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10-03-2019, 03:36 PM
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#141
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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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Originally Posted by Dave58
Well in reference to my original post/subject, I now have my rear camera working again. I had to slice and peel back the headliner to install a new power cable(FREE FROM RV SYSTEMS) in a proper way with the beautiful weather-proof cable connector on the outside of the shell. Now when Escape tells me to remove the camera from my new camper and send it back to RV SYSTEMS I won’t have to take a side-cutter to the power cable and improvise for re-connection.
And to all those thruout this post who just could not understand my choice to have a rear camera, go rip the rear view mirror s out of all your cars and rely solely on your side mirrors. Then come back and tell me if you miss the rear view it provided.
Which is exactly what a high mounted rear camera is, a rear view mirror.
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Glad you fixed your issue, as fas as cameras, I know that some motor homes have them, but towing without a rearview mirror is SOP when towing a trailer. Your side mirrors are all that is needed and certainly adequate for a majority of owners. You can see behind your trailer with just a little swerve, same for a motorhome. Backing up can also be achieved with just side view mirrors. I always thought the camera on the rear was for watching the Toad being pulled by those behemoths.
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10-03-2019, 05:02 PM
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#142
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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: 8,878
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave58
Well in reference to my original post/subject,
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I'm confused, nothing new about that. The original post seems to be "Quality of Escape". How did your post become the original one?
I've nothing against rear view cameras. My last Escape had two. But I just made the maiden voyage with my new 21. The thought that crossed my mind is that I'd yet to install the cameras. Then another thought was, maybe not, do I really need them? So whatever flicks your switch in that department.
Was the camera problem directly related to Escapes installation?
My first blush opinion after only a two night trip, with everything working as it should, is that the quality of the build hasn't gone down from my 19 and I could see some items that were an improvement.
Ron
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10-03-2019, 05:04 PM
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#143
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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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Ron, are you having any issues with the stove leaking propane? What about the the new refer, mine works great. I also like the new style faucet.
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10-03-2019, 06:20 PM
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#144
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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: 8,284
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Butt Joint
Quote:
Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: 75thRanger... Butt, butt, butt!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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I used to stop in a butt joint after work. The haze was so thick you couldn’t see clear to the back. Quarts of beer were $1.25 and you could see the buckshot holes in the ceiling where a would be robber backed out the front door, forgetting the step there, finger on the trigger and safety off, the discharge sprayed the ceiling. The name of the joint was the CIO. Good Times!
Iowa Dave
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10-03-2019, 10:15 PM
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#145
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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: 8,878
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Ron, are you having any issues with the stove leaking propane? What about the the new refer, mine works great. I also like the new style faucet.
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No problem at all and the flush top is a big hit. Ice cream was rock hard when we got home today. Yes, the faucet is a big improvement and M. likes that the brushed finish matches the Springfield pedestal.
The only item that was a puzzle was the comment on furnace operation that referenced turning on a switch located via the exterior hatch. At least now I know that opening up the exterior access isn't a biggie like it was in the 19.
Ron
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10-04-2019, 12:44 AM
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#146
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave58
Well in reference to my original post/subject, I now have my rear camera working again.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron in BC
I'm confused, nothing new about that. The original post seems to be "Quality of Escape". How did your post become the original one?
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Was the camera problem directly related to Escapes installation?
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I assume that Dave was referring to his first post in this thread, which was about the rear camera installation as a quality issue. See post #10.
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10-04-2019, 08:55 AM
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#147
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,637
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave58
..And to all those thruout this post who just could not understand my choice to have a rear camera, go rip the rear view mirror s out of all your cars and rely solely on your side mirrors. Then come back and tell me if you miss the rear view it provided.
Which is exactly what a high mounted rear camera is, a rear view mirror.
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I am quite comfortable using my side mirrors and tow mirrors for viewing beside me and behind me when towing, and don't really miss the view from my rearview mirror at all! Although I do not begrudge others their decision to have a camera mounted behind them, that feature would be wasted and seldom used if I had it on any of my trailers.
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"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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10-04-2019, 09:52 AM
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#148
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,572
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Walter
I am quite comfortable using my side mirrors and tow mirrors for viewing beside me and behind me when towing, and don't really miss the view from my rearview mirror at all! Although I do not begrudge others their decision to have a camera mounted behind them, that feature would be wasted and seldom used if I had it on any of my trailers.
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Oh man, I am going to have to agree with a guy from near Edmonton. [emoji849][emoji16]
Vision from side mirrors affords so much of a better view than that of the center mirror, if in fact you can even use one.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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10-04-2019, 10:49 AM
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#149
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Quimper Peninsula, Washington
Trailer: TBD
Posts: 369
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 75thRanger
Can't remember the last time I did a 'Butt Joint'
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About two years ago a neighbor gave me all the material needed for a "Butt Joint". I have yet to assemble it. But, I have been thinking about it lately.
