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Portable means you must find a place to store, carry and use it..I also am very happy with our hawk 6 gal water heater; although our outside shower is seldom used, but VERY nice in summer when you really, really need one...

Ok....can you define "power hog" and when does this allow connections?....how weak of a signal will it bring in? I know most of my questions are subjective and conditions are highly variable, but trying to figure out the value of the set-up....like when and how often would it be used...

Also remember whatever is not "built in" must be carried/stored somewhere in/on the FWC or truck...space is always an issue and weight a consideration...just my take...and experience with a '05 Tundra AC and '16 Hawk...

I just re-read the first post...1/2" difference front to back...heck, tire pressure could cause that...doubt if that small of difference would affect handling of truck or use of camper...

Good reason for Firestone Air Bags...My '05 Tundra AC with '16 Hawk when loaded with water, propane etc sits about 1" lower in rear until I inflate the air bags....weight distribution in Hawk is not just off front to rear but side to side...I measure wheel wells and adjust fully loaded rig to...

Dude...2016 Hawk, side dinette, 100ah BB heated, 12/12 Orion 30a [#4 wire] mounted inside battery box on front wall of Hawk oppposite the battery...since battery temp is monitored [712] and everything is BlueTooth controlled I can check on battery box/battery temps and so far the DC/DC has not...

With a foil side, I have cut insulating foam board to fit my side and front windows and as SB says, used the curtains to hold them in place...easy to store and remove. Lots of words spilled about trying to insulate a FWC to prevent plumbing from freezing and to lessen either heat loss or...

Assuming truck is diesel? What about cooking stove?

I believe he already fixed it...."but swapping the new switch and it has been running without a problem for 24 hours."

Thanks! As as a certified "Lebowski Underachiever'" I now understand that and will order up a back-up set...

2016 Hawk here...what was the cost of the sail switch and what is the "+limit switch"? Assuming buying from Dometric is the way to go. I will probably get a backup since I use mine in winter during low temps...also will throw in a can of contact cleaner; good idea, thanks.

Small addendum ...since you have BB batteries, if you have heated BBs the slight current they draw does not go through the shunt; hence, the SOC will not reflect the amount of current the BB heaters in your batteries have used.. I like the heated function on my BB since I can leave the Hawk in...

Late to this...but last Fall in Winds I spent 4 nights at 9,400+ with temps in mid 20's...heater/stove worked perfectly...2016 Hawk...

Way beyond my MOS but I suspect that different battery manufacturers use differing circuits...BMSs not being equal...

Good find...with non-linear V vs SOC on Li battery small voltage changes can equate to large SOC changes... Yes, though minor, I tested my BB at 40* and then at 65* with no input and voltage went up about .3V @ 65*...temp does affect voltage...

My understanding is that the BMS [BB info] stops any incoming charge at or below close to freezing to stop any damage to battery structure...you still have full use of the amps in the battery at that temp and can continue to draw current from the battery which should still have a voltage in...

I just returned from a ski trip with temps near zero or below....as a new and very happy convert to BB Li and all Victron devices [Bluetooth] here is my experience....with two Zamp solid panels and 340W of solar [170/160], I67 12-30, MPPT, DC/DC and 712 to maintain my heated 100Ah BB. With use...

Good discussion...but we are at a point of beating a dead horse...I will only add this and then wait hopefully for a viable means of safely keeping water in the FWC system at even below zero temps. Fingers crossed! Rondo...yes you are correct water in river was "very close to freezing"...28*F...

Ok...but moving water in rivers drops below freeze [ Decades ago I did a dive for Sheriff in Truckee River to retrieve a firearm water was 28 *F and water froze on mask glass when you surfaced]...so moving water, like leaving a pipe dripping, seems to forestall the water from freezing up to a...

Agree with Rando's assessment...but for me I need to prepare for sub-zero temps not just into the teens...again 24/7 even when driving to different locations..hence why I also have a heated BB battery so the solar can charge it regardless of how low the temp. All about assumption of risk....

Aeration I believe has been discussed...interesting approach. Just my take. FWCs do not have sufficient insulation of water system to prevent freezing in severe low temps...below zero. And to my knowledge getting all the water out of all the plumbing is damn near impossible; most of it yes...

Folks...hate to be beating a drum...but catalytic heaters in a closed space pose a serious health risk...first think about combustion, any combustion even if it is a "complete combustion' of any hydrocarbon the best you can hope for is Co2 and water. OK, but the kicker is two fold. No...

'Bike'....my understanding and I could be wrong....but if you took AGM batteries to 12v you may have permanently damaged them...

KP did a complete Victron change over [110/MPPT/DC/DC...I had the 712] in my '16 Hawk last June; my two Zamp rigid solars [160 + 170] along with a DC/DC and a BB100 aH heated battery [went heated because even when snowing I can get some solar charge and since I don't leave furnace on and temp...

Mel, Well, my 2020 trip was outstanding and resulted in me getting all Victron implants including a BB100ah heated battery and a DC/DC charger since my AGMs died at 49 Degrees North, fortunately I got a 110 plug in... all good now, with 330w solar and the great DC/DC advantage...I have no doubt...