[VAC] General Maintenance frequency

[Jill Hari <jillywonkenobe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Question to all... in a last minute discussion
before buying a vintage AS, my dad (who has
not/does not own an Airstream but is well
experienced in RV's, towing, and especially
classic cars and high performance racing cars)
has given me some discouraging words about
frequency and expense of maintenance on trailers
in general... basically, that I should expect to
spend a lot of time and money keeping appliances
and trailer in working order on a regular basis -
mainly due to the nature of all these things
bouncing all over on a regular basis as you tow
the trailer around.

I don't want to get into a discussion about dad's
opinions - he has a right to them and I value his
opinions highly. He is a well accomplished
mechanic and auto/rv enthusiast.  I AM interested
in hearing comments from those of you who are out
there travelling with your Airstreams on a
regular basis and what kind of time and money YOU
are investing on a regular basis to keeping your
AS on the road. Just trying to get some realistic
data for my budget planning.

Thanks, Jill