First time 21' observations……and emergency cable discussion - Page 11 - Escape Trailer Owners Community
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×

Go Back   Escape Trailer Owners Community > Escape Me | General Topics > General Escape
Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 04-03-2014, 09:11 AM   #201
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
I just measured the holder, it is 60" long and 4.5 inches I/D on my 21'. How does that compare to some of the smaller units?
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2014, 02:35 PM   #202
Senior Member
 
techfan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Longview, WA, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15B - 2014 Nissan Frontier SL
Posts: 854
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
I just measured the holder, it is 60" long and 4.5 inches I/D on my 21'. How does that compare to some of the smaller units?
Same ID but only 48 inches long. My adapter would fit but I would have to chop more off the hose length. Just putting it in the box now. I have a foot on each end left but I would need different brackets to mount it.
__________________
Tim and Julie
2013 Escape 15B
2014 Nissan Frontier, Previous 2012 Santa Fe
techfan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2014, 02:49 PM   #203
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
So your's is 1 foot shorter, interesting. I wonder if they cut them or order them? I plan to drill a couple of air holes on the bottom to allow any liquid to dissipate.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2014, 02:55 PM   #204
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
Installed the Andersen hitch today and while underneath the trailer I noted several green pieces of tape around the perimeter some have holes and some do not. I assume these are the holes that allow any condensation to drain out from the trunnions around the perimeter, but there were at least 2 or 3 that were not drilled out. Anyone else ever notice that on their Escape, regardless of model they all have the same construction. I'm thinking of drilling them all out? In addition, I can not find any low point drains on the E21, has anyone else found any?
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2014, 03:38 PM   #205
Senior Member
 
fudge_brownie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Janesville, WI, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 (sold) Escape 21 2014
Posts: 1,879
I believe someone has posted that the 21 does not have a low point drain valve. For winterization the water system has to be blown out. There are some valves behind the step but not for drainage.
__________________
Paul and Janet Braun
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 now 2012 Toyota Sequoia V8
Escape 19' 2010 now 2014 Escape 21'
fudge_brownie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2014, 03:42 PM   #206
Senior Member
 
paulw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Marysville, Washington
Trailer: 2022 Coachmen Nova 20C
Posts: 652
Quote:
Originally Posted by fudge_brownie View Post
I believe someone has posted that the 21 does not have a low point drain valve. For winterization the water system has to be blown out. There are some valves behind the step but not for drainage.
Ya - that's what Reace told me when he did our orientation, but at the Spring NOG, I noticed RickM's 21 has them under the stair... (mine doesn't) ...
__________________
Paul & Norma
2013 Escape 21 & 2014 Chevy Silverado - sold
2022 Coachmen Nova 20C
paulw is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2014, 04:51 PM   #207
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
In order to blow out, it is best to have a low point drain, otherwise your blow out is uphill and can have liquid in the column.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 11:02 AM   #208
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21
Posts: 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
Installed the Andersen hitch today and while underneath the trailer I noted several green pieces of tape around the perimeter some have holes and some do not. I assume these are the holes that allow any condensation to drain out from the trunnions around the perimeter, but there were at least 2 or 3 that were not drilled out. Anyone else ever notice that on their Escape, regardless of model they all have the same construction. I'm thinking of drilling them all out? In addition, I can not find any low point drains on the E21, has anyone else found any?
I checked under my 21 and see the green tape, four on each side and all of them are drilled.

John
John G. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 12:31 PM   #209
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
What about the front and rear, I have one each centered, undrilled and my front on each side is undrilled, total of 10 locales, 6 drilled.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 04:37 PM   #210
Senior Member
 
Jim Bennett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,532
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
....undrilled.
My trailer is full of undrilled holes.....they are everywhere. There are literally thousands of them, though probably still less than baglo's.
__________________
2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
Jim Bennett is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 04:44 PM   #211
Senior Member
 
escape artist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,035
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
What about the front and rear, I have one each centered, undrilled and my front on each side is undrilled, total of 10 locales, 6 drilled.
Hi: cpaharley2008... As long as the holes drilled are at the low spots...why drill 'em up hill from there? Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
__________________
Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
escape artist is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 04:46 PM   #212
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
I'm going to take my drill with me to Osoyoos !!
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 04:57 PM   #213
Senior Member
 
TAfraser's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Auburn, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 #3
Posts: 385
Jim, I asked Reace about the green tape, some drilled and some not, and he said that the appropriate number of holes were drilled. Drilling all the green tape wasn't necessary. I also asked about the two "low point drains" behind my steps. Reace told me to ignore them, so I am.
Tom
TAfraser is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 04:58 PM   #214
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
Thumbs up

Thanks Tom.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 09:52 PM   #215
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21
Posts: 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
What about the front and rear, I have one each centered, undrilled and my front on each side is undrilled, total of 10 locales, 6 drilled.
OK, I did a recount. I have 10 drilled holes, four on the drivers side, four on the right, one up front and one in the back plus one undrilled on the right.
John G. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2014, 11:32 PM   #216
Senior Member
 
gbaglo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
How do you know a hole is undrilled? How do you know it was supposed to be a hole? Could the tape signify something else?
Maybe the tape is just what it is. Maybe it was born that way.
__________________
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
gbaglo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2014, 06:56 AM   #217
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
I believe the tape is located to mark where the hole is supposed to be drilled around the perimeter. I had it on both Escapes.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2014, 07:07 AM   #218
Senior Member
 
escape artist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,035
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
I believe the tape is located to mark where the hole is supposed to be drilled around the perimeter. I had it on both Escapes.
Hi: cpaharley2008... My guess is that we're lucky it's green tape, and not "Red tape". Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
__________________
Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
escape artist is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Escape Trailer Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:35 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2023 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.