I don't, yet. Truthfully, everything is half-done at the moment, because I'm
so damn busy making a living. When I do complete everything, I'll take some
pix and post them, for sure. Till then, I'd be happy to brainstorm with you
or anyone else, particularly as I'm not so far along that I couldn't
incorporate the ideas that I'm sure would result. So far, my ideas about
hollow core doors, insulation, and vent-to-skylight conversions are the most
developed. BTW, there was a guy about a year ago trying to sell an A/S he'd
completely gutted to the walls for an office. Nice job, but I like retaining
as much of the original interior as possible. Seems more homey.
Dan Weeks
75 Argosy 26
Des Moines
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> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 05:23:33 EST
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [VAC] Re: Making a living in an airstream
>
> Dan,
>
> Do you have a photos you can share with the rest of us. I so badly want to
> do the same thing as you, turn an Airstream into an office.
>
> Doug
>
> ==========================================
>
> << Jill:
>
> Though my airstream is parked in my back yard, where I've run underground 30
> amp power and 2 phone lines (my own, 1-trailer park), I make my living in
> it, and LOVE it. Your thoughts about adding a workshop area to yours prompt
> my writing. I have a 26' Argosy, and have found it wonderfully easy to
> modify into a combination of living/office quarters. I've removed one of my
> center twin beds, boxed in the water heater and wheel well that were covered
> by the bed and storage under, and cut down a hollow core door (lightweight,
> strong, and free for the asking--also matches the woodgrain finish on wall
> panels nearly perfectly) and installed it there as a desk. It sits on a
> couple of modular file drawer units and is fastened to the wall, forming a
> wonderful, and quite large work station. I've also removed the front sofa,
> and for now work on the dining table with my back to the front window. WHen
> I have a chance, I've got another hollow-core door I've cut down to form a
> desk that will match the contour of the coach, and extend forward from the
> street side bulkhead that boxes in my fridge, swing the radius of the front
> corner of the coach, and then extend as a narrow strip, just bookshelf-deep,
> across the front at just-below window height. The watertank, which sits
> under the window, makes for another shelf, and I might add a third shelf
> surface midway between the tank top and the "return" of the desk. Then I'd
> sit with my back to the door, my monitor in front of a blank spot in the
> streetside wall where it doesn't obstruct the window. I have saved all the
> parts, so I can put the whole rig back to stock, should I want to, with
> about a day's work. Also, I should mention that I've put a work surface that
> rests on the top of the backsplash, and on little feet on the front of the
> surface (3/8 ply), that covers the stove and sink area. It's easily
> removable (just lifts off) and I think might be useful for laying out stuff
> for you, as well.
>
> I'm a full-time freelance writer, and I've been working in this setup every
> day since last May. All my cubicle-bound ex-colleages think I've got the
> best office they can imagine. As I used to work for magazines side by side
> with graphic designers, I can easily imagine you working well out of a
> trailer. If I was going to full-time in one and office in it too, I wouldn't
> want less than the 26' I have, and would probably go whole hog for a
> Sovereign or Excella, 31 or 34', just so I had ample room for
> life-sustaining stuff like groceries (my dometic 3-way fridge is currently
> stuffed with reference magazines--food for thought, but not to eat!). But I
> know a guy who full-times and does web production out of a 22-footer, but he
> did have the thing gutted and a custom interior office-living suite built to
> purpose. He tows with a Suburban, says he uses every bit of the space in the
> truck, and wishes he had at least a couple more feet of trailer. I can
> easily believe it.
>
> I originally got my rig as a cheap alternative to buying a bigger house with
> room for a home office. Or so I thought. Actually, I'm a long-time
> backpacker and small-sailboat cruiser, and the compact feel of a trailer
> fits my aesthetic, as does the fantasy that some day I will do as you plan
> to--take the show on the road! Freelance writing, like design, can be done
> from anywhere.
>
> Thanks for sharing your dream with all of us. If I can be of any help re:
> trailer mods, let me know. I have some thoughts on insulation, as well, that
> may be useful to you if you're going to go into cool climates. I' currently
> sitting in 3-degree Des Moines, Iowa, toasty in my A/S with just an electric
> heater (Pelonis Flex-Furnace II--the best!) and a $15 electrically-warmed
> automotive seatcover on my office chair, plugged into the power point next
> to the dining table.
>
> Dan Weeks
> '75 Argosy 26
> Des Moines, IA >>
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