Do you’re keen on RV and camper renovations? Do you dream about dwelling in an Airstream full-time? Check out the household who did simply that!
Come meet this Harvest Hosts Member household of 4—Living Small Dreaming Big—and take a look at their experience! Stuart and Lindsay have two youngsters—Audrey and Maverick—and reside on the highway full time. They did an entire refurbish of their Airstream RV to fulfill the wants of their nomadic way of life. Let’s test it out.
What RV Do They Live In?
They reside in a 2001 Airstream Safari that’s 27 toes in size.
What Do They Tow With?
They use a 2019 Ram 2500 with a diesel engine to tug this 7,500 pound Airstream.
How Long Is Their RV Set Up?
Their whole size between their RV and truck is about 50 toes in size.
What Are Some of Their Key Features?
Quite a lot of RVers wish to customise issues, however get a little bit afraid to do it. Because Stuart is an RV technician, he was assured in his capacity, and it exhibits! Here are among the key options this household of 4 included of their rig.
Lightweight Countertop Solution for Their RV
They used a 3/4 inch birch plywood to create the counter tops and cutouts for the sink after which coated it with an epoxy. Epoxy is a good way to present dimension and sturdiness whereas sustaining a light-weight countertop. With their epoxy counter tops, they have been capable of get a completed stone look with out the burden. It appears to be like lovely.
They Have 2 Refrigerators inside Their RV
RV fridges are moderately small. With a household of 4 addressing this situation was a necessity. They have been capable of finding a novel place so as to add a second fridge and freezer. Watch this video and see it for your self.
Flip Up, Flip Down, or Slide Out
They determined to maximise house by eliminating swinging doorways, and permitting each place the prospect to be transitional.
- Their toilet door is a barn door that retains the movement by way of the kitchen good and open.
- They use a flip up desk to create a workspace—or homeschooling—desk, to eat meals when it’s raining, or depart all the way down to create play house for the remainder of the day.
- All of their cupboards slide out on rollers to assist entry house behind the cupboards without having to face in your head to get objects from the again.
- The lounge is greater than a spot to observe television. They have a sofa that doubles as their mattress and can also be used for his or her household theater room.
- Flip up the mattress and you will discover a second fridge and their solar energy tools. And in entrance of the fridge—uncovered to the entrance of the mattress—you’ll discover totes for everybody’s footwear.
What Do They Use to Cook?
Stuart and Lindsay use an induction cooktop, and a big measurement toaster oven. In addition, they’ve an Instant Pot stowed of their pull out cupboards.
Where Do the Kids Sleep?
The youngsters have their very own room on this 27 foot Airstream. In the again of the RV, they constructed a wall with two full-size twin beds and closet house for his or her garments.
What Is Their Bathroom Like?
Like any RV toilet, it’s a little tight—however extremely useful. Their toilet was overhauled and feels spacious—though it has a small footprint. They used the identical 3/4 inch birchwood and epoxy for his or her countertop. Then, they used styrofoam for his or her bathe partitions and coated it with epoxy to make it waterproof and delightful.
Their rest room is a composting rest room as a result of they didn’t wish to fear about the place they might be dumping it.
What Luxuries Did They Include?
- A full measurement espresso bar could be the identical measurement as the remainder of the kitchen. They love their espresso and so they needed to embrace an espresso machine to get them to choose me up all through the day.
- The second fridge.
- An on the spot sizzling water heater for longer sizzling showers most RVers must forgo whereas touring.
Did They Make Upgrades Outside?
Outside they made fairly a number of upgrades, enhancements, or tweaks to make life simpler.
They Upgraded Their Water Filters
They put in a Blu Tech R3 water filter system. It is a compact, three-stage filtration system that filters all the way down to 0.2 microns.
They additionally put in a inbuilt water stress regulator and set it to 50 PSI. This eliminates the necessity to fear about setting it up every time you connect with an outdoor water supply.
How Do They Stay Connected?
This household of 4 makes use of Starlink to remain related on the highway. They purchased a telescoping flag pole from Harbor Freight, and so they use it to fly previous glory and elevate their dish to remain related.
Blu Technology three-stage water filter system.
These Are Just Some of the Highlights
If you wish to see what else this inventive nomadic household has carried out to their refurbished rig, you’ll have to observe the video. We can’t provide you with all the small print right here. And if you wish to get sneak peeks within different RVs with out strolling across the campground at night time attempting to peek within the home windows—and you recognize you do—you may comply with alongside in our “Welcome To My Ride” collection with Harvest Hosts.