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My 1997 Granby has had a roof leak off and on for a few years. Being in California with the drought the last few years, it hasn't really been an issue, but we took it to Yellowstone a few weeks ago and it became a problem. After reading lots of posts, my plan is to remove all the roof and side...

Thanks for all the input. I'm hesitant to put on heavier struts, after calling FWC, plus I got a quote of $100 for the heavier struts-more than I want to spend if I'm not positive it will fix the problem. I'm considering moving the solar panel to the middle of the roof, instead of the front. I...

I've got a 1997 Granby. A couple years ago ATC installed a set of 40 lb lift struts to help with lifting the roof. I've since installed a solar panel to the front section of the roof. I didn't weigh it, but I suspect it weighs about 35 lbs. Now, it's very hard to lift the front of the roof. I'm...

Good idea AlleyKat. I realized that I really didn't need long pieces, since I don't want to be that high off the ground. I cut a 4x8 sheet of plywood into 4 16" x 48" slotted pieces. The pieces are short enough to fit between the fifth wheel rails since they are only 16". After reading a lot of...

My wife and I are headed to Yellowstone for a week in our FWC. We are visiting friends that are working there temporarily and will be parking/camping next to their employee housing. We expect to be driving around Ystone for 3-4 days and are thinking it would be easier to unload the camper, pop...

Thanks for the info Wuck. I've just hooked mine up as described, but I won't be mounting the camper on the truck for a week or two. I'm not sure if it will charge the camper battery through the separator without a battery on the truck end, but I'll keep an eye on it and see if everything seems...

The unit I have, the 1314a, is what they sent me as a replacement for my original unit that was recalled. It appears to be a battery seperator. Can someone tell me if the heat is a serious issue? It's mounted to the wooden sidewall under the front seat of my mid 1990's FWC. It's got a foot or so...

I've got a Surepower 1314a battery isolator (i've got the recall replacement unit). I'm hooking up my 80w solar panel and charge controller and want to charge the truck and camper batteries at the same time. Anyone know where I should attach the charge controller wires to accomplish this? In the...

Thanks for the great input. Hopefully I'll have time to give this a shot tomorrow using a ratchet strap.

I had a set of gas strut roof lifters installed on my FWC and they worked great - until I added a solar panel to the front section of the roof. Now it's pretty difficult to raise the front, and impossible for my wife to do it. The gas struts are 40 lb, and I decided to replace with 60 lb...

This is a little off topic, but you guys seemed to have figured out lots of unusual things, so here goes: My 5th wheel has a queen size bed with storage underneath. Under the mattress was a very lightly constructed platform that was cracked and sagged, so I put a sheet of 1/4" plywood to...

Another member on this forum just sent me a White Rodgers 1E78c that he took out of his FWC. Thanks Dave! I hope to install it in my camper next week and I should be good to go.

Thanks Old Crow, great videos. If I'd had that info earlier it would have saved alot of messing around!

After messing around with the furnace - blowing out dust, checking connections, etc,- I really found nothing wrong. I double checked the thermostat and found that hooking up a jumper wire, everything worked just fine. I can use the jumper for the time being, but a new thermostat will fix the...

Thanks Crow, I appreciate the help. I found the original owners manual for the heater, so have similar diagrams. The problem is that I can't tell from the diagrams what the breakers or solenoids or whatever look like - so I cant tell what I'm looking at! I'll keep digging.

I've got an Atwood 8516 furnace in my 1997 FWC. Worked great with no problems last year. This year, I turned it on via the thermostat and nothing happened - no fan, no clicks, no nuthin. There is no electricity at the thermostat. There is electricity coming into the heater via the red wire on a...

Thanks for the ideas. I hadn't thought about the need to support the floor. I'll look into making an 18" X out of plywood like Alley Kat suggests. I'll test it out and see if i need any support for the overhang. Thanks!

I've searched around and found alot of discussion about this with other campers, but found nothing about a FWC. My camper is 1997 Granby. It's got the short overhang. I'm heading to Moab for a mountain bike trip with a group of friends. They will be renting a house and I'll be staying in the...

My 1997 FWC came with a couple 4" mattress pads that the prior owner bought at costco, probably 10 years ago. I think they are for outdoor furniture. These are about 3' wide and over 6' long. They fold into thirds. I either leave the bed slider slid out and the two pads side by side, or close...

I have a small three rail dirt bike motorcycle trailer I bought used for about $500. I take off the rails when not using it for motorcycles and put a sheet of plywood on it (I think I cut it to 4x6). When I take the camper off the truck, I drive the truck out, then roll the moto trailer under...

I have some of the insulation panels, and I think they would be more water tight, so I'd probably use that. However, I found a couple camper shells on craigslist for $75. I'll probably buy one for the trip, then re-sell as soon as I get home. Plus, I found out there is even more furniture then I...

I've got a 2000 F250 shortbed pickup. I need to drive from NorCal to Oregon next week to pick up a bunch of nice furniture. I have borrowed a 10'x6' enclosed cargo trailer, but don't think everything will fit. Being from California, I'd normally just throw the rest in the bed of the truck and...

I called All Terrain Campers, they are local to me and have done some work on the camper. I asked if I could just screw mounting brackets into the aluminum struts supporting the roof, in place of the existing screws. They said yes, that's how they do that. I got some pre drilled L channel from...

I've got about 2" of plywood under my camper, to allow clearance on the roof of my 2000 F250, but also to clear fifth wheel runners in the bed of my truck. I've read about potential rot or water damage from wood on wood. If my camper is on for a short while (month or two) I just put wood on...

I've got an 80w solar panel that I want to install on my roof. The roof is a flexible metal (aluminum, I think). The roof has lines of screws from front to back. I was thinking of installing aluminum 2" "L" beam (aka 90 degree angle) using the existing screw holes. My thought is about a 24"...