Hello all!
I am the proud new owner of a 2108 hawk that my wife and I just picked up last week. To say we are excited is an understatement! This is the culmination of 2 years of research/dreaming and six months of diligent searching for the right used FWC to meet our needs and budget. It is currently sitting on my 2005 F150 with 250,000 miles on it, and we will use that truck on some closer/shorter shake down trips while I look for a new truck. We want something more reliable and equipped to haul the camper from a payload stand point. The current truck is running well and has some light modifications to help with the camper, but is a little long in the tooth to be trusted in the Utah/Colorado wilderness.
First let me tell you how we plan to use the camper. It will live off the truck and probably be used on 4-5 short weekend type trips/year and 1-2 longer 7-10 day trips/year. We would love to full time it but it’s not in the cards at this point in our lives. Out side of that the truck will be a daily driver for me around town and to and from work. I know the conventional wisdom is to over truck when you’re carrying a camper, but with higher gas prices seeming to be guaranteed for the foreseeable future, maximizing gas mileage is high on my priority list. 2.7s with the HDPP exist and would easily meet my payload requirements (we’re light packers). I won’t be doing any extreme off-roading that would over stress the suspension, we’ll be sticking to pavement, gravel and the odd fire road to get to a camp site. I’m not an aggressive driver that cares about passing on the uphill in the mountains. The 2.7 makes more torque/HP than my current 17 year old 5.4 triton in my f150, and I’ve been happy with how that moves the weight. Am I crazy for thinking the 2.7 is enough truck for how I plan to use the camper? Thanks for your advise all!
Would also love to hear from anyone who has a FWC on a 2.7…
I am the proud new owner of a 2108 hawk that my wife and I just picked up last week. To say we are excited is an understatement! This is the culmination of 2 years of research/dreaming and six months of diligent searching for the right used FWC to meet our needs and budget. It is currently sitting on my 2005 F150 with 250,000 miles on it, and we will use that truck on some closer/shorter shake down trips while I look for a new truck. We want something more reliable and equipped to haul the camper from a payload stand point. The current truck is running well and has some light modifications to help with the camper, but is a little long in the tooth to be trusted in the Utah/Colorado wilderness.
First let me tell you how we plan to use the camper. It will live off the truck and probably be used on 4-5 short weekend type trips/year and 1-2 longer 7-10 day trips/year. We would love to full time it but it’s not in the cards at this point in our lives. Out side of that the truck will be a daily driver for me around town and to and from work. I know the conventional wisdom is to over truck when you’re carrying a camper, but with higher gas prices seeming to be guaranteed for the foreseeable future, maximizing gas mileage is high on my priority list. 2.7s with the HDPP exist and would easily meet my payload requirements (we’re light packers). I won’t be doing any extreme off-roading that would over stress the suspension, we’ll be sticking to pavement, gravel and the odd fire road to get to a camp site. I’m not an aggressive driver that cares about passing on the uphill in the mountains. The 2.7 makes more torque/HP than my current 17 year old 5.4 triton in my f150, and I’ve been happy with how that moves the weight. Am I crazy for thinking the 2.7 is enough truck for how I plan to use the camper? Thanks for your advise all!
Would also love to hear from anyone who has a FWC on a 2.7…