Butters & Bambi

  • Airstream Living

    Before buying my Airstream, I did very little research on the type of models available. I mean, I knew the difference in length, but that was about it. At the time, all I cared about was owning a piece of Americana that would give me a chance to explore the U.S., while learning about myself.…

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  • On the road cooking

    In 2009, when I was living in San Francisco, I felt as though I was stuck in corporate housing. The newly built apartment lacked character and a sense of home. I tried to make the environment less sterile by putting up artwork, photos, and buying furniture. But nothing helped. A friend of mine suggested I…

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  • Roll with it

    My tongue jack got stuck. Yesterday, we stopped in Portland to wander a bit before heading toward California. After I left my apartment, we stayed overnight at the facility where Airstream Bambi was stored. It’s not customary to sleep in a storage facility…I think we were breaking the rules but after the movers left, there…

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  • Mementos

    I’ll be on this road trip for an extended period of time, so I ordered a Upack Pod to transport my stuff to NY and place it into storage. The Pod is a 6′ x 7′ container standing 8′ high. If you happen to be doing the calculations, the interior space is 305 cubic square…

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  • Home Sweet Bambi

    The sun warmed the streets of Seattle today. The blue skies inspired me so I took a drive to visit Airstream Bambi. Once inside the familiar cocoon, I stripped the bed of the sheets and comforter, rearranged the drawers, cleaned out the stacks of maps I collected during my travels. Reminders of the Grand Canyon, Santa…

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  • Happy Anniversary, Bambi.

    24 months ago, I towed a 4,000 pound piece of machinery out of a parking lot. I had no experience towing anything and certainly not an Airstream Trailer. This dream of mine…roaming around the country in a travel trailer started one Christmas when I got an RV for my Barbie dolls. The RV symbolized freedom and adventure.…

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  • Streamlining for Airstream: Day 5

    Downsizing doesn’t just mean getting rid of tangible stuff. It also requires making psychological space by getting rid of unnecessary thoughts and emotional traps. My thought processes are too convoluted to even begin writing about it. This is even more reason why I need to flush them out. In the past, my dissertation chair has…

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  • Streamlining: Day 1

    One of the happiest times in my life so far has been traveling for a month in my Airstream. Sunrise meant a new adventure. Sundown offered a sense of accomplishment. Each I traveled to a new place, I learned one more thing about myself. I saw vistas that I can’t fully articulate yet I can…

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