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11-30-2014, 08:30 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19 "Flight Risk"
Posts: 30
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From Chilliwack to Southern California
What a trip!
We are proud owners of a brand spankin' new Escape 19'! With an orientation/pick-up date of 11/25, we made a quick (2 day!) trip from Southern Cal. to Vancouver, B.C. We spent a day in Vancouver before heading to Chilliwack for our much anticipated pick-up... a truly beautiful city.
The rest of our trip was filled with... RAIN! Rain, rain, and more rain during each and every day of our trip back. I would love to tell you that the drive to Chilliwack was beautiful, but I couldn't see it through the rain Everyone at Escape was fabulous, and we were so pleased with our trailer. It came out just as we had hoped.
The entire journey was a great learning experience. Here are just a few nuggets...
We decided on the Andersen hitch. After taking a look at our tow vehicle, both "Dad" (not sure if it's Tammy or Reace's dad) and Rhonda thought the Andersen would be best. They even mentioned that some are buying the Andersen for their 17's and loving it. The 19' towed absolutely beautifully. We hardly noticed it was behind us most of the time, and we had zero trouble with sway or pulling of any kind in high wind areas. Very impressed.
Condensation is a real thing. Rookie mistake... we went up with no dehumidifier thinking surely it wouldn't be THAT big of a deal. Clearly, we are from Southern Cal. Oops. Even in only cool (not cold) temperatures, we woke up each morning to drippy windows. We dutifully wiped everything and aired out the trailer during the day. It dried well during the day with venting, but we will be ordering hypervent for under/around the mattress and a dehumidifier pronto, I think!
We are a family of four, with two daughters. Both of the girls took turns trying out the cot option and both slept well. I wasn't sure how they would like it, but they both thought it was great fun. It was easy to put up and take down, so I highly recommend for anyone with young children.
Here are some pictures of our Escape 19', "Flight Risk:"
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11-30-2014, 08:49 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Nice! Too bad about the rain, but your 19 is beautiful. They start building ours next week! Can't wait.
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11-30-2014, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2002 Escape 13'
Posts: 967
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Congratulations! Nice trailer! Fortunately, in Southern California we have a much longer camping season than many of our Northern neighbors. We hope to camp with you sometime. Check out the California SCABs group for us CA folks...a scary bunch!
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11-30-2014, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19', 1974 Boler
Posts: 473
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Looks awesome, you will have many memorable trips in your trailer, most will be in the sun shine.
Our new 19' is sitting in the ETI lot waiting for us to pick it up in the spring, can hardly wait.
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11-30-2014, 09:14 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19 "Flight Risk"
Posts: 30
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Thanks Steve! Would love to camp with you and Margarita sometime. Thanks for showing us your 19' and getting this whole thing started. Keep an eye out for the referral "thank you" from ETI
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11-30-2014, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Trailer: 2015 5.0 TA, 2014- RAM HEMI 8 spd
Posts: 447
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Jamie, thanks for the info regarding the condensation, hadn't really thought about it that much being located here in very dry Las Vegas. I am scheduled to pick up my 5.0 TA on Dec. 15, but am considering putting it off until the spring. Your experience is making me think twice about a winter pick up. Congrats on a beautiful new Escape!!
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11-30-2014, 09:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Solvang, California
Trailer: 2016 21' Escape (usetaowna a 19, a Burro and 2 Casitas)
Posts: 842
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Another California Escape! Congrats Jaime, looking forward to seeing you out on the trail someday! New to trailering?
Greg
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11-30-2014, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Trailer: 2015 21ft Escape "Spirit of the Plains", 2014 GMC Sierra with max tow package
Posts: 1,100
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JaimeA, To bad you had to run into so much rain. We were in Chilliwack the first week of Sept. and the weather was perfect. Will be picking up our 21 next Sept. I had googled condensation in trailers last week and from what I was reading, it looks like some type of dehumidifier might well be in order. Plus one 21 owner has had his mattress cut 2 inches smaller to keep it away from the walls. Will be looking into that. It also might help making the bed easier too. Your trailer looks great and you will get many years out of it. Enjoy Loren
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11-30-2014, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Bend, Oregon
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 146
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Congrats, beautiful trailer. You got a serious dose of PNW weather, now it'll be spoiled in SoCal!
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11-30-2014, 09:49 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19 "Flight Risk"
Posts: 30
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Greg - yes, new to trailering. We have borrowed my parent's giant Class A motorhome many times, but decided we wanted something smaller. We landed on molded fiberglass and then Escape for the quality and customization. Hope to meet you at some point!
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11-30-2014, 09:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Solvang, California
Trailer: 2016 21' Escape (usetaowna a 19, a Burro and 2 Casitas)
Posts: 842
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You made a great choice on trailers. Welcome to the family, we're a bunch of renegades down here! Working on Beachfest2 sometime in September up at Jalama Beach. Hope you can make it. Keep an eye on the forum for details. Probably no poutine on the menu.
Greg
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11-30-2014, 10:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2002 Escape 13'
Posts: 967
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greggo
you made a great choice on trailers. Welcome to the family, we're a bunch of renegades down here! Working on beachfest2 sometime in september up at jalama beach. Hope you can make it. Keep an eye on the forum for details. probably no poutine on the menu.
greg
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Bet me!
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11-30-2014, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Maple Ridge, BC, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 17B;2012 Nissan Frontier SV 4
Posts: 702
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Congratulations on your purchase and safe trip. BTW it hardly ever rains in the Vancouver area. I'm sure the weather you got was an anomaly
I like your interior trailer choices
I'm wondering what tow vehicle you have.
Larry
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11-30-2014, 11:05 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19 "Flight Risk"
Posts: 30
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Thanks, Larry! Tow vehicle is a Nissan Xterra.
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11-30-2014, 11:45 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Morro Bay, California
Trailer: 2016 Escape 21
Posts: 34
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Congratulations on your new trailer. Hope to meet you in Jalama for the 2nd annual SCABs rally in September. Maybe we can talk HotFishTacos into making hot fish tacos for all of us again!
We'll be in San Clemente during Xmas week with our 19.
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12-01-2014, 09:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2012 Escape 15 A
Posts: 1,505
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Really nice .....love that beach photo !
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12-01-2014, 09:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B - 2009 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid
Posts: 551
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Congratulations! I just love the fabric and the entire look!!! How exciting!!!
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12-01-2014, 10:00 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 -- The Skylark. Towed by a 2014 Highlander
Posts: 1,159
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Looks like you went with the rear dinette option-- which makes a lot of sense to me. Beautiful trailer. I like the fabric choices.
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12-01-2014, 12:29 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonW
Looks like you went with the rear dinette option-- which makes a lot of sense to me. Beautiful trailer. I like the fabric choices.
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From the photos the u-shaped dinette is up front. They have the queen bed in back. Same setup we ordered.
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12-01-2014, 12:32 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Jaime, how was the performance of the RMD8555 fridge?
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