westyss
Explorer
Hi all , starting a thread on my new camper. I had a 91 westy with lots of mods; suby, engine, propex furnace , dual propane tanks etc, and we slowly have grown out of it. So after lots of looking around with not alot of options, I chose to go with the FG. My main needs or wants were , bigger, able to haul more, and 4x4. I had a pretty good idea of the issues with the FG and thought I could work around them. I have just completed my first big trip with it and am very happy with it except improving the ability to dampen big bumps. This first pic is when I bought the truck and got it home. It was new but was on a lot for a while. Its a 2007 that I purchased in 2009.
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62333-48d1e325c56676386baa7debafaecc1b.jpg)
The first thing needed was a deck, so I mocked one up out of wood. My neighbors thought it was to be built out of wood, ha.
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62335-ad3a0b9f56354dba4a2b3a0be95bc918.jpg)
this is in its semi complete state, still need to complete the interior and heat/ water system storage areas, and an out door kitchen. I needed to use it so am taking a break from working on it. It has some temporary cabinets, a queen size bed, and a 6.8 cu/ft nova cool 12 volt fridge with freezer. I do alot of highway so the bulk of my driving is with that in mind, but needed to be able to get into those hard to get into places. I have gotten stuck several times with my 2 wheel drive westy. Our trip was a good distance, 8,225 km with some 4x4 ing , I like the FG for its size and great turning radius, we got our selves onto an ATV track that dwindled down to nothing and did a reverse turn in very little space, Once off the track I had to remove some foliage that we took with us.
I will try to post some pics of the on going construction. Yves
![03.JPG 03.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62337-5d0f73650513d244a223475cc71a9946.jpg)
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62333-48d1e325c56676386baa7debafaecc1b.jpg)
The first thing needed was a deck, so I mocked one up out of wood. My neighbors thought it was to be built out of wood, ha.
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62335-ad3a0b9f56354dba4a2b3a0be95bc918.jpg)
this is in its semi complete state, still need to complete the interior and heat/ water system storage areas, and an out door kitchen. I needed to use it so am taking a break from working on it. It has some temporary cabinets, a queen size bed, and a 6.8 cu/ft nova cool 12 volt fridge with freezer. I do alot of highway so the bulk of my driving is with that in mind, but needed to be able to get into those hard to get into places. I have gotten stuck several times with my 2 wheel drive westy. Our trip was a good distance, 8,225 km with some 4x4 ing , I like the FG for its size and great turning radius, we got our selves onto an ATV track that dwindled down to nothing and did a reverse turn in very little space, Once off the track I had to remove some foliage that we took with us.
I will try to post some pics of the on going construction. Yves
![03.JPG 03.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/62/62337-5d0f73650513d244a223475cc71a9946.jpg)
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