch tire Marathon Blasters. These wheels have a (Zero) 0 Offset and was told that, by a wheel shop. The wheels fit a...
Forum: Boondocking 01-01-2024, 10:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,671
Posted By Ray Eklund
Ed, Post #2. I have discussed this on other...

Ed, Post #2. I have discussed this on other threads and included photographs.

My 2019 27FBQ Airstream Power System:

I had an 80 watt solar panel and two 12 volt AGM's on my 2006 Safari and...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 01-01-2024, 10:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
Old Style versus New Style Wheel Bearings

I do not know when Dexter Wheel Bearings changed to the current, more reliable bearings. They are intended to last many tens of thousands of Miles or KM's. I know not, which. No additional grease...
Forum: Financing 12-31-2023, 03:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By Ray Eklund
Find Airstreams for sale on the Forums....

Get your education by going to the local dealer and 'sniff around'. Get your education by checking and testing. Salesmen like to work with potential customers, too.

If someone full timed......
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-31-2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
Thank you rodsterinfl... brave and knows good stuff!

You have a great year 2006... and six lug drums for 15 inch or 16 inch wheels. I like my 23 foot the the five lug drums limited my tire options.

I used it for 8 years and the 25 foot was the...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-31-2023, 01:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
Next Time: Call the Sheriff Neanderthal for Warranty Work

Ah...yes. Warranties are gambling with time. Much like playing the slot machines in Nevada and expecting to leave with their money.

How do I know? A photo of my Piggy Bank. If you have the key...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-31-2023, 12:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
NO Lemon Law for USED Travel Trailers... go for it.

Why ask for someone to inspect a used Airstream you are interested in buying? What for? It must be perfect... just like a new one.

There should be NO need for a Lemon Law for any Retail Purchase....
Forum: Leaks - Weatherstrips, Gaskets, Caulks & Sealants 12-31-2023, 11:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,998
Posted By Ray Eklund
.... oh boy. I never replaced any door or window...

.... oh boy. I never replaced any door or window seals.

Never had a leak. Car Washes to torrential down pours. Zip. Old seals, or not.

Check the front storage area for the INDENTS, if there...
Forum: Financing 12-31-2023, 11:27 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By Ray Eklund
Have an Experienced Airstream Owner INSPECT

You have two choices, BOTH are good. One for humidity. One is what you can see is clean.

A- Dealer demonstrates everything works and your tow vehicle is appropriate.

B- Find someone who is...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-27-2023, 10:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
You will get what you deserve...

"I am mad as Hell and will not take it any more." ...as the movie went.

Been there, done it, paid for it out of pocket. Learned how to maintain my trailer while under warranty, but told it was...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 12-27-2023, 07:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,939
Posted By Ray Eklund
LEMON LAW Travel Trailer Returns

Reading an article this AM in the Wall Street Journal concerned 'returns'.

Some purchases did not work as described, or did nothing at all.

Experiences of Automobiles of Lemon Laws improved the...
Forum: Tow Vehicles 12-23-2023, 12:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 866
Posted By Ray Eklund
Tow Vehicle Mating Airstream Season

Read the Last Paragraph FIRST... then make a decision to keep reading.

We could have spent our lives, living out of a Toyota Land Cruiser and tent camping. The great 'could go anywhere' getting...
Forum: Tires 12-23-2023, 10:23 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 14,981
Posted By Ray Eklund
Goodyear Marathon 14 inch C Rated BALLOONS

The 14 inch Marathons on our one year old 23 foot Safari were so CHEAP, even a total failure did not damage anything. The ONLY Airstream with 14 inch Marathons in 2006.

Also to add to the CHEAP,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-22-2023, 01:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,170
Posted By Ray Eklund
Our BIGGEST HAUL across State Lines... 2007

It took two full shopping carts to pull this one off.

In 2007 there were NO Trader Joes in Colorado. On our return towing a nearly empty 23 foot 2006 International back to Keene Ranch,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-22-2023, 01:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,170
Posted By Ray Eklund
Alamo, Nevada: Summer Tire Farm Hwy 93

This was the July 2023 Season's Tire Farm at the 'only' Service Station in Alamo, Nevada.

