Ok I have to admit it I was chaeting on my airstream today. I was looking at another trailer. To be more exact a large toy hauler, 30-38 ft range. I need a way to move all my posessions around. My new motorcycle has changed things, just the way my buying a trailer trailer was not in my plans when I purchased my original truck.
I am not in any hurry since my job situation is still up in the air. I am looking in several states. One bite no strikes yet.
Should I end up with an SOB it will not be the end of my Airstream days. I still want a vintage trailer from the early 60s.
Help me before I SOB!
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Michelle TAC MT-0
Sarah, Snowball
Looking for a 1962 Flying Cloud
Have you considered a hitch on the front of the truck with a motorcycle carrier on it?
It would save you from living in "Kountry Kitch"
I have considered everything from a hitch on the front to removing the cap off my truck. The bed is long enough but then what do I do with all the stuff under the cap. The problem with the front hitches is the 500 lb or so weight limit. My bike weights 565lbs wet.
The toy hauler would also allow me to carry my roll around tool cabinet.
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Michelle TAC MT-0
Sarah, Snowball
Looking for a 1962 Flying Cloud
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Hi, have Inland Andy customize your trailer to have a rear, center, hatch door and have BMW tie downs near the center; Then you can have it all and one of a kind. Lots of options.
No airplane, no Airstream, did you find a cure for Aluminitus?
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"Your cheating heart will make you weep
You'll cry and cry and try to sleep..."
and remember those SOBs are just
"little boxes on the hillside and they're all made out of ticky-tack and they all look just the same."
You're not just whistling Dixie, are you?
I saw a 2004 SkyDeck for sale for 150, I think at Colonial...now pull the base camp or vintage Bambi with your bike in it and you could really do the racing circuit up right and still look down on 'em. (OK, so that last is a joke folks! You know we Airstreamers have that reputation.)
Take a look at the 4500 Dodge Cab Chassis with the Cummins and 6 spd auto trans. The exhaust brake makes for easy mountain driving. Kind of a cross between Michael's Big Box Ford and Lew's Sprinter Van. I have seen them with built-in ramps for easy bike loading.
Drive one before you say no.
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Interesting developments Michelle. I had read about your humm-cycle and didn't know where that fit in. It doesn't. Michael's rig is cool -- and you can use the motorcycle as your commuter. I wouldn't want a gas hog U-Haul truck but those rollout ramps are hard to beat.
From a 3-time Airstream owner I can say that over time our needs and desires changed. We needed more room; the A/S simply didn’t give us that. We are now on our second SOB and are really enjoying it. Probably the biggest thing I miss about the A/S is the way the walls are constructed. Delamination to me is the biggest concern in owning a different brand. Although we haven’t had any problems with the one we have, the walls of the A/S could be repaired much easier if needed. I do believe there are good units available in other brands.
I still drop in here occasionally to watch the postings simply because of the knowledge base here and the people we have met along the way.
Hope you make the right decision for your needs.
It has been about 3 years since our A/S and we have no regrets!
Michelle, we've struggled with those issues ourselves. There are other alternatives to buying an SOB. In no particular order, you can:
Get a small Rubbermaid outdoor storage shed. We've done this, the shed holds our generator, fuel for it, as well as tools and spare parts for the trailer, truck, and car. When you move, you can break the building down in a few minutes, stow it on the floor of the trailer, and load the "stuff" in either the trailer or truck.
You can call a mover to haul the excess from where you are, to where you'll be. In the past, I've even used freight shippers, and Greyhound, depending on what I'm sending.
There are companies that are bonded and insured to ship your motorcycle, you can use one of them to get your bike to wherever you want to end up. The Waggoners and Horseless Carriage are two companies I've used, both the Rolls-Royce and the '32 Cadillac came through unscathed.
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The new Sprinter 3500 dually has over 4000lb load capacity and an additional 7500 lb. tow capacity. Ride your bike right in!!!!!!!!!!! Hitch up and you're GONE!!!!!
I take my V-Strom (565lb) right inside my Sprinter, along with all of the tools, roll-a-ways and everything else I have when I'm on the road.
IT WORKS FOR ME!
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1.Sprinter
2.box van
3. stake body cab over.
4. Also Airstream's prototype 34' toy hauler. I know they made at least one.
Sell the motorcycle, get a bicycle
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1978 28' Argosy 28
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, Missouri
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I fully understand your dilemma but, being the Airstream person I feel you are, I would look at the tow vehicle options. A cheaper option than trading might be to look at a custom fabricator for a different bed on your present truck.
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Hi, have Inland Andy customize your trailer to have a rear, center, hatch door and have BMW tie downs near the center; Then you can have it all and one of a kind. Lots of options.
No airplane, no Airstream, did you find a cure for Aluminitus? 
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