Robin Burk bought her Airstream trailer because she needed a convenient way to travel to music festivals, where she works.
Robin Burk’s 2012 Airstream Bambi is 19 feet long and is outfitted with such amenities as satellite radio and TV, a Blu-ray player, a hi-def television, shower, microwave, stove and fridge.
The sleeping area in Robin Burk’s Airstream travel trailer is tucked in the back next to the bathroom, which includes a shower.ABOUT THE AIRSTREAM• Airstreams have been dubbed “the silver bullet,” “silver burrito,” “silver Twinkie,” “canned ham” and “Toaster on Wheels.”• VIncent Price once narrated a miniseries called “Around the World Caravan” about the iconic trailers. The National Geographic Society documented part of an annual caravan of Airstreams to exotic places around the world from 1963 to 1964, and turned it into the show.• Airstream produced two square versions from 1986 to 1991. The effort was compared by many critics to the “New Coke” debacle.• Airstream Ranch, located 15 miles from Tampa, Fla., features eight Airstreams buried nose down in the grown, sparking a debate among some as to whether the display was art or junk.Airstream ResourcesVintageairstream.com offers information on annual Airstream rallies, renovation resources, price guides, campsites, forums, classifieds and more.Airstream Parks• For a guide to Airstream-only parks around the country, visit viewrvs.com/airstream-parks.php.• The Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Campground in Crossville, Tenn., is an exclusive Airstream-only campground. Visit tcpconline.com for more information.• In Georgia, there is the Top of Georgia, located in Helen, Ga.
Like everyone else entering the Guest Camping area at a recent Bonnaroo, Adam and Monica Kinsey were stopped by a crew of three twentysomethings in “Staff” T-shirts who explained that they needed to search their vehicle, primarily for anything in glass containers.
While Bonnaroo is known for looking the other way on some things, glass is a big no-no at the camping and music festival for safety reasons. Crews are charged with the tedious task of searching every vehicle but, as the Kinsey’s vehicle approached, the energy level rose a notch and one or two other teams wandered over.
“I don’t really want to search for anything,” one girl said as she peered through the door. “I just want to see inside. Do you mind?”
Adam Kinsey, owner of Track 29, says people constantly want to take a look inside their 1966 Airstream International Overlander, a 26-foot two-axle camper.