Newbie Mistakes – Page 3 – Little Green Airstream

What the Deuce?!

February 10, 2014November 15, 2016Leave a comment

Now with two 1969 Airstream trailers and a 1/2 researched & carefully thought-out, 1/2 naive & boldly off-the-cuff plan to gut one of them for parts to use in restoring the other, I decided that it was time to call Colin Hyde Trailer Restorations in Plattsburgh, NY to figure out a scope of work, rough time frame & cost estimate. I’ve spoken to Colin a couple of times...

First the Bad News…

January 25, 2014November 15, 2016Leave a comment

After our first meeting to discuss the project, I forwarded some photographs of the trailer to my project advisor, Robert, along with a preliminary list of renovation tasks I have in mind. This was his initial response: “James, “I downloaded and examined all the photos, looked over your work breakdown spreadsheet, and perused your blog site. “You probably don’t want to hear this, but I would have advised against...

Mr. Aleister & The Silver Bullet

March 7, 2013November 15, 2016Leave a comment

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...

Ground Force One… and Done.

June 18, 2012November 15, 2016Leave a comment

August, 2011. Back in the late summer of 2011, I was sure that it was time to move… west. It wasn’t a new thought; somewhere between the David Lee Roth videos and the Snoop Dogg videos of my formative years, I fixed it in my mind that the California lifestyle was the change I needed in my life. But as the oldest child, my parents wanted me to...