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Saunders - Congrats on your purchase! How do you like the Grandby in your 3/4 ton Dodge?

The diesel short bed is 3000#, I don't know where your numbers come from but they are off base. They certainly could be, I would have expected them to be higher. My reference was an '02 model year Ford publication referencing slide-in campers - page 5. And I used the term "payload", probably...

Can you say Diesel? I though you could :D F150 max payload? Maybe 1800 if lucky (my 97 F150 is 1600+, weight of fuel, people, gear, camper, water, propane, etc = ?? easy to overload and frankly I don't want to regularly use a vehicle at or near its' max I've just never been a fan of the...

I like the looks of the little red F-150 step side (pictured above). The step side box precludes FWCs or ATCs because these campers are designed to fit fleet side beds and extend into the wider fleet side interior. In conclusion, I like the little step side half ton. I bet it gets pretty good...

If you find the right 3/4T with the options you want at the price you want I'd grab it. pods8 I found the truck I wanted about 3 hrs away but while I was convincing myself it sold. Used trucks might be a dime a dozen as some have said but finding the right combination isn't so simple, I've...

Hi wcj. I'm new here myself, but this link might give you some helpful information. http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/camper_fit.htm I've found it useful in trying to find something that works; I'm still in the hunt myself. We tend to see some older Grandbys in our neck of the woods but my...

A Wave 3 catalytic could do the heating, very small and efficient. Barko1 - it sounds like you run a Wave 3 in your camper. If so, do you have it hooked up to "regular" propane or do you use small bottles, and are you able to compare your propane usage with the standard furnaces? Do you miss...

It may be a broad sweep to say "general consensus" but definitely discussion. http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3320/ It's a good discussion at that, and kind of confirms what I'd thought; ideally I'd try out a shell on my f-150 (step-side) before moving on to the next truck...

1984 FWC Grandby? $1,750 Spokane, WA / Coeur d'Alene, ID http://spokane.craigslist.org/rvs/1896592959.html

If you really want a camper I think it would be easier to sell the truck, get a truck with a regular truck bed, and then go find a camper to fit. Or even better, find the camper you want ahead of time, and then go find a truck that works for the camper you like. We’ve definitely been...

Thanks pods8, although I knew the bed was smaller I hadn't thought of the possible mounting or electrical difference, so that's good to consider. My truck bed does have a small area in front of and behind the wheel wells but they're about half the normal size. I'll have to see whether there's...

First off, thanks to everyone here for posting so much helpful information for us newbies on the forum. I'm interested in whether any of you have a Hawk or Panther on a step-side / flare-side / style-side pickup. I have an extended-cab flare-side F-150 and I’d like to hear from anyone who can...