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2013 Four Wheel Camper Hawk in excellent condition, Deer Valley Canyon fabric. Signs of use here and there but all intact and in many way looks and feels new. Roof panel at front right has slight arc from pushing it up while attached, but it’s hardly noticeable and definitely presents no...

1982 Grandby on East Coast $500 http://nwct.craigslist.org/rvs/5765419356.html

Grandby has been sold. Selling 1982 Grandby that I've owned and used for about five years. Doesn't get used much due to purchase of newer Hawk. Needs TLC. Mostly in original condition. Canvas is tired but functional (others could say it's shot) and front aluminum outside sheet metal is cracked...

In addressing the question whether I thought a diesel might be overkill, I would answer that it might just boil down to personal preference and how the truck gets used. Don't need the torque to get rolling but I think my fuel budget benefited. Again, I am just sharing my experience, which...

Yes, happy I went with diesel. Guess what I was getting at about too much truck is that I would have been happy with an F250 but got a deal on the one ton and the dealer back then actually had no F250s at the time. I also agree with the notion that there is no such thing as too much truck...

Just completed about 8,500 miles cross country in a 2013 Ford F350 crew cab with 6.7 diesel and 2013 Hawk. About 3,000 miles were meandering on back roads and two lane highways in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona ending in California. Most was pure highway and I stay between 65 and 70, going 70...

[sharedmedia=gallery:albums:838] Enjoy hanging out and sleeping in my 82 Grandby in the deep of winter with single-digit temps. Amazing how it all works after more than 30 years. Have it parked on an old Cox trailer frame for easy moving around when it's not in the truck.

1982 Grandby

82 Grandby loaded on an old Cox camper base for easy moving around the place when it's not on the truck.

1982 oldie but goodie Grandby for sale. $800. Bought more than two years ago in Colorado where it spent its life so that I could try out FWC'ing. Subsequently purchased a Hawk so this must go. Description and pictures (trucks not included) here: http://cosronoblogoron.blogspot.com/ Am very...

Nearly new set of SSA28 Super Springs for Ford F150 rear leaf springs from years 2009-2013. These came off my 2012 F150 when I traded the truck for a model that doesn't work with these helpers. The SSA28 rates the total payload capacity of the F150 at 3000 pounds (vehicle payload plus Super...

Last fall the water pump in my 2013 Hawk stopped pumping. Called FWC and they connected me to Sureflo. Sureflow sent me a new pump and I sent back the bad one. They are self-priming, I'm told. Sureflo had no problem replacing the unit at no cost.

I've tried both F150 and F350 with a 2012 Hawk. The F150 definitely needed stiffer tires and helper springs but with those mods it was fine. I had to upgrade for more passengers and moved up to F350 and it is possibly bit more than needed but does make me feel more secure rolling along at 70 in...

My thermal pack is great in warm and cold weather, but I take it down when it's not really hot or cold to get more light into the camper. The liner really does darken things inside. Otherwise, I love it.

My Hawk was on a stock F150 and I found it handled more firmly with Super Springs and stiffer tires (10 ply). With those add-ons it was just fine.

For Sale: Nearly new set of SSA28 Super Springs for Ford F150 rear leaf springs from years 2009-2013. These came off my 2012 F150 when I traded the truck for a model that doesn't work with these helpers. The SSA28 rates the total payload capacity of the F150 at 3000 pounds (vehicle payload plus...

Added SuperSprings to 2012 F150 and beefier tires to get a ride with more control and less sway. Opportunity knocked and I upgraded to an F350 and the truck handles the weight without any add-ons. One weird thing is the 2013 F350 bed is about 1/4 inch higher at the front so the camper sits that...

Took delivery of new Hawk with front dinette in June and so far the arrangement is a winner. Only curiosity about the design is that the tabletop can't be moved closer to the Hawk's front window, and as a result it protrudes more than I would like into the space where you stand. I wonder why the...

When it's off the truck, my 1982 Grandby sits on two 2X4 wood horses with two 2X8 planks straddling the horses to give the camper's floor support. I am thinking of adding two more 2X8s just for more protective support but haven't gotten around to it. I also have the two jacks attached but not...

Just returned from Wisconsin hauling a new Hawk. Here it is parked by its predecessor, a 1982 Grandby. The two represent the difference 31 years of technology can make.

As a New England (CT) FWC enthusiast I also recommend Recompence Shore Campground in Freeport, Me. Camped there in 2010. Good to learn about the interest in FWC in the Northeast. My '82 Grandby last saw action over New Year's when my son spent a few days skiing in Jay, Vt.

NO LONGER FOR SALE. New Hawk on delivery but family won't part with the Old Beauty. Selling a 1982 Grandby. $1400

Getting ready for a trek to Louisiana and Alabama from Connecticut, then on to southern Texas for a few weeks of wandering and camping.

Thanks to everyone who posted on this problem. I just learned that my furnace won't light problem was low battery. Had enough juice to run fan, but not ignite. Soon as I charged the battery, problem solved. I have an '82 Grandby but don't know what kind of furnace was installed back then.

For what it's worth, I bought a 1982 Grandby (gonna be 30 years old in May) and am very impressed by the solid construction and durability of the interior and exterior fittings. The former owner had updated a few things, like floor linoleum and cushion fabric, but otherwise the original build is...