George, I think I know the couple with the airstream you refer to... they have been on my Alabama Scenic River Trail events. That thing is so spacious inside, with lots of room for stuff everywhere. And, like you said, plenty to keep you occupied when you aren't traveling. The think that struck me when I first saw the photo of the Cricket is that it looked "pre-smashed." Jim On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:51 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > A few years back, Airstream marketed a stripped down rig similar to > the Cricket for big bucks, think it failed in the marketplace. Fancy > exterior with '40's ambulance accommodations for $20,000? I don't > think so. > > If I was in the rig for a towalong, I'd opt for a vintage Avion or > Airstream. Friends of ours from the VW world have owned a '79 23' > Avion for about 3 years. > > Vintage Airstreams, like our buses have great "cool" factor, all the > creature comforts, smaller units are easy to tow, there's plenty of > project work, (we all know how _that_ goes) and you can have a ball > with it in groups of a feather, or on your own. > > Geo/ATL > |
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