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Airstream '68 Trade Wind

This is the 1968 airstream that is my new "camera bag" for the large format camera. Lots and lots of restoration in its future.....
March 2007: I purchased this 1968 Trade Wind model Airstream in August of 2005 from a couple up in Michigan. I spent my first night of ownership getting to know it on the shore of nearby Lake Huron. Since then I have taken it to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Land Between the Lakes, and the Shawnee National Forest among other places. I love the Airstream and continue to restore and refurbish it as time passes. So far the axles, and refrigerator have been replaced. This spring it will get new flooring , a polish, re-plumbed, and an new awning if all goes to plan…..
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68 Trade Wind artist web.jpg
68 Trade Wind artist web.jpg		 TW layout web.jpg
TW layout web.jpg		 Floor restoration.
:: Floor restoration. :: 		name_plates
:: name_plates ::
the_ugly_box
:: the_ugly_box :: 		interior_images
:: interior_images :: 		curbside.jpg
curbside.jpg		 outside front.jpg
outside front.jpg
winter quarters.jpg
winter quarters.jpg		 DSC_0005.jpg
DSC_0005.jpg		 after the rain 2_edited for forum.jpg
after the rain 2_edited for forum.jpg		 airstream_archives
:: airstream_archives ::
caulking mess.jpg
caulking mess.jpg		 vent caulking mess.jpg
vent caulking mess.jpg		 yamaha 2400is side.jpg
yamaha 2400is side.jpg		 shine.jpg
shine.jpg
mid polish.jpg
mid polish.jpg		 Airstream restro 20100115_0001.JPG
Airstream restro 20100115_0001.JPG		 name plate repaint.jpg
name plate repaint.jpg		 new front.jpg
new front.jpg
new rock guard.jpg
new rock guard.jpg		 LP gas tags.jpg
LP gas tags.jpg		 Unexpected bar.jpg
Unexpected bar.jpg		 New power plug.jpg
New power plug.jpg
gray tank bracket.jpg
gray tank bracket.jpg		 new plumbing 1.jpg
new plumbing 1.jpg		 new plumbing mid way.jpg
new plumbing mid way.jpg		 new bumped.jpg
new bumped.jpg
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Jeffrey Lewis Knapp30-Jun-2008 03:33
nice photos professorhttp://www.pbase.com/orangecones/image/10430530
Guest 16-Mar-2007 02:53
hehe, project documented on Pbase. Love it!!
professor_chaos01-Feb-2006 19:31
The cracks have been there as long as I have had the coach (labor day 2005). There is no clear cause for the cracks. While they are not getting any larger, the plan is to weld them this spring. I will probally pull the belly pan off at that time just to make sure there are not other frame issues lurking under there.
Guest 01-Feb-2006 16:28
Nice photos, Rodney. I'll have to ask you when you discovered the weld cracks and how you fixed them.
Jim 23-Jan-2006 16:39
Perfect for a photographer. I have a friend who Photographs dog shows and is contemplating doing the same thing
Bill Taylor06-Nov-2005 21:31
Now this is the way to go. Sometimes photographers has to sit put for a few days waiting for the ideal light , especially for large format , and them motels can get somewhat pricey at times.
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