FWC Keystone Truck Camper - Converted to Short Bed

AZ_Nick

Member
Deposit received. Will update if it does not work out. Thank you forall of the interest.

FWC Keystone converted to full size shortbed model similar to Hawk. Everything was new last year with the exception of the roof, which is original and has not leaked. Floor pack and overhead bunk are now all aluminum, no more rotting plywood. Kitchen is a Dometic 2 burner stove top with sink on a 48" stainless countertop. Lagun removable table mount with stainless top. Cabinets are also aluminum now to minimize weight. Overhead bunk is a king and you can sleep North/South or East West. Lower rollover bed converts to full size. 21 gallon fresh water storage and removable Thetford Curve flushing porta-potty. There is a tankless hot water heater and outdoor shower mounted on the back. All new windows with screens and shades. 2 Fantastic Fans in roof. All lighting is LED. USB Charging ports. 200W Solar with EPEVER 20A MPPT Solar charge controller feeding 2 Optima Yellow Top house batteries. Dometic CFX-40W 12V/120V refrigerator. 2 10# propane tanks. Heater Buddy heater on back wall. Completely self-contained and runs off grid without any problems. We spent about 4 weeks in the camper this summer. Top is the updated 4 window version with screens, clear windows, and black outs. Ceiling height is just a hair over 72", so if you are over 6' plan on ducking! Solid hickory floors could be removed to save additional weight. CO and Propane Detector. Includes 4 camper jacks. Will work on full size trucks with 6.5' bed. Side rail height is 20.25" so Tundra would need a bed drawer or 4x4s under floor to clear bed rails. If you really need a truck too I would sell it with my 2005 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax with 114K miles. I bought the truck as a recovered theft so it has a restored salvage title. Selling to make some room for a couple of projects I have coming in later this year.


You can see the build here...
https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/posts/2382395/
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texasnielsen

Outdoorsman
AZ_Nick,

A nicely done refurb. I am in a Ram and
I am constrained by the following dimensions (acknowledging your comment about the 22.25” depth of sides); what about the following (mostly concerned by distance between wheelhouses):

Maximum Length at Floor, Tailgate Closed (in./mm) — 76.3 / 1939
• Maximum Cargo Width At Floor (in./mm) — 66.4 / 1687
• Distance Between Wheelhouses (in./mm) — 51.0 / 1295
• Depth (in./mm) — 20.1 / 511
• Tailgate Opening Width (in./mm) — 60.4 / 1535

Would your changes / upgrades / etc result in a non-fit situation?

Tailgate is obviously coming off and not unlike a Tundra, floor would need to be raised for a drop in (I envision a custom basement!) Having Ram boxes presents its own challenges (wasn’t planning on another slide in when the truck was purchased).

What brand/model of camper jacks do you have?

Thanks for your time.
 

AZ_Nick

Member
Camper is 59" wide at tailgate. 48" wide between wheel houses. Overall length of floor pack is 79" The 59" wide portion starts 56.5" from the front of floor pack. hope this helps!

Jacks are Rieco-Titan Standard Tripod Jacks x 4
 

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