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07-08-2017, 06:56 AM
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#101
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Rivet Master 
1967 17' Caravel
Oak Creek
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,560
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Money Pit.
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07-15-2017, 12:07 AM
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#102
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:SPACE A" S/O 11 Air19745
2006 34' Classic S/O
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,766
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Space "A" as in military retired travel availability. Dual meaning Airstream.
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07-15-2017, 12:18 AM
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#103
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1 Rivet Member 
1968 26' Overlander
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 11
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I call mine "Homestead". Maybe it's special because I'm a full timer but I was sitting on the couch one day and it just popped in my head: 'yeah. This is my mobile homestead'.
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08-10-2017, 05:30 AM
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#104
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2 Rivet Member 
2013 27' FB International
The Villages
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 61
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A friend's nickname for my wife...
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Scott & Joan
2013 International Signature 27FB
2018 Tundra SR5 DC 4x4 5.7L
Blue Ox Sway Pro
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08-10-2017, 06:08 AM
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#105
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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My Airstream Interstate is "Kaiser" because:
Before it was an Airstream, it was a Mercedes Benz Sprinter van built in Dusseldorf, Germany, so a German name seemed appropriate;
Kaiser means Emperor or King, and when I drive my Airstream I feel like the king of the road;
Kaiser Aluminum is a well-respected manufacturer of aluminum so even though Kaiser is made of fine German steel on the outside the name shows solidarity with his aluminum trailer brethren;
And because he has wheels, Kaiser rolls! 
My Honda Fit toad was built in Saitama, Japan, so in keeping with the theme, he became "Mikado" after both the Japanese word for Emperor and the Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera. 
Yes, both names are terribly pretentious, but used for comic effect since I am congenitally incapable of taking myself seriously.
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I thought getting old would take longer!
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08-22-2017, 05:04 PM
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#106
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,987
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"Wheel Estate"
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08-22-2017, 05:11 PM
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#107
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4 Rivet Member 
2013 30' Flying Cloud
Kingwood
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 341
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Cool tag
Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxite
"Wheel Estate"
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So where did you get the tag for your Airstream?
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08-22-2017, 05:38 PM
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#108
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,987
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleR
So where did you get the tag for your Airstream?
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Free by registering with Airstream. They are slow to return the nametag tho' according to some. I rec'd mine in about 4 weeks.
https://www.airstream.com/community/name-registry/
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08-22-2017, 05:47 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Byron Center
, Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 275
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When registering a name, does the system lock your name in as an exclusive, or are there a hundred trailers named "silver bullet" running around?
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08-22-2017, 05:51 PM
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#110
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Rivet Master 
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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The Airstream 'virtual caravan' site does not seem to do any checking of anything...its just a cool way to get a custom engraved label for your AS with your VIN on it, and the name.
Be double sure ALL the data is correct, because I have no idea if the site can fix an error...
Then the next challenge, when it arrives, will be where to mount the label.
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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08-22-2017, 06:55 PM
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#111
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4 Rivet Member
Byron Center
, Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 275
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rmkrum
The Airstream 'virtual caravan' site does not seem to do any checking of anything...its just a cool way to get a custom engraved label for your AS with your VIN on it, and the name.
Be double sure ALL the data is correct, because I have no idea if the site can fix an error...
Then the next challenge, when it arrives, will be where to mount the label.
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Thanks. Our first challenge seems to be getting husband and wife to agree on a floor plan....where to put the emblem should be easy.
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08-22-2017, 09:03 PM
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#112
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Rivet Master
2007 27' International CCD FB
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,123
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In keeping with the Ocean Breeze theme of our 27FB.
"See Turtle"
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08-22-2017, 09:45 PM
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#113
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Quote:
Originally Posted by YippieKiYa
Thanks. Our first challenge seems to be getting husband and wife to agree on a floor plan....where to put the emblem should be easy.
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Spend a lot of time looking at real airstream examples. Paper plans do not really give the feel and utility of an AS. Sit in it, lay on the bed, simulate using the kitchen and bath, etc. Our 23' International is good for two, but crowded with three adults and the usual small pack of smallish dogs...
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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09-07-2017, 11:35 AM
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#114
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Silver is the new black
2018 30' Classic
NAPA
, California
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 34
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Trailer names
Our last name is Tubman - so we named our Airstream Classic 30 - "TUBBOAT"
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09-07-2017, 12:35 PM
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#115
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
Princeton
, New Jersey
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,070
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Our trailer is "R Shack"
I had options on Radio Shack Corp just before we bought our original trailer and they paid for the trailer. Thought that was the least I could do.
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2004 Excursion 4x4
1991 34 ft. Excella +220,000 miles, new laminated flooring, new upholstery, new 3200 lbs axles
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09-08-2017, 10:29 AM
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#116
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1 Rivet Member
2000 31' Limited
Montrose
, Colorado
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 12
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A name is a name
We haven't officially named our AS but have referred to it as "The Silver Sausage" on occasion. We bring 1 pound packs of Jimmy Sausage when camping and thought they kinda look like the shape of an Airstream. 
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09-08-2017, 11:26 AM
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#117
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2 Rivet Member
1977 28' Argosy 28
Mission Viejo
, California
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 79
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My 77 Argosy MH is ancient and resembles a 1930's storybook space ship, so i call it 'Time Traveler'. The name is printed just under the windshield and written in reverse ambulance style.
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09-10-2017, 12:36 PM
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#118
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Spicewood (W of Austin)
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 2,987
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mpmerritt
We haven't officially named our AS but have referred to it as "The Silver Sausage" on occasion. We bring 1 pound packs of Jimmy Sausage when camping and thought they kinda look like the shape of an Airstream. |
I wish I'd taken a picture but... When DW and I camped around the town square in Quanah, TX ( Bill Price of the Plains Unit hosted) it was near Halloween.... so on a table outside our little Bambi we'd taken Hershey's Miniature Dark Chocolates (which had only the aluminum foil...no paper wrap) and, using a Pilot-Pen drew wheels and windows onto the candy. Passers-by could help themselves to what appeared to be little candy-Airstreams.
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09-27-2017, 08:30 PM
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#119
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1 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Amarillo
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 7
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Her name:
Her name is "Banana Wind", the title of a pleasant Jimmy Buffett instrumental. She is in full re-mod mode at the moment. When we retire, and set sail full time (and if Jimmy hasn't retired) we hope to make several shows around the country each year - and enjoy the big tailgate parties.
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09-30-2017, 08:18 PM
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#120
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1 Rivet Member
1994 31' Legacy 30
Dayton
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 15
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Naming our Airstream
Well I have been reading the post here about naming rv's, well after a long thought on it, my wife and me have decided to name our motorhome, L/C or "Elsie", its the first letters of my inlaws
names, who found our unit and made sure we got it, they new we where looking for a motorhome, and the airstream was icing on the cake,
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