Little Green Airstream
The green renovation of a vintage travel trailer
A couple of weeks ago, I received an anonymous package in the mail. Inside was a copy of the book Mobile Mansions by Douglas Keister, with a warm sentiment and a gentle push taped to the cover: I wanted to see from the tracking information if I could figure out who might have sent it… and all I found was that it was delivered from a post office...
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At home for the holidays, I’m getting ready to go back to school at Yestermorrow. I’ll be away from the Airstream for a while, concentrating on my schoolwork, so I’m itching to get a little more work done while I’m at home. Being more of a visual / hands-on learner, I thought it might be a good idea to see if there were any online videos of vintage...
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December 2 – 4, 2011 Here is the Airstream parked at its (temporary) new home in Long Island, NY. Quite a far cry from the idyllic farm life it had in Virginia! But, home it is… safe haven for a makeover & a new life. A couple of days in, I’m excited, but mostly daunted by the huge amount of unfamiliar work I have ahead of me. I...
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Late November, 2011. After the Less Is More class, I was more eager than ever to find my very own Airstream. The budget I had in my head just to purchase the basic shell was $3,500 maximum, based loosely on a dollar figure given to me by someone who was doing a similar project. I started scouring local ads on eBay & Craig’s List, and found a few...
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