Jayco Hawk Questions & Answers

Our camper is a Jayco FINCH Outback so I can't answer your question

The Jayco Dove is designed for floor space - hence the pull out beds. That doesn't leave any space which you could adapt to store a porta potti whilst camped up. With the Penguin and its fixed bed you have a good area beneath the bed which I think you might be able to adapt.
Having said that, storing a porta potti whilst you are towing from A to B is not a problem - there is plenty of floor space and you just have to make sure that it is securely fixed in place for transit - you wouldn't want it sliding around as you go around corners! Some D rings fixed to the floor and/or bulkheads do the job OK. That only leaves the question of how you use the potti whilst camped. A small toilet tent is a perfectly adequate solution to this, and we have used this ourselves in the past. If you wanted to be a bit more creative you could use the external area which is beneath one of the pull out beds. This would require making up a canvas wall as a privacy screen which would afix around the underside of the bed base, with a few tent pegs to hold this down. You could also use the same idea to provide a dry outside storage area for muddy boots and other kit.

Thanks Keith I wondered ifwe temoved the oven and used the the space and under oven cupboard would it be a solution

You could do that, although obviously you lose the oven and depending on model also the hob. If you don't use the oven and ( if necessary) substitute a portable stove for the hob then its do-able. You would still have to pull the potti out whenever you need to use it, and then that raises privacy issues. Some couples may not mind, but it might be a bit of an issue for families. That's where a toilet tent or some form of external screening wins out, in which case you only need transit floor space and don't need to sacrifice the oven or any cupboard space.

I can't give an authorative answer on that never having owned a Hawk. However I see no reason why the suspension on the Dove should be any different to the Hawk. The tow ball height on the Dove is 57 cm to the top of the towball. That is quite high due to the extra ground clearance for outback use, and is about 14 cm higher than the standard towball height on my 4x4.

Thank you for that Keith.

Sure the have. Best place to find out would be a Jayco camper van owners site.

We cover the mattress (when bedding removed) with a cheap small tarp.

We use shower curtains over the mattresses. Also packing up under the bed fly ends helps.

Our 10 year old daughter sleeps in the dinette bed with the table down. It's just short of the size of a single bed. Definately not long enough for an adult. We've got the swan and the club lounge converted to a bed is long enough for an adult.

Thanks for taking the time to respond! You've helped a lot. Cheers

My suggestion is check the cigarette lighter connection at the back of the sink and make sure you have good contact
Also check cigarette lighter connection behind the sink for rust and in the female connection
Also check the battery switch which should be down near the floor
Otherwise talk to Jayco service dept or a caravan servicing place

It will be behind the rear cupboard door under the seat.

Our camper is a Flamingo which has a so called Queen front at 1460 wide and double at the back at 1310 compared with 1140 Hawk. Have a look at:

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jayco.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2FCamper_Brochure_Round11.pdf&ei=xCaOVbmqNorl8AWumKigBA&usg=AFQjCNETGJTLGuOf6pHlj_jYKNug2B2ZFw&sig2=8Upt4Ct-v4xn9_rlcZEQsw&bvm=bv.96783405,d.dGc

The Hawk is on the same platform as the Dove with a smaller rear bed than the Flamingo/Swan. Still better than the 1200 wide both ends of the older Jay series (Jayswan, Jayhawk etc campers! Hope that helps.