super doody
Senior Member
Hi All,
Its done. After years of thinking and looking, I'm finally a FWC owner I purchased a 2007 Eagle shell from someone in Nevada. With a wad of cash and 4 hrs of sleep I made the 1,100 mile round trip drive from the SF Bay Area to Nevada starting on 5 am on Sat. day morning.
I got to the seller's house around 3 pm. I inspected the camper and found it to be in the same condition as it was described in the ad. There were some minor blemishes here and there but nothing major caught my eye. I thought some of the finishings was kinda of cheap. The buyer pointed out some scratches under the pull out bed. He told me there were all sort of metal shavings from the factory and didn't notice till he pull out the bed a few times. The only added option was a roll-over couch so nothing else to inspect.
First Stop.
Home Depot. Despite, reading and studying a number of posts about anchor bolt locations and getting some advice from FWC, the eye bolt locations I drilled out were too far away for the turnbuckles. I some how knew this would happen so I brought with me 4 tie down straps. Luckily, Home Depot was only about 15 mins away. I bought 4 of these carabiner style quick links and a head light so the turn buckles could be used.
I left the tie down straps in place as a secondary safety measure
I could immediately feel the weight the wheel of the camper. Luckily, my 7 leaf Deavers Leaf pack was able to handle the load without hitting the bump stops. I will be upgrade to the 10 pack soon.
After Home Depot, i grabbed a Subway Sandwich and got out of Nevada as fast I could. I felt like a zombie and drove till mid. I was originally planning to camp near Red Rock State park but it was pitch dark and I've been on the road since 5 am I pulled in a dirt lot at rest stop near Boron and called it a night.
Here is a picture from the morning:
I finally made it home at 2 pm today.
I can't wait to starting building out/customizing the camper.
Here is a list of basic stuff I need to do first:
1. Order corner jacks, fab extension plates and dolly for the garage.
2. Order proper eye bolts with shoulders. I may re-drill attachment points to eliminate the carabiner like quick links.
2. Send my leaf pack to Deaver's to be rebuilt
3. Brainstorm, plan and execute storage and organization strategy
Lastly, I just wanted to say thanks for the all members of this forum for all the information and advice. And of course Kcowyo for the inspiration.
Jim
Its done. After years of thinking and looking, I'm finally a FWC owner I purchased a 2007 Eagle shell from someone in Nevada. With a wad of cash and 4 hrs of sleep I made the 1,100 mile round trip drive from the SF Bay Area to Nevada starting on 5 am on Sat. day morning.
I got to the seller's house around 3 pm. I inspected the camper and found it to be in the same condition as it was described in the ad. There were some minor blemishes here and there but nothing major caught my eye. I thought some of the finishings was kinda of cheap. The buyer pointed out some scratches under the pull out bed. He told me there were all sort of metal shavings from the factory and didn't notice till he pull out the bed a few times. The only added option was a roll-over couch so nothing else to inspect.
First Stop.
Home Depot. Despite, reading and studying a number of posts about anchor bolt locations and getting some advice from FWC, the eye bolt locations I drilled out were too far away for the turnbuckles. I some how knew this would happen so I brought with me 4 tie down straps. Luckily, Home Depot was only about 15 mins away. I bought 4 of these carabiner style quick links and a head light so the turn buckles could be used.
I left the tie down straps in place as a secondary safety measure
I could immediately feel the weight the wheel of the camper. Luckily, my 7 leaf Deavers Leaf pack was able to handle the load without hitting the bump stops. I will be upgrade to the 10 pack soon.
After Home Depot, i grabbed a Subway Sandwich and got out of Nevada as fast I could. I felt like a zombie and drove till mid. I was originally planning to camp near Red Rock State park but it was pitch dark and I've been on the road since 5 am I pulled in a dirt lot at rest stop near Boron and called it a night.
Here is a picture from the morning:
I finally made it home at 2 pm today.
I can't wait to starting building out/customizing the camper.
Here is a list of basic stuff I need to do first:
1. Order corner jacks, fab extension plates and dolly for the garage.
2. Order proper eye bolts with shoulders. I may re-drill attachment points to eliminate the carabiner like quick links.
2. Send my leaf pack to Deaver's to be rebuilt
3. Brainstorm, plan and execute storage and organization strategy
Lastly, I just wanted to say thanks for the all members of this forum for all the information and advice. And of course Kcowyo for the inspiration.
Jim