Well Ive been wanting a FWC for the back of my 99 GMC shortbed project (see here):
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/84491-NBS-GMC-rebuild-repair-alteration-project-thread
And I happened to stumble upon this one on craigslist:
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/rvs/3280200369.html
To shorten a long story, due to complications, my wife and I are 1400km away from home in toronto where she has delivered out first baby (14 weeks early). The camper is a 5hr drive from home and I will be back there by myself in a week. Both my trucks are down right now but hoping that will be resolved shortly.
Id like to go buy the camper, not sure Id buy it unseen though. Im curious about mounting the camper and tying it down. I think it is too short to clear the cab on a newer truck so I could mount it on pallets to get it home, then build a base for it. Id want to build a base for the extra length that my 6.5ft bed dosent have and leave the tailgate off anyhow. It dosent appear to have tie downs (or does it?). The ad says jacks are readily avail for rent, does anyone agree. Id buy jacks and mount them later on once its at home and I could figure that out better. I was thinking on building an 8ft base to get the camper to proper height and have a perimeter frame made of steel or alum tubing and mount jacks to that, that way I can secure camper to said base, and remove everything as a unit with 4 jacks. possibly do a boatrack also.
If he still has camper in a couple/few weeks when I can get it, Ill go look at it with cash in hand.
Thanks for your opinion!
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/84491-NBS-GMC-rebuild-repair-alteration-project-thread
And I happened to stumble upon this one on craigslist:
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/rvs/3280200369.html
To shorten a long story, due to complications, my wife and I are 1400km away from home in toronto where she has delivered out first baby (14 weeks early). The camper is a 5hr drive from home and I will be back there by myself in a week. Both my trucks are down right now but hoping that will be resolved shortly.
Id like to go buy the camper, not sure Id buy it unseen though. Im curious about mounting the camper and tying it down. I think it is too short to clear the cab on a newer truck so I could mount it on pallets to get it home, then build a base for it. Id want to build a base for the extra length that my 6.5ft bed dosent have and leave the tailgate off anyhow. It dosent appear to have tie downs (or does it?). The ad says jacks are readily avail for rent, does anyone agree. Id buy jacks and mount them later on once its at home and I could figure that out better. I was thinking on building an 8ft base to get the camper to proper height and have a perimeter frame made of steel or alum tubing and mount jacks to that, that way I can secure camper to said base, and remove everything as a unit with 4 jacks. possibly do a boatrack also.
If he still has camper in a couple/few weeks when I can get it, Ill go look at it with cash in hand.
Thanks for your opinion!