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I like the sound of the rain on the roof of my FWC but then again my house has a metal roof.

If I'm going to leave my camper for an extended period of time, like a overnight, I'm going to close it up unless it's in my driveway.

The lights over the camper door are position lights. They do not work as brake lights unless you've modified them someway.

Ours did the same thing. We were crossing southern Nevada in 110 degree heat. Haven't put it back you but think I can stretch the original piece instead of getting another one from FWC.

x2 for the Yakima Basketcase. It's light compared to the others. Normally light stuff, but I've carried everything from crawdad traps to firewood. It just depends. Mine is mounted on the rear driver side corner of the top. It makes for easy access. First had it up front corner driver's...

Where did you get $1,300 for CA registration fee? I bought new a 2013 Chevy 3500 HD and registration was half that cost and going down each year. As far as coming to terms with what others do and my decision, I've read enough posts here and Expedition Portal and used my rig enough to know I...

When I first got my Grandby and had trouble on a couple of trips connecting the outside shower hose. What I found was that if the water pump was on, it made it difficult to impossible to make the connection. So before connecting my outside shower hose, I make sure my water pump is off and the...

The GVWR is the total weight the truck plus load should be at or below. The axle GAWR are subsets of that. If the truck is at 10,000 lbs and the rear axle is at capacity, 6,100 lbs, then the front axle should only have 3,900 lbs on it to stay within GVWR. Conversely, if the front axle is at...

x2 for just LineX and no mat.

Our dinette normally stays configured as a bed, front dinette in an FWC Grandby. Very rarely do we use it as a dinette.

Why not use spacers to get the middle off the roof?

Ours doesn't rust. Use it as normal and keep it seasoned.

I would call or email FWC at the factoryand ask if the IQ4 was installed either separate from the DLS-30 or one with an internal IQ4. As far as the 4 lights to monitor the battery, they're really just ball park. I thought FWC was installing a better battery monitoring system in their campers...

The DLS 30 itself doesn't natively contain smart charger functions. An IQ4 needs to be plugged into it to gain the smart charger functionality. New FWC models should come with an IQ4 installed. My Grandby was delivered in December of 2012 without an IQ4. Sometime in late 2013 or 2014 FWC began...

The front dinette in my Grandby seats 4, 2 on each side. If someone sits with their back against the front window it could be considered U-shaped, but there's no real reason to do it.

Mine are the size of the Manchester tanks. http://www.propanetankstore.com/10-lb-2-5-gallon-manchester-propane-tank/ Worthinton also makes a tall skinny 6 lb tank but it's pricey...

Outside access might be a DOT requirement as well as venting to the outside. The DOT approved tanks are built to make it very difficult to break the valve off in an accident. Why not use one tall skinny 10 lb tank. Bet it takes up about as much room as 5 1 lb tanks connected to a manifold...

My Chevy 3500 has 265/75R18 tires on stock suspension. You mentioned your current vehicle had. 2.5" lift. There won't be much clearance difference. Your vehicle is just plain more maneuverable especially tight turns. The longer wheel base of the truck gives you less break over angle. You will be...

After reading the post above about being over GVWR even in a 3/4 ton I just want to make a general comment. When I first started researching truck / camper combinations 4 years ago, a friend who's a 25+ year truck camper told me don't waste your time with anything less than a 1 ton. Best advice...

We run our water heater for 10 minutes max. We've found we don't need it to house hot just not chilly.

I cut up some 3/4" plywood into 9"x12" pieces. They've worked well for me.

I keep it on jacks and support the floor with two saw horses with two 8' 4x4's running length of the floor and four 4' 4x4's spaced evenly across the width ( think ladder). It all gets put away and stacked when the camper is in the truck. I built a dolly but it just took up room when the...

On the map Old Crow posted, south of the Little Chuckwalla mountains and east of Palo Verde Wilderness is the Houser Geode Beds.

If you don't already follow these two sites they can help you plan. We followed message boards for road conditions when we went two winters ago. http://www.salinepreservation.org/index.htm https://www.facebook.com/groups/salinevalleywarmsprings/

Significantly? 79.9" versus 80".