The opening of our brand-new Travel Trailer Production Center didn’t simply imply more space for quality workmanship and cutting edge devices– it likewise offered us an opportunity to develop an extensive experience for Airstreamers who make the expedition to Jackson Center. From our brand-new Heritage Center museum to thorough trips of our assembly line, discover everything about what to anticipate when you Check Out the Mothership.
In January 2020, Airstream started production in its brand name brand-new 750,000 Travel Trailer Production Center in Jackson Center, Ohio. Found down the roadway from its previous house, the brand-new production center and business workplace is the very first brand-new Airstream travel trailer production center in practically 50 years– and it more than tripled the quantity of offered area for our production groups.
More than just a glossy brand-new house for our glossy riveted aluminum campers, this brand-new structure was likewise actively developed with functions that accommodate Airstream owners. For many years, our in-person factory trip was among the most popular factors that Airstreamers made the expedition to Jackson Center. Led by knowledgeable Airstream partners, these trips wove their method down the whole travel trailer assembly line, providing visitors an up-close view of how we rivet together the renowned shell and construct out the interior with specialist workmanship and hand-made devotion.
Considering That 1980, every Airstream has actually been developed here in the cornfields of west-central Ohio, and it wasn’t long prior to Airstreamers started describing it as The Mothership. From factory trips and on-site rallies to sees for service from the specialist specialists in our service department, a journey to the Mothership ended up being a chance to immerse oneself in the history and neighborhood that makes Airstreaming among the most gratifying methods to see the world.
To this day, forty-two years later on, a journey to Jackson Center indicates returning to the source– and it’s a terrific chance to get up close and individual with the past, present, and future of Airstream.
A Trip Unlike Any Other
From its beginning, our popular factory trip drew the attention of Airstreamers and the media alike, landing it on numerous prominent lists of America’s finest factory trips together with other American heritage brand names like Corvette, Boeing, and Harley Davidson.
Our brand-new Travel Trailer Production Center opened in January 2020, with a strategy to start public trips not long after. However the coronavirus pandemic put those intend on ice for more than 2 years. Early in the summer season of 2022, we re-opened everyday public trips, and for the very first time visitors were invited into this stretching, cutting edge center for an up-close take a look at how we construct Airstream travel trailers.
If you wish to see this unbelievable procedure on your own, book a public trip today We provide everyday trips of the Travel Trailer plant, along with trips of our Touring Coach center every Tuesday and Thursday. If you’re intending on checking out the Mothership, make sure to book among these popular trips beforehand. And please note: Our assembly line generally ends their day at 10:30 am on Fridays, so the factories are typically closed down or running restricted production on those days.
Action Back through 90 Years of Airstream History
From the minute we started preparing plans for this brand-new center, we understood that a museum area was vital. For many years, our collection of classic Airstreams didn’t have an appropriate, irreversible house where the general public might admire the style development and vintage splendour of these stunning, historical rvs.
More than just a location to show our collection, we wished to develop an area that would justify the genius behind the Airstream brand name and the brave people who made it all possible. From individual keepsakes gathered on globe-trotting Caravans to custom-made Airstreams that led the way for ingenious style enhancements, our collection of artifacts stayed stashed in our business archives up until the grand opening of our brand-new Airstream Heritage Center
Now, this 16,000-square-foot curated museum area is open to the general public– and a check out to Jackson Center isn’t finish without a trip down Airstream’s memory lane. Starting with the gleaming Art Deco design of our 1938 Airstream Clipper, through the early days of the business and the impressive Caravans that passed through the far reaches of the world, to our participation with America’s area program, the Airstream Heritage Center brings to life the renowned minutes, style development, and individual stories of the tight-knit, daring Airstream neighborhood and our creator, Wally Byam.
The Airstream Heritage Center is open weekdays from 9am to 4pm eastern time. Admission is $5 for grownups, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for military, and complimentary for kids 12 and under. All profits advantage the Airstream Foundation.
Clothing Your Experience at Airstream Supply Business’s Flagship Retailer
Found simply inside the Airstream HQ lobby, the Airstream Supply Business flagship shop brings to life our curated collections of equipment, camp furniture, apparel, jewelry, and more that’s offered online at the Airstream Supply Company website.
We browse everywhere for the very best devices, a lot of resilient (and comfy) camp chairs, and the very best unbreakable dishware for taking a trip. We source custom-made options that update your Airstream experience– items like our Custom Teak Shower Mats, our ingenious Under Dinette Dog Bed, and our popular custom mattresses, bedding, and sheet sets that are made to fit the special curves of our trailers. Our internal sewing department develops lovely custom curtains for a range of Airstream designs, and we’re continuously upgrading our collection of Airstream branded garments.
A check out to the Mothership provides you the special chance to experience a number of these items up close. Simply inside the door you’ll discover a fully-equipped Travel Trailer equipped with a number of these special items, and an unscripted camping area established with a few of our preferred equipment. Experience the convenience of a KUMA chair, take a look at our Weber Traveler® Portable Gas Grill, and measure our garments collection (with numerous designs just offered in-store).
There’s a lot to do here in Jackson Center when you make the expedition back to the Mothership Start preparing your see today.
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