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Awesome B190 Travel Site
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:03 pm
by bboone
I ran across a great site that chronicles a couples journey through North America, Central America and South America in their B190.
http://thebrightsideoftheroad.com/home.html
I am so jealous!
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:29 am
by skater
Hehe...they are members here. I added the link to their site on the main page of b190.com the other day.
I was telling my fiancee about it - she was amazed. Great stories, and I learned a few things, too.
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:52 pm
by bboone
I think it would be great to have an interview or article with them regarding their trip that focused on van. Things like modifications,equipment,lessons learned,things they would change ect.
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:28 pm
by skater
bboone wrote:I think it would be great to have an interview or article with them regarding their trip that focused on van. Things like modifications,equipment,lessons learned,things they would change ect.
Good idea... does anyone have any other questions? I'll ask him if he'd be interested in responding either in this thread or more "formally" (such as article written up for the front page of the site)...
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:03 pm
by bboone
"We just came back from a whirlwind year and a half adventure around North, Central and South America in our B190 Airstream. We drove a total of 44,000 miles and did not even have a flat tire the whole time."
What tires were they running?
What maintenance and upgrades were done before the trip?
Best and worst gas mileage?
Any special modifications made for the off road sections of the trip?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:16 am
by skater
Hey, everyone! They've agreed to do an interview for us!
So, if you have any further questions, please post them here. I'll write them up, send them to them, and post their responses in an article on the site.
Please post any additional questions by, say, midnight Eastern time on
Thursday, October 8 (next Thursday). I'll try to send them over that weekend.
The questions posted so far are good ones, but don't be afraid to ask more open-ended questions, too.
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:41 am
by skater
Reminder: Just two more days to get your questions in!
Thanks.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:34 pm
by Alaskan
Good job....
It will be interesting to have a thread with them..
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:29 am
by skater
Sorry everyone - I had a very busy weekend and didn't get to writing up these questions. I plan to do it tonight though.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:10 am
by bboone
Looking forward to it.
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:25 am
by skater
Just a quick update on this - I have the answers to our questions and am working on posting them (I have the article drafted but I want to review it again before I post it). So it should be up later this week.
Sorry for the delays - my life has been very busy lately.
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:36 pm
by skater
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:46 am
by Alaskan
Good job.... thanks for that
BTW...those big ole rear boxes/carriers are a major pain in the butt. Nothing but in the way, its a ton of leverage back there, and a long way behind the rear axle, all important
If ya absolutely have to have one....mount it on the front, which is actually easier than mounting on the rear