Episodes
Front end separation
Outriggers rubbing through belly wrap
Spare tire carrier add on
56 Hehr hinge issues
68 Overlander corning window replacement
Published 08/06/21
Colin’s museum car
Replacing tail lights on a 1954 Safari
Butyl tape
Tank venting
Working the belly pan
Fabricating a 1954 Safari frame
Published 07/09/21
Tim’s Oregon Camping Trip
New Intern Louie the chiweenie
WifiRanger Everest happenings
Tree smash
English Wheel work
Prep for AC when skins are off
AC Tips
Published 07/09/21
-Rob’s polishing update
-Top 10 camping movies from KOA
-Any clearcoat peeling solutions on new models
-New book coming from David Winick
-Floor rot common?
-’76 glass replacement
-Missing screen doors
-Bearing greasing on a recovery mission
-Umbilical cords
-Colin’s polish secret… still a secret
-Types of elevator bolts to use
-How has the Twin Temp been?
-Changing ride height
-How to tell what type of wood work you have
-How to care for the wood
Published 06/26/21
Custom ’73 Safari build
Give us a call 707-533-4827!
1997 Excella loose hinges
COOSA Boards
No rot Sovereign
Adding a rear door
Emergency exits
Replacing a range vent
Published 06/12/21
Colin’s shop zolatone work
Multi-holed outriggers
POR-15
Lock tight on lug nuts?
Argosy with wood 2x4” frame parts
Published 05/28/21
VAP Hacked?
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WifiRanger Everest First Look Video
Install a front hitch receiver
Vent gasket leaking
Wifi options
Vintage Trailer Supply
Published 05/14/21
WifiRanger Everest (https://wifiranger.com/shop/bundles/everest-pack/#outdoor-router-color)
Roof mounted tent (https://roofnest.com/product/condor/)
Adding lock tight to lug nuts?
Why weight distribution
Calculating weight/axles
Mice vs insulation
Published 04/30/21
What happened to Rob?
Timeless Travel Trailer with a Tesla charger
What’s needed to order axles?
Can I install my own axles?
Painting interior of a ’72 Overlander
Vintage trailer gaskets
Published 04/16/21
Removing the screen on a 1972 Overlander
Are Airstreams appropriate for winter use?
Interior panel installation order
Weight distribution required?
How to install a grey tank
Blog.thevap.com
What’s the rarest Airstream?
How to take the body off for restoration?
Published 03/19/21
Call for questions
New axle lead time
Towing without inside skins
Truma water heaters
Heat and water
Building with tongue weight in mind
Weighing your trailer
Weight saving is key future proofing
Insulation R value
Tesla 1000 free miles
Published 03/19/21
Rallies close due to pandemic
Pandemic-era Airstream
Airstream’s mobile office space
Electric-Assisted Airstream
Published 02/26/21
Electric towing
How to back up a trailer…like a man!
Tim’s backing at Disney Fort Wilderness
Colin’s perfect back in the dark
Practice practice!
Avion Rivets
3D Prints
Custom extrusions
Published 02/12/21
What’s to see in your area?
Jelly Belly
Budwieser
Twin temp questions
Heating a belly pan
Can you spray the interior shell with Line-x?
Published 01/28/21
What is the Vintage Airstream Club (VAC)?
The VAC historian’s job: Airstream history not club history
Preservation, Restoration, Refurbishment, and Modernization
Most renovations are refurbishments
Listeners question: What is the best way to maintain value, keep it original or change it?
Take time to learn the trailers design, layout, and usage
Colin’s restoration update
Rob’s run in with Dicky Riegel, Group President of Thor
Listener question: How is Rob’s trailer being polished?
Fighting...
Published 01/08/21
Alumination Documentary preview
1971 Sovereign tanks
Traps, valves, and expansion plugs (https://amzn.to/38VShyf)
Retrofitting panoramic windows in an Airstream
Cleaning sticky walls
Forced air, ceramic or catalytic https://www.rvtravel.com/heater-wars-and-lessons-learned/
Published 11/20/20
theVAP Talks with Pee Wee, cousin of Airstream inventor Wally Byam. Pee Wee recounts his time with Wally, and his mother Helen Schwamborn, a major part of the WBCCI.
Published 11/06/20
Making.a Marvel-ous fridge
California gumming propane
Extra pieces during a restoration
Reducing wall heat transfer
Vista View parts
Painting bathroom walls and cabinets
Published 10/23/20
NorCal Rally
The Covid difference
Tim’s Fantastic vent issue
Tim’s musical propane tank
Dual propane regulators
Trailer wiring 101
1971 step issue
Portable A/C installation
Published 10/09/20
Happy Anniversary
Starting 16 years of theVAP
Episode 1 Sept 14, 2005
New composite floors from Airstream
Argosy test bed trailers
Travelux vs. Airstream
Shrink wrap and Airstream
Happy Airstream tries new designs
Published 09/25/20
Colin boondocking
12vdc power jacks
Connecting with cellular
Remote Buisness
120vac shower?!?!
Coverage? App
Staying connected
Lower your loads
Water sources
Keeping warm
Published 09/04/20
Tim’s leaking grey water
Replacing a blade valve
Rallies during Covid
Ceramic coating a trailer
Dual axle brake wiring
Her window leaks
Published 08/14/20
-Colin’s goose
-Tim’s aluminum black Friday purchase
-John’s call on axles
-Axis axles still available
-Why did the Minuet aluminum flooring go away
-What to look for in buying a trailer to renovate
-Rob drooling over a ’48 and ’52
-Window restoration/maintenance
-Call for show questions
Published 07/24/20
Call for questions
Tim’s Tahoe trip
Tim’s leaky valve
Clay’s sewer hose saves the day
110vac water heat
Polished trailer protection -
Ceramic coating? AvalonKing.com
Thermal breaks on trailer skin
Colin’s trailer work on a smashed endcap
Published 07/10/20
Colin’s quarantine center
Washing the Ambassador
Power washing solar panels
Adding a fridge vent on a ’73 Safari
Sealant for a Globetrotter
Subfloor orientation
Published 06/26/20