Obviously there are a lot of unknown hazards on paved highways, or not, as seen on the: "Twilight Zone- ...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-22-2023, 10:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,170
Posted By Ray Eklund
Previous Post was AI Inspired

Zero Content from Engineers looking for the perfect Travel Trailer in a notebook.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-22-2023, 10:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,170
Posted By Ray Eklund
Airstream Tire Choices: Some Inappropriate?

Click Bait? Also called Travel Trailer Advertising... to me. This is an AI rant.

Tire Experts? Tire Advertising? Air Pressure Calculations? Boondocking Unpaved PSI versus Interstate Highway...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-21-2023, 10:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,170
Posted By Ray Eklund
Inappropriate Airstream USES?

I was inspired with Mr. Wally Byam traveling through Africa with a caravan of Airstreams. I would have been more inspired if it were through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Canada to Alaska at that time.
...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-21-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,371
Posted By Ray Eklund
Evolution From: Tent to Airstream takes Decades

NevadaGeo knows what 'wind chill' means in January where there are no trees. It is learned by towing an Airstream between Hays and Wakeeny, Kansas, stopping at a Rest Stop in July. Then thinking...
Forum: Other Rallies & Events 12-20-2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,698
Posted By Ray Eklund
Go to the local Book Shop. He will give you...

Go to the local Book Shop. He will give you directions. He also is known to peddle a bicycle around the area.

The area is massive. Stop at a BLM check in along the main road going south for...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-20-2023, 01:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,371
Posted By Ray Eklund
Gettin'Away learned early... good enough for DMV

We lived in Lees Summit, Missouri. It was called Lee's Summit when the Civil War began. They renamed the town Strothers, to avoid attention when the Union Troops arrived.

The Union Troops...
Forum: Boondocking 12-20-2023, 11:17 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 620
Posted By Ray Eklund
Off Topic Forum: Travel Trailer License Testing...

Off Topic Forum: Travel Trailer License Testing DMV... become a Human Bean and learn from the young family members of Ranchers and Farms across the USA.

The majority of Travel Trailer owners pay...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-20-2023, 10:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,371
Posted By Ray Eklund
Ranch and Farmer's Children Drive at 4 feet tall...

Ranch and Farm children have to help with the Ranching. They drive a pickup on the Ranch as long as their feet reach the floorboard and can see over the dash board. No license and a thousand, ten...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-20-2023, 10:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,371
Posted By Ray Eklund
Tractor and Hay Rowing in Sioux County, Nebraska: No DMV

Back in the last Century... I made a deal with a Rancher. I would Hay Row for permission to collect Fossil Mammals in their Badlands and have a Dinner that evening. I was dry camping with a tent in...
Forum: Tires 12-19-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 14,981
Posted By Ray Eklund
Bought Trailer May 1, 2006, Blowout June 20, 2007

My favorite: Goodyear Marathon 14 inch, C Rated Tires on a 2006 23 foot Safari. The ONLY Airstream with 14 inch tires. All others had 15 inch E Rated Marathons.

I did not even know how to change...
Forum: Boondocking 12-19-2023, 01:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 620
Posted By Ray Eklund
Wild & Free Airstream OTG Wyoming

Boondocking "Wyoming Cowboy" Style is only when you have what you brought with you. The photographs are the 'busy' parts of Wyoming.

Each Airstream and Oliver Elite II Travel Trailers are 'Homes...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12-19-2023, 12:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 282
Posted By Ray Eklund
Pets, Beasts and Creatures while Boondocking

We encounter many unexpected forms of Animal Life... or Not.

Tiny Horny Toad: New Mexico
Dinosaur: Arizona
Sheep being moved: Utah
Coiled Rattle Snake with Owner: Nevada
Jackalope mount-...
Forum: Stoves, Ovens & Microwaves 12-17-2023, 12:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 916
Posted By Ray Eklund
Photographs of Securing Propane Burners

I discovered I could add photographs, again, thank you AirForum Moderators.

2019 27FBQ International

You will see the Propane System under the Burners and the Three Lath Screw positions to...
Forum: Rock Guards, Segment & Window Protectors 12-16-2023, 08:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,043
Posted By Ray Eklund
A Neanderthal, A Human Bean and a Spectator: Three Acorn Nut Attachments

Three Acorn Nuts: A Neanderthal, A Human Bean and a Spectator?

Many discussions are what color Carpet looks best in the Airstream Aisle. Be careful, as some backings have a rubbery slip...
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