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Forum: On The Road... 08-31-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 9,373
Posted By joe hall
Where have all the Airstreams Gone?

Long time passing! Our Summer 2011 trip resulted in 7,450 miles through 16 states, over 48 days and 47 nights. We had a little water system trouble in Spearfish, SD, but nothing that a great...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 06-29-2006, 02:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,217
Posted By joe hall
I-75 for the first 75 miles.........

Going north out of Florida, or the last 75 as you are heading south out of Georgia. Under construction to widen it to 3 lanes in each direction. The tourists heading south can smell Florida after...
Forum: Trailer Values 12-15-2004, 01:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,024
Posted By joe hall
I would have to agree with John Irwin (Pahaska).....

Sitting in one place doesn't do much to a trailer, especially if it is kept covered and washed and waxed. I would have the wheel bearings checked out and re-packed, and make sure the tires were not...
Forum: Our Community 12-14-2004, 12:48 PM
Replies: 7,910
Views: 1,576,239
Posted By joe hall
My wife and I enjoy looking for other Airstreams........

and are tickled we are not alone. We drove to and from Melbourne, Florida, over Friday and Saturday, December 10-11th, to attend a corporate Christmas function. We saw a total of 8 Airstreams over...
Forum: On The Road... 10-28-2004, 01:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,814
Posted By joe hall
Xray, I spent the first years of my life.........

in Las vegas, New Mexico, and moved with my family to Bend, Oregon in 1960. Over the years, I have gone back and forth between the two states over every conceivable route. The last time, I took...
Forum: Our Community 10-06-2004, 12:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,062
Posted By joe hall
Minnie's Mate, did anyone answer your questions?

regarding tow vehicles and hitches? If you are going to get the 30' trailer, I am not sure you really need the Power Stroke diesel to pull it. While the Ford 250 Power Stroke is a wonderful...
Forum: Our Community 10-06-2004, 12:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,954
Posted By joe hall
Silver Suz.........

You indicate you are preparing to hard-mount a dehumidifier in your Airstream? Our trailer is kept in south-central Georgia where, as you can imagine, it gets pretty warm. We experienced a mold...
Forum: Our Community 10-01-2004, 09:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,658
Posted By joe hall
Can you tell us what Hurricane Jeanne did......

to the Park? I understand its effects were worse than Ivan's in some areas.
Forum: Our Community 10-01-2004, 09:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,634
Posted By joe hall
Travel trailers and bird dogs have something in common..

they both tend to become available once the hunting season is over. The end of hunting season also coincides with bitter cold weather in the January-February timeframe. Look for better deals around...
Forum: Our Community 08-31-2004, 01:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,903
Posted By joe hall
I grew up in Bend, Oregon...........

and have been a long time gone. I go back about every ten years for a high school reunion (class of '67). While Central Oregon is certainly God's country, it depresses me how developed it has...
Forum: On The Road... 08-27-2004, 10:01 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,733
Posted By joe hall
Two, on I-75 South of Valdosta, Georgia........

Driving North out of Florida around 5:00 P.M. on Monday afternoon of this week (August 23rd)....one heading North; one heading South. Both looked to be 31 feet long; both were pulled by Ford...
Forum: Our Community 08-18-2004, 01:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,329
Posted By joe hall
1986 31' Sovereign.......

The trailer was in fantastic shape when we purchased it, with the exception of the carpets and a need for a good scrubbing. Nothing like new carpets, dry-cleaned curtains, and lots of Pledge and...
Forum: Awnings 06-10-2004, 02:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,764
Posted By joe hall
The folks at ZipDee are great......

As they explained to me, the founders were formerly linked to Airstream in some fashion, saw a market need, and went independent. I needed new brackets and some hardware for my main awning. All I...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 06-10-2004, 02:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,541
Posted By joe hall
Unhappy Yes, we did a quick weekend trip......

to a very isolated area around the little village of Mauk, Georgia (not far from Jimmy Carter's home, or the Civil War Andersonville site). I come from Oregon originally. Little did I know I would...
Forum: Hitches, Couplers & Balls 06-09-2004, 03:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,818
Posted By joe hall
I've never experienced this, but it scares me......

to think about it. When I first read the beginning of the thread, my initial thought was that perhaps the hitch-to-ground/trailer-to-hitch measurements were improper, and there was not enough tongue...
Forum: Doors & Locks 06-03-2004, 09:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,265
Posted By joe hall
Drove over the keys...

During our last outing, I was all hooked up and ready to go, with my wife to follow later in another vehicle, pulling the boat. I arrived at our destination, only to realize I had left the trailer...
Forum: Airstream "In the News" 03-16-2004, 02:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,963
Posted By joe hall
March 29th Issue of Forbes......

