buzzman
Senior Member
I'm new to this forum and new to truck campers. I have a lot to learn about truck campers yet. I recently retired and I and my traveling bimbo want to see the USA and Canada without hauling a house around or being locked into staying in hotels. After looking at what is available in light weight truck campers the only real good choices are the FWC and ATC campers. We visited Sean Dempsey in Eagle WI recently and we came away very impressed with the FWC Grandby model. I don't think the web site does these campers justice. We were much better able to see the quality of construction and well thought out features by looking at one in real life. So, I'm getting ready to order a Grandby to use on my restored/refurbished/upgraded 1977 Chevy heavy half long bed pickup. Sean did a very fine job of explaining the various options and the overall philosophy of camping with a FWC, but I'm looking for some comments and opinions on the various options based on your experience using these campers.
Here's the list of options I have tentatively planned to get: Mechanical camper jacks, 3.0 cu. ft. frig, furnace, fantastic fan, screen door, side mount 8' awning and awning light, roof rack combo (not the Yakima), rear wall steps, fluorescent ceiling lights, rear flood lights (I may be pulling a small trailer sometimes), and porta potti. I did not plan to get the outside shower/water heater pkg in order to keep things simple. Sean showed me his Grandby that did not have the passenger side rear window, but instead had a higher storage cabinet in that corner. I liked that set up. Seems to me that more storage is good. I will not need the aux battery system because my truck already has an aux battery located in the engine compartment.
So what do you think of these options? Is the water heater package useful/necessary? I would appreciate any comments or advice.
Thanks,
Buzz
Here's the list of options I have tentatively planned to get: Mechanical camper jacks, 3.0 cu. ft. frig, furnace, fantastic fan, screen door, side mount 8' awning and awning light, roof rack combo (not the Yakima), rear wall steps, fluorescent ceiling lights, rear flood lights (I may be pulling a small trailer sometimes), and porta potti. I did not plan to get the outside shower/water heater pkg in order to keep things simple. Sean showed me his Grandby that did not have the passenger side rear window, but instead had a higher storage cabinet in that corner. I liked that set up. Seems to me that more storage is good. I will not need the aux battery system because my truck already has an aux battery located in the engine compartment.
So what do you think of these options? Is the water heater package useful/necessary? I would appreciate any comments or advice.
Thanks,
Buzz