Airstream Travel Trailer Spring Cleaning Must- Do's

Knowing what you need to tackle on your Airstream Travel Trailer in regards to cleaning can feel very overwhelming and it certainly did for us when we first started living full-time in our trailer. But regardless of if you are a full-timer or a weekend getawayer maintenance & cleaning is necessary and will help to save you with lots of headaches down the road. Join us as we talk through our spring cleaning & maintenance routine and let us know if there is anything we missed! We are always learning from you all and appreciate the feedback!

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00:00 Intro
1:20 A resource you need as an Airstream owner
2:42 The first item on the list...washing your trailer!
3:14 Things you need to wash your trailer
3:48 Our absolute favorite washing accessory
4:53 What is the clear coat?
6:03 Waxing our trailer
7: 09 A quick change in plans
7:30 A rivet rundown and how to replace
10:42 Check your sealant people
12:31 Silicone spray is now your best friend
13:58 Definitely clean your windows, and here's a trick
17:47 How to keep bugs out of your trailer
18:13 Check your batteries
18:42 When's the last time you replaced your water filter?
19:47 AC Maintenance...this one is important!
22:24 Cleaning your outdoor and indoor compartments
23:21 Filiform corrosion!?!

[rontina]

Don't forget to clean/flush the inside of the hot water heater. With a spray wand and/or flush with vinegar.

[ElectronGary]

To fix the corrosion, scrape off the loose clearcoat over the area using a plastic edge, then wipe it down with CorrosionX, then clean with isopropyl alcohol, then reapply the clearcoat using a pen style applicator that you can get in the airstream store. It’s pretty easy, and will slow or halt expansion of that spot.

[airgear]

Great video you two! Excellent tips and a lot of good advice in here. And we really appreciate the shout outs about our products.

[LuvSubbin]

Outstanding video - your maintenance tips are spot on. We agree on two very important points. First, embrace the blemishes. That’s what tells the world your Airstream is being used as intended. Second, just live with fillaform. We’ve tried to fix it as per the internet and, at best, we made no improvement and usually it ends up looking worse.

[davidwelty]

You guys are funny and entertaining. I’m surprised you don’t have more followers.

[donaldshattock]

Good stuff! Thanks! My wife and I are new owners of Lucy! Lol

[JohnnyLawBMC]

Your property looks so nice. You guys did a great job with that and yes, the sun screen is holding up nicely. This was a great video and you hit a lot of great points. How is the Velcro holing up for the No See Um netting? What a great idea.
Traci totally smiled when the humming bird arrived because she will do the same thing. I hope I am not on a ladder she is holding when she hears a humming bird nearby. She wants to pet them all 🥰. I bought the maintenance book a few months ago and agree, it a is a great resource. Thank you for adding the items in the comments. It is very helpful

[thewrightlife]

Great video guys. We always enjoy watching your content. This video is very timely as we have some deep cleaning upcoming along with some overdue maintenance on the horizon. FYI - we always have a cold one 🍺 ready anytime you’re in the campground. Safe travels.

[strand-farm]

We are very similar to yall in that we dont have friends LOL & I love yalls pad setup. This video reminds me of all of the maintenance I have yet to do on our trailer 😜💃-Ash

[JB-ysmj]

Great video. I bought the AC drain line cleaner from the NoLOX guy. Our a/c line was dirty after only one year

[howard]

i've puzzled about this for a long time. when u have a non-motorized trailer that requires a truck to tow, and u go to unknown places. when u anchored down and then detach from trailer to go into town to get supply and stuff, how do u safeguard ur airstream to not get towed away in ur absence?

[lyndsayprovencio]

Go team go nuggies go airstream go Fenton

[cjmi]

Just found your channel. As a GenXer I still enjoyed your Millennial content 😂. Are you guys still doing videos? I see you haven’t posted in awhile.

[khibbard]

How do you attach the no see um netting to the door and window screens?

[Carolann_]

New airstream owner here. Thanks for the helpful maintenance tips. One question, what do you mean by washing with the grain? We want to give our trailer a bath, but I don't want to mess it up the first time we do it.

[lolaj]

Please tell me you’ll be at the TPA show in January #EscapePod

[emeryjoelweiss]

What model and the size of your Airstream? I just found your site 😊

[jeffreyengle]

What’s up with washing with the grain? Hello this isn’t wood. It’s metal…….