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03-16-2019, 10:51 AM
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#2201
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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There has been a lot of severe weather this winter - could have either been a brief delay in a shipment being able to get to ETI, or weather delays at the manufacturer's factory. Pretty common for auto and RV manufacturers to use "just in time" ordering to some degree rather than keeping big stocks of parts on hand that have to be stored. Works great and is more efficient...until there's a rare weather delay (or problem with a parts manufacturer).
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03-16-2019, 01:38 PM
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#2202
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
Posts: 2,347
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Originally Posted by davidmurphy02
There has been a lot of severe weather this winter - could have either been a brief delay in a shipment being able to get to ETI, or weather delays at the manufacturer's factory. Pretty common for auto and RV manufacturers to use "just in time" ordering to some degree rather than keeping big stocks of parts on hand that have to be stored. Works great and is more efficient...until there's a rare weather delay (or problem with a parts manufacturer).
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Lots of severe weather, road closures, dams and levee failures, etc. from Nebraska through Wisconsin. Many east-west routes are affected. We've gotten photos from friends in NE and WI showing the extent, including several totally isolated communities.
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03-16-2019, 08:29 PM
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#2203
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Mission, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21. 2016 Kia Sorento EX+ V6
Posts: 116
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rrgramps
No, the Frame-less Thermal Windows (Includes Opening Rear Window). That included Opening Window in Bathroom (Frame-less Thermal). But ETI changed my order during the build cycle. Now I get a non-thermal window for the bathroom. Evidently the small windows are going to be framed. That’s an unwanted late change.
Most of those who ordered recently, are aware of the change in window manufacturers, and that the new manufacturing company is not making the small thermal window for the bathroom. The non-thermal windows appear to be framed.
So we get a conglomerate hodgepodge of different window types. Hopefully not too visible from the curbside, entrance approach—for the bathroom window. Otherwise, it’s going to stick out; undesirably. If you want the same looks, all around, then order the non-thermal. But you might have a bit of condensation, or issue with heating and cooling in extreme temperatures.
Glad I didn’t order small windows for the street side (if the appearance is off).
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The photo of your trailer outside appears to show your bathroom window to be frameless.
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03-17-2019, 06:22 AM
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#2204
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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I agree, it is frameless, but you can see the black gasket underneath which makes it appear to be framed. Not sure if it is because it is the bath window, non tinted or what. Need to see what the other dual paned windows look like for comparison. My build says, "Additional, frameless, non thermal window"....
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03-17-2019, 06:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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The appearance of the "frameless" windows depends greatly on lighting (interior and exterior) and the angle of view, especially due to reflections. For examples, see the various images of LCI's windows; within the same series, different photos show very different results. I'm sure that the single pane ("non-thermal") and dual pane ("thermal") windows - all of the same "frameless" design - will look fine together.
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03-18-2019, 11:46 AM
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#2206
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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I was just looking back at our 5.0TA build pics from December and saw something we had overlooked - the kitchen window is missing and just has plastic taped over it. I'm guessing that temporary out of stock occurrences of windows are not an unheard of thing - in our case this photo at the end of the build process was taken on Dec. 6, well ahead of schedule for our Dec. 28 production date. Guess things really are slower for them in the winter months if they were running that far ahead then, and now are barely getting them completed by the pickup dates.
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03-19-2019, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Hope, Indiana
Trailer: Escape 21
Posts: 277
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Sorry for the confusion I caused; my buildsheet does indeed say...
“Opening Window in Bathroom (Frame-less Thermal).”
At first glance, the wide, black border surrounding the window looked to my old eyes, like a frame. From what you folks are telling me, that black surround is behind the glass, not in front of it.
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04-06-2019, 08:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bremerton, Washington
Trailer: 2019 5.0 TA
Posts: 1,141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marsman
All good suggestions folks! Thanks a bunch, was also noting that there are folks who used to stay at the Wal Mart in Chilliwack? Not sure if they're still allowing that? Would make a great spot to pick up all our supplies before heading out!
As an aside, I received some pictures from Escape today that show that all our windows have been installed and once cleaned our trailer is ready to go. Noticed another 5.0TA with blue graphics next to ours that also looks complete, I wonder if that's yours Arnie?
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No, Ours was just conceived. Paula wanted Terra-Cotta graphics. I received my first photos yesterday.
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04-08-2019, 01:32 PM
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#2209
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Mission, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21. 2016 Kia Sorento EX+ V6
Posts: 116
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Congrats on the hatching! I think we're roughly a week after you (May 2nd) so i guess we can expect photos later this week or next.
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04-08-2019, 03:51 PM
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#2210
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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I'm hoping this week for my 4/26 completion date.
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04-08-2019, 04:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Guess what I just received....
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04-08-2019, 04:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Friendswood, Texas
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19' (sold), Escape 5.0 as of August 2019 (sold)
Posts: 664
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Congrats! I’m getting excited to see your build photos. Our 5.0 hatches in June.
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04-08-2019, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Sudbury, Ontario
Trailer: 2019 5.0 TA
Posts: 349
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Ours is officially done but apparently not cleaned so we have not yet received our completed photos.
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04-08-2019, 10:06 PM
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#2214
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Bremerton, Washington
Trailer: 2019 5.0 TA
Posts: 1,141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
I'm hoping this week for my 4/26 completion date.
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Jim, When will you be in Chilliwack? Our completion date is the 23rd, but we scheduled our orientation for early the 25th. We are staying overnight the 24th. Either way, we both will be at the Rally.
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04-09-2019, 06:33 AM
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#2215
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arniesea
Jim, When will you be in Chilliwack? Our completion date is the 23rd, but we scheduled our orientation for early the 25th. We are staying overnight the 24th. Either way, we both will be at the Rally.
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Our orientation is 5/21, Tuesday @8:30 am, hook up in Sumas and return to BW. We then head to Osoyoos. Hoping to arrive in Chilliwack on Sunday afternoon. Staying at BW. This gives me Monday to inspect and give them some Umbra shelves and teak bath handles to install. Since this is our 4th Escape, I do not expect orientation to take too long.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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04-09-2019, 08:25 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Weston, Massachusetts
Trailer: 21' Escape Trailer
Posts: 55
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Umbra shelves and teak bath handles
Jim,
Can you tell me where you got the umbra shelves, and teak bath handles. Could you also tell me where you are having them installed. Thanks
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04-09-2019, 10:23 AM
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#2217
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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I got both at Amazon, you have to have the bath wall reinforced for the teak towel bar though.
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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04-09-2019, 04:24 PM
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#2218
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Second day of photos
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Jim
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04-10-2019, 07:59 AM
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#2219
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Murrieta, California
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21
Posts: 124
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Congratulations Jim. Even for a Escape Veteran like yourself it's still got to be exciting. I see you are getting the optional window over the drawer stack. Good call. That's on the top of my list of my favorite options we have on ours.
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04-10-2019, 11:07 AM
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#2220
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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Yes, a lot of forethought went into this unit, I hoping after 3 Escapes this will be it for us.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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