I went and did it:

[vash]

Originally Posted by speeder

I am actually bivouacked at our family cabin in Wisconsin, about a 2 hour drive from MN. I ran like a coward from the coronavirus

sucks, my invite must have gotten lost in the mail.

i'm glad you're happy and out of Socal.

[tevake]

Denis, what a cool looking place to ride out the pandemic! Your trailer looks right at home tucked in there.

You want to be careful with planing to tow much with the motorhome. Airstream says the towing limit is 2k lbs.
I did some reinforcing in the rear frame for towing the SC.

Your rig may have a better frame setup for towing. They did some Iffy frame extensions for the longer models.

Cheers Richard

[Baz]

Congrats, Denis. That's an amazingly nice score!

Stuff like this really makes you appreciate having a forum like this to share with.

Love the cabin retreat. Living on this barrier island - I feel I can relate.

Thanks also to Rich (tevake) for providing all the tech info for those of us interested in the brand.

Happy motoring all!

[tevake]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Not to sidetrack from this post but did Airstream ever brand any of these under the Argosy brand ? Obviously they did travel trailers but not sure about motorhomes .

From what I understand the Argosys are an airstream line aimed at a lower price point.
They did make smaller sized Argosy motorhomes also.
In the Argosy line they used a lower quality aluminum in the skins and pressed steel panels for the curved end caps. Then they were painted to protect the skins.
Otherwise pretty similar to the other models.

Cheers Richard

[speeder]

Originally Posted by tevake

Denis, what a cool looking place to ride out the pandemic! Your trailer looks right at home tucked in there.

You want to be careful with planing to tow much with the motorhome. Airstream says the towing limit is 2k lbs.
I did some reinforcing in the rear frame for towing the SC.

Your rig may have a better frame setup for towing. They did some Iffy frame extensions for the longer models.

Cheers Richard

I was wondering about that. It's built on a Chevy P-30 step van chassis, not sure what various sizes those came in as step vans. Mine might just have an all-Chevy frame, which would be a lot stronger for towing than a super extended one. Towing capacity also has a lot to do w tow vehicle weight and a 28' would be a LOT lighter than a 35' on basically the same drivetrain. I'll look into it, though and thanks for the info!

[speeder]

Originally Posted by vash

sucks, my invite must have gotten lost in the mail.

i'm glad you're happy and out of Socal.

Buddy, you are always invited to anywhere I'm chilling. You can come here and teach me how to fish! We can eat for free every night instead of having to go to the market for this last night:

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Just talking. Nothing more.

You know that you're my favorite around here and you are invited as well. I just don't care for polished Airstreams.

I'm an originality freak and the factory coated finish is "just right" in terms of reflecting away UVs and heat while being really tough and low maintenance as well. All they ever need is a good wash. My '63 trailer still looks great.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by tevake

Here is a video of Mayco heading out after a stay here.


This is a 310 turbo diesel. It has one of the nicest original finishes I've seen. Most of the classic coaches get peeling clear coat and look a bit patchy. That's why so many older airstreams end up polished.


I wasn’t able to down load the video, bummer it has good sound of the engine as he drives by me and out the driveway.

Cheers Richard

That coach is amazingly clean...wow.

Yours looks beautiful as well. This is how I like them.

[Tim Hancock]

Those are just little toys....



Joking.... When I was first looking to buy a camper, I really was interested in restoring an old Airstream. I did not really know that they made motorhomes too. That will be a fun clean up project.

[Hugh R]

Very,very nice. Tires for sure.

Also under 33’ you can park on beach row in most CA state RV campgrounds. We love going to Carpenteria SB, pricey, but still nice. Water and 30A service and an included dump station in the Park.

A lot of Walmarts, Bass Pro Shops and Cabella’s will let you minimally park overnight, don’t breakout the BBQfire pit, etc. Its also a good idea to check with the store first, they may OK with it but City ordinances may not allow it, and the PoPo may roust you in the middle of the night. I know someone who got rousted and was drunk, he was charged with a DUI, even though he was parked and asleep (yeah, California).

[tevake]

Alright Tim, great seeing your beast out of the shop. Have you taken it out on the road yet? I recon it will go along really nicely.
I'll keep an eye out for you to be blowing past me.

Hey Hugh, good hearing from you, how you been ? Got any plans to get out with your coach as things open up?

Cheers Richard

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by tevake

From what I understand the Argosys are an airstream line aimed at a lower price point.
They did make smaller sized Argosy motorhomes also.
In the Argosy line they used a lower quality aluminum in the skins and pressed steel panels for the curved end caps. Then they were painted to protect the skins.
Otherwise pretty similar to the other models.

Cheers Richard

I had heard many years ago that Airstream started the Argosy line as a way to recycle aluminum that was deemed unfit for an Airstream . Because of the clear satin finish the aluminum on a Airstream had to be perfect .

But they were finding out they were wasting a lot of aluminum . Someone suggested to start the Argosy line with the vision of it being painted so they could use " waste " aluminum from the Airstream build line rejects . I have no idea if this is true or not but it makes sense .

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

Those are just little toys....



Joking.... When I was first looking to buy a camper, I really was interested in restoring an old Airstream. I did not really know that they made motorhomes too. That will be a fun clean up project.

That's funny, Tim, because I have been checking out a lot of used 40' pushers I see on the side of the road up here. This is RV country because people go south for the winter and like you, they don't have to pay for storage since everyone has a lot of land.

I don't really need one but being a Pelican, I can't help myself.

[RWebb]

I got interested and ran Gloggle on 'Argosy'

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/461337555549670560/

https://tincantourists.com/wiki/argosy/

[vonsmog]

Boy, now I am feeling a little inadequate with my small 21' Winnebago!, at least the drivetrain is German.Its not much bigger than my Unimog and gets good gas mileage for a gas burner. (about 16-18mpg) Perfect for two people only really.

[RWebb]

the smaller the RV, the better - when it's moving

[billybek]

Originally Posted by RWebb

the smaller the RV, the better - when it's moving

Nice...
Yours?...

[speeder]

Having owned many Volkswagen Westfalias, they are definitely better when parked than when they are moving.

Magnificent little rigs, though.

[RWebb]

definitely!!

no, not mine

I wish we had a modern version of the Syncro (4wd) Westy

[rusnak]

Denis, Tim, and Von:

I live vicariously through you men. Carpe Diem, gentlemen.