UPGRADES . . .

Over the years since we've had the Airstream a few things have needed changed along the way. Some of these things usually get forgotten about until the middle of a trip and the others are just put off until we have the time to deal with them. Two items of note that we have recently replaced in the Airstream are the TV and the mattress.

THE TELEVISION

To be honest Tim and I don't watch much TV while traveling in the Airstream so it was never important to us to replace it. We might catch the weather if needed. However today's smart phones fill that need most of the time. We have been known to have been gone for over a month and never turned on the TV. It's just one of those things we don't do in order for us to disconnect and feel off grid while traveling. On our trip to Charleston last year we hadn't been watching any TV and were surprised to learn of a tropical storm heading our way. While I was working in Clearwater recently my condo that I had did not have a TV in the bedroom so I purchased one that we would be able to use in the Airstream. Now our original 15" Sharp Aquos has been replaced by a 22" Samsung. The old Sharp is being re-purposed in my home office . . . perfect. What a difference the new TV makes in the Airstream. The picture is amazing and maybe just maybe we will watch some TV while traveling.

THE MATTRESS

Oh yeah! So I'm sure some of you have heard the stories over the years about our Airstream mattress. The first night we had the Airstream Tim and I and Roxy slept in it in the yard. Around 4AM Tim woke and said he couldn't take it anymore. The mattress was horrible and he couldn't sleep on it. He then got up and took the dog inside leaving me by myself. Over the years we have gone back and forth to first adding a two inch memory foam pad then added a three inch on top of that. Eventually the complaints came again and we went back to just using the three inch memory foam pad. Still more complaints. This is when we broke down and last month purchased a new mattress for the Airstream. We have a very long and exciting trip coming later in the year and we really don't want to be gone for an extended period of time still sleeping on a bad mattress.

We spent tons of time researching and asking others what they did. Our final decision landed us with a Rocky Mountain Mattress custom made for Airstreams. The 10" Sundance had the best fit to clear the sides of the wardrobe and to just miss the bottom drape rail. Like everything we read we knew the mattress would be shipped in a smaller package since it would arrive having been vacuum packed. WOW! it really was and we decided the best plan of attack would be not to open it until it was as close to being in place as possible. The quality and comfort seem really great so far. However since we received the mattress we have yet to sleep on it. I do feel a trip coming in the VERY near future and will update you all on how well it sleeps.