Foley RV/Airstream of Mississippi - Gulfport, Mississippi (October 2025)

Rosie, the name we call our Airstream trailer, sat idle for 15 long months while I recovered from a mountain of medical woes. As expected, we compiled a list of "maintenance problems" during our first camping trips. We were pleasantly surprised that our "problem list" was short. 

We could not ignore one of the problems. A small amount of water was leaking in through the front window. It appeared we didn’t have a major problem with this leak because we had more than an inch of rain while camping near Mobile and Rosie was dry inside, but we knew the leak would only get worse over time. 

Foley RV / Airstream of Mississippi

We decided to close our second Rosie adventure of the year by visiting Foley RV/Airstream of Mississippi for some service from the dealer who sold us our Airstream.

We knew we had to leave the Mobile area early on our service appointment day. Complicating the travel time was the tunnel under Mobile Bay. That tunnel has a reputation of being very slow weekday mornings. 

We completely hooked-up Rosie to our truck the night before and had to take down only the electric just before pulling out. Our planning paid off as we made it through the tunnel before the traffic slowed down to a crawl during the normal morning drive time. 

We were able to travel the 75 miles and arrived at Foley RV just as they were opening for the day. After giving the service technician our problem list, we headed to the fast food restaurant next door for our breakfast. 

Breakfast time!

When we walked back to Foley RV's Service Department, the technician had a list of the problems he found with Rosie. There were three areas around the front window that caused a "slow leak." All of the repairs could be completed by noon, but we needed to stay overnight to make sure the fresh window seals set properly.

While the technician worked on Rosie, we looked at the new Airstream trailers and the Basecamps. Fortunately, we didn't find a new trailer that we liked more than Rosie. 

The technician working on Rosie's AC units

Then it was closing time at Foley RV. There are three full hook-ups spots behind the service bays that customers can use while their Airstreams are being serviced. All three camping sites have a pronounced left-to-right lean, which would be unacceptable at a campground. We would have to live with the lean for a night while Foley RV repaired Rosie.

We were locked in their lot and given emergency contact numbers, which we did not need. The traffic and train noises died down around 9 p.m. Suzy, our Yorkie, didn't seemed confused by all of the other Airstream trailers. She always returned to Rosie's door when we took her out for a walk. 

Rosie in the service area's complimentary overnight parking

It was surprisingly cool the next morning. We turned on the heat pumps to make sure they worked. The technician was there by 8 a.m. and tested the new seals. A new problem was discovered and quickly fixed. We were ready to leave for home by midmorning.