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Selling my FWC Grandby, located near Bellingham, WA. https://bellingham.craigslist.org/rvs/d/ferndale-four-wheel-camper/7511164825.html

Hey guys, sorry, I posted this and then kinda forgot about it. My bad... Anyways, thanks for all the responses! It's nice to get some feedback. Most have probably forgotten by now, but for the benefit of future readers I'll try to answer some of the questions: Vic – “Is this a pellet type...

Hey everyone, It's been a few years since I did this, but I've been using it a lot recently and thought I'd share my approach for installing a wood stove in my Grandby. It's probably my favorite feature of the camper now. I kept the LP furnace, but the quality of heat, the flickering light...

Right on. How has Mission Ridge been this year? I used a silicone product on all the seams and fasteners, but I've since been introduced to a marine adhesive sealant that I think is more resilient. 3m 4200. 3m also offers 5200, which is a lot stronger, and from the sound of it, is more...

No worries! Yeah, I reused the factory trim that clamps the canvas, and the bit on the lower lip around the bed area. Today would have been a great day for Baker! I went up yesterday, and it was pretty good with about 5" of fresh, sort of dust on crust. But today was 19" of fresh! Where do...

BBZ - That's what I was thinking too. It would be so nice to have a view out the front and back of the canvas. Great idea! Frankstoneline - Thanks! I sourced the aluminum sheets and aluminum angle (edge trim) from a local metal retailer: http://www.carlsonsteel.com/retail-sales.html I think...

BBZ - very cool! BTW, I really like what you did for the lift mechanisms. How has it worked out? Franskstoneline - It's 0.030" aluminum. Good segue to the next pics.... https://flic.kr/p/SwY6U1]

Well done, BBZ! Do you have two FWC's? In post #47, I swear I see another in the background.... And thanks - that shop was sooo nice to have. I've since moved out of that place, and have been missing it.

I couldn't justify putting the factory siding back on where I had removed it to repair the frame, and I wasn't able to find anything that matched closely enough. So the rest of it had to come off. It was at this point that I knew I wouldn't be taking this rig on the trip I had been planning...

The wood lift panels were pretty badly water damaged (warped, rotted, etc.), and I knew it would never be easier to replace them than now, so... It's always the "while you're in there" stuff that gets me on projects. The hinges were still in good shape, so to save money I decided to reuse...

The canvas was pretty brittle, and had cracked in many places, so it had to come out... the scope grows...

There are fitment issues with early FWC's and modern truck beds. The previous owner had already done the bulk of the work to narrow the camper, but the back wall had to be narrowed by about an inch to completely fit into my F250...

It was obvious that there was some structural damage. Start the tear down.... There were a few places where the aluminum frame had broken like this, and a few where the almuminum welds had failed. I used some brackets like below in a few places, and in others, I had a friend come over...

Some before pictures...

Hey fellow wanderers! A few years ago I picked up an '85 Grandby that needed some work. My goal was to just make the camper functional, but one thing led to another, and as many of you can relate, the project scope grew a bit... The timeframe and budget grew accordingly (more than I like to...

Mine: https://bellingham.craigslist.org/rvs/d/bellingham-four-wheel-camper/6809565130.html