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Dr. J - Here it is http://tacomarine.com/item--Spreader-Light--F38-4600WHA-1.html I bought it from Amazon for $56 (more than I wanted to pay, but if it lasts, it will be worth it). Requirements: low draw (0.5 amp), high lumens (675 - 988 depending on who you believe), waterproof, good looking...

Craig - It is a 2005 Hawk. Never used the porch light, but that could be because the switch never seemed to work. Gregg

Replaced my porch light with a flood light. Useful for backing into camping spots at night, illuminating the boat when launching/pulling out/putting it away in the dark, and maybe even lighting up a camp site. Lots of light, only draws 0.5 amps. I put a switch on the light to be more convenient...

Thanks to those of you that commented, (especially MarkBC). I finally decided that the goal was to fill the wood box, that houses the refer, with insulation so as to keep as much of the warm air generated by the refer in the back of the box and not around the top or sides. I wanted to put the...

I am replacing my 3 way Norcold refrig. with a new one. I am trying to figure out if I can improve refer performance by adding insulation to the wooden box that contains the frig. My question boils down to: What is the purpose of insulating the refer box? I have asked FWC and Norcold as well as...

I have second gen '06 Tundra V6 with Hawk and custom wind deflector in front. My mileage varies from 13.5 at 70mph to 16ish at 60mph. Head winds definitely have an effect on mileage. The V6 works fine most of the time, however there are times when a V8 would be better - long grades with a head...

Thank you for the feedback. Mark - Thank you for finding the thread. Gregg

I have a 2005 Hawk. The counter that has the sink and stove ends at the forward end just short of meeting the front window wall. This two inch gap is usually responsible whenever anything disappears. I stuffed a towel in there this trip, but I wondered if people with the same problem have come...

NorCal - Looks great! Nice job. Thanks for the pictures. Love the handles on your faucet. Gregg

NorCal - Congratulations! Glad to hear that it worked for you. How did it go? Any pictures to show the finished product? Hope my pics will help others too. Gregg

NorCal - Here are a few pictures of my new faucet on my 2005 Hawk. I did have to drill a center hole, but you have a slot so you probably won't need to. Here is the faucet I bought at my local Ace Hardware...

NorCal - I just did this last weekend in my Hawk. I replaced it with a plastic pull out faucet from Ace Hardware. Under $40 and easy to install. Didn't need to buy any new parts. Less than 1 hr from start to finish. Works great and sits over center of sink. Pull out works fine for rinsing...

Great video Bill. Good people, good times. It is always fun to see another FWC when I am camping. This was like that times 25! Walk around was great. Lots of cool things to see and discuss. Thank you Tom for sharing what is going on currently with FWC and for you and your crew taking such great...

Alley Kat - What kind of "plastic" are you using?

Bill - I put the levels inside the cab of the truck so that I can see them while I move the truck to find the best place in the campsite. Works quite nicely.

Mongo - My three way fridge has a gas shut off in the line as it goes to the burner. It is accessible from the outside panel access. It is just a few inches in front of the burner and it is rather small. I would start there.

Wow! Thank you for all the feedback. chnlisle - that post is my post of the front wind deflector I built. The purpose of these would be to increase mileage and because it is an interesting challenge. It is entirely possible that it may not pay off, but I can't find any info on anybody that has...

Hi Folks - I have been working on side wind deflectors for my Hawk for a while now. I built a mockup of them in cardboard (see pictures). The biggest problem has been what to build them out of. I looked at having it built out of aluminum, fiberglass or plastic but the quotes were in the $500...

Something to be aware of: The fold down (seat back) part of the bed feels different than the rest of the cushion because it is only half as thick as the seat cushion (due to the support for the backrest support taking up half of the backrest cushion depth). Gregg

Kevin - Maybe there is something that I am missing here (I hate to contradict anybody), but I just did the conversion from the manual vent on my 2005 Hawk. I bought the Fantastic Fan upgrade kit from Four Wheel and installed it myself. It was easy - found the wires and didn't have to mess with...

The fairing is 5/8 T-111 plywood house siding. (Use what you got sitting around) It is a bit heavy. Could probably go to 1/2 inch. Wanted to make sure that it was safe and wouldn't deflect at 70+ mph. I wanted wood because I knew that it could handle flexing w/out breaking. What I had heard...

Here is that site again. The first one didn't seem to work. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/full-boat-tail-trailer-gap-fillers-toyota-t-7839-25.html I hope that this one works.

Hi Folks - This is the wind deflector that I built. Didn't use the rack bars, just mounts and clips. Took a while to find right combo of PVC fittings and bar that would work. Works great so far. Had it in gomething like 100 mph of wind and it stayed on. Don't know about MPG since I didn't have...

I solved the wind buffiting problem on my '06 Tundra and 05 Hawk. I used Plywood, Yakima racks, U-bolts, and PVC. Disclamer: It will probably fly off and kill someone. I don't know how to post photos or I would show you. You can email me.

Hi Folks - I've been a lurker for a while and sure do appreciate all the knowledge that has been shared here, especially about suspension. I just got my '06 Tundra and '05 Hawk. After doing as lot of research on this site, I think that I will go with air bags (they seem to fit what I need best)...