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Post by mobiltec on Dec 3, 2018 12:59:14 GMT -8
I am also curious. I've now got the curb side wall finished and I have just spun the trailer around to begin work on the other side.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 2, 2018 18:19:02 GMT -8
Don't know why I never saw this one. Good work. It's coming together well.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 2, 2018 18:11:16 GMT -8
I just saw a video with a "Lawn Mower Ranch" in it.
It's at 4:42 in the video.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 2, 2018 18:02:16 GMT -8
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 1, 2018 20:05:00 GMT -8
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 30, 2018 13:20:57 GMT -8
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 29, 2018 10:14:11 GMT -8
I've never seen a camper with that much crap on the roof. Danny It’s really not a camper, it’s a 21st century tiny home on wheels with all the 21st century gadgetry. With all that, they’re really not camping as we knew it in the 50s and 60s. The one “campy” thing is that they still have to convert the dining area to a bed every night. I’m guessing that a lot of nights they just leave the table up and sleep on the bunks. Reverting to my eco-geek mode, I wonder how their carbon footprint would compare to heating, cooling, electric and gas usage in an 1800 sq foot house or even staying at a hotel for that time. That goes out the window when towing, I know, but folks who live and travel for multiple years very often stay in one place for a month or two. OK, I’m returning to my normal geek state now. They live full time in that trailer so they need a lot of solar panels. They also have two or three types of antennas on the roof for cell reception and being that they do You Tube videos to help pay their way they need hot spots to upload videos. Sometimes they are in a bad cell reception area so they use Weboost also. Then there is the AC unit and TV antenna. So yes. They have a lot of crap on the roof due to the fact that they live and work from their trailer full time. Remember they have 4 kids too so bandwidth is very important. <begin rant> Carbon foot print? That term is widely used and hardly anyone understands the meaning. Like people who think they are saving the planet by driving an electric car. Well that electric car has to be charged and it's usually using electricity produced by coal or oil that they are charging with. And the batteries when disposed of create a lot of waste product that is very bad for the earth. Even the creation of the batteries has a huge carbon foot print. No one thinks about these things. They just assume that electricity has no affect on the environment. Cell phones, Ipads, and any other device are REALLY nasty on the environment. You wanna talk foot print? How about your tires... Where does all that rubber end up that got removed from the billions of tires used each year? And all machines need oil or lubrication of some kind. Even the clothes that you wear are made from synthetics which mostly come from a byproduct of oil. <end rant>
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 27, 2018 16:23:47 GMT -8
Very interesting and love the intro. Like the do it right or don't do it attitude! Only thing I question is this statement. So all in all, we spent about $52,000 on our renovation. The cool part is that it appraises for way more than that. So in the long run, we have actually made money.You haven't made a dime till you actually sell it. I'm more of a "do it OK and save your pennies for another day" kinda guy. $52000 seems steep for that trailer, even with all the premium finishes they used. $4000 alone for the lithium batteries. But they sure did a nice job on the trailer. Probably the best job on an Airstream that I have seen thus far. And the family is just great. Good videos. I subbed to their channel.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 20, 2018 16:51:46 GMT -8
At the prices I am seeing that would be $200k buried in the ground! Most are over priced as Airstreams are anything but rare. Some of the REALLY OLD ones are rare but most are a dime a dozen in my book.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 19, 2018 17:38:05 GMT -8
Did it have a gmail email address? I wonder if it’s the same guy that has a Mercedes for sale because he got stationed in Hawaii? This is an old scammer trick pretending to be in the armed forces and changing stations. It's all BS...
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 15, 2018 7:03:20 GMT -8
The artist that did that needs to stick to yard art. Nice painting but I’m not liking that they have chosen to deface the trailer. It would have been a nice painting on the side of an old building. I love yard art when it's done properly. Danny I love this photo and I've seen you post it before Danny but I just now noticed the tree growing up through the middle of the car. Wonderful... Love the lit up headlamps also.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 13, 2018 22:11:07 GMT -8
I think the paint job was done to disguise the lousy repair and patches. One must look close to see them, like the left front corner wrapped in aluminum. There's one low on the rear as well. You can mouse over the pictures to zoom in. How much you want to bet the trailer was painted with house paint. Ya gotta hand it to the designer. What was done to this poor trailer took a lot of work. As a $14,000 play house it would be great. It's gonna leak though and that will ruin all that interior work.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 13, 2018 14:43:53 GMT -8
Hello, I have a 1967 Pathfinder with a Norcold 623 LP gas refrigerator. This is a 623 not the N623. I am trying to find the thermostat control knob and a door gasket. Anyone out there know of someone that might have vintage Norcold vintage parts? You might try PPL. I've bought Norcold parts from them before. They seemed to have everything... www.pplmotorhomes.com/rv-parts-rv-accessories
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 13, 2018 14:41:20 GMT -8
My only question is whether or not there is anyone dumb enough to buy this piece of crap...
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 12, 2018 17:12:33 GMT -8
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