Hi Ernest
> 1. I am considering putting in a cork floor but I live in Minnesota and
> worry that the extremes in humidity might cause difficulty with buckling of
> the cork tiles. The salesperson at Dodge-Regupol, though and Airstream owner
> herself, could not be sure I wouldn't have a problem. Do any of the people
> who've put in a cork floor have experience with extremes in humidity
> comparable to MN? What season of the year was the installation done? Do you
> see significant expansion/contraction with humidity cycles?
I have a Cork floor and it survives the humidity of a NE Summer, NC
Summer, and totally frozen Winter. The material is more flexible and
adabtable than any other flooring. I have it everywhere, even in the
bathroom where sometimes the whole floor gets wet . Not a problem.
http://home.tiac.net/~jtdjtd/aspix/floor.html
> 2. I recently purchased a new truck (Ram with Hemi) and the hitch receiver
> is 3" higher than my old truck. I will have to have a custom drop bar made
> to accommodate my Reese hitch.
Go to a Horse trailer place, they carry all kinds of drops and
adjustable ones too, no need for custom, unless it's free....
> I also have a problem dragging the rear of
> the trailer when I park it at home because of the sharp rise of the
> driveway/parking area. This has also been a problem in some places where
> there is a deep gutter at the exit of a filling station. I tend also to use
> remote campgrounds that don't have easy terrain. I thought that another
> solution to the problem would be to put a 3" spacer between the axels and
> frame with a bolt welded in for the shocks. This would give me 3" more
> ground clearance and probably not affect towing stability.
I'll pass on this one. I did see a little airstream that had been
mounted way up in the air on a truck chassis, to use as a sheep herders
house out west.
Daisy