Today, we're at the Tampa RV SuperShow, and if you love Airstreams as much as we do, you've
probably already heard that they dropped some pretty big news this week.
Now we've pulled a few favors, and we've talked to the corporate team and they're going to
give us an exclusive behind scenes look at the all new eStream.
I didn't mention that, did I?
No.
And we heard there's one here?
Yeah.
Adam said he would show us.
Yeah, I can get you the inside scoop.
Oh my gosh, I'm so excited.
Literally, I geeked out over just the taillights.
It's kind of like...
You mean both of them.
They're on the front and back.
Oh, really?
Yep.
I saw a video of it parking itself, where you're parking it.
That is going to save a lot of marriages.
Right.
I'm being honest.
So that might be one where I'll toss back, of what we're going to name the feature, of
like, The Marriage Saver.
Literally.
With marriage saving backup to [crosstalk 00:01:00].
Yeah, all the arguments.
And honestly, think about it, all of the stress for newbies is backing it up and towing it.
I remember, I've watched it.
Really?
It's also more about the flexibility of what it can do when you actually realize what it
can do for you.
And so if you're backed into a campsite, depending on the architecture of a campground, which
in that model, the bedroom's out the back, so if you would need to back into a spot to
be able to have the view that you want to wake up to, if for whatever reason you want
to move the campsite a little bit or move where you're at, you can literally just take
your phone out, spin the thing, hitch up to your tow vehicle or move whenever you need
to.
I can't even imagine that.
And so it's the possibility of how it enables what you want to do, not just like dealing
with the, "Well, then I'd have to do this and I'd have to move this," or, "It would
be so cool if I could move it there."
You can park it horizontally next to a small pond if you wanted to, and not have to worry
about the angle at which you're trying to back in, or if it's too dangerous to move
your truck down somewhere else.
Which, of course, don't put your-
Don't put your Airstream somewhere dangerous.
-Airstream in a dangerous position.
Right.
But it's still the fact of it opens up stuff that people hadn't necessarily thought about,
which is the point of it.
It's, as a concept vehicle, "What are we not doing?"
One of the things I've had happen to me, especially in the earlier days, is we'd park it, and
then I whip out the 20 foot sewer hose and the sewer's 21 feet away.
So then I have to hitch up [crosstalk 00:02:20] to move it the one feet to plug in.
I'm done.
There's also a bunch of other stuff, like an actual integrated air conditioning system,
900 watts of flat [inaudible 00:02:29], stuff on the roof.
So you get rid of the AC, the antennas, all the stuff that's on the roof, to decrease
the aerodynamic profile, which saves even more fuel or power than you would have, which
is also one of the main goals.
All of the components have been removed from the roof, does that give you are real estate
for solar panels?
Yeah.
Yeah, because you don't have any components to work around?
Pretty much the whole roof is in-
Is solar?
Is solar.
Okay, so now do we get to go see it?
I have to go see it now.
Yeah.
Let's go check it out.
[inaudible 00:03:06].
I'm losing my mind.
So this is the black trim you're talking out.
Yeah, [inaudible 00:03:19].
Okay.
Wow.
Okay.
We have underbody lights, and one of the advantages of that is that when we're hooking up at night
we can flip the underbody lights on and it helps to hook up.
Absolutely.
Otherwise you have headlamps, and flashlights.
Oh, yeah.
It's really cute.
I love all of it.
It's a whole new decor that our interior team you put together.
Yeah.
It's super fun.
Another one of the features built into this is the fact that it can work for any tow vehicle
because it's not actually towing it.
It could be hybrid, it could be electric, it could be an internal combustion engine
that's pulling it.
The flexibility of this is the fact that it's not limited or dependent upon a tow vehicle
of a certain type, so you could hook it up to your truck today.
Sure.
Or you could hook it up to a [inaudible 00:04:03] wide, or whatever you want, and it'll actually
still work all the same because the tow vehicle is propelling itself behind the tow vehicle,
which increases your tow vehicle range, which extends range for quite literally everything.
The wheels are actually what's driving it and will actually follow at this same speed,
which helps for things like if you're getting on the highway and you need to be able to
move quickly, you're not having the drag of trying to pull to a vehicle.
Or if you need to stop quicker, it'll actually respond to that the same way.
And there's a lot of stability controls, whether it's a headwind, crosswind, the axle will
adjust to that and just deliver a better towing experience, even though it's not towing, it's
following.
Yeah.
So this tells me that you may not even need a weight distribution hitch.
Absolutely, no more of those.
So you literally just saved a thousand dollars right there.
That's right.
Because you don't need a weight distribution hitch.
Or if you're going with the [inaudible 00:04:52], you just saved $3,000.
That's right.
No more weight distributions.
I like this diamond configuration here, this is really nice.
