Hi there,
Just jumping on board the AS Forum. My wife and I are looking at a 16' Sport. We prefer small. We've been tent camping for years and have many miles under our belt with our kids (9 & 11). Since we live in the PNW, tent camping can get interesting during the "wet" season. Hence the jump into an Airstream (quality and longevity). We are also considering a 19' Flying Cloud but the hitch weight is too high for our Explorer. Not trading that one in just yet.
On another note, today I spoke to the sales guy at Seattle Airstream Adventures Northwest that I have been dealing with and here is what he said about new models coming in 2020:
Sport line is going away. Going to be replaced by the
Caravel series - 16' 19' and 22'(?). Interiors will be more like the International Series. They are no longer producing them going forward. Price increase of ~$20k over the Sport models.
19' Flying Cloud is also going away.
"Airstream can set the price due to demand."
We'll see if he was accurate.
Glad to be here to do my research as I figure out what I'll be pulling in the near future.
Chris