It's really too bad we can't get our long long trailer up and turned around correctly in our steep and narrow driveway so we could do this, but I think using your Airstream as a guest house over the holidays is a fabulous idea. (Although if we could get our Airstream to our driveway, I'd probably be the one out there claiming the cozy haven for myself!)
Our friend Rhonda is writing an article on this subject for Airstream and I'll be shooting photos (using our trailer as a stunt guest house) to illustrate in the next few days. Will link to the article when it's out, and post photos of course.
But just know HOW DIFFICULT it was for me to buy holiday decorations at the store today way way WAY too early. It is so not like me that I even found myself explaining to a total stranger (the checker) just WHY I needed Christmas stuff while Thanksgiving is still two weeks away.
(Posted by Laura)
We are thinking about using our little trailer as a guest house…we’ll let our guests sleep inside and we’ll sleep out here 🙂 I’m so missing going camping right now and find myself sitting out here several times a week! Planning on shopping for some cute Christmas decorations tomorrow! Hope you’ll post your photos…can’t wait to take some myself!
Was wondering if you guys really go out much during the winter. We’re hoping to. We haven’t winterized it yet thinking that we’ll take it out over the week of Thanksgiving..even if it’s just at Champoeg or in the Gorge. Saw that Monica from j5mm takes hers out in the snow…think that would be wonderful fun!
Hi Kim! We use ours all through the winter. We are at champoeg now and it’s cold and rainy and cozy and great. 🙂 The coast is lovely when it’s stormy, too. Let’s meet up and do some winter’ camping!
We were in freezing temps in our 1965 Sovereign, the last two nights at Warm Springs, OR. Our hose froze every night, so we just unhooked and drained it at bedtime, and waited for it thaw in the AM. We add a layer of fleece between the curtains and single pane windows, to insulate a bit more at night. We also cover the floor in rugs. We have a warm mode on our AC, which runs and masks the loudness of the propane heater turning-on, through-out the night. It’s warm and cozy. I completely love it!
Lisa…we’ve camped at the coast during the winter (several nights in the 20s even!…frozen hose as well…thaws nicely in the sink). We brought a little electric heater with us this time since we’re plugged in (free heat!!) and it’s quiet and really warms the place up nice. I love it too!!
We have a great little cube heater that we got at a marine supply store. It does a crazy, good job heating. The bad thing about having one of the very, shiny Airstreams is that you’re more hesitant to take it into the snow (and more specifically) DE-ICER!!!… which etches into the shiny finish, if left on the trailer for any period of time. I would LOVE to have a property that I could use my Airstream as a guest house. We do sleep in it in the street, in front of our house, every now and then. PS: glad you made it to Champoeg for a few days 🙂