Trailer Tree House - 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 10-19-2019, 06:53 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Trailer: 2006 17b Goucho
Posts: 302
Trailer Tree House

Check out my tree house. Low to the ground but fun to use.

A 10 inch diameter Poplar tree branch fell about 20 feet and landed about 10 feet from the trailer. The impact jarred a cabinet door open, that never happens on the road.

Damage is very light, even though the driver side was whacked hard, no windows broke and only the water heater door was damaged.

The roof has a 13 inch crack and the roof AC vent has a little crack, the black water tank vent needs to be replaced, and the cap of the bathroom vent fan needs replacing. Total hardware cost is about $60. I am taking it a boat repair shop for the fiberglass repair, a simple scab patch should do it.

These little trailers are robust, I believe this would have destroyed a stick built.

I need to remove bark marks from the fiberglass, off hand, does anybody know of a good mildly abrasive cleaner? I’ll search the forums.
Attached Thumbnails
ED4FC7BD-0087-4E86-8200-5113997584C2.jpeg   91C8C405-1E9D-4658-A3F8-B86F1BA62B70.jpeg   55B80D39-C832-4D91-8D63-5A165F224505a.jpeg  
Thane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 07:38 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Doug2000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: London, Ontario
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19
Posts: 1,117
The thing about fibreglass is it is infinitely repairable. An easy fix at a boat shop
__________________
Had 2 Escapes, 17b, 19, went back to a pop up that fit in the garage. 2018 Coachman Clipper RBST HW AFrame
Doug2000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 07:48 PM   #3
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
Ouch. 😱
__________________
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
gbaglo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 08:42 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Trailer: 2006 17b Goucho
Posts: 302
I forgot to note that I used a Dremel with a cone grinding bit to put a stop drill hole at each end of the crack, that should keep it from propagating on the 70 minute drive to the shop.
Thane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 08:51 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
tdf-texas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Baytown, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape - upgraded version
Posts: 2,697
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thane View Post
I need to remove bark marks from the fiberglass, off hand, does anybody know of a good mildly abrasive cleaner? I’ll search the forums.
Collinite Fiberglass Boat Cleaner
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
__________________
Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Engineers believe in fixing it so that it never breaks.
tdf-texas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 10:59 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
Eggscape's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 2,716
You might want to check under the trailer as well where the body sits on the frame.
Not so much with Escapes, but with Bolers the plywood floor has a tendency to separate from the walls when there is a shock load on the roof.
Good luck with your repairs.
__________________
So many modifications...so little time.

https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f8...ape-12918.html
Eggscape is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2019, 11:36 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Doug2000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: London, Ontario
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19
Posts: 1,117
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eggscape View Post
You might want to check under the trailer as well where the body sits on the frame.
Not so much with Escapes, but with Bolers the plywood floor has a tendency to separate from the walls when there is a shock load on the roof.
Good luck with your repairs.
I think with the tree falling near the bathroom, the bathroom walls would have supported the shock load and evenly distributed it at the floor supported by the frame.

I think really it hit in the best spot on the trailer.
__________________
Had 2 Escapes, 17b, 19, went back to a pop up that fit in the garage. 2018 Coachman Clipper RBST HW AFrame
Doug2000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2019, 02:39 AM   #8
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Trailer: 2006 17b Goucho
Posts: 302
Good call on the bathroom wall, the crack is a half inch or so from it.

Thanks for the tip on the floor, I’ll look into it.

Thanks for the cleaner link.
Thane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2019, 06:29 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
There is a forum member here who repairs and resells damaged Escapes, his screen name is oldtimer and is located in Missouri.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2019, 06:46 AM   #10
Senior Member
 
Oldtimer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: DFW, Texas
Trailer: 2018 21 Sept 7 2018
Posts: 1,073
Can 2 members have the same screen name ?
Oldtimer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2019, 07:01 AM   #11
Site Team
 
Donna D.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008 View Post
There is a forum member here who repairs and resells damaged Escapes, his screen name is oldtimer and is located in Missouri.
His screen name is "oldstation" Escape Trailer Owners Community - View Profile: oldstation
__________________
Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
Donna D. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2019, 10:45 AM   #12
Senior Member
 
cpaharley2008's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
Sorry, my confusion in am....
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
cpaharley2008 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 06:23 AM.


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