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Again, thanks for the comments - the "thinking out loud." It'll be easy to have a couple window sets - one with reflectrix. That'll take care of heat and light. I think D rings can be put anywhere - they don't need to be attached to windows. I'm following Tim's lead and putting in an arctic...

Thanks Mr. Jorgen and longhorn1. i can put velcro on the sideliner around the clear window and make curtains that will both darken(reflectix on the outside of the curtain) and perform temperature control. Both good issues to include in thinking about a different design. Any others? I like...

I've just about finished the first of six panels on my new vinyl sidewall. As I cut and sewed, I began to wonder about using vinyl for the internal privacy flap - is it necessary or just how things have been done before? Couldn't the clear vinyl window serve to keep out weather - it seems...

I've got 60 and 40 lb struts and I'll try those out to see what works. I'll look for the "slowing sink" of the struts - if they work hold the roof up initially, I can install some vertical braces once it's up.l My roof will have two 245 watt, 40 pound panels plus two fantastic fans and the...

Thanks for the math memory Argonaut20, and the measurements Shellback. I have enough now to place the windows. My concern is that the campers I've sat in have the windows way too high - all you can see when sitting down is sky. I want to be able to see the actual horizon when sitting. The...

I'd appreciate knowing how far the struts extend and how high your roof is relative to the camper body. Thanks for measuring! Jeff

I'm about to start sewing my vinyl sideliner with windows. Unfortunately I'm in California and the 80s Keystone is in Wyoming. Has anyone measured how much the roof raises when the 36" struts are fully extended. The struts I got are 20 and a half inches fully retracted. I'll be sizing the...

https://www.batterypete.com/batteries/240-watt-solar-panel-rec-solar-rec240pe/ Gotta buy four of them, but they're easy to sell on craigslist... Jeff

Well, I'm making six panels with windows as part of a new sideliner. Four on the sides and one each fore and aft. I have no intention of using the camper in cold weather, so the more ventilation the better. I want windows on three sides of cab over bed. The whole point of owning this...

Hi EDR: I'm assuming it's inside the camper itself. I'm wondering what a system that doesn't have anything inside might look like - if it's possible. I can see putting in interior cross braces to deal with windshear - simple and a three minute process, after the roof is up. But is there...

What am I really trying to accomplish? I'd love to get rid of interior supports. My lift panels are at the dump, as is the old vinyl siding. Before I put it all back together, I am wondering what's possible. Jeff...

So far two issues then. 1. look at the problem of windshear 2. lifting the roof with 180 lbs on it. Any others? Any solutions to those two issues? Jeff

I'm curious if anyone has devised a system based on using struts to lift the roof and a way to lower it without lift panels or EMT tube lifters. I can envision a light block and tackle and come-along system outside at connection plates of the struts to lower the roof. I wonder what the best...

https://www.batterypete.com/batteries/240-watt-solar-panel-rec-solar-rec240pe/ I did a lot of internet searching and found that this supplier had the least expensive panels. You have to buy four of them, but if you need only one or two, the price is so good you can easily get rid of them on...

On another WTW forum on truck carrying capacities someone mentioned that the majority of 1/2 ton pickups and recent 3/4 ton trucks have rear axle bearings that ride on the axle shaft. He mentioned he'd replaced 8 or more axle shafts over the years from bearing wearing into the shaft causing...

Here's another cable entrance box... https://www.solarpanelstore.com/solar-power/racks/flat_mount_solar_racks/go_power_cable_entry_kit.html Jeff...

Hey Poky: Yes your description is very helpful. Reading it I could picture exactly what you did. If I sew it first, I'll do exactly what you suggest - spraying on the contact cement a bit at a time around the edges, and not the internal frame pieces. I'll have soft wood and clamps ready to...

I'm not to far from being ready to install the headliner on my 80s Keystone. I wonder if it's better to sew the two halves of perforated vinyl together (I have a Sailrite LSZ-1 sewing machine) or do as others have, and just use adhesive spray to mate the two halves of the vinyl in the middle...

Thanks for the replies. A couple points in response to Craig and AZ Nick. I tore out the lift panels and will be fabricating an EMT lift mechanism that will go on the short sides above bed and door. I have 60 lb and 40 lb lift struts I'll try til I find a good combination. I can see the 60 lb...

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I'm deciding how to mount two solar panels on the roof of my 80s Keystone. The panels are 35" x 65.5" and 40 lbs each. https://www.batterypete.com/batteries/240-watt-solar-panel-rec-solar-rec240pe/ There are two options. I've attached drawings of the options. I'm wondering which is...

I picked up an 80s keystone nine months ago and tore apart the interior, took off the roof and trashed the canvas. I've got all the "parts" to restore the thing, following a couple threads here on the forum. Waiting for the knee surgery to heal to get back into it. There is enough...

I wonder if anyone has experience with these replacements for bump stops? http://www.autoanything.com/suspension-systems/61A6525A0A0.aspx Thanks... Jeff...

I live in Laramie Wyoming and got my 80s Keystone from a guy in Clifton, AZ - in the southeast part of the state. I used 2" fairly lightweight nylon strapping material and a truckers hitch to attach the existing eyebolts in the frame of the Keystone to the frame underneath the 1999 Silverado...

Scroll down to the bottom of this page for an overview of the EMT conduit support structure... http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/11945-84-fleet-09-tacoma-project/page-10 Jeff...