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Airstream Basecamp
"Form meets function in one sleek and superbly well-planned package"

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2008 Airstream Basecamp exterior

Airstream say: "Basecamp pays homage to Airstream's past, taking styling cues from Airstream founder Wally Byam's original 1935 Torpedo. Modern-looking and sleek, Basecamp is so light you almost won't know you're towing it. Park and open out the back: a tent option, engineered by outdoor products giant Kelty, gives you sleeping room on the ground to go with the two bunks inside the trailer."  Aistream tell Roaming Times (2008 model) that the base MSRP is $24,095.

The floorplan is shown below and is different!  We like the overall concept very much - all of this in a trailer just 16'2" long.

2008 Airstream Basecamp floorplan

 

Some of the Basecamp's features (Airstream information):

  • Exterior length - 16'2"'

  • Exterior height - about 8'

  • Interior head room - 6'1"

  • Rear entry step standard

  • Fixed front wrap windows standard

  • Bright Aluminum Interior Skin standard

  • Portable Toilet - 5 Gallon - optional

The beautiful Airstream Basecamp interior:

2008 Airstream Basecamp interior

2008 Airstream Basecamp interior 2 2008 Airstream Basecamp interior 3

Airstream Basecamp outdoors

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READERS' COMMENTS
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Mark Looking for a basecamp. Please contact me if you have one for sale or know of one. thanks msneedtx@yahoo.com
Bill BrabantI want one. I saw one at redrock canyon while riding my bike. It's like someone read my mind and built it
Brenda Boyd MayLooking for airstream base camp
ScottLooking to buy a basecamp. If you have one to sell, please contact me a css04@msn.com.
Stuart GI have a garage kept 2008 Airstream Basecamp with blue interior that I am interested in selling. It has a portable toilet, spare tire and antisway device. If interested, contact me at sgooddoc@yahoo.com
Penny-N.UahHi, I'm looking for a basecamp to purchase. Please, if anyone knows or hears about one, please have them contact me :) firstfrostfarm@gmail.com Thanks
Chris GA custom ordered covered cargo trailer converted to a camping configuration would be cheaper, probably lighter and uniquely customizable to the owners desire and needs.
50" wide bedIf you look at the pics you can see that the bed folds out so that it is one 50" wide bed. that it presumably as long as the trailer. So it's a bit smaller than a full size bed width wise.
CarlosI am selling my 2008 Airstream Basecamp. mint condition, red interior and includes a portable toilet small refrigerator and more. If interested email me at: camaleonrojo69 at hotmail.com - 1/11/2011
JulieYes it's a little pricey but you couldn't build it for anything less and this little gem will outlast any plastic trailer. A perfectly beautiful piece you could hand down to your grandkids.
tjI think the base camp is unek I dont like the regler modles they are ugly this is slik and i like the toy hoaler is a nise toch
HaroldBruce do you still have the Airstream Basecamp?
HaroldI live in Illinois & am looking to buy an airstream Basecamp if I could find one. Small but has everything you need except shower & toilet ! Jawohlschatz(at)sbcglobal.net if anybody knows where I can buy.
timtripperwith a 50' bed I just might fell tall. Price seems steep, but the concept is great. I'm looking for something very utilitarian: sleep one, towing with a Honda Civic, after years with a aged Volvo wagon. Any thoughts
TobyWell it is real good looking, but it is too small to be usable even for just 2 people. A 50" bed...is it for an 8year old. You need 2 32"X74" beds to sleep 2 adults.When you are camping or traveling you need to get a good night sleep. Of course the price is way too much
Brian Daveywolfgang, Im currently convertingan enclosed 5x10 trailer to mirror the basecamps utility. Would like to see pictures of your conversion
JeffThe price is pure and simple insane! I love this type of layout for a weekend, but with the amenities offered, I would rather buy a enclosed utility trailer for $3000.00, and fit it myself. I have always thought Airstream is way out of line with there pricing, now I am positive!
Mike-AnacortesHi Woolfgang I'd love to see your pix of what you built. I'd rather do my own as well . For $24k +++ I can spend a lot of time taking time off in my own unit. Mike Anacortes, WA pcc2007@comcast.net
SteveI just stumbled across an 08' model but am looking to sell it. Any takers?? stcbtaylor@yahoo.com
Kev HolmesLove everything about this trailer. Too bad it's not included in the 2009 Airstream production but I'm sure it'll be back soon. I'm looking for a 2007 or 2008 model at a reasonable price but I don't think many people want to sell.
BradThis is a beautiful small little trailer. The concept is great, but where is the bathroom? My wife and I just purchased a new unit, and lets just say we could have bought 3 R-pods for the price of this thing!! And it has a bathroom! I love the trailer though.
rhMight not be the best economic time to roll this out, but very "Airstreamish" indeed. The people who are not bothered by price will buy it. I really like the concept and the look. Can't wait for some more companies to come out with something 1/3rd the price.
Jibwhibo againJust thinking about it some more, IT'S NO MORE THAN A GLORIFIED HORSE FLOAT! INFACT A HORSE FLOAT IS PROBABLY A BETTER ALTERNATIVE IF KITTED OUT RIGHT!!
JibwhiboThis is a very sylish looking trailer- but I will take function over form any day for that price. How is it that I can build an exact replica of this, for a fraction of the price? Are people really prepared to pay 24 large for a namebrand still in this day and age? Please do the word a favor Airstream- start building for the comman man once again, let the rich take the "Optional extras" but 24 large for what is essentially an enclosed box trailer is absurd!
Kay KThe Airstream Basecamp is the coolest trailer - see the RoTi review - but the r-pod is pretty cool too. Really like the r-pod retro look. But the basecamp is to die for. There is something about Airstream that no one can quite match even though their prices are too high. Also like the Airstream DWR.
BillI'm writing this note right after the worst US financial crash in 80 years and Airstream wants me to go camping in a $24,000 midget trailer? I - don't - think - so!
Steve K.$25,000? They are aware it doesn't have an engine...right? I agree it is beautiful, but there isn't enough to it to be worth more than what I paid for my Toyota Sienna van when I bought it new. At the end of the day, it is a T-R-A-I-L-O-R, with a couple of cots and a sink (even if it is beautiful).
El CheapoLooks cool,but 24 large would buy a lot of gas. I could get a pretty nice used "living room" on wheels for that price too. Don't they know that ski/paddling/freeride bums are broke and spend all their money on their gear?
ranceLove the idea but that price is insane!
WallyWolfgang, I am going to do just what you did starting with a 12 foot enclosed trailer, so I can put my motorcycle in and roll it out and then lower bunks attached to the sidewalls. Any info you could provide would be very much appreciated, Wally email zinck@bellsouth.net
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