Airstream Classic
Looking to buy an Airstream Classic 30RB. I've never owned a bumper pull, any information on how they handle, what to to expect would be helpful.
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Moisture meter tells the story. Let’s start stabbing and see how many feet we make it.
Believe otherwise if you want about white plastic box lifespan. Delamination is the normal curse.
Spend the least and get the most applies to buying used and then keeping it up.
Same for tow vehicle. Aero means use a far better choice than a pickup. A TV that could also tow an open trailer for all those homeowner got to have a pickup excuses.
Trailers like these go bad when roof vents disappear or windows get broken. A tree branch destroys roof. AS is harder to keep up with, but the other brands aren’t hard to fix. I’ve replaced bathroom floors on new to me Silver Streaks twice. Unscrew everything necessary (no staples) and set outside or thru front door. It all fits thru that 27” wide opening. The way it was built. Sister in new, and reverse procedure.
Removing the belly pan can be harder, but it’s mainly an acquaintance with using rivets.
Gutted? Yeah, lots of geniuses find out they’re not near as smart as the career pros who design these. It’s beyond sad. Same for painting the interiors. Almost is never better.
Long term value, less work, higher resale. One design only.
Tows far better. Pickup will roll long before trailer. Don’t have to get off road just because of winds. Put family in a better vehicle with a car better safety record.
Run the numbers. Ask those who’ve had them decades. Nothing else compares when extensive travel is contemplated.
And ya’ll gave a good laugh about white boxes lasting. They’re permanently at the RV park and rotting the rest of the way. Come on thru Texas and see that in their thousands. Might be a few near ten years old at PPL worth owning (without delamination and in need of new roofs), but they’re the exception. Even where they “last” twenty years, it’s in fear of moving them.
I’ve watched them come apart on the highway. Not once. A number of times.
A Holiday Rambler could be worth keeping and restoring. A Boles Aero, certainly. But nothing else.
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Believe otherwise if you want about white plastic box lifespan. Delamination is the normal curse.
Spend the least and get the most applies to buying used and then keeping it up.
Same for tow vehicle. Aero means use a far better choice than a pickup. A TV that could also tow an open trailer for all those homeowner got to have a pickup excuses.
Trailers like these go bad when roof vents disappear or windows get broken. A tree branch destroys roof. AS is harder to keep up with, but the other brands aren’t hard to fix. I’ve replaced bathroom floors on new to me Silver Streaks twice. Unscrew everything necessary (no staples) and set outside or thru front door. It all fits thru that 27” wide opening. The way it was built. Sister in new, and reverse procedure.
Removing the belly pan can be harder, but it’s mainly an acquaintance with using rivets.
Gutted? Yeah, lots of geniuses find out they’re not near as smart as the career pros who design these. It’s beyond sad. Same for painting the interiors. Almost is never better.
Long term value, less work, higher resale. One design only.
Tows far better. Pickup will roll long before trailer. Don’t have to get off road just because of winds. Put family in a better vehicle with a car better safety record.
Run the numbers. Ask those who’ve had them decades. Nothing else compares when extensive travel is contemplated.
And ya’ll gave a good laugh about white boxes lasting. They’re permanently at the RV park and rotting the rest of the way. Come on thru Texas and see that in their thousands. Might be a few near ten years old at PPL worth owning (without delamination and in need of new roofs), but they’re the exception. Even where they “last” twenty years, it’s in fear of moving them.
I’ve watched them come apart on the highway. Not once. A number of times.
A Holiday Rambler could be worth keeping and restoring. A Boles Aero, certainly. But nothing else.
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