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Great photos. I know no one wants unsolicited advised but KEEP YOUR FURNACE, they cost at least $400 at JC Whitney (I think), or sell it on Craig's list, if you ever want heat your furnace is probably much better and probably safer than any catalytic unit. I bet you will end up with a great...

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I bought mine back 4/04 for $394 for a set of four from GI Joes which is a sporting goods store in Washington and Oregon, that was the standard retail price at that time. Every internet retailer that I found was much more expensive. I don't recall why I asked at GI Joes except that they sell...

Do you have a 2WD or 4x4?

That is pretty incredible fuel mileage, do you have an extended or standard cab? I recently looked into buying a used 4cyl small truck for commuting to work and light duty stuff, maybe camping when I go alone - I recall the rated fuel mileage to be a lot lower than what you get. I copied the...

I bought one of the backup cameras from Costco and put it on my truck today. I think it works pretty well. It is designed to attached to the license plate bracket but it could be mounted elsewhere with some ingenuity. The field of view is pretty wide from any distance but obviously becomes...

Hi Sam, I think the “floor pack” setup is virtually bulletproof, the step part really reinforces it where the back eyebolts are and the front is reinforced by the front wall metal frame. The narrow crown staples are window dressing as far as I am concerned, they hold stuff together until the...

I’m no expert, but when I built my camper I used the FWC as a model for the “floor pack” portion of my camper. The “step” section where the eyebolts attach is just plywood as far as I could tell. FWC uses hardware that does not intrude into the camper, maybe Marty can tell you where to buy...

Ted, I'm with you on that one. I am going to buy one of those cheep backup cameras that costco sells and give it a try,

Are you useing a narrow crown pneumatic stapler - they are pretty powerful. I don't have a FWC and never looked at the wood strips holding up the liner but when I saw one at a sportsman's show it looked like usual narrow crown 18ga. staples used on the wooden tub (that's what I used along with...

Probably for most of us it is difficult to conceptualize the thinness of the aluminum used in FWC, warpath eng. has a post with his estimate. Bottom line is that it works and campers hold up well for decades from what I hear. When I built my roof I used 1/8" alum stock but my lift design is...

I had the same Q about indoor use of propane stoves. One alternative is a portable butane stove, they are widely promoted for indoor use including indoor home or camping. There are lots of sites online to check them out - I looked at a local GI Joes sporting good store and found them for $20...

Thanks for the pics, looks like taken outside the FWC office, I see six pac campers in background. I made copies of the photos for future reference. My wife vetoed the idea of me building another camper (that is why wives are called our "better half"). That's OK, the thing I have gotten most...

Well maybe I'm not totally out of synch with everyone. One thing I thought of, not a structural change to camper but something that I would not want to do without is a Coleman on demand hot water heater. It is incredibly useful, unlimited hot water instantly for washing dishes or hands or...

I’m with you on simple, to me simple also means less expensive which is a good thing. Everyone has their own priorities and wants but to me this is just for family fun camping. I looked up the Engel as well as a Coleman Stirling cooler/freezer cost >$600 - criminy I spent $600 for the refrig...

Hi Marty, I think you and Ben are incredible, not smug at all, frankly your insight and willingness to share your knowlege with others without direct compensation is awesome and commendable. Hopefully you are getting business also, it would be well deserved. Are you and Ben working together or...

For what it might be worth, probably not much: I usually charge/maintain my batteries (I use for trolling motor and kids use with inverter to play video games when camping, nothing much more) at home with a small inexpensive 1.5amp slow charger, it turns itself off when the battery is fully...

Marty and Ben are obviously the resident experts on this forum and their advice is probably the best course to take but I used Elmers polyurethane glue when I built my camper, another brand is Gorilla glue, both available at local stores, very strong and waterproof. They do expand some and may...

The gas can holder shown is easily available, JC Whitney sells it for ?~$23, Amazon.com has it for $16.95. One site had listed for less, made by Blitz. I think carrying gas like this is inherently unsafe. I'm obviously bored, taking end of year vacation days.

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