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The lower hatch opens to service the propane and electrical connections of the normal 3 way fridges. Like cleaning the pilot flame tip.

I ran the 3rd wire up to my engine compartment fuse holder to a fuse that was ignition switched using an add-a-circuit fuse tap. At 0.5A pretty much any circuit can handle it. That means the marker lights are on all the time the truck is running, but I was in a hurry. Ideally I would track...

The precise way to know is to use a monitor that can measure current flow in both directions, and collect that data and compute KWH and min/max current and voltage. Then when running your loads and can easily tell if you are winning or losing and for how long. Looking at just the voltage will...

I believe the can/cover is simply held in place by bend-over tabs over the plastic insulator plate with the posts. You can likely shove it back into the can and rebend the tabs, but power it off first (at both ends). Be sure to scope out your bed drill sites under the bed floor for where they...

Might consider Timbrens rubber springs as a compromise, and they are relatively inexpensive and easy to intall/remove if you need something more. I have used them on 2 trucks now with a FWC loaded on each and they perform well. Unloaded, they do not touch the springs, loaded they act similar...

The device in your picture is a breaker, not an isolator. Battery does go to one side, load the other. It should be located close to the battery as you can make it. Its job is to protect the wire, which means you need large enough wire that if shorted, the breaker will trip before the wire...

Note your cab to overhand spacing, keep some clearance for flexing.

There will be differences between each model/year truck. My 2016 Ford F150 short bed with a 2013 Hawk has just under 4" between the camper front wall and the bottom of the rear window/cab wall. More space at the top of the window. About 1" between the camper front wall and the back edge of...

I have been on the road for a month now in my new to me 2013 Hawk. I had is only a few days before I had to depart, so little to no prep. I figured I woudl pick up what I needed on the way. Beyopnd basics for eatoing/cooking, I bring a basic toolkit, same as for any vehicle, notghing special...

If you look underneath the bed, you will see U shaped channels that cross side to side to support the bed floor. The truck bed assembly as a whole rest on these channels. I call them box beams, since they are essentially square and long and support a load. The u shape is in contact with the...

I have a 2016 with a 2013 Hawk, just installed it March 31st, hit the road driving Seattle to Florida so far April 2 to now, retuning next month. So far no issues the way I have done it. I used about the same size backing plates as you. I drilled my holes about 1/2" from the outer box beam...

For a 2014 Hawk it could have a 3 wire Attwood plug molded onto the wire end. You can cut it off to out any type of connector you need such as a Marinco 3-wire trolling motor plug, but you might want to call ahead and get the specs for the plug. My 2013 came with the 3 wire Attwood trolling...

Would need to know what model isolator you have to know what color terminals do what function on yours. There is no color standard to apply. You also stated the 2nd truck battery, so I assume you have this isolator (or is it really a solenoid device) between the 2 truck batteries under the...

I stealth camp in my Hawk with rollover couch (do not pop the top such as at rest stops. Not sure of the seat back thickness, but most of the time I do not roll it over, I just fit on the seat as is. Not roomy, but works, I have not needed any extra padding so far. I am 6'1". length is...

The isolator is installed between the truck battery and the house battery to isolate the truck battery when the engine is not charging it. You can place it physically anywhere along the path such as under your hood or inside the camper. So truck battery->fuse or breaker near the...

Good list. I drain the hot water tank into the main tank for travel. No use having 45lbs sitting high up on the already too heavy driver's side. Now it is sitting front, center and low.

Ride Report 1600 miles this week from Seattle to Phoenix via LA, I-5 to I-10. Best 15.5mpg in the flats @ 55mph from Redding to LA, worst 11.1mpg @ 60-70mph in the mountains from Seattle to Redding, and 13.5mpg from LA to Phoenix @ 55-65mph. 2600miles on the truck total. Hawk on the back...

[sharedmedia=core:attachments:23336] Towing a 2,000lb 18ft boat, don't even notice it back there. 2,600 miles on the truck, 1600 of it this week driving from Seattle to Phoenix. Handles great, tons of power, better performance than my previous 2005 RAM 2500 long bed Hemi with a Granby on the...

Today I got the Garmin BC-30 wireless backup camera installed. Mounted the camera the underside of the camper floor and the 2.4GHz transmitter in the back of the fridge compartment. Makes it a lot easier for tow hookup when you can see the hitch ball. I recently discovered a plug'n'play...

For HF I just use a ATAS-100 but more often just run VHF multi-band antennas. My truck is new and I just installed the radio (IC-706mkIIg) behind my back seat, no antenna or coax run yet. Probably drill a hole in the back of the cab for a pair of coax. The radio control head is mounted on a...

[sharedmedia=core:attachments:23223] I am in Woodinville-Monroe area. I have a Hawk loaded on a new F150. You are welcome to come see it. I am departing Friday or more likely Saturday to Arizona then Florida in it returning Mid-May so you will want to jump over here quickly if you can.

I have found 6 suspension seat mechanisms so far, $120 - $1500. I have been looking to preserve my under seat storage boxes and most of the suspension systems won't fit on them, else they woudl be too high. Like your dash, mine is very low and a real knee banger. I may bite the bullet and...

Here is the tag-a-long. Towing it 8,000 miles in a week. All new rubber and bearings greased in honor of the occasion. Should be interesting. ​ Bring your own kidney belt and spine support - this 14 degree deadrise bottom pounds heavily at speed in any kind of chop, amplified given the...

2001 18ft Alumaweld Intruder. Honda 90 and 8 kicker, electric Scotty downriggers because I am tired of cranking, now just cranky :-).

While shopping for a camper for my 2016 ingot silver F150 XLT, I was not able to find many pictures of Hawks on 2015/16 F150s, few of those with Silver F150s, and no silver F150s with Silver Spur Hawk exteriors. So for the record, here are a few pictures I took today of my 2013 Silver Spur Hawk...