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08-31-2018, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Abilene, Texas
Trailer: Escape 21' May 2017
Posts: 417
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RVlock 20% off Labor day sale is on
Thought you folks would like to know that RV lock is having their 20% off sale starting today and running for several days. You also get the wireless key fob with that deal. Go to: RVLock.com
I have been waiting since June for this sale. I m all happy. I just ordered mine.
Now to get hubby to put it on when it arrives
Nancy
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08-31-2018, 02:21 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: BOUNTIFUL, Utah
Trailer: 2017 5.0 TA 2017 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
Posts: 41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Quilting Lady
Thought you folks would like to know that RV lock is having their 20% off sale starting today and running for several days. You also get the wireless key fob with that deal. Go to: RVLock.com
I have been waiting since June for this sale. I m all happy. I just ordered mine.
Now to get hubby to put it on when it arrives
Nancy
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Thank you!
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09-01-2018, 01:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: ,, Oklahoma
Trailer: 17
Posts: 840
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Appreciate it
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09-01-2018, 06:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21--FOR SALE
Posts: 411
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Does it fit the 2014 Escape 21'?
We'd love to switch to a keypad lock for our 2014 "Classic" 21-footer with the slightly curved door?
Has anyone installed one on the older Escape 21?
Thanks,
Brent.
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09-01-2018, 07:26 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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Never mind your keys; what if you lose your memory?
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09-01-2018, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SE Mn, Minnesota
Trailer: 2011 Escape 15a
Posts: 134
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RVlock on Classic
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Originally Posted by Catchlight
We'd love to switch to a keypad lock for our 2014 "Classic" 21-footer with the slightly curved door?
Has anyone installed one on the older Escape 21?
Thanks,
Brent.
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I was wondering the same thing, but was told by another member the the RVLock (even the compact model) will not work on the 1st gen / classic models. After looking at the door today, I would agree... not enough room.
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09-02-2018, 10:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Pismo Beach, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Posts: 192
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Quilting Lady
Thought you folks would like to know that RV lock is having their 20% off sale starting today and running for several days. You also get the wireless key fob with that deal. Go to: RVLock.com
I have been waiting since June for this sale. I m all happy. I just ordered mine.
Now to get hubby to put it on when it arrives
Nancy
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Hello Nancy, I went to the site and I do not see the 20% off. Do I need to sign-up or have a special code to get that price? Thanks... Bill
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09-02-2018, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: North of Danbury, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21C
Posts: 3,033
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What function does this $250 lock perform that my $3 key can not ?
Both lock and unlock the door
I guess I am old , too stubborn and too cheap to accept modern electronics
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09-02-2018, 01:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve dunham
What function does this $250 lock perform that my $3 key can not ?
Both lock and unlock the door
I guess I am old , too stubborn and too cheap to accept modern electronics
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The RV Lock lock allows you to lock and unlock your RV without a key. Your standard keyed lock lacks this feature.
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09-10-2018, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21--FOR SALE
Posts: 411
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Never mind your keys; what if you lose your memory?
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I can still yodel out the right questions to most of Jeopardy's answers, but all bets are off regarding mental functioning for us Canadians after October 17.
We've had keyless deadbolts on our house for years, and would like to have the same convenience and protection from senior moments on the trailer.
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09-10-2018, 10:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Baytown, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape - upgraded version
Posts: 2,697
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve dunham
What function does this $250 lock perform that my $3 key can not ?
Both lock and unlock the door
I guess I am old , too stubborn and too cheap to accept modern electronics
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The primary reason I installed one was that the keys are not "mastered" from a limited set of keys. With the trailer lock that most RV uses, you will find that you can open other peoples trailers with the key to yours. I tried it with my 2017 Escape key and could open my 2013 Casita with it. The electronic lock comes with unique keys so the possibility that someone could open your trailer with their key becomes remote.
Also, we like to hike and with the electronic lock - we don't have to carry keys with us. Losing your trailer keys while doing a water crossing would be bad news. Not much chance of finding them even if you noticed that they were missing.
