Drew Callahan

Ignore a water pump failure on your Airstream Bambi 16RB and you’re not just looking at no water pressure—you’re inviting slow, hidden rot inside the walls of a trailer where moisture travels through fiberglass cavities and doesn’t announce itself until structural damage is already done. The Bambi’s compact footprint means there’s nowhere for water intrusion … Read more

I’ve got the brake controller from a Jayco Jay Flight 174BH sitting on my workbench right now, and the corrosion tells the whole story. The connector pins are discolored — that greenish film that shows moisture got in and stayed there. The solder joints on the circuit board are dull and cracked in two spots. … Read more

“Drew, my awning fabric is basically falling apart—water’s pooling in the wrinkles, and I can see mildew growing where it’s pulling away from the roller. Can I swap it myself, or am I looking at a dealer bill?” I got that text from a friend who’d been full-timing her Bambi 16RB for two seasons, and … Read more

I’ve got my hands on the mounting bolts right now, and they’re corroded solid — the kind of stuck that tells me this fan has been weeping for months. Pop the interior trim ring and you’ll see the real story: the ceiling panel around the frame has gone soft, there’s a faint water stain running … Read more

A Camping World service advisor quoted me $285 just in labor to swap an entry door lock on a 33FB last month—and that didn’t include the part itself or the two-week wait. The reason shops charge that much is simple: it looks straightforward until you’re actually elbow-deep in the door frame, and then fasteners corrode, … Read more

Most Airstream Classic 33FB owners never replace the LP gas detector until it fails catastrophically—chirping at 3 a.m., throwing false alarms at the slightest humidity spike, or going completely silent when you actually need it. That’s the mistake: they treat it like a set-it-and-forget-it component, but this detector sits at the intersection of your propane … Read more

You’re staring at a water stain on your Airstream Classic 33FB ceiling right now, aren’t you? And you’re wondering how deep this actually goes — whether it’s just a surface drip or whether the rot has already started climbing into the frame behind the aluminum skin. I’ve pulled open enough Airstream roofs to tell you: … Read more