Holding Tanks Holding tanks, replacement and repairs. Knowing that most vintage airstream trailers have been abandoned to an open field or the north side of a barn for sometimes decades, “plastic holding tanks” usually cannot withstand the elements and extreme changes of weather conditions. Owner in News Feed November 26, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Winterizing Airstream Trailer Hard to believe it, but the reality is almost here for winterizing your Airstream trailer. Prevent costly repairs and replacements especially those tied to copper rather than pex lines. Owner in News Feed September 13, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Many Times a Potential Airstream Buyer Can Get Overly Excited... Many times a potential Airstream buyer can get overly excited and even blinded by emotions when on the “hunt” for their perfect piece of history to purchase. It must be noted that long before the exchange of money, the enthusiastic buyer (buyers) must know the basic background of each vintage trailer being considered to own […] Owner in News Feed June 4, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Everything Works...Well Not Usually We have heard from our customers time and time again that when they bought their trailer, the seller assured them that “everything works”. Owner in News Feed April 15, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Living Full Time in An Airstream Hello everyone! My name is Josh Wood, and I’m excited to be a guest blogger for VARR. First things first, an introduction of my family. We are a family of four that have been full time living in our 1976 Sovereign 31′ Airstream for coming up on 10 months. My wife Lisa is a freelance […] Owner in News Feed March 25, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
A Restoration Blast from the Past 1950 was a wholesome time in America and 1950 was a pivotal time for innovation. Unique ideas were popping up all over, but as fast as a unique niche surfaced another moment of genius rose its head. By taking common materials from World War II, the travel industry specifically aluminum trailers, invented a hotel room […] Owner in News Feed March 15, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Leaky Window Repair - Vintage Airstreams Ever since Airstream started their trailer production business in 1931, many trailers have traveled the world and experienced all the different weather conditions. Each weather condition has a different effect on the trailers and the exterior aluminum skin that makes them so iconic. One of the drawbacks of course is the difficulty to keep each […] Owner in News Feed March 1, 2016Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Winterizing your Airstream Trailer It’s that time of year where the air gets colder and the temperature drops. Time to winterize your Airstream Trailer. Owner in News Feed November 6, 2015Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Foam Insulation - Possible Challenges We are hearing more and more about Airstreamers using or being interested in using foam insulation for their Airstream restorations. While it could be a great option, if applied improperly, can be quite a disaster. Also keep in mind future repairs. To get to the area to repair you have to dig out the foam […] Owner in News Feed November 4, 2015Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
Propane Safety Here at Vintage Airstream Restorations (VARR) safety is our top concern! Owner in News Feed September 11, 2015Updated May 4, 2022 Continue reading →
