WHY AN AIRSTREAM INTERSTATE BLOG?

I covered part of that answer in my first "Welcome" post where I talked about our need to DIY a lot of our own Airstream Interstate (AI) work due to the expected costs.  But I also wanted to consolidate information via a blog as a "cut to the chase" information source, one that provides step-by-step pictorial instructions for resolving common predicaments.

Each online medium has strengths and limitations, and blogs have a role to play in that mix.  There are several invaluable online forums already available to AI owners, including these two:

Namely the Air Forums and Sprinter-Forum sites.
Mastheads screengrabbed from each respective source. 

Forums claim the strength of uniting a large number of like-minded individuals for the purpose of information-sharing on very specific topics.  However, they are limited in being somewhat inefficient conversation-based sources through which you won't necessarily find enough information to resolve any given issue (I can't tell you how many times I've read all the way through a long, long thread only to find that nobody could offer constructive solutions).

Regardless of how much DIY-ing you plan to do on your own AI, one thing will surely be true - you spent a boat-load of money to buy it, and dealing with its inevitable hiccups and issues will surely be a source of frustration unless you can find answers quickly and efficiently.   

With a blog, I can pull the best suggestions, tips, and observations from the applicable forum threads, combine that stuff with what my husband and I actually do with our AI, and produce efficient content, hopefully with some stress-relieving humor along the way.

Because everyone needs stress-reducing humor. An Airstream Interstate is a highly intricate and quirky piece of equipment, jumbling together many different manufacturers into a single product.  Anything with that degree of complexity is going to develop issues that can become frustrating if not dealt with efficiently.  

 So that's my general line of thinking - it's not my intention to try to upstage the forums, but rather to enhance them.  See you in the detailed posts to come.