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Beautiful and Green: Runaround Sue -- 1961 Vintage Airstream Safari Renovation

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New Prairie Construction
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We undertook Runaround Sue's renovation as a way to expand our remodeling business and use our skills in a creative, challenging way. In this specialty project, two of our interests came together: our love of vintage Airstreams and our concern about indoor air pollution.
In order to make Sue as environmentally- and user-friendly as possible, we constructed the interior with reclaimed, sustainable materials and applied no-VOC finishes. Lightweight foam insulation, an easy-to-use composting toilet, and solar panels with deep cell batteries also allow a camper to spend more time boondocking.
If you're tackling a project like this DIY-style, DO expect it to be labor intensive. DON'T expect that it will necessarily be cheaper than buying a new trailer (in fact, it probably won't). That said, renovating allows you to create a space tailored to your needs and tastes while celebrating and preserving a piece of Americana.
We're proud of Sue and hope she can find an owner who appreciates all of her unique qualities. If you're interested in buying her or just in seeing more before, during, and after pictures, visit our website under Vintage Airstream Project.
In order to make Sue as environmentally- and user-friendly as possible, we constructed the interior with reclaimed, sustainable materials and applied no-VOC finishes. Lightweight foam insulation, an easy-to-use composting toilet, and solar panels with deep cell batteries also allow a camper to spend more time boondocking.
If you're tackling a project like this DIY-style, DO expect it to be labor intensive. DON'T expect that it will necessarily be cheaper than buying a new trailer (in fact, it probably won't). That said, renovating allows you to create a space tailored to your needs and tastes while celebrating and preserving a piece of Americana.
We're proud of Sue and hope she can find an owner who appreciates all of her unique qualities. If you're interested in buying her or just in seeing more before, during, and after pictures, visit our website under Vintage Airstream Project.
Published July 3rd, 2012 1:38 PM
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I live in a RV and you did an awesome job with this! Just WOW!!
I want to see more ideas. We have what is called a Minnie Winabago.