Comments on: Airstream Saga Continues: Jan and I Second Guess Our Decision

By: Simon Says: Financial Wisdom From a 10 Year Old

Simon Says: Financial Wisdom From a 10 Year Old — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:58:36 +0000

[...] Thinking about buying a camper or four wheeler or power tool? Rent one first to see if you really would be happy with owning one. That cheap rental could save you lots of regrets. This is a lesson I wish I would have practiced before we bought our Airstream. [...]

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Airstream for Sale – Reality Trumps Nostalgia / Roundup — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:37:12 +0000

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By: joeplemon

joeplemon — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:50:31 +0000

Chris,
A trial camping run would have made perfect sense, except that the rented RV probably wouldn’t have needed the work done on it that our used bargain purchase did. Our family did pitch in to work on the Airstream several times last fall after we purchased it. That enthusiasm has since waned, but we will give it some more time to see if it rekindles.

Thanks for reading and commenting. Always appreciated!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:41:12 +0000

The idea that travelling in an Airstream is the equivalent of “camping” is an interesting one. Not a big deal I know but it struck me as interesting.

Maybe taking the kids and grandkids on atrial cmping run with a rented RV or getting down to a tent expereince even might have flecshed out the level of real inrtest in camping.

Having said that I applaud your interest in doing something that was intended to benefit your family. To me that outweighs any minor second guessing.

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By: joeplemon

joeplemon — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:34:48 +0000

Daniel,
Good example. “Free” is usually not free and most bargains are not really bargains.

Nearly every TV commercial is based on the premise that they can influence the viewer (who had not previously considered their item) to believe, “I NEED this” and “it is such a good deal”. Infomercials are notoriously good at this tactic.