Great article on Wade Thompson, Thor Industries CEO, in Forbes magazine, entitled Lord of the Rigs. Magazine includes an Airstream on the cover.

Joe
Forum: On The Road... 12-10-2003, 02:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,655
Posted By joe hall
Uwe......

I don't think it matters what the tow vehicle or trailer package might be, expansion joints are going to get you bucking if you are going fast enough. My trailer and truck, with a Reese Dual Cam...
Forum: On The Road... 12-10-2003, 01:41 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,810
Posted By joe hall
Last month's Field and Stream.......

magazine gave some startling statistics on the deer population in North America. It stated that in the year 1900 there were approximately 500,000 deer in all of what is now the lower 48 states. ...
Forum: On The Road... 12-10-2003, 01:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,655
Posted By joe hall
Grooved surfaces are a nuisance....

but what I really dislike are concrete highways, where you have a dividing crack about every ten feet. As stable as my trailer and tow vehicle are, that type of highway will start a bucking...
Forum: Our Community 12-05-2003, 01:50 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,354
Posted By joe hall
Silvertwinkie........the Reagan shooting...

March 30, 1981. Another day etched in my memory. I was a young Army Warrant Officer, just back from the Middle East. It was day one of a new assignment in the Defense Intelligence Agency's...
Forum: Our Community 12-05-2003, 01:18 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 12,254
Posted By joe hall
I don't know about the "dumbest"......

comment made about our Airstream, but I certainly remember the most irritating. I won't mention the RV park by name. Suffice it to say it is in the Destin, Florida, area. Although there was space...
Forum: Our Community 12-05-2003, 01:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,354
Posted By joe hall
8th grade math class........

My father had an electrical contract on Lower Monumental Dam, one of the big hydro-electric projects along the Snake River that were built in the 50's and 60's. We lived in the little village of...
Forum: Our Community 11-21-2003, 07:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,698
Posted By joe hall
I'm a little disappointed........

in how cosmetic the enterior appears. It doesn't have the warmth and charm of earlier models, to include my own. It sure has a beautiful exterior however. I, too, noticed the electronic jack was...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11-20-2003, 01:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,704
Posted By joe hall
Back to John's original question.......

I haven't taken the trailer away on a hunt. My wife's family has a large farm in south Georgia teeming with deer, which is where I do my hunting. I've been spending a lot of time in the woods...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11-20-2003, 01:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,667
Posted By joe hall
But, once more about bikes.......

Sonny Barger, founder and former leader of the Hell's Angels, was recently quoted as saying he actually preferred heavy Yamahas and Suzukis to Harleys, although he wouldn't admit it back in the old...
Forum: On The Road... 11-11-2003, 01:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,698
Posted By joe hall
Ken Smillie, your comment has me....

wondering. I purchased my 1986 31' Sovereign a little over a year ago for $8500. It required a new set of tires and a re-packing of the wheels due to having sat for several years in one spot. It...
Forum: On The Road... 11-11-2003, 01:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,905
Posted By joe hall
Mark, I tow a 31' Sovereign.......

with a GMC 2500HD 8.1 Vortec 4X4. 3.73 rear end. It tows extremely well. I have a Reese Dual Cam hitch which cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $450-$500.....I forget. A great combination. I...
Forum: Our Community 11-11-2003, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1,004
Views: 318,565
Posted By joe hall
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army.......

1968-1988
25th Division, Viet Nam, 1969-1971
American Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1972-1974
American Embassy, Athens, Greece, 1975-1979
American Embassy, Teheran, Iran, 1979-1981
Army...
Forum: Our Community 11-10-2003, 12:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,663
Posted By joe hall
I'm surprised there are two other......

Airstream owners that know about Harris Corporation. I've worked for Harris since I retired from the Army in 1988. While I am in the Washington Corporate Office, it was from visiting the Melbourne,...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 11-10-2003, 12:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 39,770
Posted By joe hall
I am an Airstream enthusiast.....

but I have to admit it was an Avion that got me hooked. My wife and I were shopping for a camper. We were just about ready to pop for a $36K Holiday Rambler. Very pretty, but it had all the cozy...
Forum: Buyer Guidelines 11-04-2003, 02:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,646
Posted By joe hall
Hiker MEB.........

did anyone actually answer your question? As a Floridian, call Gates Airstream in Tampa and get their bottom line on the coach you want. Let them know you are going to shop it around, even it means...
Forum: Our Community 10-28-2003, 08:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,744
Posted By joe hall
I hate to hear about accidents.......

This post reminded me of my trip from Melbourne, Florida, to Valdosta, Georgia, last Thursday afternoon, 10/23/03. I left Melbourne at about 12:30 P.M. Between Melbourne and Jacksonville, Florida...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 09-18-2003, 09:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,946
Posted By joe hall
Flying Cloud.......

