ScottBailey
Senior Member
All:
My wife and I are about to order our FWC Hawk and I'd like to benefit from this site's collective knowledge before I order.
First a quick background:
After a trip to Mexico w/ my folks in their 30' RV, my wife and I decided we wanted to enjoy a less painful outdoors experience than the car camping I am accustomed to. Her camping needs--while simple--mean a lot of work in the prep, pack, unpack, and set up departments.
When my "old" 1/2 ton truck's rear end went (about a year ago) we purchased a new F350 (2007 Diesel 4x4 Crew, even has factory "camper prep" which just means overload springs, I think) intending to purchase a trailer of sorts. But so many options are pricey, hard to store (HOA), and inconvenient to use (storage place would be inconvienient): I couldn't commit to anything (5th wheel, tow-behind, standard slide-in) because I couldn't justify the cost vs likely hood of regular use!
We recently went on a trip where we fell in love with a friend's Subaru powered Westfalia: an easy to drive RV that provides enough amenities and storage to leave town at a moment's notice, but doesn't detract from the enjoyable part of "roughing it". My wife wanted a Westy immediately, but I'm disinclined to maintain an older vehicle. Much less convert the motor! A Sportsmobile--the logical, modern alternative--is far to pricey. Especially when we own a great truck!
Enter the FWC. Easy to store and drive. Lifting my truck will have little impact on RVing. Built to withstand off-road stresses. I don't need to tell you guys...
What I need is to ensure my order--and we are ordering Saturday--equips my RVing solution with the options I need. To that end, I'm posting the options I'm intending to order: please critique. Couple notes: mostly back country RVing, but some KOA type camping will happen.
Here goes:
So I've listed most of the options. But not all options are listed on the FWC site (e.g. King bed, AC). Are there options I need to delete? Add?
Thanks,
SB
My wife and I are about to order our FWC Hawk and I'd like to benefit from this site's collective knowledge before I order.
First a quick background:
After a trip to Mexico w/ my folks in their 30' RV, my wife and I decided we wanted to enjoy a less painful outdoors experience than the car camping I am accustomed to. Her camping needs--while simple--mean a lot of work in the prep, pack, unpack, and set up departments.
When my "old" 1/2 ton truck's rear end went (about a year ago) we purchased a new F350 (2007 Diesel 4x4 Crew, even has factory "camper prep" which just means overload springs, I think) intending to purchase a trailer of sorts. But so many options are pricey, hard to store (HOA), and inconvenient to use (storage place would be inconvienient): I couldn't commit to anything (5th wheel, tow-behind, standard slide-in) because I couldn't justify the cost vs likely hood of regular use!
We recently went on a trip where we fell in love with a friend's Subaru powered Westfalia: an easy to drive RV that provides enough amenities and storage to leave town at a moment's notice, but doesn't detract from the enjoyable part of "roughing it". My wife wanted a Westy immediately, but I'm disinclined to maintain an older vehicle. Much less convert the motor! A Sportsmobile--the logical, modern alternative--is far to pricey. Especially when we own a great truck!
Enter the FWC. Easy to store and drive. Lifting my truck will have little impact on RVing. Built to withstand off-road stresses. I don't need to tell you guys...
What I need is to ensure my order--and we are ordering Saturday--equips my RVing solution with the options I need. To that end, I'm posting the options I'm intending to order: please critique. Couple notes: mostly back country RVing, but some KOA type camping will happen.
Here goes:
- King bed (extended length overhang + standard bed platform and rails)
- Fridge only (not freezer)
- Power roof vent
- furnace
- front opening window
- camper jacks (make sure we can remove them for off road use!)
- aux battery system
- porta potti
- side awning
- screen door
- arctic pack
- rear wall steps
- extended length Yakima tracks
- outside shower/hot water package
- air conditioning
So I've listed most of the options. But not all options are listed on the FWC site (e.g. King bed, AC). Are there options I need to delete? Add?
Thanks,
SB