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10-04-2019, 11:00 AM
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#150
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,384
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Butt joints work well with biscuits.
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10-04-2019, 11:17 AM
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#151
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,040
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Farther
About two years ago a neighbor gave me all the material needed for a "Butt Joint" but I have yet to assemble it. But I have been thinking of it lately.
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Hi: Farther... I too have a "Butt Joint". It usually takes me to sit a spell to figure it out. I've also had the boot a few times but that's easier to figure out!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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10-04-2019, 11:56 AM
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#152
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Sarita, Texas
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21
Posts: 518
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa Dave
I used to stop in a butt joint after work. The haze was so thick you couldn’t see clear to the back. Quarts of beer were $1.25 and you could see the buckshot holes in the ceiling where a would be robber backed out the front door, forgetting the step there, finger on the trigger and safety off, the discharge sprayed the ceiling. The name of the joint was the CIO. Good Times!
Iowa Dave
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Those rough and ready roadhouses are just about gone here in south Texas.
Local law got meaner then the customers!
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10-04-2019, 01:26 PM
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#153
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,637
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
Oh man, I am going to have to agree with a guy from near Edmonton. [emoji849][emoji16]..
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Don't worry too much about it Jim, I may work in Edmonton but I actually live somewhere else.
ps I did live in Calgary for about 17 years before moving away from that fine city.
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10-04-2019, 03:06 PM
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#154
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Port Moody, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 Escape 17B (sold); Currently 2013 19
Posts: 162
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Is joining pieces together for longer than a 4 foot span a new thing? On our 2007 17B we have cupboards longer than 4 foot without a join. Wondering if this is part of the expediated manufacturing process now in play? Does anyone with a newer 19 have the join? We are thinking about going up to a 19 but don't think I'd like a "butt join".
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10-04-2019, 04:24 PM
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#155
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by lorrie
don't think I'd like a "butt join".
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You probably do have them in your trailer, but can't see them. This is where I did a surface repair. Could have done a better job matching grain, but then you wouldn't see what I'm trying to show.
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10-04-2019, 04:42 PM
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#156
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,040
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lorrie
Is joining pieces together for longer than a 4 foot span a new thing? On our 2007 17B we have cupboards longer than 4 foot without a join. Wondering if this is part of the expediated manufacturing process now in play? Does anyone with a newer 19 have the join? We are thinking about going up to a 19 but don't think I'd like a "butt join".
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Hi: lorrie... Four foot span refers to a 4X8' sheet of paneling. Where two sheets adjoin there needs to be a cover of some sort. The sheets of paneling are grained so the tape doesn't show to much. You really need to run your fingers over the walls to pick out the joins. Ours has be that way since new in 2014. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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10-04-2019, 04:50 PM
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#157
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,572
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In my experience, the joints where there is tape are so very few, always short and really hard to see. In 11 years of Escape ownership I have never considered it an issue, and folks know I like good stuff. [emoji16]
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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10-06-2019, 08:53 PM
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#158
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Fredericksburg, Texas
Trailer: sold Airstream\Casita -2019 21' Escape
Posts: 190
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Since we encountered just about every weather variation on the way home from ETI, we got to test all systems. Happy to report that the only issue we encountered was with the Maxx fan. It would spin up and then stop. You never knew if the fan was on or off. Dave sending me a new circuit board. We did use the AC heat strip a lot to save on propane and it worked well.
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10-07-2019, 04:32 PM
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#159
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Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Lake County, California
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21 and a less than thrilled 2017 Tacoma dragging it around the countryside
Posts: 74
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jumboscott
Still heading home after Orientation and noticed a cut covered up with the boo boo tape (faux tape). The rear panel above the cabinet has been cut (top to bottom) and covered up with the tape. I would think that piece of wood would be one continuous piece. Not sure if others have this too. ETI did give me some extra tape which is a perfect match.
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My 21' (delivered 9-23-2019) has the exact same tape, top and bottom of the rear upper cabinet door. Dead center of the panel. I would imagine it's a cost-cutting improvement.
Seriously, I've been nothing but impressed with the build quality of this trailer so far. Yes, there are a few things I would have done differently but nothing crazy, unlike my Forest River R-pod. That thing is an intellectual disaster.
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Is it too many people or not enough beach?
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10-07-2019, 05:24 PM
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#160
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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quality of escape
Richard, we also had an R-pod for about 6 months. Now we are on 3rd escape in almost 10 years.
AZjack
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