Re: [A/S] News

Rick, that is exactly why we found a1968 that had a nice skin and a trashed
inside and had it rebuilt to what we wanted. I know that is not practical
for everyone but it worked for us. Paula

Paula Poll
Venice, CA
On Dec 2, 2011 4:22 PM, "Rick Kunath" <k9ao@charter.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
> On Friday, December 02, 2011 11:01:39 AM you wrote:
> > hi Hunter,, Yes I know they do, but the classic Airstreams are sooo heavy
> > now in weight, and grossly over priced as well. Too bad they don't make a
> > line of Sarfari's with a little more homey warm like interior that is
> > lighter in weight , like they did in the Beatrice years...I'll bet
> anything
> > there would be a market for it..Dominick
>
> Ditto for me too.
>
> I very much dislike the bare aluminum walls. I'm used to the colored
> Zolatone
> white warmer interior and the honey colored wood. But fabric near the bed
> is a
> plus on the walls.
>
> The Classics don't come small enough to get into the more remote state and
> national parks, so I can't use one. Hunter's trailer size is about
> perfect, if
> you ask me. So is my old 24.
>
> And I absolutely hate the corner bed and the bathroom door that won't even
> open all the way on some of the smaller floor plans.
>
> I know Airstream has been making these last two design "features" for a
> while
> now. But were I engineering manager over at Airstream, neither would have
> made
> it off the paper and into production.
>
> I'm an adult. I want a bathroom door that opens. And I don't want a bed
> that I
> have to crawl over and around and into a corner blocked by a bathroom wall
> and
> a partially functional bathroom door to make easily. And as was mentioned,
> I
> *do* want a permanent bed that I don't have to pull out every night or
> whenever I want to relax a little. The smallest Bambi has a better
> accessible
> bed and a bathroom that opens all the way. Of course, it's a wet bath. But
> it
> *can* be done.
>
> Give me a real couch too. Not the vertical and uncomfortable L-Benches
> that
> seem to be of late. I want a couch, a real couch, with the lower cushions
> angled correctly and the back not straight up. Wally had that down really
> well. I like the pull out tables attached to a wall or credenza near the
> couch
> too.
>
> Another thing, give me a double sink. The bowl-shaped single sink looks
> cool
> but it's useless for conserving water and washing dishes in one side and
> rinsing in the other. I don't like the single bowls for sinks at all.
>
> And taking a cue from the 25th Anniversary Special, use every single
> little
> space for storage. Waste nothing and block off nothing. A hatch here and a
> little door there is the way to go.
>
> I *really* want to get a new trailer. But I won't purchase something that
> isn't floor planned to my liking. And there isn't anything I want to buy
> right
> now.
>
> Rick Kunath
> WBCCI #3060
>
>

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