|
|
08-14-2018, 07:42 AM
|
#21
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Tehachapi, California
Trailer: none
Posts: 515
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Agree, get that bath wall reinforced. I had the corner reinforced so I was able to add a custom oak railing. What is also very useful to to add a rail on either side at the top of the stairs.
|
Chris, I really like your rails! Did you have to reinforce both sides to attach them or just the bathroom wall? Did you custom make them yourself?
__________________
Greg
Formerly owned a 2007 24' HiLo/ 2003 Tahoe combo. Interested in the 5.0TA
|
|
|
08-14-2018, 08:08 AM
|
#22
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
I'd be happy to Rich. All I need is for you to buy me a new Airstream. Under 25 feet mind you - it has to fit in my RV garage!
|
Sorry, but current (especially now) financial circumstances make that unlikely, but if things change, I’ll let you know 😜. BTW, building a fixed-length storage unit was a great way to prevent 2 foot-itis. (Except for either a 21’ or 5.0TA, of course.)
__________________
Rich & Mary
"Everything in moderation, including moderation."
- Oscar Wilde
|
|
|
08-14-2018, 03:09 PM
|
#23
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 5.0 TA
Posts: 392
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilola
Chris, I really like your rails! Did you have to reinforce both sides to attach them or just the bathroom wall? Did you custom make them yourself?
|
thanks, I think they are solid 1 1/4 inch oak dowels. Only the bathroom wall needs some reinforcement. The vertical ones at the top of the steps are attached to solid wall material, no need for extra reinforcement.
|
|
|
08-15-2018, 10:29 AM
|
#24
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: ELK RIVER, Minnesota
Trailer: 2018 5.0 TA
Posts: 26
|
Thanks for responses to stairway handle or rainling post
I am so grateful for the suggestions and photos you so generously sent to me. The pictures were so helpful. We have decided to do a railing along the bathroom
wall. We will have it reinforced but will decide on the exact railing after we get the trailer. We are also putting a handle at the top of the stairs on the passenger side.
We were only in an 5.0TA for a couple of hours and ordered the same day, so I think its best to decide exactly what we are going to use.
|
|
|
08-22-2018, 04:17 PM
|
#25
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Trailer: 2017 5.0TA
Posts: 50
|
slippery stairs
We are thinking about getting the carpeting replaced on the stairs to something a lot more grippy. The carpeting our 5er came with is just too slippery. I badly bruised my heel taking a slider down from the bed.
__________________
“You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” –Yogi Berra
|
|
|
08-22-2018, 04:57 PM
|
#26
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahuta
We are thinking about getting the carpeting replaced on the stairs to something a lot more grippy. The carpeting our 5er came with is just too slippery. I badly bruised my heel taking a slider down from the bed.
|
How about trying something like this first, easier then tearing off the carpet.
__________________
Happy Motoring
Bob
|
|
|
08-22-2018, 05:12 PM
|
#27
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by padlin
How about trying something like this first, easier then tearing off the carpet.
|
Amazon sells something similar. Not a bad idea.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FI3VKW6..._u8DFBbS2AY4K3
__________________
"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy an RV. And that is pretty close."
|
|
|
10-02-2018, 09:17 PM
|
#28
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Spokane, Washington
Trailer: 2017 5.0 TA
Posts: 116
|
Slippery carpet on steps
What's that old saying about closing the barn door??!! I read this thread about the carpet being slippery quite a while ago. I thought about installing hand holds and the non-slip treads. Never did it, unfortunately... Last Wednesday, We drove 500 miles to Seaside OR. and set up our 5.0 TA. While Elaine was making up the bed, she slipped on the steps and broke two bones in her ankle. Spent 6 hours in the Emergency Room, about a 10 hour drive home, and surgery the next morning. So, be careful! I wouldn't want this kind of accident to happen to anyone else.
|
|
|
10-02-2018, 10:01 PM
|
#29
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Trailer: 2010 EggCamper (#083); 2017 Escape 21 (#053); 2016 F-150 5.0L FX4
Posts: 1,765
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark&Elaine
What's that old saying about closing the barn door??!! I read this thread about the carpet being slippery quite a while ago. I thought about installing hand holds and the non-slip treads. Never did it, unfortunately... Last Wednesday, We drove 500 miles to Seaside OR. and set up our 5.0 TA. While Elaine was making up the bed, she slipped on the steps and broke two bones in her ankle. Spent 6 hours in the Emergency Room, about a 10 hour drive home, and surgery the next morning. So, be careful! I wouldn't want this kind of accident to happen to anyone else.
|
So sorry to hear! Elaine and I send our best to your Elaine for a speed recovery....
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 09:09 AM
|
#30
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Tehachapi, California
Trailer: none
Posts: 515
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
So sorry to hear! Elaine and I send our best to your Elaine for a speed recovery....
|
Ditto, sorry to hear that! I don't know if a handrail would of helped in this case.
I wonder if ETI heard enough about issues with slippery carpet that they might make some modification with the steps. Perhaps eliminating the carpet altogether and replacing with a rubberized surface?
