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We're on site #80, same as last year. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Harv

That's my truck in your photo, the third one on the top row. We were just getting ready to leave FWC with our new Hawk on a F150 Ecoboost. Well, its been slightly over a year now and we have put on about 10k miles on the truck with the camper. Absolutely no issues with the end sticking out. The...

Captainphx, where did you get yours and which model or size did you get? Thanks.

Hello all, just wanted to share what I did to my Waeco 80L. I contacted Bill Harr regarding his 2nd fan install and received very helpful information on his installation. I then embarked on my small modification of installing the fan. As I already had a vent in place that was created by FWC, all...

I have a 2013 Hawk with a front dinette. I cannot fit 4 adults there. Two is max.

Nice mounting bracket and camera. What is the brand and where did you get it?

Jim, it would best to have the watts-up located after the controller to see what the battery is actually getting from the controller. Locating the watts-up before the controller can also help to trouble shoot if needed. You can accomplish that by installing Anderson connectors, which allow easy...

bsharp007, what was wrong with the cable to the alternator and how did you detect that?

Hello Jim, That would be a theoretical 2.88 amps before the controller. Usually, the 60 watt rating is best case and not the norm. Only way to tell for sure is to have either a Watts-Up meter or Trimetric installed. Depending on the type of controller, the amperage can be more/less. If the...

You might want to try looking into a Tri-Metric. A little pricy but basically can monitor what's going into the battery and what is being taken out. Using the voltage of the battery to try and determine where you are in terms of remain battery power is only at best a guess. With the Tri-Metric...

I have the Tri-metric. While it is pricey, i know with a good margin of accuracy what has been consumed from the batteries and what has been put back in by the solar panels. It does take a little study to really figure out just how it works but if you take the time to read the manual, you'll get...

Fitz, nice job on the installation. How difficult was it to remove the door and panel. I looked at mines and couldn't determine how to dismantle the door.

Thank you all for your feedback. I'll just need to observe and readjust the thermostat. I may have had too little in the fridge and the thermostat too low. I'll need to add a better thermometer to monitor.

I have a slightly used 100 watt panel for sale. I purchased this in February and installed in May of this year. Decided to move to a larger panel so this is now available. I am asking $100 for this panel in like new condition. Local pickup only in So. Calif. I'll be at the October 18th FWC...

I too remove my camper after a trip and have the same electrical setup except I have a solar panel also. Because the camper is stored in the garage, I plug into shore power during the non use. The IOTA 12v Power Converter/Battery Charge should maintain your battery. The FWC version of the IOTA...

Thank you CamelRacer. Never would have thought loading up the fridge would reduce the cycling. I like the water idea and will try it. Interesting is that FWC did cut out on the side wall for venting to the outside but the actual louvered panel has been covered up to close off any airflow. I may...

Kilroy, thanks for your thoughts on this. I did not order the cooling fan for this refer and at the time didn't think it was necessary. I removed the exterior vent grill to allow the heat to escape to the outside as a test. I would be happy to get those pictures of the fan install. Where is the...

I have a factory installed 2 way frig in my new Hawk that seems to run all day. Being new at this, I'm not sure if this is normal or not. I would expect that once it reaches the set temp on the thermostat, it would stop then restart upon a rise in temperature, but it seems to run more than...

Nice job Kispiox. I may do that to mines as well. As for my previous post, I looked up the pin-out for my 2013 F150 FX4 and they are as follows: #1 VT-BN (wire color violet/brown) 12v+ #2 not used #3 BRN-VT 12v- #4 WT-GRN Video + #5 BK-GRN Video - #6 not used Depending on your truck, year...

The wiring loom that goes from the OEM camera and out the tailgate is: BL3Z14A411A WIRING - MAIN - ELECTR.OPER. M Price: $20.77 This is a ford part number ordered through their online site. The pinout for the camera connection I will post next week when I get home to look it up. Thanks.

I have a 2013 F150 with the tailgate video camera on the ford emblem. When the Hawk is installed on the truck, the tailgate comes off, so no camera. The solution is to mount a second camera on the license plate but latched into the existing harness. As you know, removing the tailgate involves...

The threaded connection is only used to supply water (under pressure) to the faucet. You should only connect to the city water via the pressure regulator. The water tank is refilled only via the filler hole to the left of the pressure connection.

Yes, it is pretty simple. Probably would be easier to have FWC do it for you if they are convenient to you. I ordered my Hawk with plugs on the roof and back. On the inside were two sets of wires (with labels) near the battery to be hooked up to the solar controller.

I'm looking forward to meeting FWC owners. Got reservations in the tent loop. See ya there!!

I just wanted to add that AM Solar has been excellent in their support. I purchased my MPPT controller and roof mounting hardware from them. I had to call them a couple of times and in both situations, they were excellent in providing answers to a newbie's questions. If they didn't know the...