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08-12-2019, 12:48 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA
Posts: 13
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Bathroom Window
Do you really need a window in the bathroom?
Pros and Cons?
Thanks!
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08-12-2019, 12:58 PM
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#2
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by vivid blue
Do you really need a window in the bathroom?
Pros and Cons?
Thanks!
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It's nice for ventilation - open that window, run the fan, and air out the bathroom.
It lets light in (the glass is frosted, not clear) and makes the bathroom lighter.
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08-12-2019, 01:00 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,362
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It does let some light in during the day, but I have to admit I've never opened mine.
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08-12-2019, 01:13 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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When it's raining and I want ventilation, I'll open the Maxxfan and open the bathroom window (and door). Who cares if the bathroom gets wet. I have radius slider windows.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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08-12-2019, 01:19 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19 Classic
Posts: 516
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On our classic 19, we have the opening kitchen window and the opening bathroom window. Even in rain, we can (and do) keep both of those open, and with the max fan going, we get a pretty good breeze flowing through
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08-12-2019, 01:25 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,634
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We also have opening (awning style) kitchen and bathroom windows in our 2013 19'. I prefer using the window to the ceiling vent in the bathroom as the vent tends to leak into the room when it is raining outside (and the window doesn't).
Also, the bathroom window allows you to enjoy the sounds of nature outside your Escape as you do your business!
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2013 19' \ 2013 15B, 2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD Offroad
"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it." - 1907, Maurice Switzer
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08-12-2019, 01:34 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B "L'Escaboose" with 2021 Ford F150 XLT
Posts: 385
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I love having the bathroom window for ventilation, light, and it's at the right height for a view while sitting! And like Donna says, you don't need to worry about rain coming in to a wet bath.
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08-12-2019, 01:43 PM
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#8
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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 have not shut mine except for traveling. It only opens maybe 3", enough for air but close enough for privacy. I may have had the first bath window installed in an Escape back in 2012 and have had it 3 more times since....
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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08-12-2019, 01:44 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,111
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As others have said the bath window makes a huge difference for light and ventilation. With the bath fan on it is a good source of make up air and it allows air to be pulled in and keep the bathroom fresh with air exchange. I'm probably one of the few that tackled a retrofit myself so I've had it both ways. Wouldn't be without the bath window.
http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f8...tml#post184287
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08-12-2019, 02:01 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
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Especially nice when it's cold out, you don't suck the heat out of the trailer if you need to run the fan for some reason.
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Happy Motoring
Bob
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08-12-2019, 02:19 PM
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#11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 895
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The first thing I do when getting to a campground is open the bathroom window 1/2” and turn the max-fan to it’s lowest setting. I use this until I leave as it allows me to suck the humidity out of my 19.
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Kevin
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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08-12-2019, 02:44 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Milpitas, California
Trailer: 2017 19'
Posts: 347
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I like the bathroom window (awning style). It's probably the most opened window in our 19. I open it as soon as we are at the campground and open the maxfan vent a little. The two are sufficient to eliminate condensation when we are sleeping inside and provide some airflow inside the trailer. We don't spend that much time inside the trailer so the other windows doesn't get used that much.
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08-12-2019, 04:25 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,728
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All the above reasons plus, on the 19, I don't know about the other models, it's great to be able to pass the sani dump hose in and give the black tank a good rinse.
Ron
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08-12-2019, 05:08 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,217
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The combination of the power vent and opening bathroom window allows us to suck humidity out of the trailer, dry out the bath area and by closing the door not much heat or cooling is pulled from the main trailer area. We like this feature.
Iowa Dave
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08-12-2019, 06:58 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Trailer: 2014 17b/ 2012 Chevy Colorado
Posts: 736
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Don't have it don't miss it.
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08-12-2019, 07:30 PM
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#16
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 2,714
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The bathroom and kitchen windows are the ones that stay open all the time except when we are driving or if it is very cold. They are to small for someone to crawl through so don’t consider it a security issue. I would get them again.
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08-12-2019, 07:48 PM
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#17
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 classic "outta sight", jeep rubicon unlimited
Posts: 1,645
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yardsale
Don't have it don't miss it.
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Same here. And if we had to do it all over again, we would do the same: No bathroom window.
The fan in the bathroom does it’s “business” when needed.
When we park: we simply open kitchen window a little, put maxx fan on low, and open the vent in the bathroom.
Works well for us.
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08-12-2019, 08:04 PM
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#18
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yardsale
Don't have it don't miss it.
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You can never miss what you've never had.
I hear the same things from people who've never owned a trailer with a flushable toilet.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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08-12-2019, 08:06 PM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Trailer: Escape 1721
Posts: 223
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It's nice to not have to turn on the bathroom light during the day. The window allows enough light to see. We enjoy ours and would get one again.
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08-12-2019, 08:40 PM
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#20
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 15B sold, 2019 Escape 19
Posts: 367
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Agree with all the pros above. Didn't have it in the previous 15 and love it in the current 19.
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