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This is what I'm about to do. I think it will work.

I was afraid y'all would say "do it over." It is probably the wisest route. I think we are getting the hang of getting the roof up. It's the back section, which is awkwardly over the dinette, where there is no good place to put yourself for the pushing. I didn't realize the speaker stand...

I just (nearly) completed my first "significant" project on my new-to-me 2016 Hawk flatbed, which was removing the over the bed vent that had a broken lift arm, and replacing it with a Maxxair 4000K fan. The majority of the time spent was getting the old vent out, which was very well adhered to...

I'm going to replace my over bed Fantastic vent with broken lift arm (original to the camper, I think, seems like very old and brittle plastic) with a Maxx Air 4000k fan. What are the chances the wires are in the ceiling already (Hawk flatbed 2016)?

Thanks for all the flower IDs--I love them but often don't know the names. I do however know the birds, and your ibis is a White-faced, not a Glossy. Glossy on east coast US only, I believe. The key is the white goes all the way around the eye in the White-faced, and not all the way around in...

Update: I cautiously used some Super Clean (Original, described as "a magic bullet for fighting stubborn grease and oil residue found on a variety of surfaces. Cut through grease, grime, oil, wax, dirt, and tar, and remove scuff marks and stains without affecting the finish and quality of the...

Camped this weekend at Suttle Lake, east of Sisters, Oregon, at about 3500 feet. Rainy much of the day Saturday. Woke up to 34 degrees F both mornings. June in Oregon!! This was our first official trip in the Hawk flatbed (two weekends ago we drove it home from Missouri) and the cold rainy...

Thanks, goinoregon. Hope to see you!

Sorry I'm not going to answer your question but chime in to say I have the same issue. If I weren't worried about weakening the vinyl or dissolving it, there are lots of cleaners (solvents, mostly) that I would try. But it's too scary. I'm sure someone here has used something besides soap and...

This past weekend we went camping and once again were waved at by a passing vehicle on the highway that something was happening on the roof. We pulled over, climbed up for a look, and didn't see anything amiss. But I suspect the vent cover was raised while driving. I have a spring like the...

Tony--I have been so focused on the latches that I think I have not been focusing on the other stuff. A laminated checklist is in my future! I'm going to take a look at the vent today. I am wondering if it would make sense to replace it with another vent/fan?? Don't know how much parts vs...

Thank you Andy, that's helpful. I need to understand how that lifter mechanism works and can probably fix it from the inside. If not, maybe I'll replace the vent with a fan, since two fans seem better than one fan and one vent. On our way home from purchasing the camper we turned the furnace...

We saw only one other FWC on this trip, and that was a guy (also driving a Hawk flatbed) who passed us going 75 on I-80 and who was gesticulating wildly that something was wrong up on our roof. I opened my window and tried not to drive off the road and he seemed to be saying something had flown...

Then we began, at 4:00 pm on Thursday, driving west! Between then and now (Sun evening) we drove 2,000 miles. We slept in two beautiful dispersed camping spots (one in Missouri and one in Idaho) and one RV park (in Wyoming). The rig drives like a dream; no sense of carrying a heavy load.

Ok I think I posted one picture above (huge) of my husband (red shirt) and one of the sellers in the parking lot of what I think is Bass Pro WORLD Headquarters in Springfield Missouri. The transfer of the camper and truck was a little surreal--we flew to Springfield from Eugene and were picked...

I am in Eugene. I bought the trip permit (for $30, I think) online. I may walk in to the DMV here tomorrow and see if they can give me a copy.

I will ask the seller about this. What I know for sure is that they have only owned this rig since Feb 2024, and they acquired it in San Diego. They already had the truck and the flatbed (as they were looking for a flatbed FWC) so they drove the vehicle round trip to San Diego and back (to...

I have ordered the trip permit from the Oregon DMV. Just a little concerned that I might not get it in the mail before we leave (5 am Thurs 6/6) but perhaps there's a way to print it from the website.

Had dinner with friends last night, two of whom are experienced truck camper folks, and everyone piled on about my plan to get the truck looked over AFTER buying it. I know it sounds backwards, but my feeling is the camper is the part of this deal I'm really wanting, and the price for both...

I just had an acquaintance tell me "avoid Kansas at all costs" but he didn't say why. I'd rather not drive unnecessarily north to Nebraska. We are not fishers but we are birders, so lakes have an appeal.

Yes @pvstoy, that's the one. Got the Carfax report on the truck and it's been very well maintained for the vast majority of its life (don't have knowledge about the last 8,000 miles or so). Good to know about not drinking the water from the tank until we've cleaned it. It occurs to me that...

Trash bag! Hadn't thought of that. Going in the suitcase now. Coffee making is part of the basic food kit for me--the trusty Aero Press will be making the trip. I'm sure matches or a lighter can go in a checked bag. Thanks--and keep the suggestions coming!

This is my first post. My husband and I have never had a camper before--die hard tent/backpacker types who have finally admitted that sleeping on the ground gets old when you reach your 60s. After spending most of last year considering vans and trailers, I realized that truck camping is probably...