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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-21-2021, 04:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,201
Posted By bisonbill
The great thing about owning an Escape is the...

The great thing about owning an Escape is the first place to look for help when something breaks is this forum. Thanks to everybody who did the leg work on the vent cover.

We came back from the...
Forum: General Escape 02-27-2021, 11:31 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,858
Posted By bisonbill
Good to have you back Jim.

Good to have you back Jim.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-25-2019, 08:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,984
Posted By bisonbill
I made sure to put the model # in the post but...

I made sure to put the model # in the post but didn't think to put it in the title. I searched the forums enough and should have thought that way. Thanks for fixing it Donna.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-24-2019, 10:28 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,984
Posted By bisonbill
I think the fancy electronics helps the...

I think the fancy electronics helps the manufacturers sell the trailers and RVs. But fancy electronics don't take well to bouncing down the road. This is one instance where mechanical with a little...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-24-2019, 10:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,984
Posted By bisonbill
Tenacity with a mix of stubbornness perhaps. I...

Tenacity with a mix of stubbornness perhaps. I don't think I was patient. The process drove me nuts. There was a point where I was wondering of the economics of just converting the thing into an...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-23-2019, 11:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,984
Posted By bisonbill
Another broken refrigerator (with a happy ending) - Dometic RML8555

I know there are several threads in the forums on the Dometic refrigerators, but most have been inactive for several years so I’m going to start a new one.

The Dometic RML8555 refrigerator in...
Forum: Escape News 08-15-2019, 09:41 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 35,448
Posted By bisonbill
Reace and Tammy, You guys made a great trailer...

Reace and Tammy,
You guys made a great trailer and built a great tribe of customers. Good luck with what sounds like a very active retirement
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 11-02-2018, 07:52 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,281
Posted By bisonbill
Thanks Tin I finally had a chance to open up...

Thanks Tin

I finally had a chance to open up the trailer (it's winterized). The solar controlled is exactly where you suggested, on the side of the bench next to the battery (I.e. Under the table...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 10-29-2018, 07:55 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,281
Posted By bisonbill
Also as an interested observer. Where is the...

Also as an interested observer. Where is the solar controller? What's the process to reprogram the settings?

Background: my original interstate gc2's are dead after five years. I have been...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 08-22-2018, 09:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,094
Posted By bisonbill
Like Jim, Mike, and a few others here, I have a...

Like Jim, Mike, and a few others here, I have a fold a cover with the cargo box on my Ram with a 5.5 bed. This one has four folding panels which work well for camping. Opening the back up gives quick...
Forum: Cyber Campfire 07-09-2017, 12:05 PM
Replies: 383
Views: 49,658
Posted By bisonbill
That's why you have a trailer. Congratulations.

That's why you have a trailer. Congratulations.
Forum: Cyber Campfire 06-04-2017, 03:59 PM
Replies: 383
Views: 49,658
Posted By bisonbill
Robert, I think this makes you the first person...

Robert,
I think this makes you the first person on this forum to buy a new piece of property just to park their Escape. Wonder if this will start a trend. Congrats and good luck.
Forum: General Escape 10-20-2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,822
Posted By bisonbill
I created a similar set up to to one Ron...

I created a similar set up to to one Ron pictured. The AC unit cost $137 on Amazon and the shelf brackets were $3 each at Home Depot. I bought three brackets and end up only using two. I used the...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-06-2016, 09:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,705
Posted By bisonbill
I would think a fiberglass trailer would float....

I would think a fiberglass trailer would float. You can go 2 hrs west. You just need a big tug.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2016, 10:03 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,329
Posted By bisonbill
Just a guess, but if the towing capacity is 7710,...

Just a guess, but if the towing capacity is 7710, it sounds like it might be one of the European units. They all seen to have this towing capacity. What they don't have is a comparable tongue...
Forum: General Escape 09-19-2016, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,474
Posted By bisonbill
The new Escape 25?

Came across this towable 25' Escape Vintage tiny house in this morning's email feed. Anybody have 4footitis?

Escape]Escape goes old school with Vintage tiny house...
Forum: General Escape 09-12-2016, 11:43 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,003
Posted By bisonbill
If everybody who has this problem complains to...

If everybody who has this problem complains to the regulators, Ford is going to end up with a messy recall.
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 09-06-2016, 09:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,993
Posted By bisonbill
We got one of the step thingys at the Fred Meyer...

We got one of the step thingys at the Fred Meyer in Bend OR on the trip home. Ann-Marie thought I was crazy to buy it but it's worked out great. We were too naive to measure it before we bought it....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 07-29-2016, 09:05 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 13,650
Posted By bisonbill
We had the same problem about six months after...

We had the same problem about six months after delivery. Called ETI. In the US had me call the manufacturer. They sent a new unit. I took out the old unit and replaced it with a new one and...
Forum: Escape News 07-19-2016, 08:31 PM
Replies: 371
Views: 77,837
Posted By bisonbill
Things like this really weren't supposed to...

Things like this really weren't supposed to happen with NAFTA. It doesn't matter what the rules are, the bureaucracy wins.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-24-2016, 09:13 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 20,922
Posted By bisonbill
I don't think Honda really made the Gen2 as a tow...

I don't think Honda really made the Gen2 as a tow vehicle. There is no tow haul mode, the gas tank has dropped to 19.5 gallons, and the tranny cooler is only available in the high level trim lines.
Forum: General Escape 06-08-2016, 07:36 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,834
Posted By bisonbill
Go directly to the garage. Don't stop by the...

Go directly to the garage. Don't stop by the dealer first.
Forum: RV Parts and Camping Gear 05-15-2016, 06:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,422
Posted By bisonbill
Nice. What a great idea. I want one.

Nice. What a great idea. I want one.
Forum: Cyber Campfire 05-06-2016, 07:41 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,825
Posted By bisonbill
I'm guessing it's just like your 66, except it...

I'm guessing it's just like your 66, except it will stop when you step on the brakes
Forum: Classifieds Archive 05-06-2016, 07:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,768
Posted By bisonbill
Congrats on the new purchase. This forum...

Congrats on the new purchase.

This forum certainly gives credence to the old saying "you snooze you lose." Will the one hour mark soon fall?
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