Sometimes it's the detail work that, to me, matters.
It just looks good, I like it.
You don't have to have the high-
You don't have to have a charging station.
You don't have to have the high voltage plugin to recharge it.
You can plug it into anything, it'll just take longer, whereas those high voltage ones
replenish the batteries quicker.
Yeah.
It's you can still plug in a standard campsite to recharge it.
So if you towed it to a campground and you plug in your 30 amp or 50 amp into the Airstream,
can you charge your electric vehicle from this?
From this?
Yes.
This does have the ability to export power to plug in, whether it's an electric bike
that you want to recharge or to a house, this can act as a way to export power from it.
Another feature here on the back is a diffuser.
Okay.
So if you're familiar with NASCAR auto racing in any way, whether it's different types of
spoilers, as part of the aerodynamic profile, a diffuser will actually take the pressure
from the back of this, because it will actually come back and swirl, which creates negative
pressure.
The diffuser actually will guide that air and disperse it, so that there's less drag
around the backside of the trailer, which again, helps range efficiency and decreases
the drag coefficient as the thing is actually propelling itself along.
Taking design elements from race cars to enhance the aerodynamic capabilities, that's pretty
smart.
And this taillight, let me tell you, again, just geeking out over the taillight.
It's the first time seeing the black trim, and I wasn't quite sure, but actually I like
it.
I think mostly because this is something so entirely new and it also adds a little element
that makes it stand out a little bit more.
That's the point of a concept, right?
Right.
It evokes what...
You didn't imagine black trim on, you don't imagine tail things like that, but it's a
little bit of, "What if," a driving curiosity.
But the point is electrification is coming, e-mobility is a thing.
With Alexa voice enablement and everything that you need to know, you can say, "Alexa,
where's the nearest charging station?
Alexa, what needs..."
Not only do you find out the information about what you need and where you need to go, you
actually get vehicle information on demand.
And so you can ask it, "Airstream, what's my battery level at?"
And you can either get it pinged back to your phone, or see it on an internal display.
So there's vehicle control like what you guys have in smart control today, but that next
level of resources about your model or troubleshooting, and so you get support through voice commands
as well as support for adventure commands.
Obviously we wanted to see the Estream in action, but the big show was scheduled at
the top of the hour and we had a little time to kill, which wasn't hard to do because Airstreams
parent company, Thor Industries, didn't stop at just creating the electric Airstream, they
also created an electric Class B and it gets up to 300 miles to a charge.
So we figured a walkthrough of it was a great way to pass the time before the big event.
Yeah, very quickly I noticed that you cannot see through the windows.
Isn't that groovy?
It's super groovy.
And at the push of a button you can, and we'll show you that when you get inside.
So something else you might notice is the exterior is very, very streamlined, right?
Okay.
Those giant mirrors that you would standardly see, we've actually turned them into camera.
Okay.
And once you get inside you'll see the field of vision is greater because it's not a camera,
it's [inaudible 00:08:29].
So for this fully electric vehicle, the range is about 300 miles.
Okay.
Or five hours.
Which what we found in is that most full-time RV owners love to go for about five hours
and then find a cool spot to camp at, or stretch legs or sightsee.
Yeah.
Yeah, four is typically our [crosstalk 00:08:53].
Yeah, we're three to fours.
Lately, because she's pregnant-
Oh, yay!
I feel like it's 30 minutes to an hour before we have to stop.
[crosstalk 00:09:01] the thing.
Right, we used to be fivers, sixers, now we're a little more into three to four.
Three to four is good.
I remember those days, I've been there.
You are going to love the interior of this vehicle.
I'm excited about checking it out.
This is so cool.
This is Daniel's dream, to have a...
Legitimately, yeah.
A ceiling that you can see up through.
There were five vehicles in the entire state that had the color and the roof like this
for a Ford F250, and we drove literally across the state to pick it up because had a ceiling
like this.
Nice.
It's a huge selling feature, especially when you're camping though, too.
Oh, yes.
You want to be part of the outdoors.
Yes.
Even when you're inside.
Okay.
So she did mention that we have digital mirrors.
So if you want to take a look at what those digital mirrors would look like from the inside.
These mirrors, along with our advanced sensors or LiDAR radar, are going to make the experience
a lot more enjoyable and safer, of course.
This is less time that you're actually taking your eyes off the road.
Of course, to make our living space a little bit more versatile, this passenger seat does
turn around.
Okay.
So they would have their own table.
So if you have company over, you can put them in this seat, turn that table around, you
have your table, sit on a seat, sit on the couch, pull your table out, have a nice family
dinner, everybody have a nice little gathering right here inside.
So this screen, you can literally control every aspect of this vehicle from this one
screen.
Okay.
So of course you have your other panels around in the different areas as well.
