sashajuliard
Jun 19
10K
8.29%
Here it is! The ‘finished’ project that I started last summer as I was waiting to see which direction things would go with the pandemic. It was something that I wanted to do for years and the weird world we have lived in the past 18 months gave the perfect opportunity to undertake this from start to finish.
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When I picked it up it was an absolute disaster. It had been sitting idol for 10+ years with missing roof vents so water and rot had just taken over everything. The amazing thing about these Airstreams though is that the outside is what lasts forever AND it’s the most beautiful part about them.
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Aside from the kitchen cabinets and desk, everything was made custom to fit both the exact look I was going for and the unique shape of the Airstream. Until this, I had little knowledge of woodworking and none of plumbing, electrical or any of the other 100 little handyman skills needed to pull this off. It’s amazing how taking baby steps to finish one thing at a time and the internet can empower you to do so much.
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Most of the decorations are from a single market in Chiapas Mexico that I went to a couple months ago with @earth2terra11 @josiahwg and @jordentually.
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I’ll be using it for personal trips when I feel like it but also be renting it both on Airbnb starting soon and for retreats that are being held at @everlandco. Check them out for one of the coolest projects to hit Colorado since... well ever. Seriously they are doing cool stuff.
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For those of you who want the technicals or curious about what I used:
It’s a 1966 Airstream Safari 22 foot. The whole build was about $12,000 not including the Airstream. Original weight was 3,300 lbs but I have to weigh it to get its new weight. I used 4x 100w Renogy solar panels wired in series/parallel, their 3,000w inverter/charger and their 40amp mppt solar charge controller. 2x 12v 100ah lithium batteries from SOK. A Nature’s Head composting toilet. @aspectled LEDs. A 40 gallon water tank with a pump from Amazon. 3.3cu’ Galant retro fridge. A Zero Breeze mark 2 air conditioner. A brandless diesel heater from Amazon. Sink and cabinetry from IKEA.
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Last piece of the puzzle is to hook it up to a Tesla Cybertruck ⚡️
sashajuliard
Jun 19
10K
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