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Episode 248: TCT Winter Convention 2016

 

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Danielle – 1992 Classic Airstream
Brenda – 1959 Ambassador
Adam – Class C 2002 Airstream
Alex – Dominoes Pizza
Schadenfreude circus
Lady Rain – Sword Swallower
Great Lazlo – RV fell apart

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Release Date: 03-04-2016
Running time:  43:38

Episode 247: Florida Bound

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Florida Rally
Traveling in snow
Road salt worries
Winterizing the trailer on the road
220v on a 78 Tradewinds?
Fix an Armstrong A/C or replace?
Hub temperatures
Checking brake operation
Adjusting brake controllers
Deadbolt placement
Upgrading electrical to 50amp?
Prepping for future solar
Charge controllers
Inverters and converters
50’s couplers

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Release Date: 02-19-2016
Running time:  01:06:18

Episode 245: Bulkheads and Bathrooms

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Snow is coming!
Removing a bathroom mirror on a ’64 Globetrotter
Evening out a trailer skin
Finding vintage appliance parts
Replacing window clips on a ’67
Replacing axles on a Silver Streak
Replacing sealing seam tape?
Bulkheads and cabinets on a ’56
Working on cabinet drawers
Attaching cabinets to the wall
How to replace bulkheads
Building a shower enclosure
 
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Release Date: 01-22-2016
Running time:  01:04:26

Episode 243: Merry Airstream

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

12 Days of Vintage recap
Vintage Trailer Academy for 2016?
Fixing a ’66 corning window
Re-using tanks on a ’67?
VTS tanks
Dry ice blasting
What’s the most time consuming part of polishing
Installing a wood stove
Identifying clearcoat
Airstream stocking stuffers
 
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Release Date: 12-11-2015
Running time:  45:29

Episode 242: A Whale of a Time!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Winterize time!
Pismo Beach Rally
Alumapalooza 7
Installing window glazing on a 65 Caravel
Adjusting a door on a 77 Tradewind
Help to ID an Airstream
It’s a whale tail!
Installing bellypan on a 1960 Safari
Plumbing tank design
Flexible solar panel mounting
Significance of serial numbers
Converted from leaf springs to torsion axles
How to stop shearing rivets
What year’s my trailer?
Shower ideas for an 18’
 
 
 
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Release Date: 11-13-2015
Running time:  01:08:06

Episode 241: Fishing for Wires!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Pismo Beach Rally registration
Colin’s 1964 Bambi II
1978 Trade Wind ceiling fan
12vdc wiring in a vintage trailer
What’s my switch for?
Fishing wires in my trailer
Coating the roof?
Olympic rivets sizes
Axles and brakes for a 54-56 Globetrotter
Escape hatch
 
 
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Release Date: 10-30-2015
Running time:  01:01:16

Episode 240: Tim’s Lucky Day!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Jackson Rancheria Rally
Tim’s lucky day
Replacing a shower mixer
Refrigerator venting
Installing a microwave
Waterproofing a shower
Matching a curve with a story stick
Lightning protection
Water filtration
 
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Release Date: 10-16-2015
Running time:  58:22

Episode 239: Streaking for Airstreams

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics. 

 

 

 

Rally Time!
Solar controllers
Running out of gas
Black streaks on Airstream
Frame issues on a 1975
Making a peeling clearcoat presentable
Using acid wash to even the appearance
Building an aluminum frame
Top shows for newbies
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Release Date: 10-02-2015
Running time:  46:21

Episode 238: The 10th Anniversary Show!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.  With special guest – Rob Baker.

 

 

 

10 Years!
Welcome Rob
Rob’s Farm
Genesis of theVAP
Rob’s latest field find
Harley’s well wishes
Top 10 Shows
Number one downloaded show Episode 8: Talk of the Town
Colin and Rob’s favorite episode
Reminisce old interviews
Dave well wishes
Rob hauls goats
Tim’s worst episode
The 74 Point Turn
Rally interviews
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Release Date: 09-18-2015
Running time:  01:46:49

Episode 237: Dinging Aluminum

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

Colin’s trip to VTS Customer Appreciate Rally
Anniversary show coming 9/17/2015
Call the voicemail line and let us know how the show helped
Polishing the seams
Cleaning the seam sealant
Wraps for windows and panels
Different aluminum grades
Dinging aluminum
Car stereo recommendations
Apple Carplay
Android Auto
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Release Date: 08-27-2015
Running time:  49:35

Episode 236: Tanks, Toilets, and Wifi, Oh My!

