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Haloa, SHOWER, if u wanna travel during winter, you will regret to not have an inside shower dude... Anyway Love From France, u're kinda Mentor,
I think you could have kerfed the outside of the curves ;)
I have a question regarding outdoor wood furniture sealing. Please advise what the best product to buy if one shops in Lowes for outdoor oil-based wood sealer.
Those back corners on either side of the bed would be a great spot for electrical outlets and/or wireless charging.
Or speakers.
Or, hear me out, all of these things
Cup holders, too....I have to have something to drink at night, and that would be a perfect spot to keep it from tipping over.
I got on here to just tell you to put speakers in those spots so happy to see someone else beat me to it.
I was about to comment this same thing. Hopefully he sees this one
I used to build these trailers at Airstream. One thing you're going to want to account for moving forward is LATCHES. Every drawer, door, access panel, lid, etc. needs some way to secure itself during transit or your stuff will absolutely be flung around everywhere. Also, save yourself some heartache and don't build backs for your cabinets, it will save a ton of weight.
This is good advice. He also needs to redo wherever he's doubled material and remove the excess.
There is a good system called buttonfix. There is a metal version for that and it is also used in the naval industry. Would love to see him use it because I have an upcoming project myself using that system
I can see where the structural support is helpful on the bedside cabinets to have a back on the carcass.. he could route out a big chunk of those to save the weight while still having the support those things need, while reclaiming cubic inches.
Anthony is correct. I'm Just finishing up a schoolie conversion and I assumed that the self close feature on my drawer slides would be sufficient to hold the drawers shut. This proved true for laterally mounted kitchen drawers, but my two large, forward facing dresser drawers decided to join me in the front of the bus the first time I had to lay on the brakes.
"And then I stood around and stared."
This is how I spend a lot of my woodworking time. Trying to figure out what step to do next.
Ever little bit of weight savings makes a difference when you're towing. Similar to your boat builds, you may want to consider skeletonizing the pieces of the cabinets and compartments that are inside or hidden against the walls. This will leave enough material for structural integrity while possibly removing up to a third of the weight.
I just can’t get over how dashingly handsome, cerebral & funny all in one stout well-built on the fringe of having your own star on the Hollywood walkway walking & talking package.
I especially like it when you’re flat on your back…
why not put the kerfs to the back of the box that way you dont see them?
While building and designing, just keep in mind that your trailer is mostly just for sleeping and the occasional rain shower. We have an RV and a young son and all we do is sleep and brush our teeth in there and then we try to hang out outside as much as possible. Just want to bring this up so you don't waste too much time and effort making beautiful features and creature comforts inside that will only get used once or twice. Make it look nice, but keep it as light weight and utilitarian as possible. Think: outlets, lights, access to commonly needed things like food and change of clothes, and then secure storage as far as the eye can see.
Hey Jason, my 7 year-old son, Wyatt, had a suggestion:
The bathroom should be close to the bed so that you don’t wake up anyone when you have to go.
Hey Jason, it's not just the total weight, you might also consider the weight distribution. You want to get the weight in front of the wheels and the weight behind the wheels balanced so that it tows correctly and doesn't sway when being pulled. Also the weight on the tongue needs to be within a certain weight range. Great content bud!
This is huge and bears repeating over and over. Additionally, adding what is beginning to look like an extra ton to a lightweight trailer will probably require looking at the frame, springs, shocks and maybe even the axles to see if they need to be upgraded.
Came here to say the same. Definitely need to be weight conscious in terms of total weight, weight distribution, and tongue weight.
@@heathbecker420 Absolutely don’t want to end up with “negative” tongue weight.
The thing you've got to remember about the weight is there was a ton of stuff - made with much heavier materials - when it was all original. All he's really doing is adding that weight back in it. Also, when you're towing it with a regular hitch, it's better to have the heavier stuff towards the back to reduce the chance of damage to the hitch. I really don't think weight is as much of an issue as some might worry about.
Also, as far as sway, there are two features to solve that concern. One is a sway bar. The other is tow switch in the truck, which helps compensate for potential sway.
I think, to me, is to remember the year it was built (1963?), when they didn't have things like sway bars. Also, I think he has the F150 Lightning (the electric one). Have you seen the ad where she's towing a train with one?
