Just joined the FWC club! What was a realization of a long term dream suddenly became very real as my local banker counted out hundreds and twenties for me to take with me on a two hour drive to see a '08 Hawk.
I was not disappointed. The camper was in great shape with lots of extras thrown in the deal : ) This unit has the extra battery kit, 3-way frig, power fan, 4" thick queen size bed, camper jack, Yakima racks and more! I was really fortunate to find this camper. It even has metallic grey stripes that match my truck.
It's a Hawk so it barely fits my tailgate on the '06 Tundra and it sits three inches above the side rails of the bed, but I've got some ideas about that. Hoping to get FWC to sell me a bit of alum siding to finish off the primer plywood visible above the rails.
Tracked mileage on the 120 mi drive thru Sacramento and down to Livermore. I got 15.97 MPG driving down @ 70 MPH w/o my tailgate (4.7L motor, electronic overdrive), the return trip with camper tied-down six ways I got 12.29 MPH
Oh well, you gots to pay to play!
The ride on the freeway was ok. No problem with the hill climbing on the highway thru the Livermore wind farm at 60-65MPH. I heard some wind noise, but not as bad as I would have expected considering how high the bed sticks up above the cab.
It's still tied on my bed. Last night I fired off the furnace & fridge and charged up the battery off AC. Pretty cool inverter/converter and battery isolator system. Makes my old Westfalia look primitive. But I'll also say Westfalia does a nicer job with cabinetry (sorry, but I'm a kitchen/bath remodel guy and look at cabinets all the time).
Overall, I am ecstatic with this purchase and plan to use it for my many outdoor pursuits. Tomorrow I'm getting Firestone Ride-Rite airbags installed, plus wiring for 12V receptacle and drilling the bed for the forged eye-bolts (FWC OEM). Yee haw!
Andy
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