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Tim, No one regrets spending too much time with family. My "camping life" is now living 6 months traveling in our Class A DP (Winter Texans) and only 6 months back in Colorado, but even then we are camping here with kids and grandkids. Needless to say work on my Jeep/Granby is now only an...

Yes, the intermal diaphrams / check valve can get old and allow preasure to leak back, thus the pump running to bring the pressure back up. Rather than running constantly, the first sign of pump problems is usually an annoying intermittent running of the pump without any water flow, but if you...

Anybody using a disposable water filter such as a Camco TastePure on the tank output?

Fishyhead, Like Frstnfit it sounds like you have it thought out and are making your camper work for you. Boonie

Fishyhead, Can I ask why you are pulling out your 3-way?

Kudos to you for seeing what does not work for you (3-way frig), seeing what you need (air conditioning) in your area (the deep South), for your style of camping (1-2 nights). What I or anyone else does in their camper may not work for you, so don't copy the crowd, but make your camper work for...

Ditto the Camco Push Bar. I just bought one for my Class A motorhome through Camping World.

Pods8, are you using Metalman / Metal Company in Arvada?

Since my intended use for my camper will be in the backcountry of Colorado, I am concerned that narrow trails combined with low hanging tree branches and scrub brush pose inevitable contact and possible damage to the siding of my camper both physical and aesthetic. Although I removed the...

See klahanie post #6 on the bed conversion thread for best description. Also the tilt-up bed had retractable legs that when the bed was up the legs extended down and rested on the behind the cab seats. These provided a mid-span support for the thin bed slab. Fabricating something like that as...

Dear WTW reader, forgive me. I am doing my best to conform to quarantine rules and as much as I want to run to Home Depot (and I could), I remain at home thinking of my next project on my camper build. But this forum is about sharing our thoughts and experiences, even when we are not camping...

Over the years someone has removed the fold down bed section and replaced it with their version of a slide out, but without the additional 1x2 aluminum angle the fold down had. I agree with jmjxsn that the thread he reference should be able to give you a safe fix. Boonie

Another Colorado builder! OK, Pods8, if I understand your concept, you are eliminating the existing wood floor pack, extending and adjusting a new aluminum frame down to a new flat bed floor, such that the cab-over just clears the top of your truck cab (minus 3"). Then adding 3" to top rail so...

How much water you carry is actually a root of the question. When weight is a consideration, and it should always be, 33 pounds of a hot water heater is equal to 4 gallons of water. Which can you do without and which do you choose to carry. Boonie

Realizing that everyone has their own priorities, I still had to chuckle that no one responding to this thread commented on the FWC thread as to whether a Hot Water Heater (shower) is a necessity or a luxury. The one point brought out here was the opinions and needs of female travelers which...

I quickly looked up the Zodi shower and discovered the Zodi Zip shower which connects to a 1lb propane green bottle. But, I have onboard propane, so I could use one of the Mr Buddy adapters and bingo hot water for hygiene, or dishes, or a once a week shower without carrying the extra 85 lbs of a...

The answer for the second part of my problem of the slide-out stove blocking the right side drawer came from FWC. Turn the drawer into lift-up cabinet.

Vic posted this in another thread, but he brings up the consideration of type of camping: When using hot water for showers are you camping at a place where you have the ability to refill water tanks or will be able to refill in the near future? Do you refrain from showers when boondocking?

Yup, my experience with solar showers.

Before I rule out a hot water heater from my project build, I thought I would ask the FWC community for feedback. Do you have one? If not, do you wish you had one? If no, what do you do for hot water? Do you get by fine without one using available campground facilities or other onboard heat...

Ahhhh, a cutting board, but not one that is unattached and must be stored, but one that is permanently attached as a slide-out from directly under the countertop and over the stove drawer. I've seen this arrangement in home kitchens many times. That was too easy!! PS Vic, from my other thread...

I need to go back so that this makes sense. I have decided that I want to be able to cook both inside the camper in bad weather and outside in good weather, therefore, I have chosen to us a Primus 2 burner stove. My first thought was to simply set the stove on the right side counter next to the...

With my simple understanding of home insulation, the vapor barrier always goes on the warm side, so that condensation does not penetrate into the insulation and potentially freeze. Or in Vic's case prevent the moisture from reaching the insulation space and condense against the outer roof skin...

Something like this DIY made out of 6mm corrugated plastic. I'll continue this on my build post when I get to building it.

My wife has suggested making the insert a caddy that she could stock in the house and then put it directly into the cabinet without the typical loading, lugging, and unloading, then the reverse when the trip is over...… Sounds like a new topic. Boonie