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Great camper and rig! Stoked for your upcoming adventures - not in the market (just got my FWC and truck) but will put the word out for you. Quick question - is that front air deflector effective at reducing some of the noise from the camper? Thanks and good travels to you!

Greetings, I just picked up my camper, new (ordered in 2017 picked up two weeks ago - so I don't know if it's a 2017 or 2018) and immediately took it out for a break in camping/fly fishing session. It's got the two battery AGM option so 158aH with 79 usable aH (50% rule). Here's some real...

Thanks again for all the input. I'm not planning on using my house batteries to jump start my vehicle - I've got the OEM FWC wiring install so I think I should be ok. Just used the camper for three days up in the Eastern Sierras - LOVED IT.

Thanks guys - that explanation really helps. I've been playing with the 712 all day and I can see now how helpful it will be. For example, today I hooked up a portable zamp 160 suitcase with pwm already attached to the shunt (negative) and then to the battery bank (positive) - I was able to see...

Hey Craig, I checked out your photo - that's a really sweet spot you have there- everything is super accessible. On the flatbed model there's a small locker just aft of the water tank bunker - all the electronics are in there. The solar wiring terminates, however in a cabinet just below the...

Awesome! Yes would like to chat with you about campers - and maybe get some advice. I'm currently trying to figure out where I'm going to mount my Victron Mppt controller (100/30 smart solar model) the solar wires terminate under the sink area and there's pretty much nowhere to mount under there...

Thanks for the tip - but, again, too late! I just drove mine home from Prescott (all the way back here to San Diego) - I know it's a cliche but I'm going to say it anyways: I didn't even feel it back there! I had my foot in the ass of my F350 the whole way back through the windy stuff out of...

Thanks for the tips. I'm here in Prescott - air's thin here! I won't be able to get a bed mat but I will immediately make a bunch of spare keys. Looking forward to seeing the new camper.

Ordered my Hawk before the new pricing cutoff in December... and finally it's my turn! I'm leaving San Diego for Prescott, AZ tomorrow and will be staying the night at The Motor Lodge (check it out if you need a place to stay in Prescott, it's pretty cool). I've got an 8:30am appointment at AT...

Would something like a ctek d250s solve the charging problem without having to rewire from the truck alternator to the battery bank?

Following this thread and super interested on how you'll piece together your system. Thanks for links. I'd like to install a DC to DC charger in my camper since I'll be using the two AGM batteries that I ordered with the camper. Until they die and I replace them with Lithium batts. I'm thinking...

Thanks for the response. If I can't replace the IQ4 (it's my understanding that the IQ4 chip is internal on my charger) is there a different type of charger/shorepower unit that I could replace it with other than buying the IOTA that does have the lithium module?

I noticed that the original poster has 2 100aH Lithium batteries in his system. Awesome. I have a 2017 Hawk Flatbed that I'm getting installed in 8 days (YES) the camper has the IOTA DLS30 with the IQ4 charging module. My question, for the OP, or for anybody else who might know is this: Can...

Interesting. I'd read that 24volt through the "thinner" factory wiring was the way to go with an mppt controller. But maybe that's assuming really big arrays of panels? Yes, I was thinking 100 -150 watts each. Looking into the Victron BMV700 monitor (has a shunt) seems pretty straightforward...

I like it. Ok, so I'm going to connect rear FWC solar wiring directly to battery bank - it will receive 12v from my 160amp portable that already has a PWM controller on it. I will also connect the leads from my MPPT controller (most likely Victron... seems to have a strong following) to the...

Guys really - thanks for all your help. I like keeping it simple. I did that for years with my portable 160w zamp and.... gasp.... just my starting battery. I be off road in southern Baja running my arb (the only load I put on the battery) from the big group 30 I put under the hood. I could do...

Great explanation - thanks for that. And thanks for the word of encouragement. This stuff will make your head spin after awhile. So lemme try for a shortcut - it sounds like an MPPT without the shunt (integral as you say) would be the easiest for me to set up- anybody out there have a...

Or maybe I just load all my stuff up into my new camper, drive to Solvang with a lot of beer and beg you (ckent) to wire it all up for me. :D

Thanks everybody for all the help. Ckent, The controller on the 160 Zamp portable is set up in such a way that you can't unplug it from the charging wires - it's a bummer because it worked well for the battery bank in my old camping set up. Understood about the need for a controller between...

Squatch that's very helpful - yes the whole camper is 12volt. I'd just be wiring roof panels in series to take advantage of the 24volt to the mppt controller which would then feed to 12volt battery bank. I guess I don't know how the "shunt" section from the rear, portable panel would work...

Greetings, Here's my situation: I will soon be the owner of a new Hawk flatbed - it will come with the dual 12v battery option but I did not get the solar panels or controller installed (I wanted to explore the land of 24v, mppt systems and at the time FWC did not offer that as an option). So...

Speaking of seat covers, I always get Wet Okole seat covers on my trucks - they fit perfect and you can't tell they are seat covers. I live here in So. California so I drive up to the Wet Okole factory and they install them for free- the covers are wrinkle free and fit perfect. They make them...

Thanks for the info and the tip!

I've been there a few times (I always hit the Alabama Hills Cafe for breakfast when passing through) - I know there's a couple campgrounds in the area but was wondering if there's free BLM camping out there too?