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Hello all, I know there are many suspension threads out there; sorry if these questions have already been answered. My truck is a '99 tacoma regular cab. It's my daily driver on windy but paved mountain roads. It sees lots of forest service roads in the summer, but no Rubicon trail type stuff...

Not to hijack this thread, but check this out, I have one of these on order: http://www.teslamotors.com/ Once you drive one of these, damn! It won't be long. 300+ mile 4x4 will be only a few years away. Supercharging stations take only 1/2 hour. A electric 4x4, used in the outback will take...

Haven't ordered my FWC yet and just trying to get all my concerns answered before I do. My plan is to dismount the camper (Hawk) on to a carrier after use and store in the garage. However, the driveway has a 3.5 deg slope to it. With all the experience here, I'm hoping someone has the same...

Hey Walt I have been to the factory also and have seen the frames, but i dont know what my 2000 year model really looks like on the inside. The weight is not a factor in my circumstances, i could almost line it with a finished ply. help the r factor also! I made sure to get a full set of...

Yes that is the one I bought. Just take off the legs and it works fine. Note there are a variety of lengths and weight capacity available in these stands

I'm sure this has been covered elsewhere and maybe someone could redirect this question. I was out over New Years camping for a few days and my question on the thread above is how long does it take "typically" to recharge the camper battery/batteries from running the truck engine?? Was hitting...

So I guess I did the right thing / it's best to disconnect when not in use and there are no downsides to doing that... That only gets you so far. With your long times between uses it's probably better to have a battery maintenance charger in the camper that you plug in when storing your...

Walt, I thought you were a biologist? I think you were really an electrical engineer! Thanks for the info. I found this recently here on the forum. On the female receptacle, it shows the blue wire to the truck marker lights. This hooks up where? 68 years of living includes a lot of...

My shell Eagle it was easy to remove the driver side panel. It was screwed on on the top edge and front and back edge, and airgun stapled into the aluminum tubing along the bottom edge. It was also under the support board for the overhead pull out bed which had to be removed. No fasteners for...

The picture that WaltK provided is typical of the passenger side of a Hawk. The vertical frame piece that is forming a "T" with the 5" channel piece above may be your best point of attachment. This vertical frame piece is where the fire extinguisher is attached. The 5" wide channel piece that...

Gotta remember that anytime I see a FWC it may be occupied with someone who is armed and who's wife may not like my look. And they most certainly will open fire at anything their wife does not like the look of. One more reason why I don't camp in places along busy highways called campgrounds...

Here is my electrical hookup. A marine supply is where you can get these? From camper... That looks like the Attwood Trolling Motor Connectors, the current one FWC seems to be using. (I've got a pair of new ones sitting in front of me here) Attwood number for the camper connector is...

Backing plates are usually 1/4" thick aluminum. I'm using 3/8" stainless carriage bolts with my backing plates which are 5x6", still using the threaded eyes that FWC uses. FWC's turnbuckles are identical to those I've seen at Home Depot. I am using those now but plan to replace with stainless...

I am thinking of mounting a TV mount next to the louvered passenger side window towards the back in my 2010 Hawk. I tapped on the area and it feels solid. I ran a stud finder across the area and it looks like there is a sheet of aluminum welded in place. When I looked at the only picture that I...

Is the norm for these campers a single thickness cloth of some sort? I ask because our Phoenix is double thickness vinyl impregnated cloth with a thin foam of some sort between them. I wish that the SN wasn't sun bleached because maybe then Phoenix could tell me something about this camper...

I don't think this is true. In class I opine that a gun is not for protection of "stuff" and the lawyer that does the legal part usually advises such. It is kind of a rare case that I hear someone talk as if this were their intention, but I have. Interesting. Serial murderers seek targets...

I am pretty much with WaltK on this one. The deeper I am in the back country the less likely I am to run into "creeps". I haven't carried in the 40 years of backpacking all over the west, except for the occasional time when I am in Grizzly country and even then, technically you are not allowed...

I've roamed a good part of the outback US all my life (I'm now 68), and a good part of it as far "outback" as I could get, often the only people I meet are when I stop for supplies. Never had any problems with people (if you don't count the loud ones, generator ones, trash dumping land damaging...

I'm the guy that spent 400 for that fancy screen door, which I love. It did hurt though! Yes please make sure this is the right door. I'm not sure about shortening and widening, of course I don't have said skills so it could be possible. You would have to be able to weld aluminum, note in the...

I've got a 1980s Keystone and it needs work, so I'm thinking of replacing it. I found a 1997 Granby that I'm interested in. The Granby has internal tie downs - I assume they attach to eyebolts in the bed. I've got torklift frame mounted tie downs that I really like, and would prefer to use...

Funny, the only blow out flats I've had on tires where it was the tire in the last 30 years were on fairly easy paved road and the tires were E rated with less than 100 miles on them. On my old Toyota Chinook pop up. E rating is no magic, they can be blown same as any other tire. Though I avoid...

Has anyone ever used plusnuts? I've used that sort of thing but not where being waterproof was necessary. They are not designed to be waterproof and even with sealing a risk. All the various parts on one will work against the other parts to break the sealing.

I was wondering how many of you have bought your FWC used and what I can expect to pay for something that is relatively problem free. I need something to fit a shortbed Dodge 3/4 ton. Is paying $2,500-3,000 a pipe dream? I'm not concerned about the age of the camper as much as the condition...

Hey Folks, After all the resto work I've been doing on my '98 Ranger, I still find water on the floor at rear. So I took the door off and after removing all screws it popped-off rather easily. What it was sealed with was 3/4" weatherstripping, the peal and stick kind, light gray, so me thinks...

Yes, I was referring to the plastic compartment. I don't want to misquote Terry from FWC, but I think the issue was that if water entered that area through the vented door it would have no easy way out and could then leak through any small holes in the silicone that seals the compartment. He...