Blogging in Aluminum

If you find yourself traveling through the lake tahoe area and you like to boondock, this little gem is a great place to rest and take in some hikes and or fishing.   Roman and I had been nominated to go scout out the Blue Lakes area for an Airstream rally site for our WBCCI unit.  We only stayed one night but it was well worth the effort of packing up and driving the entire 20 minutes  out there… it rained the first day so we stayed in the trailer and ate fresh baked cookies, watched some movies, caught up on our reading and took a nap while the rain fell on the trailer…. aaahhhhhhh.  The second day we awoke to the solar panels reading 100% and the sun poking thru the clouds.  Inspired by the scenery and feeling refreshed, Rome decided to give me a few lessons on backing up and turning the trailer in reverse.  We broke camp and took a leisurely drive thru the blue lakes area to explore more possible rally sites and I got to practice a 12-14 point turn.  We found another great campsite and after what seemed an eternity of parking and backing up instructions, we got level and had some lunch with the Sierra Nevadas offering the best of all backdrops.  Spring time up here, in my opinion, cannot be beat.

With the crazy increase in gas prices people are becoming more and more concerned with the cost of towing an Airstream.  If you love the vintage look of the older Airstreams and you can appreciate the aesthetics of tambour doors in walnut grain, avocado green and bright orange formica then guess what???? The 70′s models may be the answer to your prayers.  Airstream made their trailers more narrow and quite a bit lighter during the decade of discotheques and Amway parties.   The interiors are constructed with lighter weight materials and if you buy one that was made after 1973 you will get the bonus of a grey water tank.  If you are thinking of downsizing or you are a first time buyer you can check out the trailer weights here.

Airforums user "wheel interested" posted pictures of the new 2009 Flying Cloud.  It is replacing the Safari line this next year.  I really like what I have seen so far.  The colors are crisp and light.  We have the same floorplan, the 25fb (I think this is a 27fb), and we love it.  You get great views from the "living room" and the bedroom is over the hitch. 

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makes for a very dull blog   But, I do have great news for those friends who have been thinking of going to the dark side, or should I say the square side… For those of you who have been considering crossing over to an SOB (some other brand, square old box etc…) because you need room for your atv, motorcycle, kyaks or a ramp for a disabled member in your group Airstream has a really cool new trailer coming our way in 2009.  Check out this article