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The conduit lifters are great in my opinion, a giant pain to make them, kind of trial and error, but the material is super cheap. It also enables you to put an extra window in the canvas at the rear and front if you want.. I really am pleased with having the rear window/screen. That roof is...

Well... you got yourself a project! If it was me... I would just start over completely. Take the top off, the material looks bad, the interior headliner material probably smells.. just easier to start over. The cost isn't much for all these parts, but everything takes time unless you want to...

Depends on which year grandby.. older ones were wider.. you will need to measure the width between your wheel wells and the width between the tailgate opening to determine if it will fit. A loaded grandby is going to be heavy and don't think your truck would handle it well, very underpowered...

I had a 80s fleet that was gutted and used as a shell (no heater, sink. water).. just a counter and portable stove. Was around 700 lbs. My Grandby roof was really bad, but didn't have to reskin, just sealed up well and used a flat roofing product to coat it, 2 years and going strong... Weight...

Nice.. lots of work but worth it.. I doubt its 59 wide at the base, Fleets were made for mid size trucks and narrower (I had a 80s fleet for my first camper and believe it was 37 inches ).. personally if you are going to rebuild the floor pack, I would make it wider. We switched to the grandby...

You will find one... patience...keep looking.

Sorry I dont have one for you... but some advice.. Check your local Craigslist regularly.. sometimes they just list them as pop up camper... Also check facebook marketplace.. I got mine for $500, but had to be completely redone (a big project, but well worth it).. If you are handy don't be...

I want! I wonder what it weighs...

Sounds like a good plan. I rebuilt an old one to our liking. Its nice to have one exactly that way I want it. Only thing I would have done differently is add solar during the rebuild. For some reason it didn't occur to me and adding it after the fact was a pain, but it is one. What are you plans?

good luck... see my signature for my project and let me know if I can answer questions.. lots of work, but worth it..

Thanks was a fun build.. sort of..haha.. Definitely kept it light and it paid off.. we are fair weather campers anyhow... so no much need for extra stuff (and we are both smaller humans.. that helps too)..

I think you are correct on the two camps.. however, there are also some of us that believe in traveling light.. how much stuff do you really need? For that reason I built my Grandby light without all the bells and whistles and can get away with a 1/2 ton truck without being overweight when fully...

You will get lots of different answers but ultimately it will come down to what works best for you. Which camper and how loaded? Most people will tell you that you will need a 3/4 ton truck. We have an old Grandby that I remodeled. I made it light (1000 lbs) as we are fair weather campers...

home depot bucket.. pool noodle for the rim.. toilet bags and kitty litter.. makes pooping outside feel like heaven...

Nice.... we absolutely are thrilled with our build after 2 years.. people that see it are often shocked how "big" it feels due to the minimalist build.. I did modify the bed this year to create an easier system for folding up and out of the way instead of the slide out.. basically a double fold...

Looks great! Yes, you got the hard stuff done! Good job, now the fun parts... and then camping..

My least favorite part about the older camper is the cabover being small and having to put the bed away to set up table.. I ended up using two piano hinges so that it folds up quick and easy..big improvement over slide out, but still always looking for a newer one to remodel that has the longer...

This is eerily familiar..haha Looking good! Pull that roof and canvas off! Makes life easier while rebuilding the interior!

I got all I needed at 5 star.. however, I had to dig through piles of stuff to find what I needed.. they say they don't have it, but I doubt anyone went out to the yard to look around..

Pics don't load for me?? I did one a couple years back, good luck with the project.. my build thread is in my signature if you need something to look at.. Obviously this forum was huge in helping me..

nice job.. thx for saving it!!

If you see what you want, you need to act fast.. they go very fast.. For your truck.. FWC Fleet is the way to go in my opinion.. Good luck

we use a yakima swing away.. we have tailgate down to accommodate camper. The swing away adds approx 14 inches, which worked out perfect. The inside bike does hit the camper door, I built a little pad to keep it from doing damage.. so far, so good.. Not sure how we survived without it.. so...

Nice job.. half the fun is working on them!!

Man.. I have rebuilt a couple campers and I highly doubt you could re-use the old canvas. You have to cut it long so that you have some way to pull it down tight to install the bottom trim piece. Then, you trim the excess off... The material for new canvas isn't too expensive, however, sewing...