Three trailers. Two trucks. One road.
The combo on the trail today wasn't the first. We started small with a 16-foot Airstream Basecamp, traded up to a 20-foot Caravel, and now tow a 23-foot International FBT, all behind a Rivian R1T (or two). The story moves backward in time as you scroll.
The 23′ Airstream International FBT
"SMUGL"
Front-bedroom, dual-axle, the biggest of the three. The International trim adds the panoramic windows and the leather dinette that show up in just about every interior frame. This is the rig pointed east on the San Diego → Chicago run.
(Story in progress. We'll fill in the upgrade narrative alongside photographs from the dealership and the first weekend out.)
23 ft · twin axle · ~6,500 lb dry · polished aluminum · panoramic glass
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Monterey County, CA 
Monterey County, CA 
Monterey County, CA 
Monterey County, CA 
Monterey County, CA 
Monterey County, CA
The 20′ Airstream Caravel
"31619"
A full year and change of polished aluminum with a single axle and a tighter footprint. The Caravel taught us what we wanted out of the next trailer, and what we already loved.
(Story in progress. Caravel chapters, charge curves, and a few favorite campsites land here.)
20 ft · single axle · ~4,500 lb dry · polished aluminum · the gateway rig
Casa de Oro, CA 
Pala, CA 
Pala, CA 
Joshua Tree, CA 
Joshua Tree, CA 
Ravenna, CA
The 16′ Airstream Basecamp
A capsule-shaped fiberglass-fronted Airstream, a different breed of trailer entirely. Where we figured out that we wanted to live in the polished-aluminum world full time.
(Story in progress. Origin story for the Wattreach project lives here.)
16 ft · single axle · ~3,500 lb dry · fiberglass front · the first one
Julian, CA 
Kingman, AZ 
Sedona, AZ 
Kingman, AZ 
Irvine, CA 
San Marcos, CA
Rivian R1T, the one constant (almost)
Three motors, an 850-horsepower spec sheet, and roughly 180 miles of towing range with an Airstream in tow. Both Rivians have been the Tri-Motor Max-Pack variant.
(Story in progress. There's a fun one about how we ended up with two R1Ts and that brief R1S detour. It'll go here.)
- Motors · three (front + dual rear)
- Power · ~850 hp
- Range (unloaded) · ~420 mi
- Range (towing 23ft Airstream) · ~180 mi
- Charging · Tesla Supercharger via NACS adapter, EA, RAN