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Airstream Name Silvie
Year 2002
Make Airstream
Model Classic
Length 30
Options Slide Out
2002 Airstream Classic
2002 Airstream Classic 2002 Airstream Classic 2002 Airstream Classic
Overview 2002 Classic 30 Slideout purchased in February 2016. Traded our 2001 Safari 25 at Hadocy Airstreams in Columbus, OH. We wanted a place to sit and eat at a real table (dinette) instead of TV trays, and a sofa to provide more seating. We loved the comfort of the recliners in our Safari, so I added some to the Classic.
Exterior
2002 Airstream Classic Exterior 2002 Airstream Classic Exterior 2002 Airstream Classic Exterior
Replaced the OEM plastic skylights with Maxims.

Replaced the Winegard 18x21 rooftop automatic (SD) dish with a Trav'ler HD dish.

Replaced all the storage compartment door gaskets. Added garage floor tiles to ensure air flow under cargo in the compartments.

Added stainless steel range vent flap, furnace door, water heater door, and replaced the rusted steel water compartment with the stainless version.

Interior
2002 Airstream Classic Interior 2002 Airstream Classic Interior 2002 Airstream Classic Interior
Second owner had the trailer for a year doing upgrades (and apparently never used the trailer). He re-upholstered the dinette and sofa with leather, replaced the LR, Galley, and BR flooring with Trafficmaster Allure Ashlar slate look vinyl.

We added some decorating touches and used it for three years but decided to make some changes. First was to get rid of the uncomfortable sofa. I relocated the converter and 12V distribution panel from under the sofa to the roadside wall and replaced the sofa with a reclining loveseat with a middle console.

The slate look vinyl started printing through the staples at the subfloor joints so we replaced it with Mannington Adura Rigid vinyl plank in a weathered oak look.

Missy replaced the bedspreads with Tommy Bahama versions and is recovering the bedroom valances with a fabric matching the underside of the bedspreads.

The fake leather on the dinette dried out and started peeling. I veneered the dinette bases with Oak and Missy reupholstered the cushions.

Customization
2002 Airstream Classic Customization
Added a webcam looking out the rear window connected to a wireless router in the front window, both running from 12 volts, to an iPad in the TV cockpit to work as a rear view camera on the highway.

Systems and Running Gear
2002 Airstream Classic Systems and Running Gear 2002 Airstream Classic Systems and Running Gear
Propride hitch 8/2017, new 5000# axles and Kodiak disc brakes 4/2018, Michelin Agilis Cross Climate DT 225/70-16C and Dill TPMS 10/2021. Replaced corroded Sendel T03 wheels with Sendel T02s 2024.

Other Information
2002 Airstream Classic Other Information
Ham Radio on board TV with 2M, APRS, and 70 cm from a Kenwood TM-D710. HF with Icom 706 MkII and a Tarheel antenna. Future plans for an Icom 706 in the trailer and a High Sierra HS-1500 on the roof in a motorized tilt-up mount.

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2013 Ram 2500 Laramie 4x4 Megacab with the Cummins Turbo Diesel and a Century Ultra Sport topper.
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