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Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-29-2016, 03:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,316
Posted By shotgun
If you go to a web site that sells many WD and...

If you go to a web site that sells many WD and sway control hitches like etrailer.com, you will see that one cannot back up with many of them. I think the problem is with the sway control part that...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-05-2016, 08:26 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,554
Posted By shotgun
One factor that I did not see mentioned here, is...

One factor that I did not see mentioned here, is that some TV manufacturers REQUIRE that a WD hitch be used when the tongue weight exceeds 500 lbs. I don't expect most Escapes would exceed that, but...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-01-2016, 02:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 12,906
Posted By shotgun
Thanks for this photo and for the cautions. I...

Thanks for this photo and for the cautions. I seem to keep getting frustrated in my attempts to find a hitch set-up for a 5th wheel that does not clutter the bed. I am not fond of the tripods,...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-01-2016, 01:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,871
Posted By shotgun
Please excuse my ignorance regarding 5th wheel...

Please excuse my ignorance regarding 5th wheel hitches, but I have only owned "conventional" trailers before. I currently have a 2008 Bigfoot 21 that I tow with a 2010 F150 supercab with a 5.4L V-8....
Forum: Escape News 02-01-2016, 10:47 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 20,195
Posted By shotgun
In my experience, oak hasn't been considered a...

In my experience, oak hasn't been considered a high end choice since the 70's, due to its prominent and open grain. Realizing that cost and availability are factors, I would opt for a more closed...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-31-2016, 04:55 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,915
Posted By shotgun
1WD vs 4WD

As mentioned a few posts back, just talking about 2WD or 4WD vehicles does not address the real issue. Having lived in Vermont, Montana and Colorado before moving t Northern AZ I have owned numerous...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-31-2016, 04:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 12,906
Posted By shotgun
Gooseneck hitch security

I, also, have been seriously considering the 5.0TA since our visit to the factory last summer. Having never had a fifth wheel trailer or a gooseneck, I needed to get comfortable with the new (to me)...
Forum: Paper Escape 07-15-2015, 11:40 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,566
Posted By shotgun
Another exchange option

If you have or care to open an account with Charles Schwab, they offer international accounts which allow you to hold cash in several foreign currencies, one of which is the Canadian Dollar. I think...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 06-19-2015, 04:55 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 118,807
Posted By shotgun
Our current RV is a 52 foot fiberglass trawler,...

Our current RV is a 52 foot fiberglass trawler, which we had built and have owned for the past 7 years. We now have Maritime for sale and plan to order an Escape 21. Having worked on the boat's...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-18-2015, 08:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,272
Posted By shotgun
Some interesting creative ideas!

Thanks everyone for all the input on my original concept for towing a fifth wheel while using the full dry pickup bed. Someone raised a good point about a high hitch transferring more force to the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-12-2015, 04:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,272
Posted By shotgun
Hawaiian Escapees: I checked out both your...

Hawaiian Escapees:

I checked out both your links. Are you using the Anderson ball type hitch on your new Escape 5.0TA? I could not find on the Escape web site the kind of hitch they supply on...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-12-2015, 04:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,272
Posted By shotgun
Padlin: Imagine that you just elevated the...

Padlin:

Imagine that you just elevated the fifth wheel hitch that usually mounts lower in the truck bed so it sat above the level of the pickup box and tail gate of your truck, and stuck up...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-12-2015, 02:21 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,272
Posted By shotgun
A Different Fifth Wheel Hitch?

I am a new member to the Escape Forum seriously considering ordering a 21 or 5.0TA. We now have a 2010 F150 Supercab with V-8, max tow package and a 6 1/2 foot bed. It also has a nice shell on the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-12-2015, 12:47 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 20,720
Posted By shotgun
Ridgeline towing experience

I owned a 2006 Ridgeline for four years. It was fun to drive, handled well and had plenty of power and interior room. Then one spring we bought a used 18.5 foot x 8 foot wide stick built Summerland...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 05-25-2015, 09:44 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,284
Posted By shotgun
Wanted Escape 21

Former Casita owners want to buy an Escape 21 or take over someone's place in the build reservation line. Will be in Anacortes, Washington most of the summer. Please contact Rob by text or phone @...
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