I am not a congressman, but I have about the same schedule. I am government relations for a Florida Fortune 1000 company. I do the same thing for the company that I did for the Army my last 5 years...
Forum: Our Community 09-18-2003, 05:50 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,886
Posted By joe hall
Well, I believe....

you captured it!
Forum: Off Topic Forum 09-17-2003, 11:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,946
Posted By joe hall
Chris..........

thank you for your prayers from across the big pond. I am sure there will be many souls who need prayer when this thing comes ashore. I should be safe and sound however. I work in Washington and...
Forum: Awnings 09-17-2003, 11:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,923
Posted By joe hall
I usually browse this forum in...

snatches, so I don't always stay current. Regarding JoeW's initial inquery and George's latest response, I've experienced both problems on with my 1986 31' Sovereign. The rear bottom bracket was...
Forum: Our Community 09-17-2003, 10:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,886
Posted By joe hall
Sneakinup.........

are you preparing to use your Airstream as a mobile office? It looks very clean and cosmetic, but rather office-like. I like the new countertop on the sink, especially the way a little more counter...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 09-17-2003, 10:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,946
Posted By joe hall
I am in Washington, D.C. and awaiting....

the big blow. However, the storm savely by-passed Georgia where my Airstream is parked. The storm reminds me of something I saw the last time I drove through the big Airstream park in Melbourne,...
Forum: Our Community 08-29-2003, 08:59 AM
Replies: 650
Views: 153,315
Posted By joe hall
"The Parrot Inn".....

because of the jungle theme my wife has accomplished. We are now looking for a good painter to inscribe it on the door side of the trailer. I bought my wife a neon parrot to hang on the inside of...
Forum: On The Road... 08-25-2003, 11:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,287
Posted By joe hall
I assume you are pulling with a pick-up?

If so, perhaps you have space for a few other items. I bought two 12' X 2" X 12" boards, and cut them into varying lengths. Every where from 1 foot long to 3 feet. I also carry a square-bladed...
Forum: On The Road... 08-25-2003, 11:09 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,490
Posted By joe hall
I am so happy to have discovered.....

this thread. I now know I am not alone in making mistakes, and I have a gouge about ten inches long to memorialize one event. I park the trailer next to a renovated barn, under a roofed over-hang. ...
Forum: Our Community 08-25-2003, 10:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,654
Posted By joe hall
Do you have to be hooked up to the...

trailer in order to register a "kill?" I was on my way to the Valdosta, Georgia, airport at about 5:00 A.M. this morning, rubbing my eyes, only to see something dart out into my path. I clobbered...
Forum: Our Community 08-25-2003, 10:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,402
Posted By joe hall
I was thinking I was parking for free....

until I read this thread and it dawned on me the cost associated with protecting the trailer. My wife's family has a beautiful large farm in south-central Georgia. Relatives are dotted here and...
Forum: Our Community 08-25-2003, 09:42 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 19,694
Posted By joe hall
My history differs little.........

Growing up in Northern New Mexico and Oregon, camping has always been a way of life. I've camped every way possible, from climbing above the tree line in the Oregon Rockies and pitching a two-man...
Forum: Doors & Locks 08-08-2003, 06:38 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,362
Posted By joe hall
I just went through changing.......

out the door lock on my 1986 31' Sovereign. I couldn't find a used original for under $500. Reluctantly, I went the Tri-Mark route, and am satisfied. I ordered it from Andy at Inland RV at a cost...
Forum: Our Community 08-08-2003, 06:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,253
Posted By joe hall
The "Parrot Inn"............

has a somewhat tropical/jungle thing going for it. I was a skeptic when my wife started out on this, but I must admit I'm now impressed and enthused. Throw rugs, Futon, and pillow covers in...
Forum: Awnings 08-06-2003, 12:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,723
Posted By joe hall
If you DO have a Zip Dee awaning......

call their toll free number. They are listed in this web site. I've ordered from them. They are very helpful, and send your stuff via FedEx or whatever works best for you. I asked for and...
Forum: Our Community 08-01-2003, 10:25 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,442
Posted By joe hall
John Irwin..........

I can attest to the ability of pecan trees to shed their limbs. Last summer's drought created a situation where our 7 acre pecan grove produced about a half pick-up load of pecans. There have been...
Forum: Our Community 08-01-2003, 10:05 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,474
Posted By joe hall
Chief Warrant (CWO4), U.S. Army Retired.......

in 1988 with 20 years. NAS Jacksonville has facilities on the St. Johns River. It is also somewhat on your way to Key West, if perhaps a little further East than you need to go while coming from...
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