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Good condition three-step easy hitch step 15-in wide. If you are looking for the best and most stable hitch step look no further. Adjustable top step and folds into place. Fits a 2-inch receiver but will fit a larger receiver with an adapter. Price new is $464 from the manufacturer in the USA...

Thanks, Vic. Appreciate the reply. I think I'll start by replacing the elbow. I suspect it was the winterizing and I left some water sitting in that elbow. I haven't been on the forum much as the Hawk has been doing well. Glad to see you and others are still active. Cheers

Hi all - I went to put water on board my 2017 Hawk and found a crack in the plumbing elbow under the water pump. I have the old style Pex plumbing and was thinking about upgrading the system to the braided flex connectors. I don't have a lot of experience with plumbing, but was thinking of...

Hi there - I had my old 3 way fridge removed and replaced it with an Isotherm and could not be happier. My 150 watts of solar can power the fridge and provide charge to the batteries. I had an RV shop do the removal and install given they had to cut and cap the propane line. I simply found one...

Thanks, Vic. You were very helpful when I set up my solar and BVM a few years ago and it was great to see your comments in this thread. Cheers

What a great topic and discussion! I think my AGM batteries are finally on the way out. And I say finally because I am running the original batteries in my 2017 Hawk making them about 6 years old. I'm going to consult this thread as I switch over to lithium this fall. I'll probably have...

Hey there - I caught the solar panel on my roof with a branch recently and ripped it off the mount. Here's the damage...overall pretty minor but would like some feedback, please. Roof - overall, no structural issues and it opens and closes fine. There is a small hole about the size of a dime...

I wanted to provide an update that I purchased a Isotherm Cruise 85 3.0 Cu Ft compressor refrigerator and had the Dometic 3-way fridge removed. I could not be more pleased as the Dometic could simply not get cold enough during hot days while using propane and forget using DC as it would kill...

Hi all - I'll be storing my Hawk off the truck outdoors for the first time this winter. When I stored it in my garage, I would keep an eye on the battery voltage and regularly plug it in to avoid the batteries discharging too far. Given I have a solar panel on the roof, I'm thinking the...

+1 on quick links

Has anyone had success working with an auto upholsterer to make a thermal pack? The FWC price is high ($800 I think), and I certainly do not have the tools or skills to sew something up like lineman. I contacted a few tailors and they weren't interested in the project. I was planning to...

I got one of these and it worked pretty well to keep the camper cooler in the hot southern Idaho summer. We put ice in it to start and it produced cool air as it melted. We did okay running it off battery with the solar panel, but running any of these ancillary things, it might be better...

Sounds like you have it dialed in! I got the Isotherm 85 being delivered this week with an install next week. I'm looking forward to having cold food and drinks for an upcoming trip to the Oregon coast.

That will make it a lot easier for the install. If you want to give it a go yourself, there are some really experienced and helpful folks on the forum that can guide you through it. I had no idea what I was doing when I started, but I completed my solar install a few years ago with the help...

Nice work. Stay cool if you are in WA. Hot here in Idaho these days.

Is your Grandby pre-wired for solar by FWC or do you need full install of wiring from the roof?

Thanks again. Here is the bed location of the eye bolt. Based on what Jon said, the eye bolt should have been placed in the location with a red X to provide a backing plate. However, when I look under the truck, there is a lot more going on than under my old Tundra. I've shown the approx...

Thanks for the input. The Silverado HD does have a 'high strength' steel bed. I think I'll mock up some steel plate shapes from cardboard and see if the install shop can cut some for me to give it a bit more backing. Cheers

Hi there - after the recent threads about campers pulling through truck beds, I evaluated the install of my 2017 Hawk on my 2019 Silverado 2500HD. What I found wasn't encouraging. The front eye bolts are installed with a solid backing plate, but the rear are installed just with a washer. It...

I have USAA and I've been told that the camper is covered as part of the truck. At the time I had a $24k Hawk on a $14k Tundra, and the camper was covered at not cost as it is attached to the truck.

Do you guys have the model number? I'm looking at the truck fridge website now and it looks like they have a variety of models. I'm gonna give them a call with the dimensions and see what they recommend. Thanks for the tip.

Hi all - the Dometic 3-way 3 cubic foot fridge in our 2017 Hawk works well in cooler temps, but down here in the Treasure Valley of ID, we need a compressor fridge. I like the top loading models like a Dometic CFX3 35, but they are longer than the cabinet and would protrude out into the small...

First, sweet rig OP! I'm thinking about a camera, too, but haven't arrived at a good mounting solution. If not too much trouble, can y'all post some pics of how you mounted. Cheers

I completed the replacement of the one seizing hinge today. Appreciate the tips, Old Crow! I was concerned about misalining the door as I had to move the hinge because the pre-drilled holes in the new hinge that attaches to the door did not match the holes for the FWC hinge. Thus, I had to...

Discount Tire had no issue with the camper being on when I got new tires. And I also leave the camper on when going to one of those drive in oil change places like Valvoline.