Yeah they are pretty jacked up about it, the boys don't remember camping in the hawk when they were younger. They also are impatient with the concept I have to fix a few things before we can run out and use it.
Its hit and miss as you'd expect from a 35yr old camper. The upholstery and curtain items are in decent shape for their age. Door you can tell all the welds are cracked, I'll have to make a new structural core and put the framing back together around it (common). Front of the side liner is more cracked up than I hoped but I'll goop it for the moment and then make a new sideliner once I make some other decisions. Front lift panel is just a board now (common). Roof is dimpled up pretty good but looks leak free. Fuse block is corroded up so I'll rip that out and rig an inline for the moment (its just lights right now anyways). Cabover is replaced but with vinyl coated chip board so that will need to get ripped back out and fixed properly. I noticed a little wall flex but assumed (and confirmed it when peeling back some of the paneling) the person that changed the cabover board didn't put the wood rails back into the top of the aluminum frame. I need to add some rails inside to support the bed extension cushion piece but at least that piece is still with the camper.
Other than that it doesn't have a water tank (no biggie right now) or furnace (also not a big deal at the moment, I have one in the garage if needed). Wife wants a powered fan in it sooner than later so I need to see if I can snake a wire from one of the lights short term.
I'd like to knock out the quick and dirty items so its deemed suitable for a family trip and then see if we can squeeze in an early Aug trip to SW CO and Utah before the kids go back to school. The next week will make/break most of that thought process. Juggling a lot at once at the moment (and last few years).
