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"Airstream trailers are a classy way to see the country, but even the finest of the company&amp;#039;s products fail to stack up to the wonder that is the Bowlus Road Chief. Originally penned by Spirit of St. Louis designer Hawley Bowlus in 1934, these new-generation travel trailers are longer and wider than the original. At $100,000, this camper is unlike anything else at the local KOA. For starters, it sits on an aluminum frame, and its aircraft-grade skin is made from hand-riveted aluminum sheet. Inside, the cabin&amp;#039;s outfitted in stylish wood and aluminum and features clever lash points for hauling everything from kayaks to bicycles. Even better, the whole thing weighs in at a scant 2800 pounds. That means that, technically, you could tow the Bowlus Road Chief with your mother&amp;#039;s minivan. But where&amp;#039;s the fun in that?  There is only one way to pull a machine as gorgeous as this, and that&amp;#039;s with a truck like the 2013 Ram 2500 HD Crew Cab. Why? It&amp;#039;s simple, really. This is the last of the American heavy-duty trucks to give buyers the option of a six-speed manual transmission like the good Lord intended. That gearbox can be bolted to a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel I-6 with 800 lb-ft of torque. Throw in a four-wheel-drive system for good measure, and the truck can pull 16,230 pounds. Want to leave the campground sideways, enveloped in a blossoming cloud of tire smoke? Go for it. We won&amp;#039;t judge. Via Uncrate. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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