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08-19-2019, 06:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Trailer: Hello Hakuna Matata (Escape 19) bye bye Aliner
Posts: 137
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Where to carry.... chairs
Hi
Seeking advise. We have a Escape 19. Where do you put the chair. Ours are zero gravity real chair.
Could carry them in then back of truck but I like then store in the trailer.
The only place is on the table on the down position since the under the bed area has the drawing modification .
Thanks
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08-19-2019, 08:20 AM
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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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You may have to leave it at home, sometimes different trailers have tradeoffs, good for one thing but not for others. I could carry one in my Lance 1880 but the roof leaked. I leave the chair at home when using my my leakproof Escape.
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08-19-2019, 09:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Portland, OR, Oregon
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 #8
Posts: 437
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We love our zero G chairs. We tried 'lightening up' on one trip and left them at home. That was a mistake, we missed them every day so now we always take them (even on our 10,000 mi trip around the US). We keep them in the car. We want the trailer free to use.
Happy Trails,
Kathie
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08-19-2019, 09:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 classic "outta sight", jeep rubicon unlimited
Posts: 1,645
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Simply in the truck cab. Park the chairs straight up, behind the passenger seat. Easy to get in and out when needed, always dry, and no dust.
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08-19-2019, 11:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Houston, Texas
Trailer: "SOJOURNER" a 2019 17B
Posts: 486
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave&Kathie
We love our zero G chairs. We tried 'lightening up' on one trip and left them at home. That was a mistake, we missed them every day so now we always take them (even on our 10,000 mi trip around the US). We keep them in the car. We want the trailer free to use.
Happy Trails,
Kathie
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Kathy, I'd love to know which Zero G chairs you use, as my back needs the TLC they provide, and yours seem to have held up nicely through travel. Thanks!
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Life is a journey, not a destination. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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08-19-2019, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
Trailer: 2020 Escape 17B "Voyager"
Posts: 2,657
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Mine go in the back of the SUV. When I had a rear-door trailer, it was easy to store them inside, but with a side door it is more trouble than it is worth, especially if you want access to the trailer while you are traveling. But you could also do a cargo rack behind the trailer.
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08-19-2019, 11:48 AM
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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: 8,035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hondasaurus
Hi
Seeking advise. We have a Escape 19. Where do you put the chair. Ours are zero gravity real chair.
Could carry them in then back of truck but I like then store in the trailer.
The only place is on the table on the down position since the under the bed area has the drawing modification .
Thanks
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Hi: hondasaurus... The best place to carry the chairs is "Beside the babbling brook"!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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08-19-2019, 12:27 PM
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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: 8,728
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As much as I sort of love my zero gravity chair I no longer carry it with me.
I got tired of lugging an overweight steel frame chair around. I've always hoped that they would come out with one entirely in aluminum. Never found one.
So I found a discarded retro lounge chair, re-webbed it and it's now my feather weight chair of choice for trailer use. Throw a cushion on it and I find it just as comfortable.
Sorry zero gravity chair but until you can get lighter you're just going to have to stay at home.
Ron
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08-19-2019, 12:29 PM
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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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Hey, I thought I threw that away last year?..........
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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08-19-2019, 01:02 PM
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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: 8,728
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Well someone did, but not you.
As my zero gravity chair got progressively more difficult to open and recline etc. and rust, no doubt from salty beach sand, started to show up I began looking for a lightweight aluminum chaise lounge of yesteryear. Found some restored ones on ebay etc. but didn't like the price. A couple of years went by and then one day I saw a neighbor had leaned one up against his garbage can. Gone. I know it's a bit on the fragile side but I treat it with care.
If they ever come out with a completely aluminum zero gravity chair I'll carry it in the back of the truck. But I'm not holding my breath.
Ron
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08-19-2019, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Trailer: Hello Hakuna Matata (Escape 19) bye bye Aliner
Posts: 137
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Have an aluminium one but it is on the large side... Almost as heavy as my regular one
Finally they gonna travel tied up on the table.
