Airstream Campers: the perfect vegas vacation

Though people generally think of RVing as being reserved for Griswald-esque family vacations, there's one brand that, quite simply, has always been cool. The Airstream dates all the way back to the 1930s when Hawley Bowlus (chief designer for Charles Lindbergh's "The Spirit of St. Louis") came up with the original design, which was then perfected, renamed and mass-produced by Wally Byam in the form we know today.

But enough with the history lesson, you're perfectly capable of reading Wikipedia yourself. The Airstream found a new ritzy home when the KOA (Kampgrounds of America) location at the Circus Circus in Las Vegas started renting the trailers out for the night.

Under a new promotion with Kampgrounds of America, hipsters and nostalgia
buffs can stay in a new, 27-foot Airstream — the aluminum-sheathed,
aircraft-inspired travel trailer that's been a king of the American road since
the 1930s and a favorite of such Hollywood stars as Matthew McConaughey.

Ten of Airstream's Flying Cloud models, which sleep up to four and retail
for an average $53,000, are available at KOA's Circus Circus campground. Five more at KOA's location in Sugarloaf Key, Fla. (near Key West) rent for $170-$220 a night, and the program will be expanded to Bar Harbor, Maine, in May.

Normally, everyone should be strongly opposed to following any example set by Matthew McConaughey (we'd've all been better off if his entire career was confined to Dazed and Confused... I mean, seriously... The Wedding Planner... Fool's Gold?), but these trailers are new and improved.

They've got contemporary interiors with halogen lights and flat-screens. Not to mention the rental includes Adirondack chairs and a couple of plastic pink flamingos. Next time you're headed to Sin City, consider spending a few nights in an Airstream, they're cheaper than most of the hotels on the strip and make for a more memorable vacation than an Econo Lodge.