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08-06-2013, 07:01 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by PharmGeek
I'm envious o those shiny polish jobs too!! I figure in many years when mine is fades I'll do the polishing deal - it looks easy anyway  |
Anything is easy if you devote your life to it! 
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08-06-2013, 07:08 PM
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Rivet Master 
1969 29' Ambassador
brooksville
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,270
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Originally Posted by Protagonist
Anything is easy if you devote your life to it! |
Well said!
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08-06-2013, 08:00 PM
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begorragirl
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Denville
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,029
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I just got home from three weekends of work. Stayed many places along the way and I was always the little guy among very large units until last night when a brand new 13' ScAmp,came rolling in, with family of four. It was their 4th night ever camping. I did not ask them how much it was, very cute.
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For some perfection takes a little longer...
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08-06-2013, 08:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Love those scamps - my wife was not crazy about them though...
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08-07-2013, 07:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1969 29' Ambassador
brooksville
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,270
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Yea they would make a great fast strike Trailer, when you want to visit friends a few hours away, but not take over their house. There is nothing like visiting friends who don't have kids. Small breakable nick nacks, all over the place, usually at eye level for a three year old..
I would have to paint it silver though..
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08-07-2013, 07:56 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Battle Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 7,714
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Our Scamp was the most basic of travel trailers, $800 used and nothing to fix. There is great reliability in simplicity, almost nothing to break nor shell seams to leak. It became a winter ice fishing house for awhile, and then back to a camper by a young couple who coveted it. Still no leaks.
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08-07-2013, 03:13 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 30' Classic
2012 28' International
Greensboro
, North Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2011
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I met a nice guy from Iowa in Big Bend National Park who was doing a cross country in his Scamp. I was giving him a hand trying to fix a leaky water tank (oh yes, they also have issues!). He liked how easy it was to tow, but confessed that it was a lot less fun if you were stuck inside for a couple of rainy days.
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08-07-2013, 03:18 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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Compromises
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08-07-2013, 05:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2012
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We have a friend at the campground who camps in a 17' Casita. It is a lot larger on the inside than it looks from the outside. Great for 1 person. The trailer has a very good layout.
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2006 Vivid Black Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
1999 Black Nissan Pathfinder LE
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08-07-2013, 06:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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our airstream was bought with a couple of other uses in mind:
1) extra sleeping at my home....we almost last year moved into a 4 bedroom house and sold our house because my wife wanted more sleeping for family that visit relatively often...she was tired of blow up mattresses in the den. Now with the AS, we have effectively 2 more bedrooms and this will make folks visiting much more nice.
2) wife wants a lake lot on down the line to enjoy with our local friends and family for more routine use, but she and I hated the idea of worrying about a house and all upkeep, yard, etc and the cost with it sunk into that one single location....so a weekend lakehouse getaway. Although we are a tad doubtful that we will care to buy this property, but who knows on down the line...
3) and of course to travel about on vacations and weekend getaways with kids and family camping etc...the bulk of our desire to own this beautiful tin can 
I entertained the idea of smaller and found it quite appealing for starters...wife veto'd this idea cause she knows she would hate getting cooped up on 1 week vacations in the case of lengthy rain down on the coast etc...
Happy Wife, Happy Life
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08-07-2013, 07:29 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2012
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It is just the 2 of us and a small cat. We just want the biggest trailer available so it will be more like home. No flipping, converting, transforming this or that. Everything is ready to go.
If they still made the 34...
If they still made the slide...
We are overweight and will have to lose weight before full timing- according to my wife- she says we are too big for this trailer...
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2006 Vivid Black Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
1999 Black Nissan Pathfinder LE
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08-07-2013, 07:48 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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Originally Posted by m.hony
It is just the 2 of us and a small cat. We just want the biggest trailer available so it will be more like home. No flipping, converting, transforming this or that. Everything is ready to go.
If they still made the 34...
If they still made the slide...
We are overweight and will have to lose weight before full timing- according to my wife- she says we are too big for this trailer...
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Lol - well - losing weight will let you do a lot of things buddy - get on the calorie counting (see app "lose it" and start counting and restricting and live lingers years in that big ol tin can
Sorry - I work in primary care and am prone to "motivational interviewing"
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08-07-2013, 07:48 PM
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AIR #8691
2006 25' Safari SS SE
Northern
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Some guy with an SOB asked: How much does an Airstream like yours cost?
I said: I don’t know. My wife bought it for me, and I never bothered to ask her.
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08-08-2013, 01:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 773
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I don't mind telling people what I paid for mine. It's worth every penny. Besides, it let's me hang out with you guys.
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2014 Ram 2500 CTD
Pro Pride
Centramatics
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08-08-2013, 02:07 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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I paid $3,500 and got a steal. It was the $10,000 in repairs and new mechanicals and hundreds of hours that were expensive. Though, I may never get the question "how much did you pay". It will be more of the how old is that thing? Since I'm shining it up, and the tires, lights, and emblems will be new, I hope someone thinks it is new. We'll see. I love the interiors on the new ones - so even though I have all the same comforts as you guys - flip on water, thermostat heat pump, etc, I'm still in a trailer that's a lot older than me.
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08-08-2013, 03:02 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Olympia
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 773
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I love the timelessness. On one of my first trips I heard someone walking by. "Look! An old Airstream." It was two months old.
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2014 Ram 2500 CTD
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08-08-2013, 03:14 PM
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Rivet Master 
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Hi, I have had a few people say that I did such a great job restoring mine. 
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08-08-2013, 06:22 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,530
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Quote:
Originally Posted by daveswenson
I love the timelessness. On one of my first trips I heard someone walking by. "Look! An old Airstream." It was two months old.
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During carpool we spotted this one and my colleague was like "that looks like an old one"
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08-08-2013, 06:24 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS
Hi, I have had a few people say that I did such a great job restoring mine. |
Lol - perhaps ill ride that one out...
"how much did that cost"
I'll just talk about buying it as an old fixer upper and did the restoration
Damn I'm good.
Seriously though - the vintage guys have huge skill - highly impressive!!
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10-22-2013, 06:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' FB FC Bunk
Hoover
, Alabama
Join Date: Dec 2012
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btw, while at a lunch with my brother and his inlaws...his new brother in law...pretty nice guy as far as I can tell, when excitedly told by my brother about my impending purchase, he asked more details....once revealed about it being an airstream he "asked":
"wow, did you win the lottery or something"
gods, what an annoying thing to say. I just kinda "laughed" about it and moved on....
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