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

VTS Customer Appreciate Rally
Jackson Rancheria Nor-Cal Airstream Rally
theVAP 10th Anniversary Show coming up
BuffPro polisher any good for Airstreams?
Can you assume old tanks are fine?
Bleaching your fresh water tank
Adding a grey tank outlet
Accurate trailer weights?
Incinerating toilets/Composting Toilet
Boosting wifi
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Release Date: 08-07-2015
Running time:  54:38

Episode 235: Ambassador Update 8 Years Later

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

Colin’s Recovery Mission
1962 Overlander
Tim’s Santa Cruz Camping
Duraflame Roasting Logs
Ultra Lube Spindle
Ambassador Restoration Video
Precision Temp Twin Temp Jr. vs. Atwood 6/gal
PerfectPolish.com
Vintage Trailer Supply reproduction signs
Dometic Heatpump 
Dexter Torxflex
Marmoleum flooring
Dometic New Dimensions Fridge
SeeLevel Tank Monitor
Fantastic Vent
Mr. Tubby two-part epoxy
AGM Battery Bestconverter.com
Thetford Style Lite toilet
Sure flow Extreme 4.0 water pump
allrite.com custom tanks
Wifi Ranger – wifiranger.com
3G/4G Antenna 3gstore.com
 

Release Date: 07-24-2015
Running time:  01:28:17

Episode 234: Bad RVers

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

DMV Reissuing 1960 Legacy Plates
Fifth wheel across from Tim’s house
Running a generator all day in a suburb
Noise is the worst culprit
How to tell if a rivet leaks
Polishing with multi grades or single grades?
Removing stubbon swirls
Sanding your trailer
Suicide doors
Fixing vent gaskets
Reattaching a shell before towing
What’s needed for safe towing a partial restoration
 

Release Date: 06-26-2015
Running time:  52:49

Episode 233: Healthy RVing

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

http://store.thevap.com/store/episode-233-healthy-rving/

The murderer’s are loose!
Alumapalooza
RV’ing keeps you healthy
Biking
Hiking
Birdwatching
Photography
Geocaching
Habitat for Humanity
Matching vintage aluminum
Connecting to external wifi and cellular
Step by Step manual on restoration?
Working with corrosion
Shell-on Rotisserie?
Pairing an AGM battery with a non AGM?
Creating a spare tire storage
Placing and sealing wheel arches
Embracing vintage handmadenness

Release Date: 06-12-2015
Running time:  01:03:19

Episode 232: Alumapalooza 2015

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

Alumapalooza #6
3 amp rally power
About 106 trailers
Pee Wee Shawmborn
Pee Wee’s African Caravan talk
Karen’s 1966 Overlander
Airstream community
alumaevents on instagram
Laura future Airstreamer
MJ -64 Overlander – Colin’s Alumapalooza guest
Mike – 64 Overlander – chrometwinkie.com
Kathy – 64 Overlander
Dave – 64 Overlander

 

 

Release Date: 05-29-2015
Running time:  01:03:47

Episode 230: Lights and Sound

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

M4products.com LED lights VAP5 discount code
Getting sick from mice in vintage Airstreams?
Wiring car stereo’s in Airstreams
Rewiring a light in a ’75 Sovereign
Turbokool evaporative cooler (http://turbokool.com)
Running lights with moisture
Rally running lights
Nature’s Head composting toilet (http://natureshead.net)

 

Release Date: 05-01-2015
Running time:  45:01

Episode 229: Tubs and Tanks

Join host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde as they discuss this weeks topics.

 

 

 

Colin at Pismo Beach Rally
Installing flooring
Tub and tanks on floor or not
Tub trim
Brake wire run on a 70’s Airstream
Removing the the ceiling in a ’65
Peel and stick tape for seams?

 

Release Date: 04-17-2015
Running time:  46:20