Airstream Argosy and Pex Plumbing

The days of old copper piping for our Airstream Argosy had come to an end when we decided to...

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Heating Your Airstream Argosy with a Cubic Mini

We have to admit, we were a little nervous with the decision to put a wood burning stove in our...

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How we Insulated a 40 Year Old Airstream Argosy

One of the biggest decisions we made was how to insulate our vintage Airstream Argosy.  First, a...

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Airstream Argosy and Pex Plumbing

The days of old copper piping for our Airstream Argosy had come to an end when we decided to renovate her. But even more dire to our plumbing renovation, was discovering the intake for the a Water Hook up, ran next to our 30 amp electrical box. What were those 70's...

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Heating Your Airstream Argosy with a Cubic Mini

We have to admit, we were a little nervous with the decision to put a wood burning stove in our Airstream Argosy. It's not normally done in moving RV's. After all, the goal was to make our Argosy as eco friendly as possible without the need for so much propane. We also...

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How we Insulated a 40 Year Old Airstream Argosy

One of the biggest decisions we made was how to insulate our vintage Airstream Argosy.  First, a little history lesson. Old campers, specifically vintage Airstreams came with pink fiber glass insulation and attracted almost every living creature that could squeeze...

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How to Build a Bed in a Airstream Argosy

Rarely do we get to put to test our woodworking skills. However, renovating a Airstream Argosy and custom building everything will test your knowledge quickly. Our first woodworking test was building our queen size bed frame that open up to provide extra storage...

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How To Renovate An Airstream Argosy

Bringing back a 40 year old Airstream Argosy is not an easy task. There are some things we wish we would have known before we dove into the deep.  Let’s start with a little history on a Airstream Argosy History: Argosy trailers were made by Airstream Company...

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Restoring a 40 year old Airstream Shower Pan

When we first bought our Argosy is was apparent that things were old, and needed desperate repair. Of course there is always the option to buy "new". What is the fun in that? We decided early, that we were (to the best of our ability) to try and restore, refurbish, any...

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Renovating our Vintage Airstream Electrical pt.1

Renovation our vintage Airstream is certainly a labor of love. It's not always easy and sometimes pretty frustrating, but all in all it has been a blast. As in most RV's, there are two types of electricity. The first, is much like your home electricity. You plug...

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How to convert a Vintage Airstream to Ecco Friendly

When we bought a vintage Airstream from the 70's, both of us knew that it would be a huge project to completely update our Lucy to one that fits our lifestyle. Let's face it, the 70's decade wasn't known for environmentally friendly products. We knew right off the bat...

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How to Install a New Airstream Argosy Subfloor

Probably the most exciting part of a Airstream Argosy renovation project is when your new subfloor is installed. It wasn’t as hard as we expected, but it was still kind of hard. If that makes any sense. We started the weekend on Friday with priming all of our plywood...

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How to strip paint off a Airstream Argosy

I must admit, never did I think the words; “she’s an amazing stripper” would ever utter out of my mouth when describing Ariane. Yet that is simply the truth! Oh sure, I can strip with the best of them. But let’s face it: I rush it. I tend to go fast and...

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Arizona’s Sycamore Wilderness Canyon

Paddle Back in Time – The Okefenokee Swamp

The Trail Down Below

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Exploring the Badlands

Point Reyes National Seashore

The Adventure is in the Journey

In a world of Instagram and other Social Media platforms, we often see the best of the best when it comes to "Adventure". No matter if it's a epic...

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3 Hot Drinks You Can Make Around the Campfire

With National Hot Toddy Day coming around the corner, we thought this would be the perfect time to share our favorite hot drinks (with a little...

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Outdoor Common Sense Safety Tips

So you want to get outdoors and have fun. So many places to go and visit. Planning that amazing vacation or trekking out into the Wilderness for some...

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Backcountry Water Filtration VS Purification

To Filter or Purify? That is indeed the question! A conundrum many that are new to backpacking face. So how exactly do you decided which safety...

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Finding the Perfect Campsite

You've been trekking all day in the wilderness. Your tired, sore and ready to get into your sleeping bag. The campsite is a important part of...

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How to Clean Your Brain by Hitting the Trail

As an outdoor Instructor and someone who has backpacked for a long time, I often hear a ton of excuses as to why people just can't find the time to...

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