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I suffered several years with intermittent heater problems, failure to fire until I removed the foil duct hose and cut out about 6 inches of excessive hose. The air from the hose now has a more direct path through the vent rather than making a slight turn. This simple task completely eliminated...

This is what we did. https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/20406-ac-in-our-hawk/

Great find AB, I’m going to put a piece of duct tape across the gap next to my sail switch as well.

I’m certainly no expert when it comes to the camper furnace but here is what I’ve experienced. When my furnace would cycle and not light I referred to the WW forum and the 4WC facebook page. I learned about removing and cleaning the sail switch. I carefully removed mine and found there is not...

The furnace in our 2015 Hawk has always been unreliable, sometimes working flawlessly and sometimes failing to turn on leaving us cold and miserable during the night. I preformed the aluminum foil duct tube adjustment many members have suggested and actually cut and removed approximately 6...

My heat vent was also somewhat obstructed by the duct tubing being bunched up. I removed the duct tubing and cut about 6 inches of excessive tubing off. It’s hard to believe something so simple will keep my furnace running all night but it’s certainly worth a try. I also removed and visually...

This is very good information, I’ve had the same issues with my 2015 Hawk’s furnace whereas it will run properly for a few hours then shut off in the middle of the night never to restart. I switched out the factory thermostat for a digital readout unit but the problem persists. I’ll now be...

My Hawk is well equipped on a regular cab 1/2 ton GMC 4X4. I did add air bags but have not changed to a greater load range tire. It handles perfectly fine in my opinion. I will also occasionally tow a 1000 pound trailer with either a motorcycle or old Jeep on the trailer. Only in the mountains...

This is what I did in our Hawk. https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/20406-ac-in-our-hawk/#entry239632

My Hawk has a master kill switch that completely isolates the battery so there is no power drain. It seems the prudent plan is to activate the master kill switch and install a dedicated maintainer on the camper battery. Thanks for all the suggestions.

My camper does have the factory on board charger but I question how effective it is? When the camper is not in use I would plug it into shore powers for a couple of days every few weeks or so. I was disappointed that the original battery only last 5 years since I take such good care of it. We...

I have 2015 Hawk and just replaced the original battery with a new Duracell. I’m storing the camper for winter and only occasionally drive the truck during these months. The camper is up on jacks and the truck is parked underneath. If I use a battery maintainer on the truck battery and plug the...

AC performance update: Just spent a week in Moab where the temps were over 100 degrees everyday. The AC unit consistently maintained the inside camper temperature 12 to 15 degrees lower than the outside temps. Those numbers don’t seem impressive but going from outside temps of 100 degrees to...

She was very pleased but truth be told by 8 or 9 PM in Rapid City where we stayed the outside temps dropped considerably so we didn’t need to run the unit at night. We’ll be in Moab in three weeks and that will be the real test. I’m thinking with the absence of humidity in Moab the unit might...

A majority of our camping is at RV parks where we can plug into electricity and water. Every summer we have three camping trips we never miss, canoeing in the Ozark’s, Sturgis during the rally and Jeeping in Moab over Labor Day weekend. Air Conditioning is really necessary during these trips...

Great work! Congrats!

Please do! I wish they put the 3.5 Eco boost in the regular cab but the 5.0 still has nice numbers. The payload and towing rates for the Ford are great!

I’m in the exact same boat as you! Presently own a regular cab GMC but now looking at a Ford because GMC discontinued the regular cab. I have garage spaces issues as well and an extended cab won’t fit. My research indicates the regular cab 4X4, F-150 with the 5.0 has a payload of 1840 lbs. My...

You should have a sticker on the drivers door that will tell you the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle. That figure is the total amount of weight your vehicle can safely carry. If you take that total weight number and subtract how much your truck weighs the remainder will be your payload...

If your Tacoma has a payload rating of 1800 lbs. that’s pretty impressive, my 1/2 ton GMC is only 1300 lbs. I put airbags on mine to correct the squat but that’s the only truck mods I’ve ever made. The first rule of off road driving is never travel alone. If you must travel alone make sure...

My experience with unloading on a steep driveway: I tried the same thing with a small utility trailer and it was impossible to back up that small trailer with such a short trailer tongue. This was compounded by the narrow garage door opening I was trying to squeeze the camper into. I only had...

That payload for a half ton truck is amazing!

Outstanding! Can’t wait to see the finished product!

Nothing in our truck bed. We did have the box sprayed with a protective coating that has a very rough texture.

I saw this at the Mecum auto auction in Vegas a few weeks ago. Regrettably I don’t have any more information on the rig.