Is this the end of Airstream travel?

We’ve now had our Airstream Basecamp 16x for 3 full seasons. We’ve traveled the country and had a ton of fun. So what are our thoughts on the Airstream after visiting 15 states? Is it time to move on to something else? Are we going to join the many others who are listing their travel trailers for sell?
We also share our reflections on the season from our top campsites, activities, and some of the more unfortunate moments.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Time to Winterize
0:48 What We're Talking About
1:14 How Many Miles Towed?
3:13 Favorite Campsite
4:15 Underrate Location
6:04 Surprising Moment
7:03 Favorite Activity
8:10 Worst Moments
10:58 Progress on Goals
12:01 Are We Quitting?
13:10 Offseason Plans

[@patcaldwell1825]

Thank you for not quitting. We purchased our 16X after you guys did. We have learned a lot from watching you two. We live in Tennessee. We have been to the gulf coast and out west to 4 national parks. It takes time which you two may not always have. Keep exploring closer to home.

[@aaronandamanda]

We're making moves to create more time so hopefully we can get out there a little more. The gulf coast was one of our favorite spots and want to get back down there sooner rather than later.

[@aaronandamanda]

Another season in the books! We’re looking forward to all of the offseason adventures!

[@gregpolhamus2586]

Glad to hear you will keep going and was excited to see Carmen at Letchworth in New York!

[@riariaria]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful recap of 2023 along with your goals for 2024!!
It got us thinking about our travels and goals with our Basecamp.
I thought it might be fun for people to share so here’s ours. 😊
Miles Towed in 2023? About 5000
Number of Trips taken? 13
States Visited? 10
Favorite Campsites? Lake Superior State Forest Campground in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Most Underrated Location? Raccoon Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
Most Surprising Moment? Stumbling across the spectacular Laurentia Vineyard and Winery in Madison Ohio.
Favorite Activity? Playing with our drone on the shores of Lake Superior and Biking along the shores of Lake Erie
Worst Moments? Towing for the first time in an ice storm in the Smokey Mountains
Our Travel Goals for 2024? Visit five new states
We spent a good chunk of 2023 upgrading and personalizing our Basecamp, Charlie. We would love to hear if you have any upgrade goals for Carmen in 2024? For instance in 2023 we added the EZ Bumper to carry our bikes and swapped out our AGM’s for lithium batteries, added an inverter, transfer switch and an easy start for the air conditioner. Our 2024 goal is to swap out our current TPMS system with external sensors to a TPMS system where the sensors are mounted inside the tire chamber. (We’re concerned about damaging the rubber tire valves with the weight of our current sensors.)
Thanks again for sharing your adventures!!

[@aaronandamanda]

Wow! You did a lot! An ice storm sounds like no fun but hopefully you made it through without a scratch!
We have some upgrade plans but nothing that big. They are more fun and cosmetic upgrades. The batteries are on the list but maybe not for another year. The AGMs have been doing enough for us at this point but the lithiums would definitely give us some extra capabilities.