__________________
Greg
Formerly owned a 2007 24' HiLo/ 2003 Tahoe combo. Interested in the 5.0TA
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 09:53 AM
|
#31
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,035
|
Hi: All... Sorry this happened but I feel it's a case of operator error. We have owned our 5.0TA since 2014 and before that a 5.0 from 2008 and never had a slip or fall on the stairs. No railings either. Not sayin' it can't happen just hasn't to us!!! 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
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:07 AM
|
#32
|
Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
|
Stair CAN be dangerous as Elaine found out!
I've lived in home with carpeted stairs for more than 40 years. I learned a long time ago, go SLOW and watch your feet. But I've still fallen. Fortunately (knock on wood) I've never hurt myself.
I've found in Ten Forward, I don't "walk the stairs." More of a toddler walk (feet/hands), both up and down. Think "Three Points of Contact."
What I worry about is the bottom cut step. Since I sleep on a twin bed, I'm going to move it to the passenger side, so I'm force to go up and down on the drivers side.... and continue to go slow.
__________________
Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:17 AM
|
#33
|
Senior Member
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 Donna D.
Stair CAN be dangerous as Elaine found out!
I've lived in home with carpeted stairs for more than 40 years. I learned a long time ago, go SLOW and watch your feet. But I've still fallen. Fortunately (knock on wood) I've never hurt myself.
I've found in Ten Forward, I don't "walk the stairs." More of a toddler walk (feet/hands), both up and down. Think "Three Points of Contact."
What I worry about is the bottom cut step. Since I sleep on a twin bed, I'm going to move it to the passenger side, so I'm force to go up and down on the drivers side.... and continue to go slow.
|
Hi: Donna D... Sloe is good in most cases. I'm usually "Bummed out" by the time I get to the bottom. I have fallen from grace a few times too!!!
Seems that you survived your eastern sojourn. 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
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:22 AM
|
#34
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
|
When I considered purchasing a new 5.0 TA in 2016 I spoke with Reace re: reinforcing walls and installation of assist railings and was told it could/can be done.
__________________
Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:36 AM
|
#35
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Bozeman, Montana
Trailer: 2018 5.0TA / 2018 GMC Canyon/Duramax
Posts: 561
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zardoz
I installed this grab handle in our 5.0 and screwed it into the vertical framing member supporting the corner of the bathroom. We find the carpeting slippery and this has saved our dorsal posteriors quite a few times.
|
Zardoz just curious did you use wood screws or drill through into closet and use machine screw?
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:45 AM
|
#36
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Tehachapi, California
Trailer: none
Posts: 515
|
To me, this is a safety issue that is easily fixable. In my mind, the ideal solution is for ETI to reinforce the walls as needed and install railings/ handles, and install a non-slip surface rather than carpeted stairs as standard offering.
Personally, I think installed carpeting in a RV is a silly idea.
__________________
Greg
Formerly owned a 2007 24' HiLo/ 2003 Tahoe combo. Interested in the 5.0TA
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:59 AM
|
#37
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 5.0 TA
Posts: 392
|
Sorry to hear about your accident. Between slippery carpet, limited place to hold on to and half a bottom step, I think it is fortunate there has not been more accidents. For us, I added railings where I could and lengthened the bottom step, otherwise that last step can be a big one coming down in the night.
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 10:59 AM
|
#38
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Spokane, Washington
Trailer: 2017 5.0 TA
Posts: 116
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: All... Sorry this happened but I feel it's a case of operator error. We have owned our 5.0TA since 2014 and before that a 5.0 from 2008 and never had a slip or fall on the stairs. No railings either. Not sayin' it can't happen just hasn't to us!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
|
Absolutely operator error! And I'd like to think that had I installed the non skid treads and the hand holds that this accident may have been prevented. And as Donna pointed out about the bottom cut step, Elaine slipped on the passenger side of the middle step to the floor, missing the bottom step. Might this have happened even with all the precautions taken? Yes! Will we be more careful in the future? Most definitely! Am I going to install treads and hand holds? Without a doubt!! Do we love this trailer? Yes!!!
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 01:30 PM
|
#39
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilola
To me, this is a safety issue that is easily fixable. In my mind, the ideal solution is for ETI to reinforce the walls as needed and install railings/ handles, and install a non-slip surface rather than carpeted stairs as standard offering.
Personally, I think installed carpeting in a RV is a silly idea.
|
You are right on and Escape should realize a lot of customers are seniors . Even the outside step and outside handle needs a little help . We have remedied the outside step and handle but many don't know how to . Fixing the step and putting a hand hold on the 5TA would be easy for me , it isn't for others . Would be nice for Escape to just include these items in their builds . Pat
|
|
|
10-03-2018, 01:31 PM
|
#40
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Sorry to hear about your accident. Between slippery carpet, limited place to hold on to and half a bottom step, I think it is fortunate there has not been more accidents. For us, I added railings where I could and lengthened the bottom step, otherwise that last step can be a big one coming down in the night.
|
And excellent execution of needed modifications Chris . Pat
|
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|