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I checked with the VA today. President Trump authorized honorably discharged veterans (DD-214) and all "immediate family members" of a warrior killed while on active duty (a Gold Star family) to be issued lifetime passes. Very good to read, long overdue and well deserved IMO. I paid for my...

My Airlift 5000 bags are inflated independently as well. If you have a 2020 F-250, I'd hold off installing airbags until the camper is in the bed and setup the way you will travel/camp. You might not need the bags. Payload numbers are quite high on the '20 F-250s, especially if you bought the...

If budget is not a consideration... Go with 17" Innov8 forged wheels! These things are sweet and EXPENSIVE! 17" affords an even more compliant ride when aired down compared to 18".

Steve...just comparing Toyo Open Country A/T IIs, about .68" difference between 18" and 20". I'm sure I've worn my Michelins down at least 1/2" so I don't think the difference will matter. Of course, I don't want to ride hundreds of miles on a dissimilar spare as it might put needless wear on...

20" came on my '16 F-350 Lariat. I will soon be going to 18" Method wheels. I had 16" on my '03 F-250 and much preferred the ride on 16"s when aired down. Taller sidewall tires always offer a more compliant ride when aired down.

My Hawk weighs ~1400# wet. Today, "1/2 ton" pickup is almost a misnomer in-so-far-as payload weight is concerned. That was not the case 10 years ago. Payload specs today, for example, a 2021 Ford F-150 (often thought to be a 1/2 ton pickup) has a payload capacity of 1,745 to 2,238#...

If you're going to keep the camper in the bed full time, consider an add-on spring pack such as this unit from Carli, manufactured by Deaver. These need to be installed with the truck on a lift/high position jack stands (for the axle) for ease of work and safety IMO. If you're going to remove...

Jonathan has an excellent article on this very issue he posted several years ago on the interwebs and no doubt searchable. You definitely want a bumper you can access the drum. I can't begin to count the number of times I have had to unsnarl the syn rope on my two Warn winches. Attending OX...

Very nice camper. Fantastic electrical upgrade! WHAT???? No wood burning stove in this camper as in "Bruce"?

I bought a Climate Right unit in 2016 thinking it would be the solution for the southeast's hot, muggy nights. Nope...too heavy and bulky. Further, the unit requires shore or generator power. I prefer not camping where shore power is provided and listening to a generator out in the boonies is...

I rode this trail on my moto several years ago. Tough trails such as this one I scout before tackling the route with my truck/Hawk. Needless to say, I did not drive this route, nor would I attempt such, in my truck. Fortunately, the driver, a passenger and two dogs survived this scary event...

The short answer why the old battery will not hold a charge..most likely sulfide crystallization on the plates. A deep discharge battery (I wouldn't recommend a crank or dual purpose marine battery) of the same group size should work fine. I would stick to the same group size to ensure it fits...

Excellent points Vic! Especially tracing the wires from the panel AND the remote panel receptacle on the back exterior wall of the Hawk. An easy way to verify the fixed and remote panel wires as they do come together behind the MPPT (on my '15 Hawk). AWG_Pics... 11.9V is a VERY low...

My first place to look would be at the state-of-health of the AGM battery. The OP did not state if the battery is new or repurposed for his camper. Regardless, my first step would be to put the AGM battery on a bench and perform a load test; and you can only test an AGM once it has been...

That's a tough question to answer since the answer is strictly dependent upon to what state of discharge you take your battery(ies). Observe how deeply you discharge the battery and how many times you take it into a state of deep discharge (<50% state of charge). Further, failing to completely...

I take our Hawk off my pickup between camping trips. I need to use the box for hauling stuff. Once you get the hang of taking it on/off, it can be done fairly quickly. Even faster if you have a helper with drill motor who can assist you raising/lowering jack legs in tandem on opposite sides...

Eddie...mustard stains are very difficult to completely remove from plastic once they have "set". Rather than using harsh toxic agents in the fridge to return the plastic to a white color, I'd simply accept some discoloration. To clean and sanitize our fridge, I mix 1/3 cup of unscented bleach...

I'd wait for Stan's input before doing anything.

Thanks Eddie! I was not aware such a thing existed! Bill

NM is a very diverse environment. If you were to cut it into 4 equal squares, each will offer something uniquely different. The NE is hilly, lush forests and the higher elevations. The SW is very arid with the Chihuanuan Desert. NW, thick Ponderosa Pine forests. In the SW as well. SE...

What a special trip Frank! I've sought out the remaining stretches here and there in the southwest over that last 6 years...but, not the same. Not even close to my dad's images of the route from the days he drove it end to near end (Chicago to LA). I don't think he ever made it completely to...

People don't believe chains can whip back like that because it's hard to see a chain stretch. But, as evident in the off-shore rig video, they stretch and Newton's 3rd Law is very clearly evident when they fail. Fortunately, not deadly...this time.

I use a ARB winch damper AND am at least twice the length of the exposed cable/rope/strap away from the nearest point. ARB image. It's filled with something heavy; not sure what.

I flew Hornets in the 80s off the carrier. I was not aware of that accident! Interesting that 7 were injured here. Must be the staging point for specifically tasked deck crew, hence the same number injured here as killed in the accident I alluded too. The film I saw was of an F-4 landing...

The amount of potential energy is dependent upon the amount of stretch. Cable (especially twisted strands of cable designed to allow for greater stretch) will stretch more than chain and retain far more potential energy. Chain does stretch but not nearly as much as cable, even so, retains...