Comments on: Using Your Airstream as a Guest House

By: Lisa and Geo

Lisa and Geo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:55:46 +0000

We have a great little cube heater that we got at a marine supply store. It does a crazy, good job heating. The bad thing about having one of the very, shiny Airstreams is that you’re more hesitant to take it into the snow (and more specifically) DE-ICER!!!… which etches into the shiny finish, if left on the trailer for any period of time. I would LOVE to have a property that I could use my Airstream as a guest house. We do sleep in it in the street, in front of our house, every now and then. PS: glad you made it to Champoeg for a few days 🙂

By: Riveted

Riveted — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:02:34 +0000

Lisa…we’ve camped at the coast during the winter (several nights in the 20s even!…frozen hose as well…thaws nicely in the sink). We brought a little electric heater with us this time since we’re plugged in (free heat!!) and it’s quiet and really warms the place up nice. I love it too!!

By: Lisa and Geo

Lisa and Geo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:59:39 +0000

We were in freezing temps in our 1965 Sovereign, the last two nights at Warm Springs, OR. Our hose froze every night, so we just unhooked and drained it at bedtime, and waited for it thaw in the AM. We add a layer of fleece between the curtains and single pane windows, to insulate a bit more at night. We also cover the floor in rugs. We have a warm mode on our AC, which runs and masks the loudness of the propane heater turning-on, through-out the night. It’s warm and cozy. I completely love it!

By: Riveted

Riveted — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:39:45 +0000

Hi Kim! We use ours all through the winter. We are at champoeg now and it’s cold and rainy and cozy and great. 🙂 The coast is lovely when it’s stormy, too. Let’s meet up and do some winter’ camping!

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:59:51 +0000

We are thinking about using our little trailer as a guest house…we’ll let our guests sleep inside and we’ll sleep out here 🙂 I’m so missing going camping right now and find myself sitting out here several times a week! Planning on shopping for some cute Christmas decorations tomorrow! Hope you’ll post your photos…can’t wait to take some myself!

Was wondering if you guys really go out much during the winter. We’re hoping to. We haven’t winterized it yet thinking that we’ll take it out over the week of Thanksgiving..even if it’s just at Champoeg or in the Gorge. Saw that Monica from j5mm takes hers out in the snow…think that would be wonderful fun!