I bought a 1959 Tradewind earlier this year. I started refinishing the interior this past spring. Once we were working on the trailer I noticed some rot pretty far back on the A-Frame. I took it out to Paul Mayeux's shop called A&P Vintage Trailer Works for them to check it out. After removing more of the belly pan Paul informed me the best plan forward was to replace the frame. Paul has been a member here on AIR going way back more than 10 years. He first started tinkering with Airstream's to fix his own unit and slowly that hobby turned into a business. Now he has a team of amazing folks who help him fabricate amazing refurbished Airstreams.
He's going to be working on my Tradewinds and posting photos to this thread from our smartphone app. It was the easiest process to keep me in the loop and also for him to share his work for others to learn from as well.
The plan is to keep a lot of the original interior but build a new dinette that folds into a bed up front. I'd like to keep the bathroom the same but it's a bit small. We have the bunk version which is going to be great for the kids but we'll need to build a little ladder for them to get up and also some rails on the sides so they don't fall down from way up there!
So far I have called this project The Onion because every time I pull something back I find something else that needs to be done. fortunately we are getting close to the middle and soon there can't be any more layers. I'm just looking forward to some adventures with my family next spring and summer!
He's going to be working on my Tradewinds and posting photos to this thread from our smartphone app. It was the easiest process to keep me in the loop and also for him to share his work for others to learn from as well.
The plan is to keep a lot of the original interior but build a new dinette that folds into a bed up front. I'd like to keep the bathroom the same but it's a bit small. We have the bunk version which is going to be great for the kids but we'll need to build a little ladder for them to get up and also some rails on the sides so they don't fall down from way up there!
So far I have called this project The Onion because every time I pull something back I find something else that needs to be done. fortunately we are getting close to the middle and soon there can't be any more layers. I'm just looking forward to some adventures with my family next spring and summer!
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