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So I'm going to re-wire from the truck battery to the camper battery to help with this issue. What size wire should I go with? Just a regular cab truck, probably about 12' total run, taking lateral moves into account. 140amp alternator. 200a/h battery. I'm thinking maybe 6-8ga? That's...

Thanks, It's at a bit of an "awkward teenage" phase right now, but once I get the boxes fabbed up I think it will look pretty slick.

Got the bedsides and tailights finished up just in time for NW Overland Rally this year.. I also got all the hardware installed, including the floater springs on the rear four mounts. Front boxes are next, but I think I'll take a break and go mountain biking this weekend..

I've got the battery on a plug in charger at 2amps. I'll just leave it all day and see what happens. I get the same issue with the plug in charger as with the rest, charge voltage drops as soon as it's connected to the battery. Hopefully the big ol' battery just needs a little juice. If I get...

That actually makes a lot of sense. I'm just using the stock wiring the dealer installed. It's actually solid core most of the way, so I'm not sure of the gauge. Essentially the type of wire I'd expect to see in 110 applications. I'd discounted the wire size as the cause because the battery...

Updates- Had the battery tested at Batteries Plus. Guy threw the load tester on it and said it was more than good... I also tried plugging the camper into 110 and using the converter. I had the same results. When the converter wasn't hooked to the battery, it read about 13v. After connecting...

I sure hope not, all three batteries (Dual starting in the truck and the camper battery) are only a few months old.. It does sound a bit like a bad battery though. I'll see if I can scare up a load tester. Hopefully I've got a warrenty, the camper battery was through Amazon and they're...

I'm back! I noticed lately that my camper didn't seem to be charging correctly. My Blue Sea isolator seemed to be "cycling" more than normal, which is to say- at all. It would click the batteries together for about 30 sec, then separate them again. Weird. I pulled out my trusty multimeter and...

Added the backup lights to the bumper (I won't have room for them on the bed), two additional stringers boxing in the center frame mounts, and a slide-out ladder.

Trucking along on this build. I went aluminum, 3"x0.25" angle for the perimeter frame and boxed for the bed to frame mounts, 2x2x0.120" square tube for the stringers and bulkhead. 1/8" sheet for the inner fenders, body work, and boxes. I've got some springs coming to be installed on the rear...

I would be surprised if the camper wiring caused this. I don't think the breaker could cause any drain.

Can't say there was much left, but what was was still cold. Hydroflask tumbler.. http://www.hydroflask.com/true-pint#92=20 I did have a growler nearby also, you know- in case things got desperate.

True. I'm sure it's only this easy for the later models that come equipped with the Fantastic Vent assembly. Their system is very modular so you can add and subtract components at will. Combined with FWC basically pre-wiring everything it went really smoothly for me. So far I'm not regretting...

Way late to this party, but if anyone else is looking to do this I just wanted to weigh in. It's super super easy. I elected to go for the "replace the guts of the fan" method, instead of pulling up and then resealing the new one. FWC looks to have done a much better job sealing my vents then...

Have you seen any builds or write ups where anyone else has done this? I'd be interested to see how it turns out. I think it's a great concept, especially if you've got some body work experience.

Well with your experience it's pretty obvious your advice is worth a lot more than I'm paying for it. Seriously, thanks. I also just ordered Smith's book since "anyone starting out in building something important from metal with not a lot of design or fab experience " sounds a lot like me...

Your construction plan sounds pretty similar to what I was thinking- start with the footprint, move out to the wheel well/fenders and then construct boxes, bumper, and side rails in the space that's left.. Do you have a lot of fabrication experience? I know there are issues with aluminum, but...

Thanks for all the feedback guys! Those Hide-N-Side beds are kinda what I had in mind for the truck bed modification idea, I'm just not sure I have the body work skills to get it done nicely. I've never seen those before, they look great. I also like the Diamond Camper Bodies, those are some...

This was also posted over on ExPo, in case anyone sees it twice.. I'm leaning toward building the bed, I've had the basic design in my mind since I bought my first pickup (1988 Mazda B2600) but it's going to be a massive amount of work. I'm considering the stock bed modification option because...

Hey guys, Just looking for a little advice, or to bounce some ideas off the internet brain trust… I have a regular cab long-bed Silverado. I really like the size and am very happy with the RCLB layout. For most of it’s life I’ve had a good quality water proof crossbox in the back to hold my...

Thanks for the tip. Ordered.

It would be great to have a FWC sketchup database! I'm going home tonight to get the measurements off the exterior of my Grandby to help me in designing a custom bed for my truck..

We are having the same problem. We don't have a Fantastic Fan installed yet (just ordered it off Amazon), but are hoping that helps out. We had so much condensation I thought the camper was leaking the first time I noticed it. Folding the top down caused the moisture to all run out each side of...

I'm in Salem now, but quick to point out I'm from the dry side also.. I didn't notice any improvement just because I didn't have a camper battery or standard isolator to base it off of. I installed both the new battery and ACR at the same time. I just like the idea of backups for my backups...

Not sure where you are with this, but I'm putting my vote with the dual sensing vsr. We've got the Blue Sea Systems ACR which is dual sensing and I'm sure something like that would do exactly what you want. Mine let's our IOTA converter or solar charge the truck batteries in addition to allowing...