A family with kids might find it cramped, but it’s more than spacious enough to serve as a good base of operations for a single adult or a couple. During an impromptu Brooklyn tailgate party, I managed to fit seven or eight adults (and one large dog) inside comfortably, with room to spare for snacks and a soft Yeti cooler backpack. My Bambi 19CB tester was the second-smallest variant, yet in spite of being a mere 18 feet 11 inches long - shorter than a Rolls-Royce Phantom - it had space for a two-burner gas stove, a stainless steel sink, a refrigerator and freezer, an LED television (with integrated antenna), a built-in stereo, a memory foam mattress (sized somewhere between a twin and a double), even a shower and a flushing toilet.Įven with all that gear inside, the interior has a fair amount of space to spread out. The Good: It may be compact, but the Bambi crams more usable space and features into its limited length than most studio apartments. (Dollars to donuts he actually named it after a certain Disney movie, but that’s neither here nor there.) It’s been a common nickname for the company’s small, single-axle trailers for more than half a century - but now, the name has finally been given the honor of formally becoming part of the team, signifying the two-wheeled rigs that are the most affordable way to hop aboard one of the company’s classic aluminum trailers. Ask Airstream where the name “Bambi” came from, and they’ll say founder Wally Byam named it after a type of agile deer he saw while overlanding across Africa in the ‘60s. They’ve been featured in countless films and TV shows, and transformed into homes, AirBnBs and works of art.įor 2019, the eight-decade-old company has added a new model to its lineup: the diminutive, adorably-named Bambi. The aluminum-sided travel trailers have been rolling along America’s roads since the ’30s, their iconic design capturing eyes with the same ease they reflect sunlight. By this point, the only way you don’t know what an Airstream is if you’re a vampire who’s been asleep in a cave for the last century.
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