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I went with a digital thermostat in my old hardside camper, heat only. It seemed to work great. The only problem I had was that the thermostat didn't work below 32 degrees unless I jumped the two wires. A couple basic things I would check are: Do you have propane? Is your propane regulator...

And here's a mod that I installed from my previous camper that's just handy. Its a stereo unit that has a backup camera. It also works great for hooking up trailers. IMGP0297 by bigskyxj, on Flickr IMGP0296 by bigskyxj, on Flickr And lastly just a couple clear pictures of the camper on the...

Replaced the halogen 1156 bulbs with some led bulbs to help reduce battery consumption. IMGP0286 by bigskyxj, on Flickr Wired a pigtail for the tail lights on the camper. I think I will eventually switch these to LED Lights but for now I had to get them working so I don't get pulled over...

Got some more things done. Front turnbuckles are done. IMGP0283 by bigskyxj, on Flickr Fuse panel replaced with something a little more modern, and plenty of room to add more circuits if the need arises. IMGP0282 by bigskyxj, on Flickr IMGP0281 by bigskyxj, on Flickr Added a usb, 12v...

Well I got a lot done, things were going smooth and I managed to get all the wood stuff done. I painted all the new wood to protect it. I got my fuse panel wiring knocked out and battery isolater/charger all hooked up. More pics to come. received_1961355240616049 by bigskyxj, on Flickr

IMAG0543 by bigskyxj, on Flickr Starting to get anxious to get this thing to the point where it can go in my truck so that I can get the wiring squared away.

Got the drivers side buttoned up this morning. Getting a little excited. Tomorrow I plan in painting the new wood to keep it protected and then replacing the trim. IMAG0542 by bigskyxj, on Flickr

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Progress on the drivers side has begun. I got the old wood removed and basically have everything prepped for installation of the new narrowed bedside tomorrow morning. Pictures are worth a thousand words so here you go. IMAG0541 by bigskyxj, on Flickr

Your furnace is designed to run off 12V power.

What an awesome build. Great job.

Finished up the wood work on the passengers side today. It took longer than I anticipated. Its a bit of a slow process trying to line up all the pieces by yourself but it is possible. It doesn't help that I'm not much of a carpenter. I used liquid nails and screws to secure all the wood pieces...

Next i ground the welds off of the vertical frame beam and moved it in 3". On the horizontal frame rail on the bottom i cut away 3 sides so that i can fold it up to use as an attachment point for the vertical beam. IMAG0530 by bigskyxj, on Flickr After putting the vertical beam back in I...

Made some more progress this morning. Cut 3" out of the passengers side. IMAG0527 by bigskyxj, on Flickr My buddy let me borrow his oscillating saw which made the end cuts in the corners a hell of a lot easier. IMAG0528 by bigskyxj, on Flickr Trimmed away the wall board to expose the frame...

Progress was made today, got the passengers side tore out. Tomorrow I will cut 3" off the side and start cutting new wood to go back on. Most of the wood I took off got pretty jacked up trying to pull the long staples out. 2625 by bigskyxj, on Flickr 2626 by bigskyxj, on Flickr 2627 by...

Poky, Thanks for the welcome. Tomorrow is day one of the floor pack teardown. I'm gonna head in to the shop a couple hours before work starts and tear down as much as I can. I figure if I can do a couple of hours per day I should have the floor pack narrowed by the end of the week.

Old Crow, Thanks for the link on the light cover. After looking at I think updating to some led lights would be the way to go. My plan is to have the floor narrowed by the end of this week. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures.

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IMAG0522 by bigskyxj, on Flickr I picked the camper up about 4 days ago and it had a latrine in the passenger side rear corner. I think the original intent was for use with a cassette type toilet. It seemed like a giant waste of space and I honestly don't plan on using a toilet in my cAmper so...

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Hey I also wanted to ask if you think 1/2" conduit would be sturdy enough to use for the roof lifting mechanism.

Hey everyone I'm new here. I just picked up a 1983 Keystone and wanted a place to document the work to the camper as I go. So far everything works (fridge, stove, furnace, water pump) but there are a couple things that need some love. I have to narrow the floor pack to get it in my truck which I...

Tim, awesome job.What made you decide to use a buddy heater rather than an RV furnace? Also I was wondering if you have made a charging system for your house battery, I've seen in your videos that you use solar to charge.