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Couch Hounds Here are my two. A 13" Beagle named Daisy, and a Redbone Coonhound named Ellie Mae.

Kentucky's on the map.

My experience has taught me that using a "clear" caulking outdoors leads to frustration after a couple of years because they tend to yellow. This Lexel caulking hasn't yellowed yet. I've used it at work and it's going on 8 years without a sign of changing color. I'm not sure what the...

Hi Guys! Had the roof of my camper down on a set of saw horses today to begin puting in the new headliner. Decided to clean up some of the old caulking which was just peeling away when I found about 5 or 6 stress cracks in the aluminum up front. They're right where the aluminum skin is folded...

Len, Your not alone with your questions. When I was looking for my FWC I was totally confused as to how the thing opened. A guy here on the forum sent me these pictures. Sorry, I cannot remember who sent them but for me they helped a lot! Both the front and the back lifting panels are the...

A real bone head move To revisit this old post! I'm pretty new to truck campers, in fact I'm brand new and mine has been apart for the better part of a year now. I just got the thing recovered with new siding, clamped the unfinished top back on it and drove it home to my house to start...

Vapor Barrier Ben, I still have my roof apart and since I live in a high humidity area, what are you doing now to the roofs that my '98 didn't have as far as a vapor barrier? Might as well upgrade since I can. Rick

Cool BBQ I want one. In fact I can think of 5 guys who'd die to have one of those. Really cool. Please tell me someone sells those things!

Lift Mechanism Hinge Springs Ben, While we are on the subject of the lift mechanism, do you know where I can find replacement hinges? I called FWC and talked to Chicali but he said that the hinges are not available by themselves. Does ATC or anyone you know sell the hinges by themselves? Rick

Got it all figured now. Had a talk with a guy I know up at the local vehicle electric shop in Cincinnati. His suggestion was not to go the route of the battery isolator because of it's size and more importantly the cost since I have to purchase one that will accept a signal from the truck's...

Maybe I'm wanting too much from this! Before my present job in plant maintenance, where I deal with mostly AC, I worked primarily on fire and emergency equipment. The ambulance manufacture that we did warranty work for did everything the old fashion way using Sure Power isolators, White...

Is your truck factory set up for a camper/rv connection in the bed? Mine isn't. I would much prefer to just add an aux battery seperated by an isolator mounted under the hood and fused for both batteries. Then tap the aux battery for the camper. Then I'd wire a feed from the converter back...

Here is my foundation for that statement. I got this off of: http://www.smithae.com/surepower.html They are a Sure Power dealer. Here is what they had to say: "The difference in whether to use a battery isolator or battery separator will depend on whether your alternator has internal or...

I've got the basic Fantastic Fan and the extra vent in my roof. I've been thinking of switching them both out for Maxxfans, mainly for the weather protection. The Maxxfan is more expensive but if you add up the cost of a new Fantastic Fan and a weather cover it comes out to about the same...

Hello everyone, If we haven't beaten this horse enough yet, I guess it's my turn. Work is going like hell and my brain has turned to mush so I need your all's input. I've finally gotten back to my Grandby rebuild and before I button up the walls, I need to run some new wiring. That's not...

That's a good idea on the tape! I've got the lid completely off my camper at the moment and have been terrified about removing the siding to restretch a new headliner (the old one was very moldy!) What do you guys think about using velcro stapled to the the aluminum, the reverse glued or...

Mike, My '98 Grandby is mostly framed with 1" box. There are places, especially the back wall (mainly due to the rear step option) where 1-1/2" and 2" box is being used. As to the slide out for the extended bed, I think what your are looking at is adding a slide out section to the already...

Welcome! I'm in KY and bought my Grandby used in VA. Sounds like John D is closest to you. Being a full sized camper on a full sized truck, I'd have no problem sleeping 4. Mine was pretty well equiped when I bought it but in bad shape. I've pretty much gutted it and am starting over. If I...

Stan, I'm in the process of reworking my '98 Grandby. Anyway I could buy just the brackets? I need to make custom couch cushions anyway. Rick

Plywood Frame Lizz, On the GMC there is a ridge on the bedsides at the same height as the wheel wells. There are 4 flat spots on this ridge to place a 2x6 and run it from side to side. This allows you to double decker your load if you want. The full size bed is 8+ feet long. The bed...

Thats how I started! My wife and I went out to Yellowstone last year and I picked up a used Adventure 1 on ebay for about $100. It worked great! With my truck being a full size, I made a plywood platform for over the wheel wells and placed our old full size mattress on it.....comfy!. To make...

Marty, I sympathize with you. After I bought my '98 FWC used, I noticed a large quantity of mold up front. Although my headliner didn't disinegrate by looking at it, it didn't put up much of a fight coming down. Wet insulation due to a foam filled roof vent seems to be the culprit in my...

Thanks Ben! Rick

Thanks for the heads up on the butyl tape Ben. What are ya'll using to seal the bed board? Just caulk or are you using the foam tape as well? Rick

I've just gotten in the replacement siding for my Grandby and hope to get back to work on it this long weekend. One thing I forgot to consider is replacing the seals under the screw down corner trim & the new bed board. Anyone like to weigh in? The oringinal seal under the trim looks to be a...