Freshly completed full resto-mod. We originally purchased this Airstream with the intention of restoring it to live in full-time, year-round. It quickly became an engineering, artistic, creative craftsmanship obsession, and we had so much fun doing it that we’ve decided to let it go & start another one! As such, it was meticulously designed for four seasonal living, is off-grid equipped, and is ready for a fresh life of adventures on the road, as a “tiny home”, an “AirBnB” or whatever you can imagine for it!

Our dream for “Dreamlander” was to see her live her days in the desert. As such, we leaned heavily into old world southwestern “adobe” styling, with touches of native symbolism throughout. As much of the original exterior patina was kept as could be, along with original interior skins & a few accent features.

This project was a full-monty, here are some details, with walkthrough video links and the entire build write-up available in link at end of listing:

Frame:
– Frame off restoration… frame cleaned of any rust, reinforced/corrected where needed
– Fully painted with Rust Reformer
– Top coated with a high gloss black paint

Trailer:
– Two brand new 3,500lb Dexter torsion axles with hubs, electric brakes
– Four new Gabriel side-dampener shock absorbers
– New trailer/tow wiring, from new 7-way pigtail to brakes to operating lights, etc.
– New hitch chains
– Five new Hartland tires, with original steel wheels painted & new Baby Moon Hubcaps
– Brand new swaybar and hitch included
– New LED lighting
– New porch light
– New rear indicator lamps, reflectors
– New reverse lights
– New license plate light
– low profile front and rear stabilizer jacks

Shell:
– Fully cleaned & sanitized
– Fully sealed, from inside out… interior including every rivet, panel lap, seam, window frame, etc with Sikaflex. Exterior sealed appropriately with Acryl-R, every rivet repeatedly given an application of Captain Tolley’s sealer
– Notable bows/warps were corrected using an aluminum bracing technique
– Two panels were repaired with brand new aluminum
– Brand new belly pan

Subfloor:
– Plywood fully replaced
– Each sheet of subfloor coated 2x with polyurethane excluding the center-bottom of each section (for breathability)
– Complete subfloor given 5 coats of Behr Porch/Deck paint for maximum waterproofing
– Subfloor attached with carriage bolts, lockwashers & loctite, with foam-tape between each panel & the frame/ribs to reduce heat transfer
– 8 1/4″ drain stems were placed strategically in the c-channel as long-term “leak mitigation” protection

Insulation:
– Tiger Foam Closed Cell Spray-foam (R-Value of R7 per inch (so roughly R9-11) was applied between 1.25-1.85″ thick. The wiring was attached to the shell with over 600 adhesive tabs for a flush fit, and was spray-foamed over. The theories with Sprayfoam besides the high r-value, is that it cannot hold moisture, mold, mildew, etc. It could also be considered helpful structurally, is a great sound insulator, among other benefits.
– Layer of Reflectix between Sprayfoam & interior skin as a fantastic reflective air bubble barrier
– Each rib/brace covered with foam-tape as a skin-rib-skin heat transfer barrier
– Suspended below the subfloor a couple of inches (to allow subfloor to breathe) is 3″ pink foam board with an R-value of R15, held in place with pressure between frame rails and ribs, and fully encased in sprayfoam around the edges

Freshwater system:
– New 33 gallon fully insulated freshwater holding tank, with level gauge
– New Shurflo water-pump with inline filter
– All new pex piping throughout with crimp fittings
– New city water inlet
– New Dometic-Atwood 6gallon gas/electric water heater with bypass valves
– New shower and faucets
– Comes with brand new unused freshwater hose & two unused inline hose filters along with a blowout valve for winterizing

Greywater system (there is no blackwater, we installed a Nature’s Head toilet):
– New 33 gallon insulated grey water tank (with heat pads also installed… also level gauge wiring is connected)
– Valterra double waste valve, with hose cap
– 1 1/2″ inch abs plumbing
– HepvO valve to remove need for P-traps & mitigate odors
– Brand new unused sewage hose & sewage stands included

