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I may have posted something like this years ago as it is an issue I have been ruminating over forever. Please forgive me if I have, but obviously I have yet to find the solution. We currently go in a FWC Hawk on our Tundra. The camper has a stovetop and heater and we like it pretty well...

I hate airing up, actually I hate airing down for that matter as well but both are part of the ritual to go the places we like to go so we do it. I'd like to make it easier, not that it is the biggest chore in the world but I think it could be simplified. I have an ARB Twin compressor and a...

I am in the planning stages of adding a couple flexible solar panels to the roof of my FWC Hawk. Wondering what the collective brain trust here recommends. Just watched a you tube video where someone used Eternabond tape, which seemed to work well but a little water wound up getting under the...

I'm on the hunt for a 1000 watt inverter. I will occasionally need to charge my laptop, drone batteries, E-Bike battery, 18 volt makita batteries for various tools. I have no need to run appliances that I can think of. I have a cheapo 400watt inverter but it can't charge the makita batteries...

I picked up a used FWC Hawk a couple weeks ago, 2 years old, like new condition. It came with 2 Everstart 24MS2 batteries. I assumed that the batteries would be low after sitting for a while but the morning after I returned home with the camper, (6+ hour drive) the voltage was reading 12.4...

How do people go about mounting things to the exterior of their FWC? I just picked up a Hawk Shell and was thinking it would be great to mount my Maxtrax, Trasharoo, possibly a couple jerry can mounts to the back or sides of the camper. I've looked at the Adventure Trailer jerry can mounts...

Wondering what, if anything, people put between their camper and truck bed? I have heard of people using a horse stall mat or heavy duty truck bed mat. Does this keep a slide in camper more secure, add height, etc?

I will be picking up my FWC Hawk shell next week. I was planning on adding Yakima or Thule tracks to the roof to accommodate our Kayaks and other stuff that will go on the roof, but the price from either of these manufacturers is crazy for such a simple extrusion. I have looked at 80/20 for...

I'm wondering what everyone does with their empty fuel cans. I spend a week in the maze district of Canyonlands and brought along 20 gallons of extra fuel. Wound up needing about 12 but I had a warm fuzzy the whole time not worrying about running out. Back home and my brand new Wavian jerry...

Looking for a FWC Hawk. Built out nicely or better yet an empty shell that I can config over the winter. Would also be interested in trade, or partial trade for my built up teardrop, link here: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/off-road-teardrop-for-sale.159808/#post-2305765...

I am testing my small solar setup today and have run into a snag. I have an Aims Power PV120CASE 120W Foldable panel running through the Victron MPPT controller. This is connected to my house battery and appears to charge it just fine, then through a Blue Sea 7726 ACR to my starting battery...

Below is a diagram of how I have my second battery and my accessories wired up in my 2012 Tundra. Yes I know, everyone wants their winch and compressor wired to their house battery but these things don't run when the engine is not on so lets not worry about that right now. I am tracing down a...

After spending an inordinate amount of time researching panels I settled on the Aims Power PV120Case foldable solar panel. Having a little extra capacity (120W) over other 100w panels and its small folded size and light weight were the main factors and at $225 it seemed like a no brainer...

I thought I had made a decision as to what panel I wanted but thought I would ask for recommendations here. I had planned on mounting a rigid panel to my roof rack on the topper of my tundra and using it to supplement the house battery, which mainly powers an ARB fridge, fan, and a couple...

I know these are getting harder and harder to come by but there is a decent supply of used ones on a popular auction site for a somewhat reasonably price. I am wondering if they can lay on their back on a vehicle without leaking? They will be on my roof and I don't want them sitting upright.

I started a different thread here http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/176773-12-volt-heater-thoughts and got some good ideas regarding heating the topper on my Tundra. At present I think I am going to go the electric route and probably end up using one of the DC Thermal 12 volt electric...

I just ran across this on Ebay. No affiliation but the price seems almost too good to be true. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reconditioned-Webasto-Airtop-2000-D-Heater-PDC0076-01002665-9014839C-/182310626168?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275

I have been looking for a topper for my Tundra for over a year and just happened to stumble across one on Craigslist, 35 miles away, color matched for $450. Needles to say I snapped it up right away. My desire for a topper was to be a little more streamlined while overlanding than we can be...

I may be purchasing a used Hawk later this week. I don't think I will have time to install the proper eye bolts and hardware before the trip. I don't think I will have time to remove my plastic bed liner either. It's going to be a 15 hour drive home so I wanted to get the forums opinion and...

I found myself in a tough spot yesterday, stuck in deep spring snow with the consistency of ball bearings. I was traveling down a steep canyon and got stuck going down. I didn't have enough winch line to winch backwards so had no choice but to winch myself down and deeper into the canyon...