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Forum: 2016 - Current Classic (all lengths) 04-14-2024, 09:51 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 16,403
Posted By Gene
My experience with Airstream and another brand...

My experience with Airstream and another brand (Nash, kind of a cheap Arctic Fox), is that Nash had quite a few better quality things, much lower price and is harder to tow.

The Nash came with a...
Forum: 2016 - Current Classic (all lengths) 04-03-2024, 05:09 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 16,403
Posted By Gene
We must have the worst crew of "builders" ever...

We must have the worst crew of "builders" ever convened—we had 60 different items to fix on our new Airstream back in 2007.

Some things have been problems on Airstreams forever and never change.
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 04-03-2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 21,818
Posted By Gene
Svtride, thanks very helpful. When I back...

Svtride, thanks very helpful.

When I back I hold the bottom of the steering wheel and that way the trailer goes the same direction—easier than thinking inside out.
Forum: 2016 - Current Classic (all lengths) 04-03-2024, 01:44 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 16,403
Posted By Gene
My door usually worked right (unless someone—I...

My door usually worked right (unless someone—I won't name her—made the stabilizers too tight), but the screen door always was a problem.

After making doors for decades, you'd think they'd figure...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 04-02-2024, 03:58 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 21,818
Posted By Gene
Thanks Al and Missy. When you say steering...

Thanks Al and Missy.

When you say steering was second nature, how so? Doesn't the trailer go left when you turn the wheel right, or have I missed something?

From the truck driver's seat, it...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 04-02-2024, 11:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 21,818
Posted By Gene
I have thought of a power dolly but the expense...

I have thought of a power dolly but the expense (several thousand probably) is daunting for a 27' trailer with a slight uphill over the curb and on gravel with slighter uphill on the approach to the...
Forum: 2016 - Current Classic (all lengths) 04-02-2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 16,403
Posted By Gene
I've been on this Forum for 17 years and there...

I've been on this Forum for 17 years and there never has been a time people haven't been complaining about Airstream quality. I understand complaints started several years before this Forum began...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 04-02-2024, 11:08 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 21,818
Posted By Gene
Thanks for the tips—keep 'em coming. The...

Thanks for the tips—keep 'em coming.

The fence gate is about 10' wide and then there are the obstacles on each side, the worst being a large rock on one side and on the other, an A/C unit. There...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 04-01-2024, 03:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 21,818
Posted By Gene
I'm wondering what people have experienced...

I'm wondering what people have experienced backing into a parking area at a 90˚ angle to the street—a fairly narrow suburban street.

I have been trailering for 17 years, but when we moved into...
Forum: Refrigerators 03-26-2024, 11:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,353
Posted By Gene
Brian, It seems like just a few years ago...

Brian,

It seems like just a few years ago you bought this Lucy—ten years!

If you have been happy with the Dometic, that's a good reason to buy another one. We now have a Norcold. It seems to...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-24-2024, 10:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,240
Posted By Gene
It is so you can tell who has nothing else to do....

It is so you can tell who has nothing else to do. Thus, Bob has about 50% more empty time than I do. My naps cut into my time here too. Pretty soon AI will allow us to make thousands of posts per...
Forum: Vintage Kin 03-23-2024, 06:25 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 72,839
Posted By Gene
I hope you finish while I'm still breathing. ...

I hope you finish while I'm still breathing. I've become an octogenarian since this began.
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-23-2024, 06:23 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,240
Posted By Gene
I must have been asleep—how did he get so far...

I must have been asleep—how did he get so far ahead of me?
Forum: General Repair Forum 03-23-2024, 06:19 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,856
Posted By Gene
Glad to hear they are still treating people well...

Glad to hear they are still treating people well and when we were there, they were kind of tight lipped about the factory, but it was obvious they understood the problem with poor quality when...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 03-21-2024, 01:34 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,240
Posted By Gene
For as long as I have been reading posts on this...

For as long as I have been reading posts on this Forum there have been complaints about separation—front and rear end at various times. From posts years ago, it appears separation was happening on...
Forum: General Repair Forum 03-21-2024, 01:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,856
Posted By Gene
Glad to hear the Service Center is still working...

Glad to hear the Service Center is still working well. When we bought our Airstream back in 2007, the Denver dealer was so bad, we took the trailer to JC twice. Everything was done right. The...
Forum: Vintage Kin 03-21-2024, 01:00 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 72,839
Posted By Gene
This is the same trailer you bought a dozen years...

This is the same trailer you bought a dozen years ago and you thought would take 1 to 2 years to restore?