An Idea for the Airstream - Your Airstream needs a disco ball mounted to the ceiling or better yet on a mechanical arm on the outside that you can swing out and then you can hold dances at the RV park blasting out some Bee Gee toons. Don’t forget to pack your leisure suit and gold chains. I promise you will be the only Airstream to have one.
🤣🤣🤣
I live in Portland and one odd thing I like about your videos is the reminder of what the weather was last week. Thanks dood
in regards to those curved triangular sections at the head end of the bedside boxes: perhaps decrease the depth from 11 inches to like 5 or 6 and line them and use them as bedside drink holders/book caddies/electronics holders . basically a deep tray kinda scenario for tossing things that u don't wanna have to get out of bed to store away.
… or turn them into solar ‘led uplights’. Just open the curtain in the morning to let light into the room during the day. Uplight could be a surface panel you can utilize as a surface area to place reading glasses or whatever you go to bed with.
I just noticed that it is an "International Land Yacht." For some reason, I freaking love that.
This makes me want to see “Bourbon Sailing” and see what you’d make in like an old ~35’ sailing boat
HEY Jason, you should pull the carcasses out and take the airstream to a weigh-in station to get your before weight, then do it again once you’re done so you’ll know exactly how much heavier it is. Plus it’s extra content! 😅
those corner parts where the curved section is, you could pop in lights one up and one sidewards in each, and voila used space and mood lighting, Great work so far,
The AirStream is a beauty. Your wood working/fine carpentry skills will create a masterpiece.
As little as you are going use it, yes I said it. (In a non negative way)Installing all the bells and whistles will be brilliant for any resale, that may or may not happen. Keep in mind unless you are going to become a travel/van/trailer channel. Keep it simple.
It’s perfect for honing your skills, excellent content and engagement. I love this series. ❤
Hi Jason
I don't have any suggestions or concerns or criticisms, I just want to say that I love your videos. You seem like a really nice guy, a great family man, and a great woodworker, and I hope everything in your life is going well.
Thanks for doing what you do. I hope it brings you the same joy your videos bring me.
Standing and staring, so recognizable.....did a renovation of a 1977 Chateau caravan (without a plan), man how often did I stand, stare, think and think again what to do next.
Love this serie Jason!
I will never stay in a RV again they are like a oven in the summer 🥵and a icebox in the winter!!🥶Lessoned learned ..
The past few years I have dreamed about doing a camper van conversion, building it out from the ground up. I have day dreamed about all the things I would do! And now after watching these first two videos of yours I am absolutely convinced that I - will drop that dream like a hot potato. A man would have to be crazy to take on such a job! I’ll just live vicariously through you 😊. Anyway, really enjoying these videos, great job!!
I love that you recorded yourself pontificating throughout the build... my kids think I'm crazy when I stare at a space or a board for prolonged amount of time. They may be right, but at least I'm in good company. you should pull the toilet out during one of those think sessions... it helps the process! love what you do, keep it up
travis
Weight: To save on the weight, perhaps you should consider using polypropylene honeycomb boards. They were used throughout our RV and are very robust and durable. With less than 10% of the weight of plywood you can cover a large area quickly and then with a veneer or 1-3mm birch boards to cover the polypropylene honeycomb as appearance. Remember for safety that 65% of the weight needs to be on top or ahead of the axles.
I'll say it again, get 3/8 bendable plywood to use on your curved sections. No kerfing and easier to scribe. Used it alot when I built boat interiors. Good work!
^ This
I’ll add these 4’ x 8’ sheets come in short grain and long grain. My sales rep would ask, are you building a column or a drum?
The transition to the Bourbon Moth intro graphic was S tier
That standing and staring phase is ridiculously relatable.
Awesome. I'm building the inside of my camper (GRP composite box on top of a 4x4 sprinter flatbed truck) and oooh boy the weight adds up. With my skills and tools and literal barn, making the bed-sofa-table-storage-convertible monstrosity in the rear has taken me WEEKS, so I wouldn't worry about feeling it takes a long time. I find myself spending the majority of my time just staring at things, figuring out how to attach impossible aluminium-plywood-glue-rivet-contraptions so that they are light, sturdy, possible to service and don't interfere with whatever else I'm going to be doing in the area. Making the ventilation holes and stuff... man, a CNC would be nice.
Suggestion: LED lights in all storage areas. It will make finding things much easier.
in a RV or trailer, every single inch is needed for storage. the head board could work for laptop/tablets. or a nook for books accessible from the front (panels that pop-out) the corners - frankly that's a huge amount of storage in trailer terms.
