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02-22-2015, 04:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Originally Posted by captmath
Foot flush. Two reasons: When I rinse the tank I need a third hand to hold the valve open;
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Or not.
Wet Ones container is perfect for holding the valve open, and you won't have to stand on one leg.
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02-22-2015, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
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Clever.
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02-22-2015, 07:09 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Originally Posted by Nindy
Well darn! I just missed those option offerings. I would have gone for a couple of them.  |
If you haven't picked up yet, call ETI. They might just change them without a "build change" fee as they are stock parts.
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02-23-2015, 06:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: st louis, Missouri
Trailer: 2006 casita
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I take a lot pride in working for an insurance company as an adjuster and would never do anything to comprise my job. As a divorced dad, I am required to pay a lot of money for expenses that should be divided by both parents in my opinion. That said asking for cash discount is no different then the Dr accepting a discount from a insurance carrier, as others have pointed out. I enjoy this forum and I am excited about ordering a trailer soon. I just felt this needed to be said Hope to see many of you soon in the future
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02-23-2015, 06:21 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kevin
I take a lot pride in working for an insurance company as an adjuster and would never do anything to comprise my job. As a divorced dad, I am required to pay a lot of money for expenses that should be divided by both parents in my opinion. That said asking for cash discount is no different then the Dr accepting a discount from a insurance carrier, as others have pointed out. I enjoy this forum and I am excited about ordering a trailer soon. I just felt this needed to be said Hope to see many of you soon in the future
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Spot on. Glad you said it.
By the way, you're gonna love going from a Casita to an Escape.
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02-23-2015, 07:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B "L'Escaboose" with 2021 Ford F150 XLT
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Originally Posted by tractors1
If you haven't picked up yet, call ETI. They might just change them without a "build change" fee as they are stock parts.
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I can probably live without them. I can still bend over to flush, already have plenty of USB thingies, can buy a T valve if I need it, and can probably live without a $150 thermostat. Now, the power jack...we'll see about that. It might be nice but I always need the exercise. 
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02-23-2015, 07:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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My buddy has an electric jack. Makes a heck of a lot of noise when in operation, but so do my joints, cranking by hand.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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02-23-2015, 07:25 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nindy
I can probably live without them. I can still bend over to flush, already have plenty of USB thingies, can buy a T valve if I need it, and can probably live without a $150 thermostat. Now, the power jack...we'll see about that. It might be nice but I always need the exercise. |
If you don't do the Dometic Digital thermostat the fan will not turn off until you shut down the unit. If you have it, the fan will cease when it reaches the set temperature. It's a different wiring harness so it's not easy to retrofit.
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02-23-2015, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B "L'Escaboose" with 2021 Ford F150 XLT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tractors1
If you don't do the Dometic Digital thermostat the fan will not turn off until you shut down the unit. If you have it, the fan will cease when it reaches the set temperature. It's a different wiring harness so it's not easy to retrofit.
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Aha. Well, my trailer is already complete. So much to learn...!
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02-23-2015, 07:36 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,044
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nindy
Aha. Well, my trailer is already complete. So much to learn...!
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Doesn't mean you won't enjoy it any less! You can never miss what you've never had.
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02-23-2015, 07:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B "L'Escaboose" with 2021 Ford F150 XLT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Doesn't mean you won't enjoy it any less! You can never miss what you've never had.
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True that, Donna D.!
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02-24-2015, 08:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: ESCAPE #3 COMING - 19 FT
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I wonder if eti shud expand their options list.
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02-24-2015, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Seattle, Washington
Trailer: 2015 17B Sold 5/2016
Posts: 343
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I have the Andersen hitch so to hook up: raise the trailer, back up to align the ball with the coupler, lower the trailer and close the coupler, raise the trailer and TV with the jack, attach the anti-sway chains, lower the trailer. That's a lot of crankin' and I'd get mighty cranky doin' it by hand. IMO get the power crank. 
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Life is Good
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02-24-2015, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,544
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I find with our 19, the stock jack very easily raises and lowers the tongue.
How fast are the electric jacks Escape supplies, as the only one I have seen is on a friends trailer, and man is it ever slow compared to hand cranking.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
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02-24-2015, 11:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Trailer: 2015 21ft Escape "Spirit of the Plains", 2014 GMC Sierra with max tow package
Posts: 1,100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
I find with our 19, the stock jack very easily raises and lowers the tongue.
How fast are the electric jacks Escape supplies, as the only one I have seen is on a friends trailer, and man is it ever slow compared to hand cranking.
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An electric jack is on our debate list, but I have heard that some of them are quite noisy, Packing up early in the morning might sour good neighbor relations from the night before. Loren
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02-24-2015, 11:48 AM
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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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Similar to those impact wrenches used to retract the stabilizer, sounds like a jackhammer is tapping on your trailer. Makes it hard to slip away unnoticed...
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02-24-2015, 12:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Nails on a chalkboard, only louder.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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02-24-2015, 01:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
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Never thought of the noise, that would be quite a bother.
I almost bought one at Princess Auto for $100, regular $250, but gave my head a shake. Why fix it, if it ain't broke.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
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02-24-2015, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: St.Albert, Alberta
Trailer: 21 ft November 17th
Posts: 847
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The electric jack on our 21 is much less noisy than the one that was on our 19, they look the same but not sure if its a different model or not. I find it seems quick enough, certianly at least as fast as a manual one and maybe even a bit faster. this seems quite smooth.
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2016 GMC Yukon SLT
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02-24-2015, 02:35 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
I find with our 19, the stock jack very easily raises and lowers the tongue.
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Because I have a long-term back injury, one of the first things I did when we visited ETI was try out the hand-crank jacks on the demo trailers there. Result: as Jim stated, it very easily raises and lowers the tongue. So, we did not add the electric jack to our build list.
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