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BBZ I installed Firestone Ride Rite air bags. My camper is off for the winter so we will test those out next year.

Inverters R Us has a Cyber Monday sale on Battle Born 100 Ah Lithium batteries. 689 dollars until 10am PST, after that they go up to 709 dollars. I just bought mine, free shipping too.

Well done. Yes the other option was shims, you figured that out and you would be fine with the washers or a plate for a shim. I just used 3/8 inch forged galvanized eyebolts. That is what I had on my Chevy before I got this truck and they are good.

Regular Guy. I bought the brackets because I was concerned about the aluminum bed. If you decide to install them don't worry about the hole location. Your dealer can just do what I did and drill through the brackets from underneath.

BBZ, what kind of airbags did you install fish more - here is a link to the brackets https://dasmule.com/products/ford-f-150-camper-mounting-brackets?_pos=1&_sid=f333ef12e&_ss=r fuzzymarindave - yes it is a 4x4 Regular Guy - I did use a cutoff wheel to notch the brackets so they fit up...

I had to offset the camper 1 inch to the right to make clearance for my pvc gray water tanks. It was was a very tight fit though with only 1/2 inch of space between the top of the truck box and the camper.

Just finished setting up my Hawk on my new F-150. it's an extended cab with the 6.5' box, 2.7 liter Ecoboost engine with the payload package. Sticker on the door says 2123 lbs. of payload and passengers. Maiden voyage this past weekend and the truck handles the load very well. I purchased the...

Rando and Vic, thanks for the responses and Vic you are correct, I meant to say 14.6 volts.

I currently have a 2011 Chevy with a 2011 Hawk on the back that I bought used in 2014. Using what I learned following this forum I installed solar on the roof, a battery monitor, and 2 - 75 amp hour batteries. A couple years later i upgraded my wiring from the truck to 8ga and installed a Blue...

I was told by the dealer that they are building them again, still the 2021 models.

I have researched and plan on ordering a supercab with a 6 1/2' box and the 2.7 ecoboost with the payload package to replace my rusting out 2011 chevy. I weighed my hawk with my truck fully loaded at the local feed mill last fall and it's 1600 lbs including the water. Ford says the payload...

i have a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 with preowned FWC Hawk. I put timbrens on and they work great!

and I forgot to mention, the hitch stabilizer is a must!

i used to have a swing out rack but found it too cumbersome. i sold it and bought a hitch extension to use with my 1upUSA rack (the best and easiest bike rack) I modified the extension add a couple of steps. I can now get in and out without moving the bike.

I have a hawk on a 2011 Chevy Silverado and I put Timbrens on to help handle the load. Later on I added an anti sway bar plus heavy duty 3/4 truck type tires and am very pleased with how it handles with those modifications,

I don't have any photos as my camper is put away for the winter but there is a very simple solution I found on this site a few years ago. On our campers there is a strip of the fuzzy velcro at the top edge of the soft side panels Buy some 1/2" wide velcro and use the hard side of the strip...

No plastic feet on my install. it's all aluminum. I am sure i could figure out a way to get them off if I needed to. The picture below shows what I had to do to get my failed panels off.

The flex panels were from Renogy and they have great customer service. I did get my money back and soon after they stopped selling the flexible solar panels. My understanding of it is that they fail because of the heat in a direct mount situation, an airspace underneath seems to prevent that but...

This is how I installed my 160 watt ridged panel in 2016 after my two 100 watt flex panels that were directly mounted failed the first summer. No holes in the roof to mount either and so far they are holding up fine. Most of my solar ideas came from reading everything I could on WTW so I am...

For those of you considering flexible panels here is a link to how i installed mine last winter to leave an airspace underneath. http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/15857-solar-synergy-120-flexible-panel-mount/

i have fastened lightweight panels to the roof without airspace underneath and they failed. They were covered under warranty but what a mess to get them off. The potential problem is that that when your panels are in direct sunlight in the summer they are going to get very hot,,,very interested...

I started with boards... then got rid of some of the boards and added the yellow stepped ramps from Camco. Now i am moving towards carrying less and like to use a shovel to dig out rather than lift the other side. If you do need to lift the other side, wood, rocks, and shovel a little dirt or...

2011 Silverado extended cab 1500 with hawk. Added Timbrens, Hellwig rear sway bar, and recently replaced my worn out tires with load range E tires. Took a 4,000 mile trip in March and I feel much more comfortable with the way it handles now compared to when I started late in late 2014.