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Billharr,... Ditto your comment on the DC fridge. I find it does not cool adequately even in cool conditions. If run for a prolonged time stuff in the freezer is only partially frozen. Propane is the ticket when running and gunning.

Just returned from almost four months fishing the Olympic Peninsula. My two cents worth. You can over size a solar panel for a given task. AGM batteries like to be duty cycled. They do not like to be fully charged/charging all the time, nor do they like to be fully discharged. These...

The DC fridge draws from the camper house batteries. The truck when running recharges the camper house batteries on demand with priority to the truck battery(s) first.

This was on my list..... Thanks. I think that I'd be interested in the first "Mechanical" link. I spend quite a lot of time in wet conditions and would think that keeping it mechanical would be a good choice. I also prescribe to the KISS theory. Have you actually installed one or do you...

Cool!!! Post some pics when you get her mounted. I'd like to see that rig. BTW, you could have said 5/4 ton, most of us would have known. Great rig!!!

Last fall I reupholstered my Hawk with leather. I did it in Napa, CA very close to the FWC factory. There are two resources there that make it a good place to leather up. First the Hyde & Leather House (707)255-6160 is a great wholesale and resale source of hides. Second, Silverado...

Keep in mind I am retired, fish and travel a lot. My camper does not get tucked into my garage to intermittently dry. I was not saying inside is an "Extreme" problem. If that is what you gleaned from my message read again. I was referring to exterior environmental conditions. I have...

I tried the Reflectix alone in the coastal high humidity moderate but sometimes freezing Pacific NW and found it to be worthless. Also, know that I do not not use the cab over extender. Assuming you are concerned with both staying warmer and reducing condensation.... I lined the inside bottom...

Yep, Yep, Eruuuu. Exactly correct.

AK Nomad,.. I have a Hawk on an 11-F-250-6.7D. The tank is definitely higher. Yea, I too thought about crud being a problem. Good point, and good reason to not do it as a standard practice. Which by the way was never my intent. I would actually rather have the heated water stored in that...

Math overview looks good. Refer peak draw and solar peak production are in sync , not off-set so no money going back in the bank. I'll show my age to quote an old low tech He-Haw saying,.."Tryin to haul two ton a fertilizer wit a one ton truck". Do you need more peak solar capacity? My...

Okay, all water is draining back into the main tank,.... Every bit! Without attaching the shower it only takes a fraction of a second to flip valves and switches per the earlier stated procedure to get under way. It just gradually drains down on its own for about 15 minutes with no further...

Me either, just mouthing off!!!

Takesiteasy,.. Thank you for weighing in. This whole business is different strokes and folks. What I am trying to do is enjoy the amenities with a minimum amount of effort and also without breaking anything. At some point better to leave the camper and truck in a heated garage and catch a...

Acknowledged, not a manly thing to do, but I got out the instructions..... No mention of a check valve, but no mention of being able to back drain either. It does say that after winterizing / draining by their method, there is about two quarts of h2o left in the tank that poses no problem if...

They must have put an old HW heater in my new camper then. This camper is only about 6 months old. I tried it again after your first reply to make certain I was not on drugs and sure enough it is all trickling down. Have you guys done a lab experiment or just assuming that it won't?

Pvstoy, it appears as though it does....? This is also why I say there needs to be sufficient room in the main tank to receive the drain down. When you open the valve and everything starts running backwards two things seem to happen. 1) more volume of water than is in the line passes. (A...

Okay, I have done a little investigation now. Bad News,... there does not appear to be any way to isolate (valve off) the shower from the balance of the system. There just isn't enough room between supply tees without also cutting the flow to the sink HC supply. It is also down hill from that...

I have aHawk with factory 95W factory install solar. I also have a fair amount of marine solar experience. Based on my experience solar panels are much more efficient if air is allowed to circulate on the back side. Having said that, technology rapidly evolves and that rule may not still...

Thanks Hitherroad, that is exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Good thing you had a pop-up in that cross wind. My folks used to live down near Brownsville. Have a cousin in Houston and an aunt and uncle in Austin. Great folks and great country. You folks are probably not going to put...

Thanks AK,.. Talkeetna is one of my favorite places on the planet. I do a little tail dragging, but nothing like those boys up there. I'll also spare you from any yellow snow comments. The water fills are high and probably self drain. Though I have not investigated yet, I assume there is a...

Thank you gentlemen. I was thinking there might be an answer with an inflatable or foam window to truck boot. Everyone that I talk to says don't bother because of bad seal, road noise, leaks, paint wear, etc. They also say the truck heat does not effectively transfer without a fan or duct...

Riz,... Thanks, yea the food provisions is a concern. Everything from canned goods to bread, veggies etc. One can move them back and forth to the truck but it all starts not being any fun. Kilroy,... How cold have you traveled iwith your heater on? Do you have an Atwood externally vented...

Forgive me if this covered elsewhere but I am not able to find it if it is. My question has to do with highway travel in sub-zero winter conditions. If the camper is being used winterizing does not work. Therefore, how do you folks keep everything above freezing? Are you able to run the...

The Exide. FP-24AGM-DP(s) that came with my Hawk are rated 60 AH each. After my post which I did off the top of my head, That earlier stated 20 AH was knowing at me even before Beach's post. Thanks Beach for drawing attention! Very tactfully I might add, thank you. Based on 20 Bwht4x4 would...