Category: Show Archive

Episode 348: Oh Axle My Axle

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

What happened to Rob?
Timeless Travel Trailer with a Tesla charger
What’s needed to order axles?
Can I install my own axles?
Painting interior of a ’72 Overlander
Vintage trailer gaskets

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Release Date: 04/16/2021
Running Time: 49:23

Episode 347 Voicemail Recovery Mission

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Removing the screen on a 1972 Overlander
Are Airstreams appropriate for winter use?
Interior panel installation order
Weight distribution required?
How to install a grey tank
Blog.thevap.com
What’s the rarest Airstream?
How to take the body off for restoration?

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Release Date: 04/02/2021
Running Time: 54:02

Episode 346: Weigh the Future

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Call for questions
New axle lead time
Towing without inside skins
Truma water heaters
Heat and water
Building with tongue weight in mind
Weighing your trailer
Weight saving is key future proofing
Insulation R value
Tesla 1000 free miles

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Release Date: 03/19/2021
Running Time: 58:00

Episode 343: Crazy Times

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

What’s to see in your area?
Jelly Belly
Budwieser
Twin temp questions
Heating a belly pan
Can you spray the interior shell with Line-x?

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Release Date: 01/29/2021
Running Time: 48:02

Episode 341: California Gumming

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Making a Marvel-ous fridge
California gumming propane
Extra pieces during a restoration
Reducing wall heat transfer
Vista View parts
Painting bathroom walls and cabinets

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Release Date: 10/23/2020
Running Time: 49:32

Episode 340: Musical Tank

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

NorCal Rally
The Covid difference
Tim’s Fantastic vent issue
Tim’s musical propane tank
Dual propane regulators
Trailer wiring 101
1971 step issue
Portable A/C installation

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Release Date: 10/09/2020
Running Time: 01:03:32

Episode 339: RIP Airstream Nest

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Happy Anniversary
Starting 16 years of theVAP
Episode 1 Sept 14, 2005
New composite floors from Airstream
Argosy test bed trailers
Travelux vs. Airstream
Shrink wrap and Airstream
Happy Airstream tries new designs

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Release Date: 09/25/2020
Running Time: 58:27

Episode 338: Fish Creek Pond

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Colin boondocking
12vdc power jacks
Connecting with cellular
Remote Buisness
120vac shower?!?!
Coverage? App
Staying connected
Lower your loads
Water sources
Keeping warm

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Release Date: 09/04/2020
Running Time: 53:47

Episode 337: Ceramic Coating

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Tim’s leaking grey water
Replacing a blade valve
Rallies during Covid
Ceramic coating a trailer
Dual axle brake wiring
Her window leaks

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Release Date: 08/14/2020
Running Time: 01:05:15

Episode 336: Covid Camping

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Call for questions
Tim’s Tahoe trip
Tim’s leaky valve
Clay’s sewer hose saves the day
110vac water heat
Polished trailer protection –
Ceramic coating? AvalonKing.com
Thermal breaks on trailer skin
Colin’s trailer work on a smashed endcap

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Release Date: 07/10/2020
Running Time: 57:16

Episode 335: Solarish

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Colin’s quarantine center
Washing the Ambassador
Power washing solar panels
Adding a fridge vent on a ’73 Safari
Sealant for a Globetrotter
Subfloor orientation

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Release Date: 06/26/2020
Running Time: 51:22

Episode 333: Re-Open

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Colin Hyde Trailer Restorations now open!
Endcap kits
Aluminum Atwood door skins
Tesla replaces Airstream as Astronaut vehicle
Funny eBay listings
Paint ’62 upper cabinets in place or out?
Axel savers
Door within a door issues

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Release Date: 05/29/2020
Running Time: 48:33

Episode 331: New Normal

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Peru NY
Colin’s 1946 Mobile Glide gets traction
Replacing safety chains
Converting a fresh tank to grey.
Routing drain lines through crossmembers
Cleaning up stains on vinyl siding
Paint or not to paint

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Release Date: 05/01/2020
Running Time: 44:45

Episode 330: Dealing with CV-19

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

More social distancing
Dealing with COVID-19
Use the time to work on your trailer project
Tim’s swaps his toilet live on Facebook
1954 Safari front window gaskets
Camera’s on Airstreams
Call for questions/comments

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Release Date: 04/03/2020
Running Time: 40:50

Episode 329: Social Distancing

Join Host Tim Shephard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde, as they talk vintage!

Thump thump thump
Colin gets stuck on the road
Where’s the driveshaft!
Should we camp during social distancing?
Good people in times of trouble
My frame as a split
10 years is too old!
Wash your hands

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Release Date: 03/20/2020
Running Time: 58:10