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05-28-2016, 07:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Another Whitehawk 27DSRL future owner
Been envious of other members here with their 27DSRL and I've finally pulled the trigger and ordered mine today. I decided to go with a dealer that was an hour away (Manteca Trailer) rather than one that was about 20 minutes because Manteca people seemed much better to deal with.
Anyways mine should arrive anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks according to the dealer. I will find out for sure on Tuesday. I just hired a concrete contractor to pave the side of my house so I can park my Whitehawk there. I'm fortunate to have enough room to keep it on my property behind the fence. I'll post up pictures once I take delivery.
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05-28-2016, 07:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: FL
Posts: 11,281
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Congratulations on your new Whitehawk.
I understand why you and lots of others like those trailers. Our 2015 Jay Flight 27RLS is very similar and we love ours.
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Sherm & Terry w/rescue Eydie (min Schnauzer) & Charley (std Poodle)
SOLD:2015 Jay Flight 27RLS, GY Endurance (E), Days: 102 '15, 90 '16, 80 '17, 161 '18, 365+ '20
SOLD: 2006 Ford F350 PSD, 4WD, CC, LB, SRW, Camper pkg., 375,000mi
Full timing: Some will think you're crazy, some will be envious, just enjoy the freedom!
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05-29-2016, 07:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Owensboro, KY
Posts: 242
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Congrats on the new camper. Had ours for a couple years now and been happy with it. Great layout, especially for 2 people and just the right size for most park campsite length restrictions.
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2015 Jayco 27DSRL (Sold and shopping for new 5er)
2016 Little Guy CIRRUS 800 Truck Camper
2015 GMC SLT 3500 Duramax Crew Cab, SRW
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05-29-2016, 07:40 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldmanAZ
Congratulations on your new Whitehawk.
I understand why you and lots of others like those trailers. Our 2015 Jay Flight 27RLS is very similar and we love ours.
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Thanks! I really can't wait! Been looking at them for the last 6 months.
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05-29-2016, 07:41 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KYCAMPER
Congrats on the new camper. Had ours for a couple years now and been happy with it. Great layout, especially for 2 people and just the right size for most park campsite length restrictions.
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Oh I wasn't aware of the length restrictions. Good to know, thank you!
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05-29-2016, 09:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Fraser Valley
Posts: 306
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Congrats! We love ours. Roomy, but not too large to haul or park.
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Proud Yukoner
2010 Ford F-150 Supercrew Lariat
2016 Whitehawk 27 DSRL
2014 Jayflight 24FBS Elite (Sold)
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05-29-2016, 10:14 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Jamul
Posts: 97
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Congratulations on your new White Hawk. We've had ours for 2 years, put 4K miles on it last summer and enjoyed every minute.
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05-30-2016, 02:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
Posts: 4,532
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Congrats! Those are nice.
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05-30-2016, 07:01 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Thanks everyone! Now while I'm waiting for it to arrive, I need to start getting my tow vehicle ready. I've heard good things about the Equilizer WDH, so I'll most likely get that. Also the Prodigy P3 brake controller. Do those two sound alright for my application? I have an 08 Toyota Tundra.
Oh also just realized I need to get the hitch ball too. Where do you guys normally go for that? I'll need the 2 5/16 right?
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05-30-2016, 07:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 281
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Welcome. Whitehawk owners are great people.
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Gary & Angela - Kilo & Sierra (K9s) Southwest Ohio
2018 Cheverolet Silverado 2500HD 6.0 4WD | 2016 White Hawk 27DSLR
2018 - 20 Nights - 163 miles.
Modifications list at https://www.stormpod.org
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05-30-2016, 08:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 1,326
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormpod1
Welcome. Whitehawk owners are great people.
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Gee.... What about us "Hybrid" owners??
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2017 Some Other Brand (SOB)
2013 Jayco Jay Feather X23B (She Gone)
2014 Ford Expedition
Gerard
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05-30-2016, 08:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: FL
Posts: 11,281
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TwoBit
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Oh also just realized I need to get the hitch ball too. Where do you guys normally go for that? I'll need the 2 5/16 right?
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Yes 2 5/16" ball.
If you aren't buying the ball from Equal-i-zer (Progress Manufacturing) double check the length of the threaded portion of the ball needed for the Equal-i-zer hitch. My Equal-i-zer 4-point needed a shorter threaded portion than many of the balls I found, but my hitch is over 10 years old so that may have changed.
