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01-13-2025, 07:43 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1975 23' Safari
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 107
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New (but not new)
Hello all,
I'm back to this forum. I originally joined in 2004 when I started restoring my parent's 1975 23' Safari. I documented the stripping and polishing process on this forum, and was impressed to see that thread still being active, and stickied at the top to boot!
Fast forward 20 years, and my parents have finally decided to live in a condo next month, so custody of the Airstream is now passed on to us. Today the roads were clear and dry so I pulled her out of their back yard, through an icy back alley, and off to an RV storage place near my house. Storage place was also icy AF with frozen ruts in the laneways, and it took us 45 minutes to carefully back her into the stall.
She's going to need some TLC, so I'll be trolling the forums looking for input. Wheel rims are leaking air, and some of the lesser used Tambour doors are sticky. I also need a better winterization pump setup.
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01-13-2025, 07:59 PM
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4 Rivet Member 

2023 25' International
Long Island
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 390
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Welcome back Ferro! Glad you made it safely!
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2019 F250 XLT 6.7L Power Stroke Diesel
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01-14-2025, 08:37 AM
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Site Team

2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,986
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Welcome back. We look forward to your input.
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2018 27' FBT Globetrotter
2019 RAM Limited 2500 w/6.7 diesel
BRN 22721
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01-14-2025, 10:28 AM
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Moderator

2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,219
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Greetings from the Florida Panhandle
Welcome back to AirForums. We are glad that you have come back to us.
Brian
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WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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01-14-2025, 11:19 AM
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Rivet Master 
2019 22' Sport
High River
, Alberta
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,354
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ferroequine
Storage place was also icy with frozen ruts in the laneways, and it took us 45 minutes to carefully back her into the stall.
She's going to need some TLC, so I'll be trolling the forums looking for input. Wheel rims are leaking air, and some of the lesser used Tambour doors are sticky. I also need a better winterization pump setup.
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Alberta in January! If snow doesn't get cleared, ice is the result.
Do you need new tires? Or are the original steel wheels failing from rust? I'm wondering if you could find used 15" alloy trailer wheels (zero offset) from folks switching to 16s? The Safari's GVWR is probably only 5600 lbs, so you don't need heavy-duty tires.
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01-14-2025, 02:53 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1975 23' Safari
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 107
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She got new tires last summer. She's an odd duck 23' with a single axle, so has LT (8 ply?) tires. The rims are alloy (possibly OEMs), and have leaked for years. I think they have gotten a bit porous.
I'll have to figure out how to post some pictures.
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01-16-2025, 10:43 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1975 23' Safari
Calgary
, Alberta
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 107
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Some pictures attached. From 2022, with a fresh polish.
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01-19-2025, 07:24 PM
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Rivet Master 
2019 27' International
Rogers
, Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 787
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Welcome back.
She’s a great looking trailer! I’ll bet the inside will look as good as new in no time.
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