When I retire, I've been wanting to buy a used Airstream as a project, something that needs a little work, clean it up and redo the interior, then take it wherever the fish are for a year or two or three.
Plan B is to get a nice used Lance instead (been told by several buddies that Lance is the best bang for your buck). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
When I retire, I've been wanting to buy a used Airstream as a project, something that needs a little work, clean it up and redo the interior, then take it wherever the fish are for a year or two or three.
Plan B is to get a nice used Lance instead (been told by several buddies that Lance is the best bang for your buck).
This is my dream. I have a separate retirement account set up for the Airstream and tow vehicle. [Reply]
Originally Posted by UteChief:
This is my dream. I have a separate retirement account set up for the Airstream and tow vehicle.
Yeah, same.
I found an Airstream on EBay once, 35-ft I think, for around $35,000. Some guy had the same dream, ripped out most of the interior, redid the wiring, then decided not to finish it and put it up for sale.
So, the thing was mostly just the outer shell, plus wiring, and the original plumbing, of course. That was more than ten years ago, so way too early for me to think about pulling the trigger on that one, but that's basically what I'll be looking for in the future. [Reply]
Enjoying unusually cool weather for the Tulsa area. 80* so we’re using the screen thing. My wife’s been drying to use this thing. Personally I don’t even care if we have it lol.
Originally Posted by Dunerdr:
I get the air stream allure but fuck 35k for a gutted one?!
Whoops, missed this one, sorry bout that.
Yeah, they're pricey, even used/gutted. Though I could be off on that figure by a few thousand, that was some time ago. In the low-30s is really what I remember.
Thing is, Airstreams are lighter, better made, insulated and hold their value better than pretty much every other RV/camper out there. Like Toyota used to be, if that makes sense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Whoops, missed this one, sorry bout that.
Yeah, they're pricey, even used/gutted. Though I could be off on that figure by a few thousand, that was some time ago. In the low-30s is really what I remember.
Thing is, Airstreams are lighter, better made, insulated and hold their value better than pretty much every other RV/camper out there. Like Toyota used to be, if that makes sense.
Makes sense. A friend of mines a pipe liner who just sold his. Crazy how they hold value. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dunerdr:
Enjoying unusually cool weather for the Tulsa area. 80* so we’re using the screen thing. My wife’s been drying to use this thing. Personally I don’t even care if we have it lol.
Update: there’s a 1/8” gap between the ceiling and screen box that I’ll have to silicone. After 4k bugs got in while eating our dinner, Mrs Dunerdr decided we were sleeping at home. Luckily the lake property is only about 10 miles and 15 minutes away. And she’s offered to make up for my disappointment with marital relations. I call my next move the two minute warning. [Reply]