Re: [A/S] The HLH Edition

[Rick Kunath <k9ao@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also hope that you got the chance to drag some of the Airstream design folks 
through some of the vintage trailers. 

Wally had some really open and functional designs on trailers in the 
Globetrotter and Tradewind and smaller sizes that I'd have hoped could be 
incorporated into some of the new offerings someday. 

Does anyone know how suitable the current smaller designs would be to dragging 
the trailer over gravel and other unimproved roads the way I used to drag the 
old Tradewind International? I don't know if the "International" designation 
still means what it did back then, i.e. taller suspension, bigger tankage,  
and built for rough roads? 

One of the attractions to me is getting into the back country and still having 
the comforts we have been accustomed to in an Airstream. It's looking like 
restoring the old trailer may take a while, though I'll get it refurbished 
eventually. I may want to get hold of another before than. The call of the 
road is getting way to strong <smile>.

It'd be very interesting to have an idea session with some of the Airstream 
designers over coffee someday, and see how current design trends could be 
merged with some of the traditional ideas that have stood the test of time.

Rick Kunath