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03-05-2016, 10:22 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 17 ft plan b
Posts: 7
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New member from Vancouver Island
Greetings all! I am picking up my new to me 2007 17 ft Escape today and am very excited,
Cheers!
T2
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03-05-2016, 10:44 AM
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#2
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: St Albert, Alberta
Trailer: 2006 Escape 17B
Posts: 87
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Congrats you will love it
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03-05-2016, 12:07 PM
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#3
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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: 700
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Welcome to the forum. Perhaps as you camp on the Island you can post pictures and comments about places you like.
Enjoy your "new to you" trailer
Larry
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03-05-2016, 12:10 PM
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#4
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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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Welcome to the club!! Happy trails!!
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03-05-2016, 12:13 PM
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#5
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Vancouver Island, BC, British Columbia
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19
Posts: 69
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Congrats! We're picking up our 19 next week! Maybe we'll see you in our travels.
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03-05-2016, 12:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 5.0TA 2016 Spirit Bear
Posts: 132
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Oh i saw the trailer on Used Victoria for sale! How very exciting! Did you know about Escapes previously?We are waiting to place an order for the fifth wheel!
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There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs!
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03-05-2016, 12:46 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 17b "Shelly"
Posts: 452
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There seems to be a lot of "Islanders" with good taste in travel trailers. 
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Like a lot of fellows, I have a furniture problem. My chest has fallen into my drawers
"Billy Casper"
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03-05-2016, 01:36 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 "Lightning"
Posts: 1,467
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May you have many happy miles.
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03-05-2016, 04:28 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Fremont, California
Trailer: 2016 21. '15 Ford Explorer V-6
Posts: 1,535
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Welcome T2, Have a great time with your 'new' Trailer!
Cheers,
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Steve and Debbie
2016 - 21'
“Get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down” -Indigo Girls
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03-05-2016, 05:39 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Surrey, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 699
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Congrats on your purchase! A properly maintained fibreglass trailer like the Escapes should last for many years. We discovered the Escapes after experiencing two separate leaks over the relatively short life of our 2002 Nash trailer. (Repair cost after the first leak alone was $6800) The fully fibreglass Escapes are built to last!
We hope to do a brief explore of Vancouver Island some time this year with our Escape 21, maybe camping near Tofino. You have so much great camping at your doorstep, as well as the whole continent!
Bob K
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03-05-2016, 05:52 PM
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#11
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 17 ft plan b
Posts: 7
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I certainly will post some pictures when we do our first trip. I have to get a brake controller and new trailer towing wiring done on my truck. Do any of you islanders have a shop you would recommend?
T2
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03-05-2016, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 5.0TA 2016 Spirit Bear
Posts: 132
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Cap-it on Millstream Rd has done good work for us!
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03-05-2016, 07:02 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Comox, British Columbia
Trailer: 5.0 TA #9
Posts: 225
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Just up the road from you in Comox.
Have fun with your new Trailer.
We used McPhee RV in Courtenay for things like wiring, and hitches.
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03-06-2016, 05:39 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
Posts: 5,136
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Congratulations, Tsquared! May you enjoy many wonderful camping trips. Let us know how it goes and any questions.
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Cathy. Floating Cloud
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.... "
Emerson
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04-10-2016, 05:47 PM
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#15
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Shawnigan Lake B.C, British Columbia
Trailer: Escape 19
Posts: 30
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Hi folks ! Just picking up our new Escape 19 next week. It would be nice to get to know some Islanders and maybe set up an island camping excursion ?? Ideas and interest ?
We are from Duncan on the island.
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04-10-2016, 05:58 PM
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#16
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 17 ft plan b
Posts: 7
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Sounds like a good plan! I had vague notions of a weekend at Jordan River for our first trip.
Tom
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04-10-2016, 06:16 PM
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#17
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Shawnigan Lake B.C, British Columbia
Trailer: Escape 19
Posts: 30
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Hi... I was thinking maybe the same thing, heading out to Jordan River for a night or two and then towards port renfrew and up to Lake Cowichan.. I had also thought about French Beach, it's on the way to Jordan River and it's a beautiful camp ground in the forest. Not really interested in staying in Renfrew the camp sites are terrible
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04-10-2016, 06:36 PM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Trailer: 5.0TA 2016 Spirit Bear
Posts: 132
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Hi
We are definitely interested however the only thing we are missing is a trailer, boo hoo! If all goes well we will pick up in the fall of 2017. Regardless we will keep a close eye on where you folks meet up and make an effort to drop by!
Congrats Bluegrouse!
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04-10-2016, 06:39 PM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 17b "Shelly"
Posts: 452
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluegrouse
Not really interested in staying in Renfrew the camp sites are terrible
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I could not agree more, the one run by the First Nations people had potential but needed a lot of TLC and the marina campground was a total disaster.  I'd rather stay at Walmart.
But it is the only place in town to get gas, but you may need to take out a bank loan to pay for it.
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Like a lot of fellows, I have a furniture problem. My chest has fallen into my drawers
"Billy Casper"
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04-10-2016, 06:54 PM
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#20
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,476
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Welcome, and congrats on your purchase. Lots of fun times ahead! 
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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