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So we're back in Mexico (for a while now) and I tore apart the light the other day. After swapping in the new bulb it was obviously something else. The switch seemed obvious since there was power to it. Shorting around the switch lit up the light, so being on a remote beach in Baja I tore the...

We try to park as level as possible, then even things out with the AirLift bags. If we're in a particularly un-even place, we'll pull out the shovel and dig a few small holes or stack a few rocks. I installed a cheap, 2-way level from Home Depot on the underside of the cab-over section. I can...

Thanks for all the tips guys, I'll put them all to use as soon as we get back to Mexico. I didn't have and couldn't find any other lights to try out in the socket, so even if the bulb isn't the issue it will be a huge help to get Nikonron's for diagnostics and backup. If this is the only issue...

I did actually try taking it out a few times. Tried shining up the contacts and just generally jiggling things around too. No dice. Hopefully it's just the bulb.

PM sent. Thanks man, that's awesome!

We're really enjoying our Grandby too.. When we started our trip, we figured we'd be ready for a hotel every couple weeks, but we're truly more comfortable in our FWC..

Just one entering Arches NP the back way, and another of our campsite on the coast to watch the Baja 1000 this year.

Hey guys, The rear porch light on our new Grandby is giving us trouble. Its started out just taking a while to "warm up" to full strength, but now it simply puts out a meager glow no matter how long its left on. It is an amber LED, one of those flat paddle looking ones. It doesn't have the...

Just doing a little work in my "shop", inside the locking fuel door and the air fittings/switch for the compressor and airbags, and a camper-less shot on just another beach in Baja.

Our camp spot for the Baja 1000 and my ViAir compressor nestled under the bed.

Boxes open, sides down; we can really fit a lot of stuff behind those folding sides

Hey Bill, You're totally right about the bed. You could easily build it to meet the width of the camper. In fact, it would probably be a lot easier than all the bending and angles I put into mine. You would also gain quite a bit of storage that way. It would look a lot like a standard...

Just curious how all of you guys like your campers so far? Surely they've all been delivered by now.. :)

Oh, and the completed bed with all the boxes weighs right around 300lbs. Totally loaded we're at about 8850 with my wife and I in the truck, full tanks of fuel and water and a fridge full of beer..

Sorry I haven't had any updates for a while. Things got a little crazy at the end there.. We've been on the road two months now and are having a great time! So far we've had the truck over some fairly gnarly stuff (a front wheel has come off the ground several times). I can see the bed flexing...

Just a shot on the way home with Mt. Hood in the background. The bed's off the truck now and at the Powdercoaters. Should get it back next week with a silver color as closely matched to the truck as possible.

Loaded the Grandby into the bed for a quick trip down Barlow Rd. to test things out before powdercoating.. I can stuff a lot of gear into those bed sides!

Finally got the 2/0 extended to the spot behind the cab for the camper and the camper wiring replaced with 4ga. So now I've got (+) and (-) 4ga running from the isolator/battery ground to an Anderson connector at the cab. No drop at all, which I guess shouldn't be a surprise with wire that...

Hey guys, I'm sure my bed will hold up just fine to having the camper tied down to it, but it keeps gnawing at me. I'd hate to have it start cracking out at the frame mounts and see my house topple off with the bed attached. Any clever ideas for connecting the camper straight to the frame? I'm...

Thank you! Honestly, there's probably a bit more "too dumb to know better" than "master" in my fabrication style.. It is coming together and has been a fun project, but up close it's definitely more prototype than finished product. I essentially used this project to figure out how to fab...

A little more progress. Got the boxes built and installed. Bed sides this weekend, then off to powder next week!

A bit more progress, got the front saddle boxes fabbed up and mounted- now I'm waiting on hardware to get them finished. I'll start cutting and assembling the small, rear boxes today. I also threw the truck up on the forklift with the camper loaded to make sure everything flexed where it was...

The winch setup is both + and - from the battery to front and rear anderson plugs. I'll probably just run a third 2/0 set of lines to just behind the cab near the camper plug location and put a matching anderson on it. That way I'll be able to jump from the center of the truck too, and have...