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#1 TrapperMike

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Posted 19 September 2015 - 04:52 AM

Hello All !

First post, although I have been here for a long time and really gained a lot of good information from everyone.  Thank You!

 

Today I made the down payment on my soon to be new FWC.  I will be getting the Hawk Shell from Sean Dempsey in Eagle, Wisconsin. 

 

Wanted to keep things simple.  Dual batteries, furnace, stove over the furnace, side dinette, Yak rack on the top for the canoe, and side awning.  Adding an external solar panel later and an Engel refrigerator.

 

I plan a short winter camping trip shortly after I pick it up, just to get the feel of things and what I might need and might not need.  I have only tent camped prior.

 

I do have a question on cookware:  I am used to toting around a lot of cast iron cookware when tenting out of the truck, but would like to keep things as light as I can in the camper.  Any suggestions on a quality lightweight cookware set that doesn't take up too much space?

 

Thanks and I'll post pics of the first excursion after the camper arrives.


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Posted 19 September 2015 - 05:36 AM

Welcome and congrats on your new camper! We look forward to lots of photos and reports on trips in Wisconsin. Both sides of my family settled in Wisconsin in the mid 1800's and I was born there. I have been away many many years.
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Posted 19 September 2015 - 09:43 AM

I use MSR cookware, lightweight and easy to clean. Does the job for me although I don't cook anything fancy.


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Posted 19 September 2015 - 11:29 AM

Congrats on your new camper. We got ours from Sean Dempsey also. We do most of cooking with a grill and have one Lodge frying pan that we use, so I can't help you with that
Look forward to seeing your build. No sink??

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Posted 19 September 2015 - 02:08 PM

I carry a Griswold #7 cast iron fry pan with lid and a small sauce pan that I picked up at a thrift store somewhere along the line.  Try to do most of my cooking outside on a propane grill.

 

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Posted 19 September 2015 - 02:38 PM

I thought you couldn't get a furnace with a shell model???


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Posted 19 September 2015 - 02:48 PM

MSR cookware is great when space is a consideration. I got these for my camper:

 

http://www.amazon.co...ds=msr cookware

 

http://www.amazon.co...ds=msr cookware

 

http://www.amazon.co...aluminum kettle

 

and one of these for my bug out bag:

 

http://www.amazon.co...ds=msr cookware

 

Other products:

 

http://www.amazon.co...ds=msr cookware

 

http://www.amazon.co...ds=msr cookware

 


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Posted 19 September 2015 - 02:56 PM

Congrats on getting a FWC! I used to use MSR gear in the camper but switched to a cheap non stick frying pan for ease of cleaning.


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Posted 19 September 2015 - 03:20 PM

Congrats on the new camper. Your shell sounds like the used 2013 shell I purchased, except mine had a front dinette in it. I build it out with a side dinette. 

 

 

We do limited cooking inside. Small teflon frying pan, Small pot with lid and a very old Revere coffee pot. Also have a Coleman fold and go BBQ.


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#10 TrapperMike

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Posted 19 September 2015 - 04:15 PM

Thanks all for the replies!

 

A few other options I have that were omitted in the OP:

  • Thermal Pack
  • Curtains
  • Lift Assist
  • Power Roof vent
  • Rear Wall Steps
  • and of course the Camper Jacks

Longhorn1:  Yes no sink.  I have a large lightweight stainless steel pot that I have used for years tent camping as a wash basin/sink among other things.  Plan on carrying a couple 5 gallon water jugs also.

 

Ace!:  A lot of things you can get with a shell now that you couldn't when I started looking into getting a FWC in 2002

 

Plan on camping as is a few times before I progress with a build so I can get a feel for what I might need.


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