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08-22-2016, 05:42 PM
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#41
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3 Rivet Member 
1984 27' Sovereign
Central
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 108
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Me 49, her 42. Not retired, but wishing we were.
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08-22-2016, 06:17 PM
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#42
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Rivet Master  Airstream Dealer
1955 22' Flying Cloud
2021 27' Globetrotter
Gulfport
, Mississippi
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 825
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I was 50 & it was 10 years ago we purchased our '61 Overlander. It was just time to get out of a tent and we wanted to keep camping with our sons. It was my wife who wanted a vintage Airstream. Five years ago I opened an Airstream dealership. Now 10 years later I have a restored '75 Argosy 20' MH & a restored '55 Flying Cloud. Purchasing the Overlander that was for sale here on Airforums turned out to be a great decision!!
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08-22-2016, 06:20 PM
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#43
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4 Rivet Member 
1987 34.5' Airstream 345
Menomonee Falls
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 424
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We got our first rv. GMC when I was 33. 2nd GMC when I was40 and our 345 when I was 53. Now we got that 325 from Maryland with 5420 miles on it. I got a lot of time in on it this summer. We were going to get it all spiffed up and sell it. BUT...
I m getting very fond of it. And I got a ton of money in it. So if we decided to buy another, I'd have to do the same thing to it. NOT. So. It s time to get ready for next years camping season. Be on the lookout for a very sweet looking 325 . We are out of Wisconsin.
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08-22-2016, 06:40 PM
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#44
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2 Rivet Member 
2016 30' International
Sewickley
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 50
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35 and my wife was 31... Hoping to show our little ones the country (6 and 4, both girls). I hate flying and we travel a lot so they've already seen a lot of it!
Eric
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08-22-2016, 06:54 PM
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#45
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4 Rivet Member
1994 34' Excella
1978 31' Sovereign
Mansfield
, Georgia
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 275
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My wife and I tent camped for years when our children were little (and we were poor). We bought our first Airstream (vintage) when I was 50. Tent camping is for young familes.
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Air Forums 20320
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08-22-2016, 06:57 PM
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#46
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3 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Adairsville
, Georgia
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 155
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3. Yep. T. H. R. E. E. My grandparents purchased their 1973 soverign. They were the second owner. I camped in it all the time (my grandparents raised me) it was my playhouse as a kid. And when I got married at 26, it was my wedding gift. Soooo.... when did I get it? 26. But we have been together since I was 3... lol
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1973 Land Yacht
1 Husband
2 Twinkies
1 Happy Life
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08-22-2016, 07:37 PM
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Rivet Master 
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,223
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I was 67 and she was 63 in October of 2012 when we acquired a 2013 25FB International Serenity. We traded it in on an ordered 2014 31' Classic in the summer of 2013 and the trailer was built in January of 2014. The crazies hit and we acquired our 2015 23D International Serenity in July of 2015.
The Classic is spending the summer on our lot at Ponderosa Shadows, an Airstream only RV park in Show Low, AZ, as our cottage and we take the 23D out on short trips in the four corners area.
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WBCCI Life Member 5123, AIR 70341, 4CU, WD9EMC
TV - 2012 Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins HO, automatic, Centramatics, Kelderman level ride airbag suspension, bed shell
2014 31' Classic w/ twin beds, 50 amp service, 1000 watt solar system, Centramatics, Tuson TPMS, 12" disc brakes, 16" tires & wheels
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08-22-2016, 07:42 PM
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#48
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Rivet Master
2015 30' FB FC Bunk
Ayer
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,114
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47. No regrets.
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08-22-2016, 07:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
alexandria
, Kentucky
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,323
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Age 40 on the first one, now I'm 48 on our third trailer.
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Steve, Christy, Anna and Phoebe (Border Collie)
1994 Classic 30'11" Excella - rear twin
2009 Dodge 2500, 6 Speed Auto, CTD, Quad Cab, Short Bed
Hensley Arrow hitch with adjustable stinger
WBCCI # 3072
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08-22-2016, 08:38 PM
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#50
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Overkill Specialist
Commercial Member
2020 30’ Globetrotter
2014 23' International
Dadeville
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,516
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40 for me. Wife 35.