Thanks for your input
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08-19-2019, 11:06 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Portland, OR, Oregon
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 #8
Posts: 437
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brightday
Kathy, I'd love to know which Zero G chairs you use, as my back needs the TLC they provide, and yours seem to have held up nicely through travel. Thanks!
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Ava,
We've gone through several versions over the years. Our current ones are from Costco. They are just the basic ones and came in a two pack but I don't see them on their website right now. They also carry a more padded version that you might like. You really need to shop around and try them out - some recline more than others which is what we like. Good Luck!
Kathie
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08-23-2019, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Williamson County, Tennessee
Trailer: 2019 Escape-21C toad by 2017 Titan XD Crew Cab V8 4x4
Posts: 450
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chairs?
We picked up a couple of these 'folders w arms' from West Marine [recently on sale @ 50% off!! ] ..they fold out all the way flat and then fold up to several lounge "angles" and finally fold up into a suitcase-sized pack w straps for carrying.
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-...17?recordNum=1
How much we will use them remains to be seen, as we are "between trailers" at present, waiting on our new Escape-21 and having sold our Casita Independence Dlx already. Tentatively, the plan is to keep them "in position" as seats on either side of the rear dinette..but that may chg.
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08-23-2019, 10:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: North Augusta, South Carolina
Trailer: 2019 Escape 5.0TA "SCRATCH" First 5.0 TA registered in South Carolina
Posts: 620
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Glad I read this. Went camping with my brother-in-law and his girlfriend a few weeks ago and she has the Big Lots Zero Gs. I thought boy these are comfortable but had forgotten about them. Read this thread and just ordered a pair of Amazon basics.
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08-23-2019, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,494
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I am considering zero gravity, but haven’t found ones that are compact enough yet
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08-23-2019, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Trailer: 2015 19 foot
Posts: 439
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We have a pair of zero gravity chairs that we got at Target. We got them for our last trip to see the Perseid Meteor Shower as they allow us to recline and watch the sky. But we don't find them as comfortable for just sitting as our Strongback chairs which provide great back support. We leave the ZG chairs at home unless we want to see meteors. We store the Strongback chairs in the back of the Jeep Grand Cherokee because they don't fit under the dinette well and always seem in the way there.
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08-23-2019, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Placerville, California
Trailer: 2018 Escape 17A double dinette
Posts: 1,515
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I have a Curt rack that goes--stays--on the back of my 17. It carries chairs, table, campfire and bbq.
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09-04-2019, 12:19 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Nelson, British Columbia
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19'
Posts: 2
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Coming in late on this one but for what it's still worth....we lay a clean but old sheet on our bed/bedding and lay our flattened ZG chairs on the bed. This way we don't have to wrestle them out of anywhere if we want them when we stop for lunch on the road and/or for a quick nap. Before putting them back, give the areas that have made contact with the ground a quick wipe.
Cheers!
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09-04-2019, 12:42 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19'
Posts: 92
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I agree...we put a blanket down on the bed and lay the folded chairs on the bed for travel. No problems so far. Also, we have taken the rigid plastic "kiddie" pool along for our dog...and it travels fine on the bed as well.
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09-04-2019, 02:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Houston, Texas
Trailer: "SOJOURNER" a 2019 17B
Posts: 486
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Quote:
Originally Posted by h2owmn
I have a Curt rack that goes--stays--on the back of my 17. It carries chairs, table, campfire and bbq.
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A good idea, and I may end up doing the same if/when I start cooking outside. Right now, I'm keeping the items I'm taking to a minimum and will see how much else I have to cut based on overall weight, tongue weight, etc. when I pick up my 17B in Chilliwack.
Quote:
Originally Posted by R&DPrecious
Coming in late on this one but for what it's still worth....we lay a clean but old sheet on our bed/bedding and lay our flattened ZG chairs on the bed. This way we don't have to wrestle them out of anywhere if we want them when we stop for lunch on the road and/or for a quick nap. Before putting them back, give the areas that have made contact with the ground a quick wipe. Cheers!
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I'm glad to learn that your ZG chairs can travel this way. If I turn my front diner into a semi-permanent, single bed, my chair may do as well. Worth a try, thanks!
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Life is a journey, not a destination. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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