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11-28-2017, 02:24 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2005 34' Classic
tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 161
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When you aren't on the road...
When your AS is sitting out back, or in the driveway, or wherever you park it between trips, do you just go out and sit in it?
Call me goofy or whatever but I really enjoy having it near my home. Sometimes I'll go out there in the evening and enjoy a beer, take a book to read, or play my guitar. I might putter with little repairs or changes, but mostly I really do enjoy just being in my camper.
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11-28-2017, 02:33 PM
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Rivet Master  
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Mine sits in storage a short distance away.
I park it in front of the house in warmer weather to work maintenance stuff on it, make improvements, etc.
I still stop by and open it up to see how it's doing...
Since it's my 'Silver Ham Shack', when I get the self-raising antenna system rigged up, I plan to spend a little more time in it yakking on the radio...
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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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11-28-2017, 03:03 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Hendersonville
, North Carolina
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1,092
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airstream time
Very lucky to be able to park our Airstream at our house with full hookups. We are in it every day. Great to be able to give it the love and attention it deserves on a daily basis. Easy to pack for trip. Leaving for Land Yacht Harbor in Melbourne, Florida on Thursday morning. Can hardly wait! Happy travels!
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11-28-2017, 03:07 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,364
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I park mine in an RV park. I can't be on the road as often as I'd like, but every single weekend I hang out at the Airstream and do... nothing. Sure, I have the little project here and there, the "honey do" list, but mostly nothing. And that's exactly how I like it...
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2014 Airstream Flying Cloud 30 Recliner - WBCCI #4850 - AIR #110821
2018 Nissan Armada SL Tow Vehicle, Equal-i-zer Hitch
Visit Our Flying Cloud blog for my latest adventure!
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11-28-2017, 03:09 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 28' Flying Cloud
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Georgetown (winter)Thayne (summer)
, Texas & Wyoming
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,692
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dvgofaz
When your AS is sitting out back, or in the driveway, or wherever you park it between trips, do you just go out and sit in it?
Call me goofy or whatever but I really enjoy having it near my home. Sometimes I'll go out there in the evening and enjoy a beer, take a book to read, or play my guitar. I might putter with little repairs or changes, but mostly I really do enjoy just being in my camper.
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Only when the wife gets really mad at me about something! I can lock the door and she can't get in! 
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Empty Nesters; Gypsies on the road! 2017 28' Twin Flying Cloud
2017 F250 King Ranch, 4X4, 6.7L, Blue-Ox WDH
Summer-Star Valley Ranch RV Resort (Thayne, WY); Winter-Sun City (Georgetown,TX)
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11-28-2017, 03:25 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by dvgofaz
When your AS is sitting out back, or in the driveway, or wherever you park it between trips, do you just go out and sit in it?
Call me goofy or whatever but I really enjoy having it near my home. Sometimes I'll go out there in the evening and enjoy a beer, take a book to read, or play my guitar. I might putter with little repairs or changes, but mostly I really do enjoy just being in my camper.
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I'm fortunate in that my Airstream is an Interstate class B motorhome. Even when I'm not going camping somewhere, I'll hop in every couple of weeks (or more often) and drive it somewhere, even if it's just to buy groceries. So I never suffer from Airstream Separation Anxiety™.
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I thought getting old would take longer!
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11-28-2017, 04:34 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
2016 22' Sport
2020 25' International
Clinton
, Land of Purple Mtn Majesty,Montana
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 312
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Interesting thread....I've had "ASS" (Airstream Separation Syndrome) quite badly since moving "Milley" to "undercover storage". When it gets really bad I make it a point to drive the 30 miles to pay her a visit. Now that winter is coming on pretty hard here in the northern rockies I've already started my "countdown" to mid March when I plan to bring her back home and start preparation for our 3rd season together. It's a bummer to not have her close to home.
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11-28-2017, 05:40 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 19' Flying Cloud
Newport
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 350
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Nothing goofy about this behavior at all. We not only go out and sit in our FC and read but also play cribbage, backgammon, watch Netflix and have spend almost as many nights sleeping in our driveway as we have out camping. We LOVE our AS.
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2018 Flying Cloud 19
2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab Diesel
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11-28-2017, 05:46 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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When you aren't on the road...
......we be on the water. 
Bob
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11-28-2017, 06:27 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Fair Oaks
, California
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 717
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We haven't had a TV in the house for years. However, the Airstream came with a TV, and is parked in our backyard. So for a few things, like the presidential debates or the Super Bowl that we really want to watch, we go out to the Airstream with our wine, crackers, and brie and make an evening of it.
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11-28-2017, 09:29 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Jacksonville
, Florida
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 128
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KelloggKid
Nothing goofy about this behavior at all. We not only go out and sit in our FC and read but also play cribbage, backgammon, watch Netflix and have spend almost as many nights sleeping in our driveway as we have out camping. We LOVE our AS.
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Ditto- we love our driveway campouts with the grandkids; I love to go out and read, listen to the radio, and solve world problems in that 'peace' of aluminum 
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11-28-2017, 11:08 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2016 23' International
1991 29' Excella
Chesapeake
, Virginia
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 100
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I keep Muriel real close.
30 amp service.
It’s great for driveway chillin! 
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11-28-2017, 11:19 PM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,255
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My baby is in the backyard, and if I'm in it while it's here, it's usually because I'm fixing something. Though we have retreated to it a couple times when the power went out, because it still had lights and heat when the house did not.
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11-28-2017, 11:19 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Cerritos
, California
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 151
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My AS sits a few feet away from my office. So i am able to enjoy it almost daily. It just feels right in there.
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11-28-2017, 11:23 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2016 23' International
1991 29' Excella
Chesapeake
, Virginia
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 100
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I cannot for the life of me,get the pic orientation right.
Any help?
I use I phone 6s
Thanks
Tom
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11-28-2017, 11:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 5,868
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I imagine I step foot inside somewhere in excess of 300 days a year.
I had never really thought about that before now.
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11-29-2017, 04:37 AM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muriel 1
I cannot for the life of me,get the pic orientation right.
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I sometimes have the same problem with my Android phone. Last time it happened, I even tried saving the photos to my laptop and making sure they were oriented right-side up there first, but as soon as I attached them to a post here, they went sideways again.
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11-29-2017, 06:09 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muriel 1
I keep Muriel real close.
30 amp service.
It’s great for driveway chillin! Attachment 299995 |
Hate it when that happens....
Use "TinyPic"
Bob
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11-29-2017, 09:27 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2005 34' Classic
tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 161
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Glad to know I'm by no means an out-lier with my attachment to my AS. We live in Tucson next door to a resort that people come to from all over the country. They hang out by the pool, walk in the desert, they pay good money to come here and do all things I get to do every day at home. We're even talking about getting 30 amp service out to Hilton and adding a hot tub nearby just like your photo.
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11-29-2017, 09:54 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2018 27' International
Canton
, Georgia
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 52
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I love this thread. We currently store our Airstream about 20 minutes away at an inside facility. We live in a community with a strict HOA. We have discussed downsizing to a smaller home without an HOA in order to have Stella at the house. My husband loves to tinker and do little repairs, I just like to read and relax. When we come home from a trip we park her on the driveway, I do my cleaning, and then I usually sit in the Airstream for awhile before we have to return it to the storage place.
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