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Another vote for the ARB awning. If staked down properly it does just fine in the wind. We left it up over night and got a freak snow storm that left 4" of wet heavy snow on it with no problems at all. We also have the deluxe awning room that has been a life saver several times in really...

Seaflo 12V DC 1.2 GPM 35 PSI 21-Series Diaphragm Water Pressure Pump for Caravan/RV/Boat/Marine (amazon) I'm going on 3 years of moderate to heavy use with this thing (kids use a lot of water) and have had no problems. Definitely not top of the line, but dependable so far.

No slide lock on my 90's grandby. Just the nylon strap buttoned around the knob.

Our stuff is all older but I honestly couldn't imagine having a smaller setup than our crewcab long box f350 and grandby for two adults two kids and two dogs. We still fly pretty light compared to a lot of family camping set ups you see on the road. Everyone has different needs and priorities...

I would be too!

My old Grandby door was sagging so bad you had to lift it to get it to latch. I tried shimming it up by putting washers between the bottom hinge and the door but is wasn't really a permanent fix. I eventually ended up completely disassembling the door and building a new frame patterned of the...

I used a piece of plexiglass on my door window and it worked great. I imagine you could fit a a single pane of plexiglass into the front opening and trim it in with good results. Or you could just fit a piece of rigid foam board in the opening and make it another wall. We only use that window...

I'll reference my old 88' again and also agree that a single pivot panel works just fine. I don't have any pictures but the front panel was just a single piece of of 3/4" plywood that used the original piano hinge on the bottom. The stock wire push handle was attached to the top with some 1"...

The door on my 88' was in really rough shape too. I was able to completely rebuild mine for about the cost of a pressure treated 2x6 and some stainless screws. If most the components are already there reframing it to better than original is a few hour project. good luck

I've put 100w renogy panels on my old '88 grandby, my current 92' grandby and also my folks 2014 Hawk. There are multiple bolt holes on the panel to bolt the "z brackets" onto the panel that will line up with the roof "studs" on the camper roof. It was much easier with the older campers with...

What model truck fridge do you have? I'm wondering how well a dometic cover will fit on the corresponding size truck fridge. I have the TB51A. Thanks!

My 88' grandby had the same style of flip down bed as you have in the picture. My newer style 92' grandby has and slide out bed. What enables the slide out to work is the cushions are substantially thinner so they can stack in the cabover. The older style cushions are too thick. If you could...

My 88' Grandby was 64" wide. My current 92' Grandby is more like 60" wide. If I had to guess I'd say your 83' started out at 64" as well.

We make a young family of four work in our 90's grandby no problem. We have a the "roll over" couch not the dinette. There's enough room to get down to the floor without disturbing the kids. We do put an emphasis on spending most our time outside not inside if we can help it. An 8' ARB...

Wow cruising right along and looking good! Random question but how much do you think the bare frame of the camper weighs? I've seen in past builds on this site folks using L brackets and screws for frame repairs. I'm not sure how steel brackets would play with the aluminum (corrosion issues?)...

I put a piece of rigid foam insulation inside the window frame to support the glass when I rebuilt the door on my old camper. Duct tape was the field repair when I first noticed it slipping, on a dusty road of course. The foam was a much more elegant and permanent solution.

Wow, it's crazy how similar your 2001 is to my 1992 Grandby, almost identical inside except the dimensions. Makes me feel like my camper might not be that old after all haha. Good luck with the rebuild!

We travelled the reverse of your route after going up the Alcan last fall and we barely dodged the fires at Telegraph creek. Camping was never an issue for us. Unless your in a Provincial park like Robson, finding an old dirt road or a free campground was pretty easy. It seemed like the more...

I've thought about that option quite a bit with my '88. Yeah it'd be slow but who cares it was never a fast vehicle to begin with. I also thought about one of those flip top campers could be a cool option if you could get it bolted on there. Either way I'd be excited to see you try something...

SOLD https://wyoming.craigslist.org/rvs/d/cody-1988-four-wheel-camper-grandby/6853449622.html '88 Grandby $2,000, located in Cody, WY my camper

Like others have stated it's a pretty simple process to refurb the door. If everything else on the door is in good shape you should be able to take the old damaged door skin off and trace it onto some new skin material of your choice. I had closed cell foam board insulation in my door which...

We tend to avoid really hot places. We usually head north or up into the mountains in the summer. We've been in some really hot weather in central Oregon and it did fine, which is good because we had a lot of local craft beer stuffed in it. The fridge has never given me the low voltage...

That's excellent! I'd be slightly terrified of riding that monstrosity down onto some rocks if it tipped over though. Best rafts on the the water.

I have the TB51 fridge that runs of a single Cabelas Advanced Anglers AGM battery size 30. I've had zero low voltage issues with a family of 4 living out of a Grandby for up to 2 weeks at a time. The battery is about 2 years old. https://www.truckfridge.com/portable-refrigerator-freezers/

I ended up removing the 3 way fridge in my old grandby after going thru 2 of them with very poor results. Granted they were both used but I could never seem to get the truck level enough or the temperature consistent enough to see any advantage over a quality cooler and ice... I ended up...