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The hydro jack thing is for offroad/desert race cars and trucks where ever pound counts. I just don't see them as a real solution for jacking up trucks like ours. I've seen one of them in person and I wouldn't trust it to be my only means of recovery - maybe in a desert race where my pit crew...

If I order something (a new rear door for my Grandy for example...) before the Portland Show in February - could I pick it up at the show and save the hassle/cost of shipping? THANKS!

Good luck!!!

ALL will need front end work. Chevy will require the most in money due to complexity but all will need it. I've done mine with the T-bar steering and it was a night and day difference. I'm not sure there is much difference in front end repair prices between the IFS and solid front ends...

I have a 2002 Chevy 2500HD with the Duramax and Allison transmission - it is a great truck. I previously had a 1995 Dodge Diesel - the powertrain was great but the interior and ride was just a few steps out of the stone age. I tow an 8000 pound trailer, in additon to the camper in the bed...

I'm curious where you got this information from as tent trailers and travel trailers have been using quick disconnects for years and still do. Are they 'inside' the units though?

Go with the Montana - you'll like the added size for use in a vehicle. I'm running either a 4.3" Garmin Nuvi 1300 or a 3.5" Lowrance XOG and they are SO much better to look at and see than my old tiny handheld garmins that used to sit on the dash. I have recently begun to dabble in the larger...

I'm a loser....

I crusied over to the 'DieselPlace' to search you up a good shop, figuring they have always steered me straight -- found your post over there :D :D Too funny.... If you need one in the Portland metro area - I can help you out on that.

The jacks bolt to the jack brackets - you could easily get a piece of 4" x 1/4" flat flat - dril the matching holes and bolt it to the jacks/brakcets and you'd be set. Cordless drill and a hacksaw could get the job done! I welded my extension plates to the stock bracket and just remove the...

The front of my camper is 81" from the jack bracket to jack bracket (as if no jacks installed). BUT I do not have the jacks in the factory spot I added 4" wings on my jacks to clear my truck sides/fender flares. So from the inside of one jack to the inside of the other is 90.5". The back is a...

Finally, avoid using a trailer hitch ball as a location for pulling because the tow strap can easily slip up and off the trailer hitch. And/or rip the ball off and create a perfect projectile to kill someone. I use straps and big shackles almost exclusively. I avoid chains unless I need to...

I have a '93 grandby sitting in my backyard - I can get you some measurements.

"2.6 CFM @ 100 psi" Impressive...

Well, back to work....my current project is installing reliable compressed air to air up tires and run air tools (ie. for removing corroded on lug nuts etc.). My old compressor melted down trying to air up 1 of my 34 inch tall tires. It just couldn't handle it. I need a reliable way to air...

I'm curious whether the window can be fixed without having to return the camper to the factory. Can the fabric be taken off and then shipped back to FWC? Can local tent and awning companies fix the windows? Keep us informed on how this turns out. I don't plan to take the fabric out of the...

Get the one with the biggest screen and longest battery life when you take it out of the truck.... I really like my old school garmin - I have felt that they have better stock maps then they other brands and easier operations.

A lot of people use their pop-up-soft-side campers in single-digit weather and below-zero weather without this happening. I bet that the main factor was how old the plastic was. I don't know what material the windows are made from...but many/most plastics age to brittleness (especially with...

I was wondering if this might be and issue. Out of curiosity, did you heat the camper before lowering? The cold is always hard on equipment. The concerns me as I hope to use mine in the cold a lot. I had been running the heater overnight - so it warm 'warmish' inside...

So I was using my camper over the weekend and it was pretty freakin' cold overnight -- got up in the morning - lowered the top and one of the clear plastic windows exploded and broke!! What the heck?? Anyone else have this happen? Camper is a '93 and the top/fabric/windows are all original...

I drove mine home 50 miles at up to 50-60 mph without tie downs. I took corners easy and drove it like it wsn't tied down. But it didn't move at all. Would I do it all the time? No - but I'd do it again.

How do the car seats fit in the back? I steered away from the Dodges based on reports that the 'crew cab' just wasn't big enough for car seats and 6' adults in the front.

what are you guys drilling into? The cross bars in the roof.

So anyone know when FWC ditched the glass fuses and went to blades? They did right? My 98 or whatever it is has glass, and in a rather inconvenient location :angry: My '93 has blade style fuses....

After driving only manual transmission trucks for years - then getting a automatic --- I'll never go back to a stick unless it a very specific truck for a specific reason. I've been towing 8,000 pounds around for the last 7 years with automatics and it just makes it so much easier, smoother...