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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Preparing for Raven Shell delivery

    Yes, you have lots of power to spare! Maybe best to just see how you do with your setup as ordered then decide. One of our 10lb propane tanks last us about 40 days so I never travel with both of them and that saves weight. Maybe dropping the second battery and the second 10lb propane bottle...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Preparing for Raven Shell delivery

    RE: Airbags/Suspension upgrades My Hawk shell was about 1040 lb delivered, 1500lb after build and loaded for the first trip leaving me 656lb below payload capacity rating for my F150. In preparation, I got airbags then botched the install by overcranking the bolts. However, when I loaded the...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West On winterizing…

    We often camp in freezing weather and only heat minimally at night so I removed my DIY water tank, foot pump and metal faucet and use 3 liter Platypus water bag(s) with a plastic water cooler spigot that fits snugly into the finger hole in my stove/sink glass top. This positions it nicely above...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Keeping Hawk cool in summer

    A little late, but just ran across this thread. After the really hot days this past summer I realized a major problem is that when the windows on the sunny side are open for cross ventilation, the sun bakes us inside. I repurposed some old tent poles and made an upper awning. Takes a few...
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    RV LIFE Forum Hub, Wander The West Hawk Shell Cabinet Mounting

    I always tried to minimize penetrations of the wall and I had no luck finding frame members using two different kinds of stud finders. So I relied primarily on attachments to the floor and benches. When absolutely necessary, I looked at photos of the bare frame from FWC, "sounded" with a few...
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