Oh, and the remote fob comes in handy when you are trying to get into the trailer during a rain storm. Hit the open key on the fob and jump in the door from a run.
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Engineers believe in fixing it so that it never breaks.
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09-10-2018, 10:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,636
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdf-texas
...Also, we like to hike and with the electronic lock - we don't have to carry keys with us. Losing your trailer keys while doing a water crossing would be bad news. Not much chance of finding them even if you noticed that they were missing...
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I would expect that a water crossing is going to be less likely to cause an old fashioned key to malfunction than an electronic key "fob". When I go paddling, I try to take my non-electronic car keys with me rather than my key with the electronic "fob" on it. This has saved me many times from having to purchase new electronic keys due to an unintentional swim in whitewater.
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09-10-2018, 11:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Baytown, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape - upgraded version
Posts: 2,697
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Walter
I would expect that a water crossing is going to be less likely to cause an old fashioned key to malfunction than an electronic key "fob". When I go paddling, I try to take my non-electronic car keys with me rather than my key with the electronic "fob" on it. This has saved me many times from having to purchase new electronic keys due to an unintentional swim in whitewater.
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It's not that the key would fail but would come out of your pocket. Waterproof bags help as they tend to float but it's still a challenge catching up with them as they rush down stream. The trick is to notice that it has left your pocket as you are trying to navigate the rocks without tripping.
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Engineers believe in fixing it so that it never breaks.
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09-10-2018, 11:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,636
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I guess that we all develop our own arguments to justify our purchases to ourselves. My own experience is that electronics these days are cheap and non-durable, and rarely last as long as you would like them to. I personally prefer to minimize my own use of electronic devices wherever possible. I guess my solution to the possibility of the electronic lock failing would be to carry an old style key with me that can be used when the electronics fail. But wait, if I was to have a key with me I would not need the electronic fob. I guess I can keep my old style keyed lock.
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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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09-10-2018, 11:27 AM
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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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Neither key nor fob will be of use to you, if you drown.
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09-10-2018, 03:17 PM
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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 Dave Walter
I would expect that a water crossing is going to be less likely to cause an old fashioned key to malfunction than an electronic key "fob".
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In this case, I don't think the idea was to take the electronic fob instead of a traditional key - it would be to take nothing, and use the combination keypad to get back into the trailer.
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09-16-2018, 09:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,552
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Walter
I would expect that a water crossing is going to be less likely to cause an old fashioned key to malfunction than an electronic key "fob". When I go paddling, I try to take my non-electronic car keys with me rather than my key with the electronic "fob" on it. This has saved me many times from having to purchase new electronic keys due to an unintentional swim in whitewater.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdf-texas
It's not that the key would fail but would come out of your pocket. Waterproof bags help as they tend to float but it's still a challenge catching up with them as they rush down stream. The trick is to notice that it has left your pocket as you are trying to navigate the rocks without tripping.
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When you take keys paddling and put them in a dry bag as the last thing in, then reach in when underway to grab something else out and you hear this "kerplunk" sound and then watch your shining keys slowly sinking to the bottom of a very deep lake, it makes you go "uh oh". Yeah, there are set of my keys at the bottom of Kinbasket Lake.
I keep a spare RVlock key in the truck should the batteries ever fail. I had not fully realized how great going keyless was until after using it. It also prompted me to put a combo lock on my house. I had installed dozens of them for customers in the past, but never really realized their merits until actually using one.
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09-16-2018, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: North of Danbury, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21C
Posts: 3,033
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I mounted a piece of 3” PVC schedule 40 pipe underneath my trailer (Out of sight)
One end of the PVC pipe has a glued on pipe cap and the other end has a clean out fitting with a screw in pipe plug . Inside the 3” PVC pipe is a combination lock box with a set of keys for my trailer
The cost for the parts was less than $20
Only needed to use them once . May not be as technologically advanced as an electronic lock
but it was far cheaper and it works .
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