Saturday, May 26, 2007

A photographer friend and I had breakfast this morning at Java Jones, downtown. He's becoming more and more of a nomad, living out of his VW camper and traveling around the U.S. He just got back from the jazz festival in New Orleans. As one of my options after I retire is to do about that sort of thing we talked about the options and I mentioned the Airstream trailers. He seemed enthusiastic about them, no doubt because they have bathrooms, where his camper doesn't. He also raved on about quality, etc. In any case, it's nice to talk to someone who doesn't think I'm crazy for considering this as a reasonable thing to do.

Of course I now have to also consider a VW camper as an option, with occasional motel visits interspersed to do laundry and shower.

Let's see...these ladies are Trish and Mariah.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Photomedic said...

You aren't crazy - and many folks do this, at least temporarily in the early part of their retirement.

I love Airstreams - but dollar for dollar I can't help but wonder if you might get better value out of something else. Then again, you are the engineer type, so I am sure you have considered this.

I did see a pop up which had rigid panels instead of canvas walls - very intriguing.

Also, I wonder how bad the mileage would be on your haul vehicle...

Thanks for a great blog. Your inner musings compete well with your camera work!

5:26 PM  
Blogger Willie said...

Airstreams also do not leak. Therefore you wont have to climb on top to re-tar the top. They are heavier, which is why I purchased a 3/4 ton suburban with a 7.2 liter or 454 ci engine. For now until I get married I use the suburban as my camper.

Willie Sheldon
www.sheldonphotography.com
no posted nudes, but I do have haunted house images.

8:43 PM  

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