I bought mine online, but I don't recall the site.
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Sherm & Terry w/rescue Eydie (min Schnauzer) & Charley (std Poodle)
SOLD:2015 Jay Flight 27RLS, GY Endurance (E), Days: 102 '15, 90 '16, 80 '17, 161 '18, 365+ '20
SOLD: 2006 Ford F350 PSD, 4WD, CC, LB, SRW, Camper pkg., 375,000mi
Full timing: Some will think you're crazy, some will be envious, just enjoy the freedom!
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05-30-2016, 08:49 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldmanAZ
Yes 2 5/16" ball.
If you aren't buying the ball from Equal-i-zer (Progress Manufacturing) double check the length of the threaded portion of the ball needed for the Equal-i-zer hitch. My Equal-i-zer 4-point needed a shorter threaded portion than many of the balls I found, but my hitch is over 10 years old so that may have changed.
I bought mine online, but I don't recall the site.
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Thanks for the information. I guess I'll purchase the ball from Equal-i-zer as well to insure it all goes together.
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05-30-2016, 11:11 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Boston
Posts: 8
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We have had our 27dsrl 3 months and love it.congrats on your purchase.P3 and equalizer wdh is what I use great set up.
Yes 2-5/16 ball is correct,shaft has to be correct length and weight rating.
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05-30-2016, 01:30 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DTB7811
We have had our 27dsrl 3 months and love it.congrats on your purchase.P3 and equalizer wdh is what I use great set up.
Yes 2-5/16 ball is correct,shaft has to be correct length and weight rating.
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Perfect! Thanks for the confirmation.
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05-30-2016, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Northern Nevada
Posts: 277
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If it's feasible, you should have your pad area plumbed to tie into your residential sewer line before you concrete. This way you have your own dump station
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2015 Jayco White Hawk 28dsbh
2014 Ford F150 4x4 w/Ecoboost
H/D tow package
2005 Forest River Rockwood 2601 (Sold)
2011 Ford Expedition XLT (Sold)
2008 Jeep Wrangler (Just for fun!)
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05-30-2016, 01:48 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nukeneck
If it's feasible, you should have your pad area plumbed to tie into your residential sewer line before you concrete. This way you have your own dump station
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Yup, I already have two clean outs that I can easily tap into for the dump station. So I'm pretty good to go in that area.
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05-30-2016, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cleveland
Posts: 1,448
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When ordering your equalizer, keep in mind the tongue weight listed from Jayco will be without a battery or all of your stuff. Also include the weight of the hitch and any weight you will have in your truck bed behind the rear axel. In my case, the published tongue weight of my Jayflight 26RKS was 870, my scaled tongue weight with most of my stuff on board was around 1,100. Adding another 100 for the hitch, I purchased a 1,400 equalizer. A little oversized, but I figure I will be adding more crap each trip, so would rather have the hitch oversized than undersized.
Etrailer.com has some good prices on them and knowledgable folks if you want to talk it through with them.
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2013 Jayco JayFlight 26RKS
2013 Ford F150 Ecoboost FX4
2003 Coleman Bayside / 2011 Jayco Jayfeather X20E -- RIP
2012 Tacoma Sport DCSB / 2013 Tundra SR5 - RIP
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05-30-2016, 03:14 PM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 765
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OP, congrats on your new trailer! And lucky you that you have place to store the trailer... just trying to find a good place to my 28DSBH that I am picking up in Aug, but this is difficult task in our area.
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05-30-2016, 03:27 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Jose
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Heady
When ordering your equalizer, keep in mind the tongue weight listed from Jayco will be without a battery or all of your stuff. Also include the weight of the hitch and any weight you will have in your truck bed behind the rear axel. In my case, the published tongue weight of my Jayflight 26RKS was 870, my scaled tongue weight with most of my stuff on board was around 1,100. Adding another 100 for the hitch, I purchased a 1,400 equalizer. A little oversized, but I figure I will be adding more crap each trip, so would rather have the hitch oversized than undersized.
Etrailer.com has some good prices on them and knowledgable folks if you want to talk it through with them.
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Thank you so much for the valuable information. Being an RV and camping newbie, this definitely helps me big time. I often race my motorcycle at the track, so that will be in the back of my truck bed. I'll definitely take your advice and contact Etrailer to see which one fits my application best.
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