Love the ending addressing the comments from last week. Great way to wrap multi video build and give closure to the prior week.
Another thing to consider. Every time you hook up your home on wheels and tow it down the road is like subjecting the house to a 60 mph earthquake. Not to mention the washboard roads that take you to your favorite mountain lake.
Be sure you can retighten all your screws, recaulk joints, and be happy with just being on the road, not at home where perfection is built on a solid foundation.
Im 3 weeks behind and just catching up on this Airstream series now. I wish you would have called me earlier. Too late now but building trailer interiors was job I had for a few summers between semesters in college. So for a guy that doesnt know what he is doing, your doing fairly well IMHO. So your conscious of weight thats good, but also be conscious of WHERE the weight is. Weight you add behind the axles will need to be off set with the same weight in front of the axles. So plan for that as best you can now, and its good that your keeping an account of how much material you have used so you should get pretty close. The old saying goes... " a nose heavy airplane flies poorly, a tail heavy airplane flies once." Weight layout is key for a safe towing (and flying) experience. Ciao
Regarding tire blowouts, I would highly recommend investing in a tire monitoring system. We had a blowout that destroyed multiple propane lines, and we got lucky that's all it did. Bought a tire monitor system, and the very next trip detected a huge leak in my truck tires that would have blown out. Saved hundreds
Great build so far. Just a thought for access to the under the bed storage: In addition to the removable tops, you could put a piano hinge at the back with pistons on the side to have the whole thing lift up. With the split mattress this would make access a breeze so you do not have to reach down in the holes that you cut. Keep up the great work!
Idea re: weight. You could have used the existing bottom and existing wall as two of the 4 sides of your bed storage carcasses, saved a lot of work and weight, there wouldn’t have been all the kerf cuts and then more work to hide them and then sand them and then rubio them. Car makers have learned the best part is no part.
Re: mindset of tiny spaces and mobile spaces is that everything has to do 2 or three things. Like the top of mattress platform is the bottom of the storage cubbies, the bedroom wall should be the wall, the inside of a cabinet and the other side of the wall, change from “surface-stud-surface” mentality.
Re: waterlines, insulate between them and the cold but leave them exposed to the inside as much as possible for freeze protection. Some of the best camping with least humans is in the “shoulder seasons” weather isn’t as reliably perfect .
Great build, you are rocking it, thanks for sharing it in such an honest way, from your neighbor in 97062.
Instead of a swing door, make it a sliding door, saves soooooo many headaches later😊
I have Renovated my own Rv in the past. And boy oh boy the pain and suffering is astronomical. But well worth it when someone compliments your work. Keep going and it will be beautiful. Don’t forget charging ports. Both types of usb and cup holders. Also add some rubber strips to the back side of your cabinets for rubbing.
I wonder how long it will take him to figure out that the wall of the airstream works great as the back of the cabinets. Lightweight stuff like this, your really making a "faceframe" with supports and dividers.
For those back corners, you could do a lamp / charging station on each side with a place for keys and wallets.
Jason, you prevent the majority of blowouts by monitoring your tire pressure with a TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System). I bought a TST branded system and I’ve been very pleased with it’s performance. You can set the low pressure and the high pressure alarms. Low pressure alarm will alert you if the tire pressure falls below the low-set threshold and the high … well … you know. Rationale, you have a slow leak and your pressure goes down … you might not know and keep driving - eventually shred the tire and cause thousands of dollars in damage. The high pressure alarm will alert you to axle/hub/dragging brake issues, which will over-pressure your tire and cause a blowout. The TPMS alerts you BEFORE the damage occurs. I’m enjoying your build. We bought a new 2017 Airstream and sold it last year … too many problems … live in an HOA and I couldn’t effectively work on it at my home. And the problems were countless due to such epically poor build quality. I fantasize about getting an old one and doing exactly what you did … have a specialty shop lift the shell, do a new frame (line-x), but I’d prefer a poly-floor so if it leaks the wood floor won’t rot. But otherwise, then do exactly what you’re doing. But it’s a fantasy. Can’t do it where we live. So I’m living vicariously through you. Keep up the great work!