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08-22-2016, 09:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Spokane
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,859
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Bravo
Cazual6, nice job stepping up to the plate. Wow 37. I can't even remember being 37.
We bought ours in 2009 just after I turned 58. I retired the next summer, still 58. The wife and I are basically the same age but I will not say which one is slightly older. Like someone on this forum has said, "My plan is to live forever and so far it is working!"
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08-22-2016, 10:07 PM
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#52
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3 Rivet Member
2004 31' Classic
Rock Hill
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 121
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We were both 52 when we bought our 2004 classic 31 in April 2009. Now both retired we travel a lot more.
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08-22-2016, 10:42 PM
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#53
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4 Rivet Member
Vintage Kin Owner
St. Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 415
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For my wife's 50th birthday she asked me to take her tent camping.
For her 51st birthday, we bought our 27 yr old Avion. I'm 56.
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The Morgans
1989 Avion 34VB
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08-22-2016, 10:46 PM
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#54
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Rivet Puller
2003 28' Safari S/O
Atlanta Burbs
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,006
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Camped extensively as a kid with the family and got my first trailer in my early forties, but WE got our Airstream! when it was a yearling. It is going strong and we're enjoying the retirement checks that have been arriving for well over a decade.
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"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."
Sir Tristan
Air #48582, S/SO #003, WBCCI #4584
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08-22-2016, 10:53 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2005 28' Safari
formerly of Tustin, Huntington Beach, Dana Point, and Laguna Beach
, California
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 398
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55, and a good thing we did in 2014. Our International is only 11 years old; I'm the one needing repairs! Where's the ageforums.com?
But yeah, Sea Level... I agree 100%.
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08-22-2016, 10:59 PM
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Stay CazuaL
2018 25' Flying Cloud
2014 19' Flying Cloud
Reseda
, California
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 961
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aftermath
Cazual6, nice job stepping up to the plate. Wow 37. I can't even remember being 37.
We bought ours in 2009 just after I turned 58. I retired the next summer, still 58. The wife and I are basically the same age but I will not say which one is slightly older. Like someone on this forum has said, "My plan is to live forever and so far it is working!"
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We tent camp, then we glamp, then rented an RV, straight to trailer. I feel I still have a long way to go, being on this forum and being part of this community helps me get a grasp of how much I really need to learn. As you can see by ages here, there are a lot of life lessons to held here. Thank you all.
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08-22-2016, 11:23 PM
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#57
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Rivet Master
2022 25' Flying Cloud
2015 30' FB FC Bunk
2012 25' FB Flying Cloud
Golden
, Colorado
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 915
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Newly married. 27 bought a like new used1979 25FB. Bought a new 2012 25FB. The 79 was better. Sold the 2012 and bought a 2015 Bunk. The GS service dog has her own room now. Life is riveting. 😄
Sent from my iPhone using Airstream Forums
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2022 25RBT FC, 50A Dual AC, Awning Package, 270W Solar, Convection Microwave. Ceramic Coat, Grand Lounge, 3" Lift, 16" Michelin RIBs, Multiplus II, Battleborn 400A, MPPT 100/50, Orion-TR 30, EasyStart (2), Easy Touch, AirKrafters jenRack, Onan 2500i, Truma Aquago Confort, Starlink, Pepwave, Parsec
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08-22-2016, 11:27 PM
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#58
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1 Rivet Member 
1990 34' Excella
Yukon,
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 8
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Both of us were 27we bought a 1957 Overlander, in 1969.now on our third Airstream,and we just turned 74
Sent from my iPad using Airstream Forums
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Bill & Faye DeLong
7
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08-23-2016, 06:56 AM
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#59
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2 Rivet Member
2005 31' Classic
Pleasant Plains
, Illinois
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 55
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I was 50, and my wife was 49.
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Greg & Mary
2005, 31 ft. Classic - 2008 Ford F250
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08-23-2016, 03:37 PM
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#60
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Rivet Master
2017 27' Flying Cloud
Greer
, South Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 511
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60 yrs young for both the wife and myself ... We retired at 56 for her and 58 for myself. We are looking forward to many years of fun fun fun.
2017 27FB FC
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