I know I start lots of projects underestimating the time and money required, so this is...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 03-12-2024, 05:08 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,665
Posted By Gene
In 1963 it was ok to dump oil in a hole in the...

In 1963 it was ok to dump oil in a hole in the ground. Afterwards it was ok to dump oil on a dirt road. It used to be ok to throw used sofa or beer bottles out of the car window. Lots of things...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 03-04-2024, 11:11 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,665
Posted By Gene
By suggesting that grey tanks can have nasty...

By suggesting that grey tanks can have nasty stuff in them and neither tank should be dumped just anywhere, I seem to have stimulated a new discussion of whether the two tanks should be combined. ...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 03-02-2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,665
Posted By Gene
Some things are possible and some are not. For...

Some things are possible and some are not. For example, we cannot stop wild animals from doing their thing on the ground unless we kill them all or diaper them. We can stop humans from adding to...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 02-29-2024, 05:52 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,665
Posted By Gene
Please don't when driving by my house.

Please don't when driving by my house.
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 02-29-2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,665
Posted By Gene
If only one person dumped the grey tank at a...

If only one person dumped the grey tank at a campsite, probably no harm to the environment, but lots of people camp at certain sites and if all of them dump, it becomes a mess. Since you can't watch...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 01-30-2024, 01:57 PM
Replies: 382
Views: 73,124
Posted By Gene
farafield, I think your experience is about the...

farafield, I think your experience is about the same as mine. If Peter is reading posts, I would think he would find someone to reply to our questions, so I am not optimistic. He did tell me what...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 01-24-2024, 10:04 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 73,124
Posted By Gene
Obviously there are a lot of seniors named Peter....

Obviously there are a lot of seniors named Peter. DaveP, none of those.

It is possible Peter cannot use his computer anymore and is still breathing. How many of us have another family member...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 01-22-2024, 08:46 PM
Replies: 382
Views: 73,124
Posted By Gene
I found there is someone who is 76 and is in Sag...

I found there is someone who is 76 and is in Sag Harbor with his name. The various search engines that take too long for results and probably want money do show someone with the same name I gave up...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 01-20-2024, 09:42 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 73,124
Posted By Gene
Looking over Peter's last posts on this thread,...

Looking over Peter's last posts on this thread, they seem to be ones of someone accepting they didn't have long.

So many of its disappear and no one lets us know.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 01-17-2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 382
Views: 73,124
Posted By Gene
I don't follow this thread and only because Bob...

I don't follow this thread and only because Bob Cross contacted me did I notice that Por Sonia, Peter, has not been on the Forum for many months. In December I sent Peter an email at his private...
Forum: On The Road... 11-18-2023, 09:37 AM
Replies: 1,835
Views: 295,222
Posted By Gene
Anyone who likes moving should get an immediate...

Anyone who likes moving should get an immediate psychological exam. I may have a lingering symptom of Covid—exhaustion. Then our Subaru blew an engine last week and the company doesn't want to pay...
Forum: On The Road... 11-13-2023, 07:08 PM
Replies: 1,835
Views: 295,222
Posted By Gene
Wholly with you on the limits of age creeping up...

Wholly with you on the limits of age creeping up on us—for me, crept. Our new house now has all appliances, shades that insulate well, cabinets for laundry room and garage—slowly, ever so slowly...
Forum: On The Road... 11-09-2023, 11:30 AM
Replies: 1,835
Views: 295,222
Posted By Gene
Glad to see you are traveling again. I hope Lee...

Glad to see you are traveling again. I hope Lee is comfortable and her back has healed more.

We bought a new house in Grand Jct. and are moving slowly from our house outside of town. I back...
Forum: On The Road... 10-29-2023, 01:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,092
Posted By Gene
It snows in Utah too, and even New Mexico. In...

It snows in Utah too, and even New Mexico. In fact the dry snow more common in Colorado can be slippery or not. But, no one can be sure it will snow weeks, days or months ahead in the Rockies. But...
Forum: Community Polls 10-29-2023, 12:22 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,265
Posted By Gene
Resurrected after 12 years!

Resurrected after 12 years!
Forum: Jacks, Stabilizers, Lifting and Leveling 10-15-2023, 11:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,787
Posted By Gene
You can put a much stronger motor in the jack and...

You can put a much stronger motor in the jack and the it would move much faster, but it would cost more. Every dollar saved is a dollar more for the CEO. The cheap way to go is to use gears that...
Forum: On The Road... 10-02-2023, 08:09 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 8,160
Posted By Gene
Wow! Paula was always here, even when I started...