Idea: That wasted curf space - you could put some kind of battery can lights for night lights. Don't know if I explained that right but hopefully you got the idea. Nice job so far. 💖💖🙏🙏💖💖
I think it’s great that you’re being humble about not knowing what you’re doing. I think the thing for everyone to remember is that while you may not have any experience with building out an rv you’ve got years of experience with wood working and the tools for it, so yeah the wood working still comes off great. You’ve also been consulting with rv experts and doing research. It’s like if a chef specializing in French cuisine starts experimenting with Indian dishes, they’ve got a great base skill set to start from. Anywho looking forward to seeing how it all pans out.
Those little triangle sections of wasted storage would make a nice spot for an open storage spot. Some space for a book you read in bed or a charging dock for your phone/watch etc. Or maybe even for "self protection" against unwanted nightly guests?
Loving this! One thing that you may ask yourself before you start building the kitchen is if you need an oven and stove top. Every time we used our campers, we either grilled or used a griddle outside. Save yourself some space inside if you don’t need it and maybe just get a good size microwave.
We have been using rv’s for about 40 years now and the only thing we have used the oven for is storage.
Those small electrical convection hot plates are pretty amazing too. Put a Lodge dutch oven on top and that's all the oven you need.
From somw who grew up camping in a Pop Up Tent Trailer the more storage you can add the better because you always seem to need something youd never expect to need when your on the road 😊
Nice job here. You may have looked into this already but an airstream interior is much like a boat. There are a few good books out there especially This Old Boat that talk about interior design and construction. I see people with tile installed and huge home type stoves etc. way too heavy. Keep at it. I grew up traveling with my family in an airstream. We’ll worth your time and skill- JR
Rather than a wall separating the bedroom, what if you had a curtain that you could slide shut and open as necessary. I would think it would help make it look much more spacious during the day.
My dude you are crushing this build. Such a helpful video. A few thoughts… motion activated led puck lights for inside the cabinets for nighttime rummaging, cup holders on either side of the bed cabinets for coffee in bed, and…think about a flip down TV for the ceiling for Netflix and chill on those rainey days… keep hustling!!
Jason, why have you doubled-up the plywood for the "saddle bag" storage boxes? You have two layers. First you covered the under-storage, then you built the storage boxes. If you remove the two-part under storage plywood tops, the bottom of the upper boxes closes off the under storage. Food for thought...
I love how you left some Burbon Storage in the front (or back..) of those cabinets for those times when your crossing the boarder to places with cheaper Burbon!
I would add some screen to the vents for the outside access storage, just to keep the critters out.
25:34 I think some people go through life worrying about ridiculous things. I've been driving for 65 years and never experienced a blown a tire in my life.
Looks amazing. I hope the weight is not going crazy. RV cabinets don't have backs against the wall since they are not seen and they just add weight to the entire builds. Might save a million hours of kerffing.
The dead space in the corners is space you really need in a trailer. You could cut out lids that just sit in place like the bottom. Then you have a place for more clothes, a safe, guns, charging ports etc…
You could use the curved section for night stands. Put your phone in there/glasses etc.
Or....... You Could make secret bourbon storage there.
I built many secret liquor smuggling compartments into my camper van ... when it came time to sell it, that was the only feature people wanted to know about.
A lot of European caravan and boat builders use 9mm ilomba faced poplar plywood sheets, which is incredibly light, but strong. Really great for times you don’t need 18mm birch. I used it in lightweight speaker design, and it can be magically weightless. We did have a 4x8 CNC though… ahem…. LOVE THE CHANNEL, keep making!!!
At first I wondered why you were bothering with fully enclosing the backs of the bedside cabinets with plywood when you could just build fronts and dividers and attach the lid supports to the Airstream walls. When you mentioned removability, it made more sense; you wouldn't want the contents to fall out if you had to pull the cabinets out to make a repair. However, since you'll have most of a frame anyway thanks to the flip-up tops and dividers, you could still forego plywood backs if you added a couple extra pieces of framing as support for stapling on some sturdy, flexible plastic sheeting, duck cloth, or heavy duty canvas fabric. That would make the cabinets lighter if you ever need to pull them out while they are full, and every ounce you can avoid will help reduce the amount of fuel needed to pull the trailer. Even if your towing vehicle can handle the weight, you still want to consider how much that weight could eat into your wallet.
Thank you for answering the questions that the commenters left. It would be interesting to me to know the weight limit of your trainer and tow vehicle and after each video compare your weight estimate to the limit. The information on venting the the mattress support platform, thank you.
