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Yes and no. My FWC Hawk is great on ski trips and temp below -15F ..BUT roof snow load must be cleared if snowing heavily...assume Scout Kenai has more insulation, except in pop up tent...downsides for me from a quick review of Kenai...4.2gal water and diesel heater [gas truck]...10gal propane...

Can you describe or show a picture of the 'deadbolt' fix? How removed and replaced with what? Thanks...

Agree Vic....but having the FWC alarm incessantly blaring at least @ 85dB like clock work at 0400hrs was not something to endure...assuming vulnerable time is PM when sleeping, we always partially leave vents and windows open...beyond that not really sure of endangering source of a CO or CO2 or...

Or you can simply pull the fuse.... :cool: Mine would always seem to go off at 0400 hrs....the alarm in our 2016 Hawk started that just after we bought it new...Old monitor? Doubtful, but the problem has been solved.... Only combustion inside the Hawk is our stove and we leave the window above...

CPT, What year is your FWC?

Good question...especially since the 50 ft cord I ordered weighs 17+lbs...where I ski often has a long run out to power box depending on snow conditions and where I must park...better for me to be too long than too short; can coil it can't stretch it...could indeed carry two 25 ft cords but that...

Jon...this is the style of pig tail that came with the Hawk...but the brand used by FWC was Furrion.. 30 amp screw down female end to Hawk and 15 amp straight blade male plug on other end...same male/female plugs as pig tail above that I ordered along with 30 amp cord...my thinking was that...

Ha! To muddy the water "Yes, Four Wheel Campers (FWC) typically come with a pigtail electrical cable. This pigtail adapter allows you to connect the camper’s 30A plug to standard 15A power cords."...and my 2016 Hawk did come with this pigtail; one end of pigtail at camper 30amps, other end...

Jon and all the others...many thanks...I missed that the incoming power line had a 30amp breaker inside the Hawk....then the division of amps to the other 3 breakers [15amp] makes sense...and that the extension cord could lessen not just the maximum incoming amperage but could reduce voltage...

Everybody has been very patient with my bonehead comments...BUT I understand the extension cord to the Hawk exterior plug is vulnerable to melting and will cease to carry current if the gauge will not support the current load....what does not compute to me is how a 30 amp cord is needed if...

Help me here...you mean 30amps from a CG power station would damage my 15/20 amp extension cord ["power cord"] but not the circuits in the Hawk because the 15 amp breakers would shut the flow off? My assumption was the instant the flow exceeded the 15 amp limit of the breakers in the Hawk they...

Thanks for input. Couple of points....I have enough solar [2 large Zamp panels] and DC/DC charging capacity for my 100amp BB and we are 99% off-road so "needing" external power is very rare....then I use the 20amp source, not 30amp...use 110v in shop once a month to float the BB charge....but...

15A is what I remembered, no idea why tech at FWC said 30A....no AC for us..I have an adapter for CG with only 30A service...and the pig tail that connects to the Hawk 30A plug in....thanks!

Just got off phone with FWC "tech" [[530] 419-2417] when asking about recommended amperage for external power extension cord for my Hawk, he said "30 Amps". I was astounded, he said that since trailer parks have 30 Amp outlets and the plug built into my Hawk was rated at 30 Amps; therefore, I...

Good eye! Perhaps the wood is there to provide a purchase for fasteners? Like wood strips? Lights?

Corn, I don't see any wood inside the roof structure. What did I miss? Longitudinal Wood strips hold the liner to the top inside and the transverse board in photo is used to push top up into place

Just an FYI...as I remember...FWC rated the maximum roof load to be 1,000 lbs....I assume that varies with differing models that have differing surface areas.. Salmon...yikes, ice followed by dense snow...the distinct failure line does to me denote either as you speculate the weakening of the...

Wow...great evaluation and photos....my degrees are in bio ocn so engineering is way out of my league....I do not remember in my '16 Hawk if round transverse tubing was used...thought all rectangular stock...but viewed '23 construction and there is that silly round tubing....notched into...

Still I am baffled why your roof bent "in two" from any load on the top sheet. Has any other FWC had such a failure? What was FWC's speculation as to why this damage occurred? Very distinct failure pattern should point to a definitive cause. Notwithstanding that the top is only supported on...

Pretty certain the frame members on the top/lid of my '16 Hawk are all straight pieces and not curved like the ATC in photo....or I am confused, always a possibility! All snow is not created equal and I have had 1ft + before I could clear it, no issues noted....get a mix of rain and snow and...

Let us know what ideas you son-in-law has to rectify the oil canning...in my '16 hawk with two solar roof panels on Yakima rails the oil canning has gotten worse over time...the aluminum top sheet seems to have more distortion [slack] over time and that generates the popping/booming in heavy...

That hole looks like it is in the thermal blanket inside the vinyl.....what am I missing? What year is your FWC? Thanks...

Sledawb, Outstanding job and thanks! Phil ps...Kinda doubt your good looking lab was a "wheel dog".... :cool:

OK...to confirm it is aluminum diamond plate...I had never seen this on a FWC; thanks Jon.

The outside skin comes installed from a supplier? FWC does not attach the outside surface to the camper?