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I been thinking about trading our Minnie Winnie for an airstream. But the DW is not happy about it. She claims that she loves our current T.T. This is creating a conflict between both of us. Its not ...
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I went to the Pomona RV show this week and looked closely at the 19' to 23' models. Compared to my Micro Lite 21DS (18' box), the Airstreams I looked at fell short in several areas.
The outside storage is almost non-existent. There is no room to store a couple of folding chairs or even a small BBQ. The inside storage is also very limited compared to traditional TTs.
The queen size 'walk-around' bed in the 23FB model is a joke. One side of the bed is only a few inches away from the wall and it's impossible to get in and out from that side of the bed. The refrigerators are also smaller than those found in comparable size traditional TTs. The 20' model has a 4 cu/ft fridge and the 23' has a 5 cu/ft. My 21DS comes with a 6 cu/ft fridge. For such an expensive trailer, I was surprised they don't even have ducted A/C.
As you already know, the Airstreams don't have slideouts, hence the interior feels very cramped compared to TTs with slideouts. This is very noticeable in the smaller trailers.
Airtreams are very nice trailers but very impractical for some of the reasons I stated above. Would I pay more than twice as much for an Airstream with less room and less features than a comparable traditional TT? No.
In my opinion, Airtream sells status symbols at status symbol prices.
The outside storage is almost non-existent. There is no room to store a couple of folding chairs or even a small BBQ. The inside storage is also very limited compared to traditional TTs.
The queen size 'walk-around' bed in the 23FB model is a joke. One side of the bed is only a few inches away from the wall and it's impossible to get in and out from that side of the bed. The refrigerators are also smaller than those found in comparable size traditional TTs. The 20' model has a 4 cu/ft fridge and the 23' has a 5 cu/ft. My 21DS comes with a 6 cu/ft fridge. For such an expensive trailer, I was surprised they don't even have ducted A/C.
As you already know, the Airstreams don't have slideouts, hence the interior feels very cramped compared to TTs with slideouts. This is very noticeable in the smaller trailers.
Airtreams are very nice trailers but very impractical for some of the reasons I stated above. Would I pay more than twice as much for an Airstream with less room and less features than a comparable traditional TT? No.
In my opinion, Airtream sells status symbols at status symbol prices.