One space-maximizing thing that I did on our shuttle bus build was to make bottom drawers in the kitchen that double as toe kicks. That may not seem like much space, but it really adds up.
I second this!!!!
Never "too much" storage options.
I think the work you're doing here is pretty amazing. Building out an RV is something I want to do. I would add 2 points to watch out for:
1. Flex. The RV is going to flex and move so the tighter you make things, the more likely it is to cause damage while flexing. Most RVs I've seen actually have more gap than you'd think.
2. Weight distribution is as important as total weight. You need to know how much weight you have in front and behind the axles and keep the ratio about 60% in front and 40% to the rear.
I'm sure others may have already said this...I wouldn't bother with backs on any of the cabinets...weight savings galore.
Thoroughly enjoying the build. Can't wait to see each step. An Airstream is one of my dream campers. Cool you are taking us along for your adventure of outfitting it.
on weight...I'm sure you thought of this but important to put more weight towards the tongue where possible to prevent fishtailing. An anti sway bar on your hitch with a weight distributing hitch works great too. Long bed truck...even better (not sure the physics as to why)
Love this series as an RVer and aspiring woodworker.
Self Closing drawers will add a little weight..but they will not open in transit(we have them in our Airstream) and they are so much nicer than the cheap ones Airstream uses. Don't forget phone chargers near the bed with a place to keep the phone at night. Don't forget a place for a garbage can. Tour a newer Airstream...they have a knack for using every nook and cranny. Small cabinets with only 5-6 inches of depth can be used for small propane bottles, rolls of toilet paper, garbage bags or can goods. Fun project...keep up the good work.
I watched this video this morning and I’ve had several hours now to think.
I mean I breathe air, and I’ve streamed a lot of content, so in my mind I should be an air stream pro… but I can’t think of anything to help you.
Thanks for the video. :)
As a Airstream owner make sure all through holes especially in the floor and between compartments are well sealed because they make great runways for mice (you don’t what a Mouse running over your wife’s toes in the middle of the night). I’m not sure on the older Airstream, but the floor is insulation between the frame rails, and there is mental panels pop riveted to the bottom of the frame to hold in the installation. Make sure that is well sealed the mice will get in there and make a permanent home.
One thing we did in our camper full gut and re-build was to mimic what some van campers were doing to save weight. You laminate 1/8" luan to either side of a 1/2" polystyrene foam insulation board. It makes an incredibly strong and lightweight material for building. Even the countertops were made the same way with a laminate sheet instead of luan on the top for a custum kitchen counter... though we should have painted the luan on the underside to seal it because it ended up warping a little.
Typical campers use a structural frame with a 1/4" ply face. I am a lot happier with the result of the foam board.
Welcome to the Silver Suppository Club! Nothing is ever easy…… 😂
On the weight question- if you have a friend with a vehicle scale (feed stores have them quite often, as do junkyards) it couldn't hurt to run it out and have them weigh it, just to double-check your math (because, and I say this as a guy with a math minor- you can mess up and make the numbers lie by accident).
Good luck with a hinged mattress. You will always be aware of that split when you are sleeping on it. On those storage compartments that have “fronts” to the living area, put “doors” held in place by earth magnets. MUCH easier than lifting even a portion of a split mattress that has sheets and blankets on it. Don’t wig-out on trying to fill every spot with storage. Most often those spots are a pain to get to and you will end up finding things in there years latter you never used…hopefully not spoiled/expired food. Better to find a way to get by with less than planning and storing for every item you might need for the trip. Before long you begin to think eating out and sleeping in a tent or truck bed isn’t so bad. No prep or tear down before and after every trip. KISS.
It’s a fantastic start! Great vision and plan, even if you struggled a bit at first. The reward will be worth it!
always good to see how they do things on modern yachts. Very good at making use of tight spaces and lots of storage.
Wow Jason, I know you're in the initial stage, but this is a really cool reno on this Airstream~!! I think you've done a great job so far with piecing the bed and storage area together. You say that you don't know what you're doing, but I see a lot of thought being put into this, so Bravo~!! Can't wait to see how this project turns out~!
I like how you addressed all the concerns. Looking good.
This is going to be the heaviest airstream in the entire world. Jason, you're killing the main advantage of an airstream.
You could use Garnica lightweight poplar plywood instead of birch plywood: I did laminate strips of birch to sections of poplar to get proper screwing.
One of the biggest reasons I watch this channel is, the honesty is and there is no fakeness about you.
