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I was also considering a vent out the top rear of the cabinet. Just don't want an outside vent. Seems all the campers I've owned have been leakers at one point in time. The less outside penetrations is one thing I'm striving for.

Looking at a picture of the 70 series, there is a large vent at the top of the fridge. When I googled the 90F, it's picture doesn't show the vent that the 70 has. The 70 is also recommended for boats, and I imagineyou wouldn't want an outside vent on a small boat. Here's a copy and paste from...

Not sure what all that spaghetti is at your battery box. Normally your camper battery would be tied into your converter. Plugged into shore power it would provide for your 110v outlets or appliances, and the converter would change that to 12v DC for your lights and other 12v accessories. It will...

Making more progress. The roof took a flight off my sawhorses in the wind and did some damage. Finally got it straightened, then had to repair where a few screw holes spider cracked the aluminum roof. I made some aluminum plates up to cover the spider cracks, then epoxied and screwed them to the...

I'm planning on a 70F for my 79Grandby build. Their measurement description is weird. LxDxH. I called them for clarification. The L is actually the width, side to side. D is depth, front to back. You will see the cutout is a couple inches less. That's because the face sticks out that much from...

The siding went very well I think. I will say I would have never tackled this job if my son wasn't in a business with access to shears, brakes, milling machine etc. Plus access to aluminum materials. I got the 4 sheets of 4x10 .032 aluminum for $288.00, The VHB tape was about $240.00. We sheared...

I'll have to see if the baltic is available in my area. No sure if my next step is the interior, or the roof, canvas and lift panels. I won't be installing the roof before the interior. But if by chance I get behind the 8 ball, I want that option. Have a trip planned to NW Ontario in July,

I put the aluminum panels on today, hope to get pictures up tomorrow. I used the 4991 tape as there were a lot of irregularities with the welds and some studs not even with each other. Didn't know about the primer. With the windows, door, jack brackets and trim, there's not much surface area...

Accidents happen in a heartbeat. Can you afford a 100% loss on the camper? I'd shop around for a cheaper rate or possibly a higher deductible,

Weight is an issue, that's one of the main reasons for the build. So far I'm keeping the weight as close to the original build as possible. 5/8's plywood for the floor pack. Do you suggest using the Baltic birch for cabinetry? Not sure how much of that I'll have. Some of the wood you see in the...

Well I've been busy making jack brackets, plates for thru wall fittings, painting stuff and other odds and ends. Picked up the aluminum siding today and sheared it to rectangular sizes. Tomorrow we clamp it to the camper body and mark all the cuts that have to be made. Hopefully we will get that...

If the camper has a converter/inverter with battery charging capabilities, it's possible it will spark when making the connection.

I had a late 90's Sunlite popup truck camper, and it was aluminum. Do you think someone could have recovered it? Maybe take a piece of trim off and see if you can cut a piece off?

I haven't decide on a factory built bracket, or coming up with something on my own. That Primus stove you have might be what I'll look for. My old Coleman has seen better days, I crossed the line July of 67 onboard the Forrestal. I was an AO in a Phantom squadron. I hope to get everything...

I'll be using the #4991. It's 90 mil thickness. Lots of irregularities in the frame and weld beads so I'm hoping the extra thickness will allow me to skip over weld beads or miss matched joints. My son got a price for me on the painted .040 aluminum, About $75.00 for a 4x10 sheet. I'll need 2...

Lost a lot of time due to the weather and waiting for a welder. Finally got the frame narrowed for the new truck, corners beefed up for the jacks, and some other repairs. Built the floor pack out of 5/8's plywood and glued and stapled it as the original was built. I am going to side it with .040...

On a boat trolling motor setup, the 14366-6 would be the hot side and mounted to the boat. So I would assume that would be the correct one to mount on your truck. I think Bombsite's would be what 4 Wheel supplies. The male/female description is a little confusing. Normally I think the female...

I'm rebuilding a 79 Grandby and have eliminated the propane compartment, heater and stove. My reasoning was the propane compartment took up too much interior space better for other uses. Same goes with the heater and stove. I'll use a Mr Buddy heater while awake, or an electric heater at full...

If you can't pick it up, the crating and shipping exceeds the cost of the material. I'm rebuilding a 79 Grandby and would liked to have replaced the siding, but was looking at costs close to $1000.

The high brake light is a good idea, as the camper blocks the factory light in a pick up. Pick up camper caps come with one installed. I plan a 7 pin trailer connection to my camper just for battery charging while on the road. So the brake light might go on. I have a bitter taste in my mouth...

I've noticed the newer 4 Wheel campers have marker lights on the upper body. My 79 Grandby has none. For any of you who have rebuilt older 4 Wheel campers, did you install marker lights, and if so, why. I think they would be an asset for visibility, but the less penetrations in the skin seems...

Wish their front loaders were on sale!

I'm coming up empty searching for 4 wheel camper in appleton,WI rv section

Presently I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 and a Travel Lite 770SL hardside camper. The camper is 84"s wide and I use clip on towing mirrors. Probably don't really need them. I do like the 84" width for jack clearance, and 78"s would not work without extenders. I'm building a 1979 4 Wheel Grandby to...

Well I'm done the demo. Heading to VA for some fishing next week and when I return, the frame is going to a welder. It has to be narrowed for newer truck tailgate width. Then the vertical corners are getting tripled for corner jacks. Reinforcing the side framing for tiedowns outside the...