But say you forgot to turn off the bathroom light.
You're not walking back there, you're tired, that's a long walk, so you just hit the lights
and you can choose which area you want to turn the lights off, or you can tell Alexa
to turn off the lights, she does that too because we partnered with Amazon.
So Alexa does have a special skillset that we have integrated into the vehicle.
So let's say you're driving and you need to know where the next charger is.
Alexa, where's the nearest charger?
Okay.
So she'll pull up your location and show you where the next charger would be and how far
you have to go.
So now, let's say you're at boondock, you don't know how much power you have left.
Let me have you ask Alexa.
Alexa, how much power do I have left?
Okay.
So she'll pull up all your information right there, how much battery you have, what's left
in your fuel cell, your water, your solar, you're good to go.
So we didn't stop there though.
We want to make sure you're enjoying your full experience.
So let's say you want to stop at a site, but you want more information on where you're
going.
Alexa, tell me more about El Capitan.
Okay.
So she'll give you information on El Capitan before you go.
But of course, before you go, you need to make sure it's a good day outside, right?
You want to look outside and make sure it's not raining.
So you come right over here, we're going to open up the windows, take a look at the windows.
Now we can see outside.
I love that part.
Wow.
And now you want your privacy back because this guy is looking at you kind of weird.
All right, let's close those back up.
Wow.
Sign me up.
I want this on every vehicle I own.
It is amazing.
And the solar roof would be able to do that as well.
Yeah.
So you can dim it, so you don't want to wake up to the sun [crosstalk 00:12:19] bright
and early, you're good to go.
The bed would be behind you.
It is a Murphy style bed.
It would go down over the couch.
Okay.
Yes.
And of course, the modern look does extend all the way back into the bathroom.
So as you're walking out you've got to make sure you stop, take a look at the bathroom,
and also the garage, which is in the very back where you relocated your storage, because
as you see, we definitely took it off the roof.
Sure.
That is so neat.
It's always about the finishes too, right?
Yeah, it looks so nice.
There's just a lot of detail, right down to ambient lighting and everything.
It all matters.
I don't know if she told you outside, the lighting also is an indicator.
So right now your lighting is white.
Okay.
Let's say you get in the vehicle and something's wrong and you need to check it before you
leave.
Yeah.
That lighting will actually turn red.
Like, "Hey, something's wrong."
And you can just be like, "Hey, Alexa, what's wrong?"
And she'll tell you, "Oh, you need to check this."
You need to see a psychiatrist.
She'll be like, "You need mental help.
Alexa can't help you but here's a psychiatrist, Daniel.
And by the way, Daniel, I just booked an appointment for you."
[inaudible 00:13:27] that.
This is a really nice bathroom too, for the size of it.
Oh, it has a separate shower, that's nice.
Honestly, honestly, there's a lot more space in here than I imagined looking from the outside.
Yeah, check out that closet.
That's actually a pretty decent size.
Yeah, you just imagine everything's going to be snug in here, but really there's so
much space.
Oh, yeah, that's a good sized closet.
Yeah.
And the showers, I mean, that's...
Huge and fantastic.
That's bigger than our Airstream shower.
It's bigger than the Airstream shower that we have in our 30 foot Airstream Classic.
Yeah, that's cool.
That's huge.
Again, it's just the finishes that are just...
They're really cool.
Now this bathroom mirror, is that something that's going to eventually just drop down?
It does drop down.
It drops down, okay, got it, got it.
This is the equivalent of what you would consider your outdoor garage, but you can bring some
of the maybe components that you would typically store on a roof rack inside and they would
be protected against theft, including some subflooring storage here as well.
Looks like you've got a wall here where you can mount racks at various access points.
After touring the Thor electric van it was finally time to see the Estream in action.
Are you ready for this?
Yeah.
This is an Airstream that runs on fully electric power and you drive it with your phone or
iPad.
Can you imagine how epic this would be pulling into a campground?
No more backend stress, say goodbye to annoying realizations that you're not close enough
to the hookups and you can position her for the sunrise, sunset, beach view, however you
want it for the perfect setup.
And you're obviously the coolest camper around because this thing isn't exactly keeping a
low profile.
This is the future of backing up your travel trailer.
[inaudible 00:15:38], thank you.
We obviously need one of these.
No question.
No, the only question is-
No, I could actually back it up and I would never have to learn how.
That's true, you could do it with app instead.
You wouldn't have to learn how to back up anymore.
I probably should still learn to back it up.
That's true, just in case.
Well, no, that's just awesome, it does it all.
That is really cool.
You talk about turnkey, well, I guess e-key, right?
This is really e-key to happier marriages.
You dork.
So if you've ever argued backing up, done, it's never going to happen again.
That was just a tee tiny snippet of all the cool things that are here at the Tampa RV
Show.
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