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The time has come to sell my well optioned/loaded 2013 Four Wheel Camper Hawk Side Dinette. I am the original owner of this FWC and I was shop manager at a Four Wheel Camper / Overland Shop for many years. So this camper has been meticulously maintained as well as upgraded with some of the newer...

i carry a sea eagle 420X with my FWC, use it almost every trip. its a 3 person since it 2 people and 2 dogs that go in it. i had a cheaper friday harbor before this, night and day difference. the drop stich floors make them veery ridgid. love it https://www.seaeagle.com/ExplorerKayaks/420X

i had a hawk on a 02 tundra access cab for years with airbags and other upgraded suspension bits, never was "bad" except for MPG. but we decided we wanted more cab room for the dog/dogs than the AC provided. i looked at the newer tundras pretty hard and believe it is the best 1/2 ton full size...

no pic of it handy, its just a flat piece, holds the camera and mount behind the license plate bolts. quick and dirty simple, maybe ill make it better if i find the time (other projects are more important)

here are pics of my camera. like i said, my mount was meant to be temporary to find angle and all that. works perfectly so its still there. i am pointing to a location i think would be good to mount the camera behind the bumper plastic, slightly off center though. havent brought myself to drill...

I basically did the same thing as northshorhenry, bought all the wiring harness's and camera from the RAM dealer, rolled it into my purchase price when i bought the truck, but roughly $200. TOTAL plug and play set up. i made a quick and dirty license plate mount to test the angle and all that...

i prefer RhinoLiner to LineX because it has a more rubbery content. LineX can get slick in some situations or damage stuff hauled in the bed with out wrapping it first in a moving blancket. i was glad the last truck i bought didnt have the factory LineX done yet, so i could get RhinoLiner...

1st gen tundra with an eagle shell would be an awesome combination. the eagle fits really tight and clean in the 1st gen, my neighbor has that set up (eagle camper though). I had a hawk in my 02 AC for years (hawk is a little big looking to the truck) and it was a great combo, i did just upgrade...

i have a buddy with an eagle 2 blocks away from me (in Lafayette), but i know he is out of town for at least another week

i realized that as i was sitting drinking a beer, diesel is 500 lb heavier motor--so yeah--2500lb-ish. doh. i should always have a beer BEFORE i post--ha

2500 crew cab with a cargo capacity of 2230lbs is for the 5.7L hemi, which has a gvwr of 9000lbs. the 6.4L hemi option raises the GVWR to 10000lbs and 3100ish cargo capacity. my laramie, as outfited (things i didnt even know i needed) door sticker has cargo capacity at 3080lb. as for gas...

i live in CO at an elevation of 5500ish ft. im using mid grade so far, in CO and western states mid grad is 87. 85/87/91. lower evevation mid grade is 89, right? i always used premium in my Tundra, so its nice to use the mid grade, but i bet it doesnt make a difference. I also did hand calc's...

i chose the 6.4 hemi in my current 15 2500. mostly because i am jaded by past diesels, maintenance cost of diesels, the overly complex systems on modern diesels etc. that and my wife can not stand the smell of diesel--ha. granted my old diesel was in a Ford E350 4x4 and had the 7.3L, so not a...

13.9mpg seems to be the magic MPG number. this trip involved mostly interstate and 75-80mph. i was pleased the number didnt go down at 80mph, usually mpg drops exponentially the faster you go over 55. fairly loaded hawk, 2 mtn bikes 2 people and 1 60lb dog and all the gear on a 2500 6.4, i think...

exactly why i bought a couple sets of the old style fiamma brackets, i like them much much better than the new ones. had them on 1 VW syncro and 1 4x4 econoline and my FWC now. So, when i first made these i actually thought i would make a few sets to sell, wasnt sure of the market and i was to...

Fiamma awnings actually ship with body mounts (ive had Fiamma's in the past on different vans/rigs). im not sure what FWC does with all these body mounts, must have a huge stock pile somewhere, or they cut a deal and dont actually receive them. i cant stand having the feet go to the ground, dogs...

here are 2 i have handy from the shake down camp

i only have 500 miles on the truck as it sits right now, only one shake down trip. that involved backroads through some cities (stop and go traffic) since im still breaking it in and varying speed is important, didnt just wanna get out and go 75-80mph for the first few hundred miles. but in that...

i must say, i had my hawk, fairly loaded with options, on a 02 tundra for years. air bags and add a leafs in the suspension. was pretty decent combination, fairly nimble, not to heavy etc. down shifted alot on mtn passes (i live in CO) and wound out rpm wise alot. brakes were adequate, drive it...

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as promised, pics. nothing like drilling holes in your brand new truck-ha. but she hardly even notices the camper is back there, dropped 1.5". maybe ill still do air bags since side dinettes are heavier on the driver side, i can level then. BUT, i do plan on a small lift in the future, so we...

now that i have 2500 6.4L RAM with a Hawk, i have been thinking the same thing, since my wife also owns a jeep Rubicon. I had an 02 Tundra before with the hawk and wouldnt have even considered it. BUT, food for thought, we a lot of the times took a small motorbike, Honda CT110, on a hitch mount...

i think i did to, really wanted to make the PW work since, well, they are cool. but this way i will never second guess being overloaded, even if i put one of my heavy street bikes on a bumper carrier. I will build the truck some, so honestly i probably did not save any $$$ at all. i will post...

SO, as much as i wanted the power wagon, the 15 power wagon laramie i test drove had a payload of 1329lbs, verfied on the door sticker. I then test drove a 15 2500 6.4L laramie (same equipment truck) that has a payload of 3080lbs. the 2500 came home with me last night, guess im gonna have to...