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03-21-2015, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
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Robert, I am enjoying your saga. I see you have a pair of Anderson Levellers. Did you have to trim the ends for them to work with your Escape 19?
Dave
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03-21-2015, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Travis County, Texas
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Beautiful! And thanks for the picking up report.
So exciting! 
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03-22-2015, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Whiting
Robert, I am enjoying your saga. I see you have a pair of Anderson Levellers. Did you have to trim the ends for them to work with your Escape 19?
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Didn't trim them Dave, but its definitely a tight fit. I'll probably take an inch off the end sometime in the near future.
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03-22-2015, 12:09 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
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Trimming the Andersen leveller
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
Didn't trim them Dave, but its definitely a tight fit. I'll probably take an inch off the end sometime in the near future.
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Good to know! Thanks Robert. I see on the "trimming guide" on the Andersen website ( 3604 - Camper Leveler) that you can trim up to 4 inches
dave
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03-22-2015, 01:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Olympia wa, Washington
Trailer: 5.0TA 2017
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Looks nice love the upholstery and the table set up
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03-22-2015, 01:37 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Seattle, Washington
Trailer: 2015 17B Sold 5/2016
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You have a sharp looking setup there, Robert.  I'm enjoying your Past Tents thread looking forward to hear about the rest of your journey. Do you refer to the check list ETI gave you?
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03-22-2015, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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Wonderful, absolutely wonderful! Thanks for the report and sharing the pictures. The weather today in Oregon is calling for more rain, sorry.
Safe travels, always.
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03-22-2015, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
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Congrats on both the 19 and the truck, cool looking combo.
Seems towing is a great equalizer, everyone gets low mpg. The mpg on the 3.5L Eco seemed to top out after I hit about 10k miles, jealous of the non towing mpg you get compared to my 18+.
Like Brian, I always wondered about the folks stating "can't even tell it's there", when I had a small bumper pull I could certainly tell it was there.
If you're going through the mts, one of the items I found most useful on the truck is the tow/haul mode for downhill travel. Seemed to downshift sooner then without, helping to keep the speed down even more. I did have to use the +/- when even that wasn't enough.
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03-22-2015, 06:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21--FOR SALE
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Congratulations on getting Past Tents on the road and into some nice camp spots. (And on picking the catchiest of the Escape trailer names I've heard!).
At least with the Ecoboost engine you will have decent mileage when you are NOT towing. We just upgraded to a Tundra with a 5.7L V-8, and will have mediocre mileage ALL the time.
If it's warm, dry weather you're wanting, don't be in a hurry to get back to Texas. We're in Austin for South By Southwest right now and have had two days of intermittent rain showers, sometimes heavy, which has caused cancellation of events on a few of the outdoor stages.
Re San Antonio: we drove through Hill Country and spent a night there and greatly enjoyed the La Fonda restaurant and the McNay Gallery. You live in a beautiful town and area.
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03-22-2015, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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I always tow in the tow mode when hooked up, seems to improve mileage as well as handling.
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03-22-2015, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
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Instead of trimming them, start by driving up on a small (1" or so) set of blocks. Once on top of them, the wheels will have enough room to fit the Anderson levelers in.
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03-22-2015, 07:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
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It's great when the plans come together. After all the research, you tend to get exactly what you had hoped. We are happy with 99% of our decisions on our trailer! Enjoy your first break-in trip! (We also averaged about 15.5 mpg towing with a GMC Acadia. My wife and I used to challenge each other who could get higher mileage. On the flats we could see around 18!)
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Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything - Charles Kuralt
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03-22-2015, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
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Looks great Robert. I am sure you are going to have many great times with your new Escape.
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03-22-2015, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Weare, New Hampshire
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17A
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Congrats and have fun!
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03-22-2015, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Delta, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 5.0TA
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Looking very good Robert. One day when you have a tape measure handy I would like to know the height from the ground to the top of the bed rails on the 2WD Ford F150.
Thanks, Mark
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03-22-2015, 12:58 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Tahoe City, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape, 19'
Posts: 87
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Robert, looks fabulous, keep posting about your trip, looking forward to hearing about Oregon coast.....Karen
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03-22-2015, 01:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Sarnia, Ontario
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 sold, 21NE on order
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Looks good Robert. I was glad to see the BAL X-Chocks worked out also. We have a pair that we used on our last trailer. I was concerned about being able to use them on our upcoming '19' because of the shroud that dips down between the tires. Looks like there's enough room to get the wrench in there.
Jack
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03-22-2015, 01:32 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bouterse
Looks good Robert. I was glad to see the BAL X-Chocks worked out also. We have a pair that we used on our last trailer. I was concerned about being able to use them on our upcoming '19' because of the shroud that dips down between the tires. Looks like there's enough room to get the wrench in there.
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Can't you just turn them upside down and get the wrench in from the bottom?
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03-22-2015, 02:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Sarnia, Ontario
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 sold, 21NE on order
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Looking at Robert's picture of the chocks, it looks like the centre bolt sticks out farther than the nut on the other end. I think this bolt would probably hit the shroud if you turned them upside down.
Jack
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03-22-2015, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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In the same picture it appears that the cable tv hookup is right next to the door, less that is for a tv for outside?
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