Once you’ve generally figured out the budget to fix your vintage Airstream, the next step is to figure out when all of the work is going to happen. How do you prioritize what’s most important? How do you get all of the pieces of the puzzle to fall into place? First, print out a copy of your budget; it’s essentially a list of all the tasks that need...
Continue readingVying for the Title
When you purchase a vintage Airstream, you ideally expect to have the title signed over to your name and to complete a bill of sale. However, in some places (like my home state of NY), you don’t technically need a title for a vehicle that was manufactured before 1970, and my trailer fits the bill. On the other hand, if I later decide to register or otherwise transfer...
Continue readingLittle Green Airstream’s Top Posts of 2015
As New Year’s Eve fast approaches, I thought it’d be fun to share the posts that got the most traffic in 2015: 5) Spring Cleaning Any newbie who’s taken home their first “new-to-you” vintage Airstream knows the mixed feelings of excitement and overwhelm when faced with cleaning out a decades’ old trailer and making their renovation to-do list. This is how I got started. 4) Less is More...
Continue readingWithout a Hitch
One unanticipated cost I discovered I’d have to factor into my Airstream renovation budget is for a sway-control hitch. For those of you who are newbies like myself, a sway control or anti-sway hitch is hardware that connects the ball hitch on your tow vehicle to the A-frame of the trailer, and helps to give you a more balanced, controlled connection between the two vehicles. When I originally...
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