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DD, do you have any final drawings to share or do we have to wait for the finished product?

Great job on the supports, our Tacoma bed was failing at the I-bolts until I added 3/16 x 3 x 6 steel plates under them. I think your solution is even better. And yes, I'll bet you enjoy the V6 power and torque over a 4 banger. I did give a little thought to the after market turbo on my truck...

Stew, don't know about Donner Ski Ranch. We have passes and a locker at Sugar Bowl so we're always up on it's operation, just can't get there enough, especially now.

This is the most snow we've had here since 92-93 and by far the most we've had in the 13 years I've been keeping snow fall stats. As of the last snow survey at the end of February we already had 108% of the entire season total. Snow totals thus far in March have been 25% higher then the previous...

Nothing but charcoal at home on the Weber, far superior to gas. But we use the Q100 on the road for ease of use and transport.

Best of luck bob, hang around and let us know what you're doing.

Congrats on the camper buy, you're going to love it. 8 weeks now, they must really be bangin' em out these days. It took 14 weeks back in 2006 when we ordered our now gone Eagle.

All you need is gas line adapter to propane tank, jumper cables for 12v, and jump stat wires for bench testing.

The 24" between is workable but I'd be a little worried about the 24" height and 13" depth. A typical chair is 16"-17" deep and 18" high. Hopefully there is some room for revision in the layout. The height could be adjusted with a raised floor with storage under. Just some thoughts, good luck.

very nice lookin' rig Marc, can't wait for more interior pics and details.

ski, now you've got my curiosity. What's the elevation at your place?

A 3/4 ton truck will handle the camper just fine, all the suspension mods really only apply to 1/2 ton trucks like mine. Best of luck and don't forget the pics.

cort, well put and absolutely true. Great point concerning the degradation of the food supply in the name of corporate profits.

FWC and ATC are in a category all by themselves, light weight and durable off road ain't cheap. You can find all kinds of other pop ups out there a lot cheaper but they won't hold up to the abuse and will be much heavier.

Rancher, now that you mention it I seem to remember that there is a combo glue for both, I just never use it figuring the specific glue is better. A plumber once asked me if I knew the best way to get ABS glue out of your hair? I said no and he replied "scissors".

ABS glue for ABS pipe etc, the glues don't cross over in my experience.

We tried an air bed in the cabover of our old Eagle and found it to be very cold. The foam cushion, even a 2" one provides insulation while the air bed was more like a conductor for cold.

For your type of use I'd go with something like Super Springs (will only come into play with the camper on) and air bags to level and adjust ride with camper on or off. Personally I'd never depend on air bags alone. With a spring upgrade and bags if a bag fails you can still function without...

Absolutely the best deal yet, congratulations. It's nice to see someone get the best of an RV dealer instead of the other way around.

Great link kc it's nice to see Bill & Jan are getting lots of use out of our ex-Eagle.

Just a little pinch in the wallet, but worth the pain in the long run.

That dinette sure looks familiar, I'm guessing the seller is a member of WTW.

I upgraded the fan in our now gone RV to the 14 speed and will be doing the same in the trailer this spring. The lower speeds are perfect for venting small spaces without a lot of noise. If I still had the FWC I wouldn't hesitate to do the upgrade in it either.

This one's a great deal, I bet it won't last long.

Interesting project guys I will be following your progress. As to shelves you might consider drop leaf hardware if you have room to apply it. It requires about a 3" fixed return for hinges & bracket space. Here's link showing the application at post #18...