Dean,
You wrote:
>Don't full time in a polished one.
I am curious. Why not?
Thanks,
Bob
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From: Dean Sale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 03, 2000 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Is this realy camping?
>Thoughts about Airstream living.
>
>This camping thing means different things to each kind of folk. The people
>I work with think that I camp out all of the time. Some seem envious,
>others question sanity.
>
>I have a solid brickbat house complete with the pool, pool table and
>Bosendorf. I only go there on occasional weekends. I prefer the
Airstream.
>My work keeps me on the road most of the time and when I'm not traveling
the
>office is 240 miles from the house.
>
>For me home is where I hang my hat at.
>
>The folks at the office travel one and one quarter hours each way on good
>days to get to work. My, what I call home base Travel Park is eight
minutes
>from the office. I drive four hours each way on the weekends to get to the
>house. My over the road wear and tear is semi-negligible. They buy new
>vehicles every other year. Mine last about six years. I am only at the
>office maybe three to four months each year. The rest of the time I park
>within a few miles of whatever project I have. I get to visit places that
I
>otherwise would never see.
>
>This is the way I have lived since 1967 except for about six years in the
>late 1980's. The company I worked for had me pushing a desk for a while,
>until I finally escaped. During that time I got a house that was about
>three blocks from the Travel Park that I use now. Kept a 69' A/S in the
>back drive, stayed in the trailer more than the house. Still had the
>240-mile drive back then.
>
>Wow, I can tell you all about the neighborhood nazi's, they slurp big time.
>
>The Airstreams have been like an old friend. There have been six or so
that
>I have lived in, several others for parts, and another one was just a good
>buy. As soon as I would get another one I would hang a for sale sign in it
>and after a while someone would pay me more than I gave for it. The one I
>presently live in is a 79' and it is the newest one I have ever owned. Now
>I know this one lacks a while before it is Vintage but it is really the
most
>comfortable one I have ever stayed in. Has the gray water tanks and
thermal
>windows. I removed the awning from another 31' that I have and now there
>are two mounted on this one. The solar panels are now installed and just
>about all of the lighting has been changed over to florescence. A surplus
>UPS works on demand to furnish whatever 110vac that I think I need except
>for the air conditioner. This one is the keeper. If I could find another
>Caravel like the first A/S I had I believe I would snatch it up in a hurry
>just for old time sake.
>
>After a while you become acquainted with their foibles. Water heaters have
>to be replaced, cooling fans installed behind the refrigerator, water
pumps
>fixed, wheels packed, brakes replaced, batteries minded, switches and
>brushes replaced in the furnace and door locks repaired. There are never
do
>things also. Never leave an awning out while away or at night. Never
>install mini blinds, they are dust collectors and only look neat for about
>three months. Never wash curtains, they shrink. Never throw away any part
>of the door latch even if you installed a new one. Never throw away the red
>knob off of the old water heater. If you get in a tight in the winter you
>can use a blower motor from the auto parts place. Never throw the suburban
>one away. They can be fixed and use only one half of the electricity than
>any thing else you put in there. Don't full time in a polished one.
>
>I guess I could go on and on with my opinions. I have wandered around here
>way too much.
>
>I don't call staying in an Airstream camping; it is a way of life.
>
>Dean
>
>Dean Sale
>
>A Defender of Liberty and Advocate
>of Freedom for Texas and Texians
>Let's Live as Texans, Free Again
>
>One of the Broaddus Six
>
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