Wow! Paula was always here, even when I started missing weeks on the Forum. I've been here 16 years and I always was glad to see her posts which were smart, clever, sometimes funny and did have a...
Forum: On The Road... 09-23-2023, 12:14 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 26,264
Posted By Gene
Brian, I hope you're healing well now you are at...

Brian, I hope you're healing well now you are at home and thinking about your next trip.
Forum: On The Road... 09-07-2023, 12:06 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,128
Posted By Gene
About 15 years ago we purchased a Griot's vacuum...

About 15 years ago we purchased a Griot's vacuum for the trailer. It is corded (batteries weren't so good then). It will suck a tennis ball through a garden hose, is small and works great. We also...
Forum: On The Road... 09-07-2023, 11:52 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 26,264
Posted By Gene
I hope the healing is going well. Brian, do you...

I hope the healing is going well. Brian, do you have to keep your leg up? Do you dangle it out the window? I had relatively minor surgery 3 weeks ago and although I am healing quickly, it always...
Forum: On The Road... 09-02-2023, 12:13 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 26,264
Posted By Gene
Bummer! But at least you got to see the St....

Bummer! But at least you got to see the St. Johnsbury Atheneum/library. Great Victorian building—did you see the bug art? An old mill town, St. Johnsbury typifies the New England mill town.
...
Forum: On The Road... 08-13-2023, 10:06 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 26,264
Posted By Gene
Enjoying another trip through small towns. Wish...

Enjoying another trip through small towns. Wish we had time and energy to travel now, but we have amazing memories.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 08-11-2023, 05:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,219
Posted By Gene
OK, so some bears get hit by cars. There are I...

OK, so some bears get hit by cars. There are I believe far fewer bears than deer (someone will surely prove me wrong), so less likely to get hit. I stand by my statement that bears are smarter than...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 08-01-2023, 03:04 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,582
Posted By Gene
I agree with most of the posts. Dealers have a...

I agree with most of the posts. Dealers have a bad habit of trashing batteries by not maintaining them properly on the lot. Mine lasted about 2 years after we bought it. We replaced them with...
Forum: Airstream Classifieds 08-01-2023, 02:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 342
Posted By Gene
Your US dollar price is almost what we paid for...

Your US dollar price is almost what we paid for our '08 25' FB. Probably a good deal now given inflation.
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 08-01-2023, 02:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,824
Posted By Gene
After all these years of complaints, Airstream...

After all these years of complaints, Airstream water pumps still are noisy?!

I put rubber washers under the pump body where the screws attaching to floor are—helped a lot.
Forum: On The Road... 08-01-2023, 01:23 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,275
Posted By Gene
We traveled to Inuvik and Tuktoyatuk in 2006 and...

We traveled to Inuvik and Tuktoyatuk in 2006 and not with a trailer, but it was an epic experience. There was no road to Tuk' then—the citizens there wanted a road badly and made a deal with the oil...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 07-30-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,219
Posted By Gene
We haven't been to Estes Park for many years, but...

We haven't been to Estes Park for many years, but back in the 1990's we used to visit there frequently and elk were accustomed to being in town. I do recall a herd relaxing in front of a McDonalds. ...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 07-29-2023, 03:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,219
Posted By Gene
Don't forget moose. They have long legs meaning...

Don't forget moose. They have long legs meaning the body comes through the windshield and greets your face rather suddenly (other animals tend to greet the grille instead). Moose don't really seem...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-29-2023, 02:53 PM
Replies: 235
Views: 65,176
Posted By Gene
I can't imagine the hitch can cause so much force...

I can't imagine the hitch can cause so much force to be applied to the tongue making it bend up that way. Has the tongue been checked for metal failure? There could be a defect in that. There have...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-29-2023, 02:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,967
Posted By Gene
Duh! It was such a good idea it was worth...

Duh! It was such a good idea it was worth repeating.

Do you build "genes" or build robots named "Gene"? Why don't you build "Jean" robots or "jeans"?
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-23-2023, 10:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,967
Posted By Gene
Just came to me—a front hitch for the truck. ...

Just came to me—a front hitch for the truck. They are far more maneuverable than a rear hitch. I don't know just how your trailer is parked, but maybe that would work. They used to cost a few...
Forum: Towing, Tow Vehicles & Hitches 07-19-2023, 11:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,967
Posted By Gene
"How many old guys" does not tell us how old. ...

"How many old guys" does not tell us how old. Each year I get less strong, so that matters. Old guys wear out at different rates. This is a difficult math question.

You also have to determine...
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