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Last year my mother gave me a spatula for Christmas. A special long one that allows me to flip tilapia and other foods more easily. The year before it was a frying pan with a lid. I pretty much use that every day.

Do you ever wonder what makes a video or story go viral? Even when it’s not racking up thousands of views, what is it about a particular item that has it appearing two or three times on your Facebook or Twitter feed? 

After we’ve finished Thanksgiving dinner, my niece hands me a small plastic airplane and I simulate its flight through the air.

Ted Davis, had an idea and a vision when he put together TEAM AIRSTREAM. His idea was to gather a group of people who loved cycling and would help him raise $20,000 for neglected and abused kids. He had a vision of flying down the road, wind blowing and a stream of riders with him, all trying to capture the ultimate freedom that you get from the road. That feeling of freedom has brought him a love of riding since he was a child.  His thought was that every child should feel the joy and memories of simply being a child and he wanted an event that showed his passion to protect and improve their lives locally.

Everyone has those days. You’re at work, or at school, and you’d rather be anywhere else. The window is a lifeline – you can see the line of trees on the horizon, calling to you. Or maybe it’s just a road, the interstate or a state highway, carrying car after truck after trailer to someplace more fun, more interesting than here.

“I brought a turkey sandwich for lunch. Would you like to see the turkey?” A clown is standing between two silver trailers gleaming in the summer sun, surrounded by children. He holds out a clearly-fake sandwich and pulls apart the slices of “bread” – revealing a mirror to the little boy standing closest, who takes the insult in stride with a giggle.

For Patti Klein and her husband Marty Shenkman, an Airstream isn’t just a vacation – it’s liberty. Seven years ago Patti was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and as the illness has progressed, it’s made things harder for the couple. They traveled for business and vacation like most folks– until MS started to make it unpleasantly difficult. Planes were really tough, and after trying a few car trips, it became clear those were also not a great option either.

Surfing is all about freedom, and experiencing nature on its own terms. At Airstream, that’s what we’re about too, as well as inclusiveness. Exploring and living the outdoors is for everyone – and surfing is too. And for Roxy, it’s the girls and women who are at the forefront.

Airstreamers are really a family, and in good times caravanning together is a great way to spend a vacation, or a retirement. But in bad times, it can be something even more meaningful.

Most things the Schulz-Ditchen family has, they designed and built themselves – including the family itself. Rob and Katie met several years ago when Katie hired Rob to build an apartment in her house, and by the time it was finished he was the first tenant. They married three years ago, and then had to undertake the task of merging their families. In any situation like that there are hurdles, but with seven children, it was tougher. Luckily, they had Airstream.