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#121 Ted

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 02:57 AM

Fantastic idea. My suggestion to you is remove this post immediately before anyone else sees it. Market this three cent piece of plastic on RV sites for 99 cents each. Sell 5 million, enjoy retirement.

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#122 MikeDahlager

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 01:07 PM

Ted, on 28 June 2012 - 06:57 PM, said:

Dang! Why didn't I think of that? I could then afford to buy gas for the truck and the boat!
Mike

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#123 Land-roamer

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 08:00 PM

Hey Mike!
That's the kind of inside mods I was hoping people would share in my post to that effect. That and re-configuring the interior woodwork to accomodate particular needs. Maybe some will be inspired by your post to share some of THEIR big and small mods, too.
Cheers.

#124 caseboy

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 04:30 AM

i tried the bungee cord paper towel holder that was in another post a while back. i love it. the small bungee between two hooks works great. the towels are held against the curve of the roof just enough to hold it from unrolling by itself even during travel.both ideas look great!

wes

#125 James

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 04:08 PM

What about the famous Electric Push Button Igniter? Now this was a great mod when I saw it posted on here and would be if I had the ability to install it, unfortanately I was left with a rough cut hole in my cabinet! I have a new camper now and will get a pro to put it in for me, I would cry with a hole in the cabinet of my hawk. Here is the link

http://www.amazon.co...rbecue+ignitor.

#126 Ted

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 10:02 PM

I did the push button lighter and consider it one of the best mods I have done. I hated having to light the stove every time. Get out the matches, light the stove, put the matches away, go to turn down the burner - oops, too far. Aargh! Get out the matches...

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#127 Hittheroad

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 02:27 PM

I recently met a Hawk owner who had a camper the same age as my Eagle but without the dents and scratches.
He explained that he put a set of wheels on his rear pole jacks so he could align the camper with the truck rather than the other way around.
Since I do not have a paved loading zone this seemed difficult but with some thought I came up with the following:
Only one set of wheels is needed because the camper is often on just three poles. Anyway it works great!
http://www.wanderthe..._394_621487.jpg

#128 mitch h

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 07:50 PM

You just remined me of my furniture dollys. I used them on our old northstar. It was 1600lbs empty. I going to try them on our fwc shell.

#129 flinchlock

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 10:00 PM

mitch h, on 06 July 2012 - 03:50 PM, said:

You just remined me of my furniture dollys. I used them on our old northstar. It was 1600lbs empty. I going to try them on our fwc shell.

Like this... http://www.wanderthe...220&#entry13220

Mike

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#130 Mark W. Ingalls

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Posted 06 July 2012 - 11:36 PM

flinchlock, on 06 July 2012 - 05:00 PM, said: