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Thanks for the kind words folks. I appreciate all the advice I received on this forum as I was deciding which options to order, how to install the solar, etc.

Hi all, I drove from Pennsylvania to Bozeman, Montana, to have my new Fleet (front dinette) installed and then continued on to the West Coast and back for a shakedown cruise. I thought I’d share some thoughts and experiences. Maybe this will be useful for those considering a pop-up truck camper...

Thanks rilcombs. Nice to know. Most of my camping will be in the higher elevations but if I head to the Outer Banks again this would a good thing to bring along. I'm betting this is probably the cheapest solution.

I won't pick up my Fleet for a couple of weeks to examine the sliding window, but will be curious to see if this might be a solution. This kit is put together by someone on the Samba forum for the VW van crowd. I know that others have copied the idea. He uses an inexpensive portable unit that...

Portable AC unit configured for a VW Vanagon.

Nice video. Thanks for posting. Gets me psyched waiting for my camper to be built. 28 days to go . . .

Chadx, good to know. I'm not sure what I ended up with for struts. It wasn't a conversation I had with Denny S. when I ordered it. I ordered the Fleet with Yakima tracks but not the solar setup as I prefer to design my own system. I thought I read somewhere in this forum that if you order your...

Never heard of this issue, but nice to now that it clearly does exist. I think there is a mention of this in the FWC owners manual, and I remember reading it and wondering if it was really an issue.

I have also been looking at the Solar Blvd. 180 Watt panel priced at $200 (w shipping). https://www.solarblvd.com/products/solar-cynergy-180-watt-12v-monocrystalline-solar-panel-copy/ AM Solar also has a 180 watt panel for $270 (w shipping). http://amsolar.com/rv-solar-panels/solar-sf180 They...

Grant, your project is coming along fast and looking great. Can't wait to get my hands on my fleet. I'm going with the same Victron gear that you chose, but am still weighing the options for solar panels -- flexible vs. solid, a couple 100s, vs. a fixed 180 between the two vents. With three of...

Thanks for posting. That is exactly the type of video that the FWC folks need to add to their site.

Alvis, are you still happy with your setup? Anything you would do differently? I see that Solar Blvd. is currently out of the 120 Watt flexible panels, but I talked to someone there today who told me they hope to get their next shipment sometime in Sept.

I like this idea and have a couple of questions. TodGru, was Solar Blvd. good to deal with? Their website is hard to use and confusing when it comes to their panel dimensions and weights. I sent an email about a week ago with a question and never got a response. I do see that they are sold out...

It is pretty close and I might have if I had known about it sooner. Already placed my order.

Interesting way to think about it. These campers are so popular and apparently long lasting that their value doesn't seem to drop below a certain point if they are well taken care of. In my search for a used camper I saw several that were 12 years old or more going for $10K or so. That was one...

At the end of this video produced by the company it shows a place they designed for the license plate when the steps are folded.