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Yes! This is required by NFPA 1192 Section 5.2.6 Ventilation of Compartments Containing Propane Containers. I did not see such a drain when I was there, I looked through the compartment but missed it. And when Terry supplied my parts no drain was part of them. That's not a problem, I've a...

Thanks DR, I like the foam Ideas for the platform, I'll definitely use those ideas if I can. I've read about the camper truck fit lists on the fwc website and it seems like their might be a grey area in the 99' style of truck. My 88' camper fits my "old" body style (93-97') f250 like a glove...

Thanks for making the effort to contact me. I did call Terry and he was very helpful. Based on his advice I will install a drain in the floor of the propane storage compartment and caulk the siding when it goes back on. I appreciate everyone at 4WC taking the time and making an extra effort...

I too live in a very wet area and am concerned about these issues with my new camper on it's way. Has anyone considered coating the bottom of the camper and any other exposed wood areas with a waterproofer, perhaps bed-liner? For $88 on Amazon one could pick up a Herculiner kit and coat the...

Thanks for the info Walt. So, on your camper, the main problem for water ingress to the wood is the calk failing on the bottom edge moulding. Correct? And this is on the back wall of the camper, anywhere else? I am now thinking that I might want to cover the back of the camper as it faces...

I don't know about the Keystone in question but FWC marks the CG of it's campers with a little sticker on each side. On my Eagle that's about midway along the side window, which on my Ranger puts the Eagle's CG ahead of the rear axle. I'd assume something as long as the Keystone in a short bed...

We can use the Tork-Lift external camper tie downs on most trucks. External tie downs usually run $ 695.00 for new camper installation (compared to the $ 495.00 for the internal tacoma tie downs). Tork-Lift has external camper tie downs available for the 2005 - 2012 Toyota Tacoma trucks and...

Gormley Green, can you post some photos? I am interested in what to watch out for. My 2007 Eagle (5 years old and stored outside in a dry climate) has the early signs of this sort of thing. I'm assuming the newer, worse off campers are in a more wet climate. Here's three photos taken along...

Keep an eye on craigslist in the areas you are willing to travel to go get one. . Here's links from my hunting list for finding a camper. Every one of these at times had ads for FWC campers in the time I was searching. I generally tried to check all of them at least daily. This searches all...

My hawk has the extra wood frame on the bottom for my deep F150 bed. While stored outside water runs down the sides and back of the camper and has soaked into the cross piece going from rear corner to rear corner under the camper. The wood has delaminated. Since its the rainy season and I can't...

Welcome, I'm also a fly fisherman, along with a bunch else. Our Eagle has been through 50+ mph winds while setting high on the jacks, no truck holding it down, with no problems. I did worry a little and out in the darkness and rain did go and lower the jacks some, but it was not moving at all...

I noticed that the roughly 1"x4" piece of plywood that runs along the bottom under the rear door of my 2010 Fleet was starting to delaminate. I decided to replace the board and when I tore it off I found that it was water damaged. Water seemed to be coming from the driver’s side rear corner...

Not that I need one but you made me curious. I did a little googling and I was surprised to see there are 12 volt units that have high output available. Of course they're very expensive and the lowest draw I saw was 20 amps. Still this may be an interesting area to check out in a few years...

No. :rolleyes: But I do dream of owning a Fuso some day. :mellow: The Eagle on my Ranger is pretty much the max size I'll tolerate. Our outback forays involve lots of very small tracks that will at times not even allow the wider FWC models through. When the Ranger only clears trees on...

But the rear wall air conditioner we use in the Four Wheel Campers is a small office / window type unit AC, not the typical roof mounted RV air conditioner. The rear wall AC unit we use is a 550 watt air conditioner. So when in doubt buy a good 2000 watt generator...

here are a few pics of the rear awning we are using here at FWC ... So when will we see a back awning that has a add on enclosure available?

On what weather you can camp in there is not a one size fits all answer. Not only do each of us have our temperature needs, but equipment choices vary a whole lot. Study your choices very carefully. Those that say they would use the heater but it's too noisy, uses too much electricity, uses...

You might look into Duvetyne Black Out Fabric http://www.seattlefabrics.com/Black_Out.html It's a fabric specifically for this use. Not cheap, though. They do offer samples. Another Block Out Cloth by Duvetyne is: Duvetyne Black Commando Cloth This is heavier weight, so may be more...

For the yakima tracks, which screws did you end up using or did you buy new screw? If so, can you tell me what size you used? Thanks, Jim No way I'd use the original screws, though you do want to match the size and thread pitch. I've seen enough rusting screws on FWC roofs, I'd only go back...

As I mentioned in a recent post my Ranger is under restoration and I'm doing a ton of work on it; which includes designing a rack/platform for the top that I can shoot from. With advice from Stan, most of the load goes to the side walls instead of the roof. I'll post pictures soon. Be on the...

I believe the extra height is all the way to the roof. On mine the roof height seems to be standard, which means that the 17" up to the top wood is taken back in the main walls. Seems that way putting the fridge in, looks to be a tighter fit than other fridge setups I've looked at. And I'm...

Photography is why my wife and I are fitting up a FWC Eagle. Figure being able to stay out instead of hunting motels or having to make only day trips is going to save us a lot of time and gas. Not the photographer at John Shaw's level, but still enjoy Wildlife and Wildflower photography as...

Thanks Nathanael. Your thread on Expo was also an inspiration for me getting the camper :) You are right on the eye bolt locations on the camper. I assumed the eye bolt locations on the campers were always the same for the model line. I spoke with Terry and Stan today. Each camper is...

I got her home in one piece! The seller didn't have to jacks or extension plate so he borrowed jacks for the transfer and made some extension plates out of 1//2 inch (?) plywood. For informational purposes, here is a photos. Following Walt's advice we did shake camper before it was freed from...

Hi All, Its done. After years of thinking and looking, I'm finally a FWC owner :) 2. Order proper eye bolts with shoulders. I may re-drill attachment points to eliminate the carabiner like quick links. Jim Congrats on the new toy :-) Here's the type eye bolt setup I used for my...