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Originally Posted by mojoe7009
All I can say is WOW! Voice of experience with your own Airstream? Or just making uniformed suppositions?
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Uninformed suppositions?
NO!
Just FACTS as "I" see em!
Voice of Experience?
YES!
My
1958 World Traveler,
1967 Airstream, and all but one of the Avion trailers I have owned illustrate my same experiences with almost all the aluminum trailers. All were sitting and rotting with long-term owners who did not care about the trailer. The 1 bright spot is the
1957 20ft Avion I purchased in AMAZING original condition from the original owners in 2017.
The very rare
1958 World Traveler (1 of 4) I purchased sat for YEARS as a fish camp on KY lake prior to purchase by the person from whom I purchased the trailer. The person from who I purchased the trailer bought it in 2005 and immediately gutted the trailer and the removed most of the floor for a well intended restoration that NEVER happened. The interior of the trailer went into the barn and there there the trailer SAT until my rescue in late 2015. Same for situation for all but 1 of the Avion trailers I have owned.
I also like fiberglass trailers particularly the CT13 and VT16 Uhaul fiberglass RENTAL trailers from the mid 1980's of which there were around 1700 built. I have owned numerous Uhaul campers and in "My Opinion based upon my purchasing, ownership and observations of Uhaul camper trailers as a whole is that 30+ years later most of those Uhaul Campers that survive today are in much better condition than Airstream Trailers of the same vintage.
This begs the question. WHY?
Better built? Better owner's? Better renter's? Who knows!
Having asked these questions I can tell you that most of these Uhaul trailers which were RENTED in the Uhaul fleet for anywhere from 4-7 years before sold to the general public are in MUCH BETTER condition than most Airstream trailers that you will find sitting around. This includes the rough Uhaul's sitting behind the barn IF you can find one these days.
Once Again. WHY?
By the way Uhaul could not make the camper rental business work either and they had the money, infrastructure and people behind them to do it therefore "I" believe it would be much more difficult for a small business owner to own and rent a fleet of Airstreams. Of course it is 30+ years later and maybe just maybe that business model may work well today given the huge number of people purchasing RV's in the last 3-5 years.
The online AirB&B works along with others for renting vacation real estate which is worth a hell of alot more than and Airstream trailer so YES I think an online trailer rental package properly configured and operated certainly makes Cents and maybe even Dollars for an Airstream owner to consider!