Having lived over 15 years in a 27 ft. trailer as I boomed around from job site to site - pocket doors work much better than hinged- just a thought.
A suggestion if you'd like. The pieces under your side storage cabinets that are the original tops of the bottom storage compartments. You could possibly remove that extra layer, let the bottoms of the cabinets serve duel purpose much like you stated early on in the video, and use them as part of your separating wall or even for an overhead storage cubby around the bed. You already have a starting point for the scribe contour so you might be able to fit them in with minimal adjustment to their existing shape. it would be a minimal weight savings but there none the less. Not trying to tell you how to do anything as I'm more clueless then you are on all of it, just trying to help a brother out with an idea and your concerns for weight. I would imagine that trailer can handle a lot more weight then people think it can.
Don't forget to make storage for your camping bourbon!
Jason is smashing it 🤙🏽🤙🏽 just remember Rome wasn’t built in a day 😂
For a guy that’s winging it your smashing it from my point of view
A Murphy bed lift system would be cool to gain access. Your way works too! 😊
As an RVer, weight is a concern, but as long as you know what your axle limits are, you should be good. You are doing a great job, and yes, it looks like you know what you are doing. You have great skills which once you get the idea and make the plan, even if it's on the fly, you make it look easy.
You do the prettiest work ive ever seen, just beautiful.
Glad you mentioned weight....don't forget weight needs distribting properly in a caravan to avoid snaking and to ensure your truck is balanced correctly for towing.......and to get the Mrs to design the furnishings so she is as bought into the idea of caravans as you are...
Desserts spelled backwards is stressed ... soooo ... have some cake, or cookies, or a jello-pop when you're feeling frantic! The remedy is built right in!
Weight and balance comes to mind. Have you thought about that? You don’t want to much weight in the back or your camper will be trying to lift itself off the hitch. To much in the front is not good either, to much weight on the hitch. You need to try to balance it out as much as you can from side to side as well. .. love your channel! Can’t wait to see the the progress! Tim.
Love the series!! Looks great! Just a quick thought. The part of side cabinets that have the kerf cuts, the part you are sealing off, add an AC and a USB plug to both sides of the bed for a nightstand charging station…👍🏻
I have to say Bourbon Moth, a massive shout out from London. I've had one or two Bourbon's tonight and do you think a share bucket of 20 chicken McNuggets would rescue me? No
I went onto UA-cam and I lost myself into the land of airstream. Did I feel born again? No. Did I feel intoxicated? Yes. Did I feel inspired? Yes. Is it past my bedtime? Yes. Will you reply? Probably not? Am I a genuine fan of your channel? HELL YEAH!
As far as the tire blowout goes, there’s an RV tire pressure monitoring system available from a certain online seller.
You should add an epoxy table in the dining area. Epoxy is lighter than wood and would make a good contrast
Loving the series! Have you thought about weight distribution front to back? Trailers get unstable if too much weight is at the back. Can't wait to see what you build in the rest of it!
Indeed!!.
Avoiding the “death wobble”!!
He's building back to front genius
Still just a reminder, save your driveway and put some planks under your jackstands to prevent the feet from digging in.
They should have given you a weight for the shell, if so, you can take it to the scales to find out where you are in total weight, and adjust accordingly
Such a pleasure watching you just have fun. Thanks for sharing it with us. I look forward to these videos every week. No pressure but keep ‘‘em coming. 😊
first time commenter long time fan-----loved this video especially the end addressing concerns and taking feedback on your own project build. such a great channel and excited to see what you do with the airstream!
The Airstream tag by the door is perfect! Can't wait to see this finished!
Great work! Your design ideas are very intuitive and your craftsmanship is admirable. I had never heard of Shaper Origin, that is very cool. I couldn’t figure out where you were going with the under mattress storage until you mentioned the hinged mattress. Cool idea, but gas shocks are probably a more economical solution, and they are pretty simple to install. Venting the mattress - I don’t think Airstream does this to the “trunk” area (i.e. accessible from the back) because owners might store some nasty stuff in the back, tools, oil, etc. that the mattress would absorb. If you’re managing what goes in there you’ll be fine.
1,000,000 subs fast approaching...cant wait...at this rate we should hit it by the end of the month!
Also, cant wait to see the final outcome of this build
Tip: use a tongue weight scale as you go. Take tongue weight seriously. What’s your tow vehicle?
Love the hotpants!