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Forum: Classifieds Archive 03-06-2022, 10:02 PM
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Views: 1,304
Posted By maurerl
This trailer has been sold.

This trailer has been sold.
Forum: Classifieds Archive 03-03-2022, 10:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,304
Posted By maurerl
2012 17B gaucho model Vancouver Island

Options installed at Escape factory 2016: extra kitchen window, LED lights, gaucho removed (all parts except the small original seat cushions are included for reinstallation, the required gaucho...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 05-17-2021, 06:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,775
Posted By maurerl
Thank you Hawkeye Ed for about the clearest and...

Thank you Hawkeye Ed for about the clearest and most understandable explanation for an electrical dummy I've seen! This is the level of explanation I need, and appreciate it.
Re: My CPAP -- I use...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 05-15-2021, 03:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,775
Posted By maurerl
Battery/electrical problem

I'm trying to troubleshoot electrical/battery problem in my 17B, and am "electrically stupid".
My two Trojan T105 6-volt batteries were running down what seemed way too fast on a recent trip. I...
Forum: General Escape 05-15-2021, 03:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 603
Posted By maurerl
No RV service available -- Covid impact??

We've noticed huge increases in numbers of folks RV'ing since Covid is keeping people close / closer to "home". In the case of Vancouver Island, we're inundated with the once-snowbirds who can't...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 05-15-2021, 02:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,127
Posted By maurerl
Thanks everyone for the explanations and advice. ...

Thanks everyone for the explanations and advice.
Unfortunately, fixing and/or relocating my broken switch won't happen easily or quickly:
1) I'm not knowledgeable, or dexterous, enough to do it...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 05-13-2021, 02:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,127
Posted By maurerl
STILL confused by battery disconnect switch!

I've read until my head spins previous threads on this subject, and still can't understand it! I really need a RV (or ETI) Electrical Systems for Dummies book.
In the process of doing some...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 08-22-2019, 04:57 PM
Replies: 1,914
Views: 302,510
Posted By maurerl
Favourite forum thread

I admit that this thread is my favourite one on the forum. I come here only rarely, and when I do, I most enjoy seeing, and hearing about, the places where people have or are camped. Running close...
Forum: Cyber Campfire 08-22-2019, 04:43 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,804
Posted By maurerl
. . . I'd say that many (most?) of your...

. . . I'd say that many (most?) of your colleagues weren't very successful! <g>

Seriously, when about 20 years ago I considered, and started but aborted, a career change (from tax & financial...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 05-20-2019, 10:25 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 33,933
Posted By maurerl
New Ranger - not!

It'll soon be time to retire my 2011 Ranger, so I recently did a drive and check-out of the new Ranger. Couple of random observations why my new truck won't be a Ranger:
My needs are for a six-foot...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 04-20-2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,707
Posted By maurerl
Camping BC Sunshine Coast (& elsewhere)

Check out US AND CANADA CAMPGROUNDS - FORMAL AND DISPERSED PUBLIC CAMPING LOCATIONS - Home (https://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com), also available in apps for iOS or Android. I've been relying on this...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 04:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Even with my limited knowledge & understanding, I...

Even with my limited knowledge & understanding, I would have thought so too.



Thanks Kirk, will do.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 04:17 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Thanks Alan. How do I tell if the converter is...

Thanks Alan. How do I tell if the converter is running? Switch up -- LED lights on (full bright), switch down -- LED lights completely dark. So . . . up = on?

Since no blown fuse, sounds like...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 03:21 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
OK, done. Thanks.

OK, done. Thanks.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 03:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Makes intuitive sense -- but before Caframo, and...

Makes intuitive sense -- but before Caframo, and in the Dri-Z-Air days (Escape & 10 years on Boler before that, we ALWAYS had mold in the spring, and the de-winterization ALWAYS involved some mold...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 03:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Battery/charging problems

Per another recent thread re: reliability (lack thereof?) of "panels"

Stock Escape panel -- battery level = 0 of four lights

GoPower Solar panel dashboard (per Escape-added solar panel two...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 02:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Thanks -- but which way is "on" -- up or down? ...

Thanks -- but which way is "on" -- up or down?



Thanks -- going out to check with multimeter right now, will report back.

Batteries were replaced approx 1.5 years ago.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 02:36 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
Thanks. Done & double-checked. Nothing loose. ...

Thanks. Done & double-checked. Nothing loose.



How do I check for loose ground? No blown fuses.

Thanks everybody for your help.

I just returned from a few days away, and my batteries are...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-21-2018, 02:31 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
I wouldn't think your climate is much different...

I wouldn't think your climate is much different than mine (central Vancouver Island) -- but before the heater, I relied on Dri-Z-Air and had to empty out the black container of water about every 3-4...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 12-16-2018, 08:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,086
Posted By maurerl
I don't "get" the battery switch?!

Have winterized my 17B. It's plugged into AC power, to run the frig (to keep the mold at bay) and a Caframo RV heater (ditto). After about two weeks like this, my batteries (dual 6V) are down to 60%....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 11-19-2018, 02:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,101
Posted By maurerl
Subaru & Mercedes tow vehicles

We have recently returned from a cross-Canada trip, and I was surprised by the noticeable preponderance, in Quebec and the Maritimes, of Alto and Prolite travels trailers. I think I'm correct in that...
Forum: Cyber Campfire 11-19-2018, 02:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,243
Posted By maurerl
Boondocking resource

Not an Escape topic per se . . .
I am a fan of spontaneous and free or inexpensive camping, and have just unexpectedly found this pleasant series of YouTube vidoes from a Calgary fella who calls...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 11-19-2018, 02:10 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 17,264
Posted By maurerl
We prefer the spontaneity of stopping or...

We prefer the spontaneity of stopping or travelling on as the mood strikes us (we just traveled from late June to mid-September from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland & back without a single...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 11-19-2018, 01:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,181
Posted By maurerl
I'm a pretty adventurous traveler, and would have...

I'm a pretty adventurous traveler, and would have no qualms about driving the Moki Dugway with my 17B -- having done it twice with my Boler without puckering up!
The road that does make my wife...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-17-2018, 01:47 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 33,933
Posted By maurerl
New Ranger is not a real truck

Since buying my second Ranger (last of the 2011 North American Rangers) I've been anxiously awaiting the new "world" Ranger. Now that it's almost here, my next truck will almost certainly be a...
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