The Vintage Airstream Podcast
Summary: theVAP, discusses travel trailer, RV, and motorhome, repair, purchasing, restoration, and travel. Join us each episode as we talk with the nets top Airstream enthusiasts for a fun and lively discussion.
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- Artist: Tim Shephard
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Podcasts:
Colin’s quarantine center Washing the Ambassador Power washing solar panels Adding a fridge vent on a ’73 Safari Sealant for a Globetrotter Subfloor orientation
Colin’s shop reopens! Travel trailer boom Campgrounds reopening in places Breaking toilets Aluminum Atwood door cover The Range Vintage Trailer Resort (https://therangevtr.com/) Gaskets on a 1954 Vintage video (https://www.rvtravel.com/video-historical-airstream-too-bad-most-rvs-arent-built-this-way/) How to determine correct axles? How to mount cabinets?
Colin Hyde Trailer Restorations now open! Endcap kits Aluminum Atwood door skins Tesla replaces Airstream as Astronaut vehicle Funny eBay listings Paint ’62 upper cabinets in place or out? Axel savers Door within a door issues
Colin’s shop life Mobile Glide work continues 1954 Safari door hinges Painting a 1960’s tub 1977 Sovereign tanks GM Futureliner Vixen RV
Peru NY Colin’s 1946 Mobile Glide gets traction Replacing safety chains Converting a fresh tank to grey. Routing drain lines through crossmembers Cleaning up stains on vinyl siding Paint or not to paint
Introduction to the Vintage Airstream Podcast (VAPcast) How to become a part of the show The 411 on GSM Vehicles What to look out for when buying vintage Where to look for floor rot Bad Axles? What can happen? Winter is coming, take care of that plumbing Is body skin condition important? Narrow your search: choose by era Small Trailer vs. Large. Are small trailers on their way out?
Introduction to the Vintage Airstream Podcast (VAPcast) How to become a part of the show The 411 on GSM Vehicles What to look out for when buying vintage Where to look for floor rot Bad Axles? What can happen? Winter is coming, take care of that plumbing Is body skin condition important? Narrow your search: choose by era Small Trailer vs. Large. Are small trailers on their way out?
More social distancing Dealing with COVID-19 Use the time to work on your trailer project Tim’s swaps his toilet live on Facebook 1954 Safari front window gaskets Camera’s on Airstreams Call for questions/comments
Thump thump thump Colin gets stuck on the road Where’s the driveshaft! Should we camp during social distancing? Good people in times of trouble My frame as a split 10 years is too old! Wash your hands
The murderer’s are loose! Alumapalooza RV’ing keeps you healthy Biking Hiking Birdwatching Photography Geocaching Habitat for Humanity Matching vintage aluminum Connecting to external wifi and cellular Step by Step manual on restoration? Working with corrosion Shell-on Rotisserie? Pairing an AGM battery with a non AGM? Creating a spare tire storage Placing and sealing wheel arches Embracing vintage handmadenness
About 130 trailers attending Bands, meals, open house RV Blind Spot (rvblindspot.com) Installing an inverter Fogged double pane windows Outdoor shower install https://www.libertecaravans.com
-T minus 18 and counting -Bringing the Sovereign home -Colin’s heading South -Florida State Rally -The new voice of Vintage Trailer Supply -The Ambassador Update -The Ambassador Blog -Bad week for the Ambassador –Twin Temp test -Water everywhere -Noah’s Trailer -Twin Temp nice quiet heat -Rain rain go away -One little drip… -Water at the entry door -They all leak -For sale leaky trailer and Internet radio show -Sealed end cap seams with Parbond -Main door seals -Colin’s Ambassador update -Rob’s got two out of three –Rockem Sockem Robots -Listener question: What kind of aluminum for repairs –Air Parts Inc. -Listener question: ’60 Traveler, tank-less water heater, window frame
Warm vs. Cold Picking a pro Document with photos All pro's aren't profesional Many ways to do it right, more ways to do it wrong Ask for references Follow up and check in often
Tim’s electric scooter See Level Gauges (www.garnetinstruments.com) Rally light video How to add a city water inlet? Furnace vs Catalytic heater on demand water heaters Heat strip on an AC?
Interview with Wally Byam theVAP Listener Survey Colin's restoration update Listener's question: How to service a deadbolt? Rob's trailer door commits suicide! Doohickey to save doors bent on self destruction AS suicide door poppings explained Zolatone paint 101 Paint spray guns explained: siphon feed, gravity feed, and pressure pot Zolatone.com VS. ZolatoneAIM.com Talk of the Town radio program from 1954 with guests Wally Byam and Mr. & Mrs. Pat Terry
