They don't know whom they'll hand their trailer off to, but you can bet this old Airstream will be in demand. 'These are one of the few products that will outlive you.' It's like we get to be the caretakers for a while and hand it off to somebody else,' Victor says. 'All of our vacation memories are in here and our son growing up, his whole life is in this trailer.' 'You go through the photo albums and there's the trailer,' Bobbi says. They've hauled their trailer all over the country for nearly 20 years. Tucked in the middle sits Bobbi and Victor Kingsland's sleek 1969 Airstream Overlander. Walk through an RV storage lot south of LA and you'll see row after row of giant, boxy Coachman and Montana campers. Now, he rents it out to wedding parties, businesses and vacationers.ĭespite the resurgence, Airstream enthusiasts are still part of a niche community. Weldon Matheson, owner of Restoration Destinations in Los Angeles, spent three years renovating his 1977 Airstream Safari. Now they're parked here, at this Airstream motel surrounded by endless miles of desert. The Bedroom The bedroom is a funky, fun space to relax. Rusty Lazer The decorative lights they used are a nice touch. Their days of rolling down highways are over. Not to be ignored, the bathroom in the Airstream trailer that Rusty and Jami renovated is just as spectacular as the rest of the interior. The dusty old trailers have some dents and scratches. Turn from the town's main street and follow a narrow, sandy road that leads to an unexpected sight: Six Airstreams gleaming in the sun. Take a drive three hours east of Los Angeles to Landers, Calif. You can pay up to $100,000 for one even the smaller trailers, the Bambis, can cost up to $45,000.ĭespite the price tag, Airstreams both old and new are making a comeback - a resurgence fueled by demand for the sleek retro style. But the company is still manufacturing new trailers out of Jackson Center, Ohio. The iconic trailers have the unmistakable curved aluminum exterior, giving them the nickname 'the silver bullet.' They look more like the fuselage of an old airplane than a modern RV.Ībove all, Airstreams bring back memories of the golden days of camping. Step inside an Airstream travel trailer and you'll step into a different era. But they're popular in the modern era, too: Airstream's trailer production is at its highest level since the 1970s, and travel trailer sales this year alone are up 33 percent. Airstream travel trailers bring to mind the golden age of camping.

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