Holy granby batman

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Hey everyone

New to this forum sorry if this question has been beaten to death but here goes. I bought an 1985 granby and
It's canvas is showing its age. Been patching it here and there with hypolon and vlp glue. I can't see ponying nearly 2000 bucks for the pros to do it or the 1000 bucks to buy the kit from fwc. Does anyone know what a good replacement fabric is. As far as I can tell the fwc fabric is a secret, so I'm looking for a good alternative.

Thanks all

[AeroNautiCal]

Perhaps consider the fabric used on curtain sided truck trailers, as it's very strong and waterproof.

Curtain-Side-Semi-Trailer.jpg

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Perhaps consider the fabric used on curtain sided truck trailers, as it's very strong and waterproof.

Curtain-Side-Semi-Trailer.jpg

That looks promising does anyone know what the name of that stuff

[AeroNautiCal]

Er'... It's called Curtain (Side) Material!

This company specializes in curtain sided trailers and serves the CA market, they might be able to help.

http://wildwoodcurtainsides.com/trailer-curtains.php

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Er'... It's called Curtain (Side) Material!

This company specializes in curtain sided trailers and serves the CA market, they might be able to help.

http://wildwoodcurtainsides.com/trailer-curtains.php

Oh that's what it's called, I thought it might have a trade name. Thanks

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

I recently contacted Four Wheel Camper (Again) in an attempt to purchase a fold and roll couch for my Hawk. This latest contact resulted in no less than four phone calls on my part with what seemed to be "Pulling Teeth" to get any kind of assistance, including something as simple as a price on the couch. The price request alone took three calls and I spoke to humans every phone call.

I commented on this to a fellow FWC owner and he stated that he had received great service from All Terrain Campers and that I should contact them (Apparently there is a connection between FWC and ATC, as in a past employee or something) with my request.

I contacted ATC and was very pleased with the level of service, price and attitude. This is the second time I've given FWC the chance for sales and it will be the last.

My advice for you is give ATC a call and tell them whats going on and what you need. I bet they beat FWC on all levels.

[Fixing stuff]

I recently contacted Four Wheel Camper (Again) in an attempt to purchase a fold and roll couch for my Hawk. This latest contact resulted in no less than four phone calls on my part with what seemed to be "Pulling Teeth" to get any kind of assistance, including something as simple as a price on the couch. The price request alone took three calls and I spoke to humans every phone call.

I commented on this to a fellow FWC owner and he stated that he had received great service from All Terrain Campers and that I should contact them (Apparently there is a connection between FWC and ATC, as in a past employee or something) with my request.

I contacted ATC and was very pleased with the level of service, price and attitude. This is the second time I've given FWC the chance for sales and it will be the last.

My advice for you is give ATC a call and tell them whats going on and what you need. I bet they beat FWC on all levels.

Good thought. They were the ones ones who told me how to patch the old canvas, I'll give them a call today to get a price to replace the canvas. I also got some samples coming from Seattle fabrics comming.

Thanks again.

[Stan@FourWheel]

Sorry we could not have been a little better on the phone this week.



We are a small company, and build a very specialized product.

Terry or service manager was gone for the last week at the Overland Expo.

He is our "go to" guy for parts and service and strives to help the customers in any way he can.

We have a new helper in the shop as Terry's assistant, but he is "green".

Unfortunatly we can't hire a new guy and have him to be able to know all of the details on 30 years of campers in only a few weeks.

Sorry we were not able to help.

The guys at ATC will take good care of you.


PS: I take exception to this ... <<I bet they (ATC) beat FWC on all levels>>

ATC being a 2 or 3 man operation with a low over head they will be able to beat us in some areas.

No argument there.

And I also understand you have not had a good experience with us.

But when it comes to the build quality there is a very big difference between the campers.

They build good campers over there in Sac, but VERY different that what we are building here at FWC.

I would highly recommend looking at both campers BEFORE buying one, look at both factories, figure out your needs & wants are, and then choose what suits your needs best.




Again, we applogize that we have not been able to help you.



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I recently contacted Four Wheel Camper (Again) in an attempt to purchase a fold and roll couch for my Hawk. This latest contact resulted in no less than four phone calls on my part with what seemed to be "Pulling Teeth" to get any kind of assistance, including something as simple as a price on the couch. The price request alone took three calls and I spoke to humans every phone call.

I commented on this to a fellow FWC owner and he stated that he had received great service from All Terrain Campers and that I should contact them (Apparently there is a connection between FWC and ATC, as in a past employee or something) with my request.

I contacted ATC and was very pleased with the level of service, price and attitude. This is the second time I've given FWC the chance for sales and it will be the last.

My advice for you is give ATC a call and tell them whats going on and what you need. I bet they beat FWC on all levels.

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[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Sorry we could not have been a little better on the phone this week.



We are a small company, and build a very specialized product.

Terry or service manager was gone for the last week at the Overland Expo.

He is our "go to" guy for parts and service and strives to help the customers in any way he can.

We have a new helper in the shop as Terry's assistant, but he is "green".

Unfortunatly we can't hire a new guy and have him to be able to know all of the details on 30 years of campers in only a few weeks.

Sorry we were not able to help.

The guys at ATC will take good care of you.


PS: I take exception to this ... <<I bet they (ATC) beat FWC on all levels>>

ATC being a 2 or 3 man operation with a low over head they will be able to beat us in some areas.

No argument there.

And I also understand you have not had a good experience with us.

But when it comes to the build quality there is a very big difference between the campers.

They build good campers over there in Sac, but VERY different that what we are building here at FWC.

I would highly recommend looking at both campers BEFORE buying one, look at both factories, figure out your needs & wants are, and then choose what suits your needs best.




Again, we applogize that we have not been able to help you.



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Stan,

This was 3.5 weeks ago. It's just par for the course when I call.

[GCecchetto]

I recently contacted Four Wheel Camper (Again) in an attempt to purchase a fold and roll couch for my Hawk. This latest contact resulted in no less than four phone calls on my part with what seemed to be "Pulling Teeth" to get any kind of assistance, including something as simple as a price on the couch. The price request alone took three calls and I spoke to humans every phone call.

I commented on this to a fellow FWC owner and he stated that he had received great service from All Terrain Campers and that I should contact them (Apparently there is a connection between FWC and ATC, as in a past employee or something) with my request.

I contacted ATC and was very pleased with the level of service, price and attitude. This is the second time I've given FWC the chance for sales and it will be the last.

My advice for you is give ATC a call and tell them whats going on and what you need. I bet they beat FWC on all levels.

This doesn't sound right to me. I'm not saying anyone is not telling the truth, of course, but it's the polar ?opposite of the experience I've been having with FWC. I'm in the middle of very ambitious rebuild and up fitting of an 88 Hawk and Terri (not sure if that is the right spelling the male use of the name) has been awesome. On top of the all the great customer service and advise and insight on how they build their units, the price on the parts I have purchase has been an absolute bargain. I can't imagine Terri not doing everything he can to help an FWC owner out. I am aware of ATC but have not spoken to them so I couldn't comment on them.

Hope things start going smoother for you.