2010 Hawk questions!

[k-roc]

Hi everyone, I am super stoked to have bough a 2010 Hawk! I just have a few questions for you guys:

- My truck is 2009 GMC Sierra crew cab with the 5'9" box. The Hawk fits in there great except for at the tailgate, there is a little notch there that would pinch the camper if you layed it flat in the bed. This made things pretty interesting ie stressful at the time of purchase, in a supermarket parking lot! We found a pallet and ripped of a couple boards to raise the back end of the camper so i could bring it home without damaging it. I am pretty sure that if i raise the Hawk up by about an inch I will have enough clearance, the other alternative is cutting a notch in the camper.... This option doesnt really thrill me as I dont want to cause any structural problems. What do you think is the best option?

- If I am using the camper off the truck, and i am using two sawhorses in combination with the jacks, is this enough support for two people?
I have heard from some people that the entire floor of the unit must be supported...

- My hawk is factory prepped for a solar panel. How do i go about screwing it into the roof?

- The camper also came with the factory luggage rack and a bar all the way at the front. I want to put two 9' 6" SUPs up there. The spread between the forward bar on the luggage rack and the front bar is way too much is think, 92". However the spread on the luggage rack is 30", do you think that with the proper rack ( a thule SUP taxi) i can put these two boards on the luggage rack? It means that they would stick out the back 3 feet or so...

Thanks for the help and I am looking forward to posting photos and stories of fly fishing adventures here in BC!
Kevin

 

[billharr]

Kill two birds with one stone. Two plywood X's will hold the camper so you can get in it off the truck. You can also store them under the camper and this will hold up the camper over your notch. If I can find a picture I will edit and post.

Congrats on the new Hawk, where are you located?



Bill

Found the information HERE

 

[k-roc]

Thanks Bill, that is a really good idea! I'm in Fernie, an historic mining town in the South Rockies, South East BC. Great place for fly fishing, skiing, mountain biking, etc...

 

[Stan@FourWheel]

Call our service department.

They can help walk you through those questions.




FWC SERVICE

1-800-242-1442

ASK FOR TOM OR TERRY



Thanks





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[Gormley Green]

I installed solar on my 2010 not too long ago. Check my thread here or feel free to PM for more info. Lots of advice about installation in the forum.

And welcome to the site. Maybe I'll see you on the road, I'm in Squamish and planning a trip to your area this fall. If we can peel ourselves away from the outdoor goodness we have here that time of year

 

[k-roc]

Thanks for the advice, nice job on the solar panel install! I will definitely pm you before i install one on mine. What is that on your luggage rack? Surfboard carrier?
Are you storing your Hawk indoors?

If you have any Fernie area questions let me know, the biking here is amazing by the way, more on the epic style of riding than the freeride Whistler kind of riding...
Kevin

 

[Gormley Green]

Thanks for the advice, nice job on the solar panel install! I will definitely pm you before i install one on mine. What is that on your luggage rack? Surfboard carrier?
Are you storing your Hawk indoors?

If you have any Fernie area questions let me know, the biking here is amazing by the way, more on the epic style of riding than the freeride Whistler kind of riding...
Kevin


You're welcome. Glad to help. I got all my info from people on here, got to pay it back! That's a Thule ski rack on the roof rack for our XC skis or snowboards.

I store it outside, only because I have no inside option. Certainly stays pretty damp here in Squamish, but what can you do. It's waterproof.

I'll definitely come biking some day. Just got back from a 3 day tour of some backcountry riding in the south Chilcotins out of Gold Bridge/Bralorne and in Spruce Lake park, and shuttled the Della Creek trail in Lillooet (1100m descent!!). My legs feel like very heavy slabs of rubber and I think my truck probably lost a few bolts along the way. I'm glad the camper wasn't on!