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Thanks, SGH, makes sense to me.

I'm in NW Washington, so Vancouver BC would be the closest. It's a couple hours away, with typical daytime traffic. When it comes to potentially compromising the roof, I guess I wouldn't want to mess around.

I feel kinda like the greenhorn who walks into the bar in his brand new Stetson and orders sarsaparilla. I freely admit I'm a greenhorn when it comes to forums like this. I figured it would be easier for folks to read and respond to shorter posts (and maybe easier for me to keep track of...

Thanks for the response, Charlie. I love the "feral geezer" description. Wish I'd thought of it first! So there's enough clearance with the top down to accommodate a sleeping bag on top of the bed when the top is down. Good to know. I'm guessing if we get this rig we'll probably end up...

How hard would it be to retrofit PV panels on the pop up roof? Are there some good DIY sites for this?

Short of taking an FWC pop up back to the factory to get roof racks installed, what would you recommend? Are there some good DIY guides out there? Can any auto rack install outfits be trusted to do this?

Do most folks using FWC’s just leave the corner jacks at home? Does anyone bring them with in case they’d want to stash the camper for a while, like when you end up visiting someone in a city during a long trip? If so, how do you stow ‘em?

I know the FWC pop ups have a reputation for being bombproof, but has anyone had problems with them in high winds while set up? Is there a point at which you'd be wise to drop the lid, latch it down, and hunker down on the floor, and if so, how would you know when to do that?

Whatever camper we end up with, we’d like to be able to carry our two fiberglass sea kayaks on top. With a rack system, paddles, PFD’s, and other lightweight gear stowed in the boats, we’re guessing it might be 150 lbs. or so. For folks who have experience carrying stuff on top of their FWC...

My wife and I have had a 200 Ford Ranger Extracab 4wd truck and a 1991 Jayco Sportster pop up for around 12 years now. We have really enjoyed camping with the rig in out of the way places across the western US and BC, but have probably put the truck and camper both through more abuse than they...