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Setting up House in the Airstream: Episode 2
Keeping Things Together

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Creative ways to keep countertop items from sliding around.
Keeping it Together

We all learned about the RV earthquake effect at some point, likely when opening the door after our first trip. If we were lucky, just pillows were thrown about. But more likely, there were some things that caused us to say “Yikes, this isn’t safe!” This experience prompted us to adjust our strategies for battening down the hatches inside our Airstream travel trailer while we are underway (we’ll cover the kitchen faucet incident in a future episode…).

A fun technique we are playing with right now is using the baskets designed for showers and sinks that have suction cups on them. Here is a version that has a little style that goes well with our modern Airstream interior. This sponge holder works well as a small spice rack for the things we use most often. Because it has two strong suction cups on the back that really grab a hold of the aluminum interior of the trailer, it can be used just about anywhere in the Airstream where you need to corral items, such as the bathroom or along the bedside.

Do you have a similar hack that works well for you? Share it in the comments, we are always looking to learn more!

8 YouTube Channels for Airstreamers
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If you are a fan of Airstreams, or RVing in general, and haven’t found and followed these Youtube channels, then you are missing out.

Here are some of our favorites (not all Airstream). Tell us about your favorites in the comments.

Youtube channels from the Airstream community:

 less junk < more journey (101k subscribers)
– Nathan, Marissa and Hensley have shared their full-time Airstream RV journey since 2015, including everything from newbie mistakes and lessons, to what it’s like raising a young family on the road. Beautifully shot with lots of helpful tips and travel ideas.

Long Long Honeymoon (137k subscribers)
– Sean and Kristy focus on travel and RV tips in their very popular YouTube channel. Learn everything from how to back into a campsite like a pro to the pros and cons of different trailer hitch locks. All delivered with a sense of humor that makes learning about Airstreaming even more fun.

The More We Explore (30k subscribers)
– Steve, Tess, and Fender love the outdoors and have been sharing their story since 2015; from renting their first RV to the decision to invest in an Airstream. Their feed is a good mix of technical tutorials on how to do things like add a lift kit to your Airstream to backcountry mountain biking. We also appreciate the stories about how they made career changes that allowed them to go full-time Airstreaming.

Other entertaining and informative RV channels worth checking out:

Keep Your Daydreams (147k subscribers)
– This team makes a great case for the maxim “a family that RVs together thrives together”. Marc and Tricia teach us how to live the RV dream with teenage kids. Beautiful videography, intelligent observations, and a healthy interest in food all make this a channel worth checking out.

Mortons on the Move (22k subscribers)
– Wouldn’t we all love to have an engineer on board when traveling in our RV to help troubleshoot and customize our tiny homes? Tom and Cait produce a vlog that is both entertaining and informative. Some of Tom’s projects may be over our head, but they never fail to impress. Also follow along on their new movie project RV Nomads.

Technomadia (56k subscribers)
– Cherie and Chris have a great travel log where they share their journeys in both the RV and boating worlds. They are most well-known for their extensive work and knowledge about how to stay online while living a mobile lifestyle. Most RVers who have dreamed of finding a way to take their job with them full-time have consulted their resources on this topic.

From “official” channels:

Airstream (11k subscribers)

–Did you try and take pictures or video of all of the systems during the walk-thru when you bought your Airstream, or wish you had? Airstream has kindly done this for us and created some lush promotional videos that remind us of the feelings we were craving when we bought in.

Colonial RV (33k subscribers)

– Patrick and the team at Colonial RV crush it when it comes to dealer walk-throughs of Airstream trailers. By the sounds of what other Airstreamers are telling us, we aren’t the only ones who used this great resource to do our homework before buying our own Globetrotter AS.

Bonus link, just because they are fun to follow around the world on their never-ending adventure:

S/V Delos – (289k subscribers)
This crew of beautiful, smart people have been traveling around the world on their sailboat DELOS since 2007. They are able to repair just about anything on their boat and have become master videographers along the way. Beautiful and fun travel log.