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gordon, thanks for following up for me. I should have told folks that sold, but I've been out of us. Any photos of camper on truck or ion travels.

A sneak preview for WTW followers. I will be selling our beloved Hawk. Although it’s a 2003, its first 12 years were in a storage unit. Not used at all. I’ve had it four years, and its only been out in elements one winter. Everything is original; there has been little to paint, patch, or mend...

Wish I'd have said that: "When I was young I never wanted to get old, now that I'm old I just want to get older. :)"

I’m persuaded by DSD277’s comments about stress on screws and mounting brackets. I have removed the 80 lbs struts and will switch for 60 lbs. Don’t think simply replacing 40 lbs one would be enough; for example, still a little tough to raise the front with existing 40 lbs struts. With luck, 60...

I overdid it on up-grading my power struts. I got older, and it got way harder to lift camper roof. My wife who is 5’ could no longer lift roof. 3 years ago I added 40 lbs gas struts all around. Now, the rear of the roof was particularly hard to lift. So, after reading all the threads on...

Thanks. Makes sense. Armando

Surprised that search didn't reveal any discussions on how best to store camper. I'm off for a month and leaving truck-camper at home. Summer, but in Wyoming the sun isn't that intense. What's best, to leave with top down or to leave it raised? Thanks. Armando

My truck battery was totally dead yesterday. Because of past problems with camper I assumed it was camper that had drained truck battery, even though I had installed solenoid last year. Using another car battery and jumper cables started and ran truck for half hour. Starts OK. Then I checked...

Thanks, Camelracer. That's good information. I couldn't think of any way the lights and furnace fan problems are related.

Sorry I had not responded to thank folks for the advice. As I had said, I was on the road, unable (unwilling) to attempt repairs. Survived fine with battery-powered lights. Now that home, I started with the easiest suggestion: take out bulbs and re-insert a fuse. Fuse didn’t blow. Put bulbs...

When my 2002 Hawk was hooked up to shore power, the interior lights would not come on. Had worked week before. Went to change fuses, and 3 in a row blew out. I could hear and sometimes see the fuse go. A spark as fuse going in. Unplugged from shore power, and still blew out 2 more fuses. That...

Toast, you anticipated and answered my next question. W/o box, 31M should take up no more room. As Alley-Kat says, box is good insurance. I can't get Diehard here in Jackson, WY; can't even be shipped for pickup at our small Sears outlet. So, will get on our road trip - next week -- and see if...

Thanks to all for advice. I don't have space for a 2 6V set up. And in fact, the Diehard Platinum 31M will not fit into the 11" x 7" x 8" plastic battery box. The Diehard 34M would just fit. But it isn't AGM. Is that critical? Hard to compare 31M and 34M, since specs on later are rather incomplete.

I’ve had a long run of electrical problems with my 2002 Hawk. Several, such as failing to install a solenoid and isolator, were self-inflicted. Last year, I ran down the battery several times. I take camper off for the frigid Wyoming winters, and last winter, I removed and stored battery in...

hard to believe, but there's still a place on earth w/o a Walmart. I've looked, even under all our snow and no Wally World. Probably why god gave us amazon. also, FWC has one for just $12, and I'll follow your suggestion and switch out thermostat. Now back to the refrig.

leadsled9. That's an excellent link. Don't know how N300 and 323 differ. Will examine mine soon - at least when temp gets above 0, which may not be today. Lighthawk. On this trip, I don't think poor charging was from DC operation, since I didn't put refrig on DC. I’ve had problems with the...

Thanks. Must admit, however, that IRIL’s 26-step procedure to clean the orifice makes the RV repair shop look like a good option - but then, I don’t believe its tech would do that conscientious a job. Best answer would be hire IRIL to do it! Lighthawk and others, the wire brush-compressed air...

I’ve a Hawk. On just-completed trip, couldn’t get the Norcold model 323 3-way refrig to ignite and thus couldn’t run refrig on propane. Our Hawk is a 2002, but had been lightly used until I bought is last fall. I see a small spark when i push down igniter. Did find a similar thread from 2008...

Truck cured itself. Really. After about 20 miles and stopping and restarting a dozen times, the instrument lights went out. All 3 at same time. I didn't do anything. Maybe it was the truck battery charging to that level. Whatever, problem gone. Going to be so nice leaving tomorrow for 2 week...

On charging, yes fully charged. Pulled camper battery and gave it a overnight slow charge. Truck battery seems perfect And all this started immediately after solenoid installed.

Correction: The 4LO light is blinking. The other 2 are constant.

I have a 2010 Toyota Tundra with a 2002 FWC Hawk, Bought Hawk used near end of last year. When I put on truck, I didn’t know I needed a solenoid and isolator. Learned that lesson when woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago with camper and truck battery both drained. Did belated research at...

Yep, wound up accounting for 4 to 5 vertical inches using the heavy-duty 6x6" butt hinges I got via hardwaresource.. In theory you could attach them solidly (!) to your rear 2x4 , then drill any necessary holes in your bracket (if that's the hardware you wind up with) and bolt it to the hinges...

That height just misses the three step range, doesn't it? Now a confession from me. I lost the mounting bracket before I could install it. So, as a temporary fix until I could find the bracket, I tried resting the steps against the the truck bumper and holding it in place with two beefy rubber...

Thanks to you both. Understand that best stowed when moving. Both Torklift and Brophy come in 3 and 4 steps, and both say that 3-step measures 30" from bracket to ground. Assume it's to top of bracket. My Hawk sits on 2x4 attached to bottom of camper - added for camper to clear the sides of the...