Camping with My Wife and Kids: 2013-09-01

I occurred to me some weeks ago that I have a constant list of to-do items for both of my Airstream campers. As soon as I would finish camping in one, it would generate a to-do list for when we got home. I would set aside that list in favor of tackling the list that I put-off previously from the other camper. As we switched from moho to trailer and vice versa, there was always an, "Oh crap, I've got X weeks to get all the stuff fixed before we go camping again." Granted, I'm somewhat of a perfectionist. In my book, there's no "It's a small leak, I don't need to fix it right now." To me, it's a flaw and it needs to be rectified as soon as possible. So there's a constant stress which is multiplied by 2. On my last adventure into working on the Airstream trailer, I found some things which concerned me and that I feel need to be professionally handled if the trailer is to continue to last many years for my family's enjoyment. I felt it was time to consolidate efforts and funds into one Airstream. I felt the bug to have many Airstreams, but I had to understand that pretty much everyone I know that has multiple Airstreams doesn't use all of them and is generally in the business of repairing and re-selling them. As much as that would be cool, it's not in the cards for me right now. I had to go to one Airstream, and the trailer was it.

I didn't expect the moho to sell. Period. I thought that the chances of someone wanting a 36 year old motorhome which had some considerable money and work put into it would never happen to the level where I could be comfortable with a selling price. So I threw out ads on craigslist and airstream classifieds. Initially there was one serious inquiry, but he opted for a trailer instead. I dropped the price $500 to see if I could get more interest, but honestly expected the ads to time-out and I might try to sell again in the spring. But the $500 drop did its duty and suddenly the inquiries were coming in. I weeded out the scammers and remained in contact with the real people. One lucky couple happened to be the first to offer up a deposit to hold it.

On Friday (8/30) they arrived at my house from a considerable distance. Despite the list of flaws that I never got around to fixing, they were tickled with the moho and giddy with excitement not unlike my family when we bought it. Although I told them to camp in it overnight in my front yard and to make sure it was what they really wanted, they paid me for the moho and we did the paperwork Friday night. We spent some time sitting around the fire table on the deck talking and socializing as so often happens when strangers, Airstreams, and fires come together on the same occurrence. In the morning, they were early risers and they hit the road to get their tow-dolly in order to tow their car home behind the moho. It seems from our conversation that the new owners have every intention of picking up my to-do list and completing it and maybe going a bit further. We live a long ways apart so I doubt we'll cross paths too much, but I only hope that someday I can pull into a campground and see them and the moho camping right along side my trailer.

For the benefit of my kids in the future since I'm not sure how much they will remember in the limited time that we had the moho, here's some pictures of the moho right when we bought it and were acclimating to it as well as some pictures of the family improving and otherwise enjoying it.