LP Gas system:
– Two brand new 30 gallon steel tanks
– Brand new Heavy Duty Regulator
– New copper gas piping with bras flared fittings
– LP Gas alarm installed inside
– LP gas tanks cover

Electrical system:
– Set up for 50amp shore power, runs fine on 30a, etc.
– Lithium
– Equipped with 2x Renogy 100watt panels with 2x plugs to easily add more
– 50a receptacle
– Progressive Industries smart surge protector
– Progressive Dynamics Transfer Switch
– WFCO Breaker Box / Fuse Panel
– Renogy 2000w pure sine wave inverter
– 2x Renogy 100ah Smart Lithium batteries (with space to easily add 2 more)
– Renogy battery monitor w/bluetooth
– Renogy Solar charge manager
– WFCO Lithium Converter-Charger
– Appropriate fuses & breakers protecting the system throughout
– 3/10 Romex copper wiring

AC:
New Dometic Penguin II High Capacity Low Profile Unit

Heat:
New Suburban NT-30 furnace with three directional registers (two at front, one in master bedroom)

Dometic Climate Control

Appliances:
Vtirifrigo 4.2 cubic ft electric stainless steel fridge/freezer
Dometic LP Gas Range/Oven also in a stainless steel

Flooring:
Waterproof Engineered Oak Hardwood

Cabinetry:
– Built in place custom… 3/4″ 13-ply baltic birch with soft-close slides & Blum hinges
– Oil stained
– Hand carved crown molding

Counter Tops:
– Premium Corian counter tops
– We hand made old world “Morroccan style” zellige… attaching each tile with heavy duty adhesive & grouting for the backsplash

Lighting:
-Full 12v LED lighting throughout

Sound:
– Alpine bluetooth enabled stereo
– Inline Alpine amp
– 4x Alpine speakers

Bed:
– 8″ thick RV queen Brooklyn Bedding Mattress
– Mattress protector
– I LOVE LINEN sheets + duvet cover

Fans & Ventilation:
– Two Maxxair Deluxe fans with remotes
– Screen door
– Original bug screens for each window included (not pictured)

Windows:
– New Lexan MR10 curved side windows with “storm latches” to ensure no water could get in if towing during a thunderstorm
– New tempered glass front and rear window
– All window hardware refurbished or replaced, all windows work perfectly
– All new gaskets (windows, doors, hatches, etc.)
– Insulating blinds installed for each window (smaller windows have their own “push in place” treatments for privacy/insulation… not pictured)

Couch:
– Built of baltic birch, contains 3 storage sections, freshwater pump/management section, with hatch style lids
– 4 inch thick foam cushions, with Latimer-Alexander velvet-chenille zippered covers and overstuffed cushions
– Custom woodburned artwork (by me) on our pull out slide to convert couch area into a bed, with 5 inch cushion that can be stored or used to convert the ottoman into additional couch

Table:
– Antique solid wood table and bench, with D-Rings to tether bench to wall for transit

Artwork:
– Two original oil paintings by Israel (me) in ancient Bristlecone pine frames (to compliment Bristlecone pine accents found throughout this Airstream)

Furnishings:
– All decorations, vintage handmade rugs, pottery, etc is included

Doorknob:
– Serviced by a Bargman specialist.. Two new keys made for it. The external hatches are also keyed with keys included.

Accessories:
Includes 50amp extension cord, 30amp adapter, X-jack locking tire jacks, rv leveling kit, wheel covers, etc.

We put $52k cash into this build, & over 4k hours of labor.

6,200lbs dry as per CAT scale

Full process write up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YBQG0vxcOTjmoCf_J1oqlEHHM8IHK_Ikfk2qy56Itng/edit?usp=sharing

Videos available:

Highlight reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvrHxQJM-EY

Full tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VSzwJNM2FE

This beauty is READY FOR YOU!