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06-21-2017, 11:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
Trailer: "The Trailer", 2nd Gen 21' & a 2017 Tundra CrewMax in Blazing Blue Pearl
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Gift card from Camping World
Okay, just got a $100 gift card from Camping World. Would like some suggestions on what to spend it on. Not much in the store has interested me or I already have it. Did a bit of checking around their website last night and only a few things jumped out at me saying "yeah, this looks interesting".
So, if this was your card, how would you be spending it there? If you have the link to it, even better!
Thanks!
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06-21-2017, 11:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
Trailer: 2020 Escape 17B "Voyager"
Posts: 2,690
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I'd buy this step since I plan to buy one anyway. Borrowing one right now and it is perfect for my setup.
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06-21-2017, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Get a screen door guard to protect your door screen from the cats....
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-21-2017, 11:24 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,052
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Awning party lights, better camp chairs, better small folding table(s), collapsible dishware, bigger or smaller outdoor rug, flag and flag pole holder, knife safe, toilet chemicals, folding step (like Bobbie mentioned), lego blocks, better chocks, Rhino sewer hose.... and on and on.
I live about 4 miles from a Camping World and have bought a lot of things there over the years. Yes, I could get stuff cheaper elsewhere now... but this was before Amazon Prime!
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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06-21-2017, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Midcoast, Maine
Trailer: 2016 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 435
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Definitely get this! I can't recommend it because I have never had one, but I find myself overcome with intense jealousy every time I see someone sitting in one...
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...recliner/96722
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06-21-2017, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Trailer: 2010 EggCamper (#083); 2017 Escape 21 (#053); 2016 F-150 5.0L FX4
Posts: 1,765
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We have and would also recommend an entry step/shoe scraper (we have the non-adjustable version).
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...ing-step/38293
We use it all the time, and guests to the trailer always ask us where they can get one. Dale
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06-21-2017, 12:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Area 51, New Mexico
Trailer: pondering.....
Posts: 728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nathanj04011
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so comfortable...only thing missing is the "Eject" button as the occupant's limbs will go to sleep
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06-21-2017, 01:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 Tow: 2024 Toyota Tundra
Posts: 3,105
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I met a couple who were using foldable rocking chairs. They told me they got them at Camping World for $50 each. The chairs didn't have a curved part on the bottom; instead the suspension let them rock. I thought they were pretty neat.
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She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie-- propane
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06-21-2017, 01:14 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
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Lewis
I met a couple who were using foldable rocking chairs. They told me they got them at Camping World for $50 each. The chairs didn't have a curved part on the bottom; instead the suspension let them rock. I thought they were pretty neat.
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We have a pair. They were a gift from my Mom - no idea where she got them. Brand name is "GCI Outdoor" and the model is "Freestyle Rocker". They're not bad as camp chairs, but they are pretty vertical on the back.
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06-21-2017, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 Tow: 2024 Toyota Tundra
Posts: 3,105
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
We have a pair. They were a gift from my Mom - no idea where she got them. Brand name is "GCI Outdoor" and the model is "Freestyle Rocker". They're not bad as camp chairs, but they are pretty vertical on the back.
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Yes, that's the one; I remember the spring tubes on the back legs.
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She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie-- propane
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06-21-2017, 04:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobbie54
I'd buy this step since I plan to buy one anyway. Borrowing one right now and it is perfect for my setup.
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Originally Posted by War Eagle
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I've been really curious why folks need to use this type of step. Are you putting it at the end of the step that's already on the trailer? Or using it instead of the trailer's step?
I've not been in a situation where I felt I needed another step. Maybe my step comes down a bit lower than others. I dunno. I did notice the steps on the display trailers at ETI seemed a bit higher than mine, but I wasn't curious enough to measure and compare.
I just know the step is a pain in the posterior to pull out and put back in. It keeps getting caught in the little lip/notch area and rattles around due to my frustration. I could see using a fold out step instead when I get annoyed with the trailer's step. I remember someone commenting ages and ages ago he uses his foot to pull it out or push it in. My shoes aren't ratty enough to do that, but I do think of that comment when I'm annoyed at the step.
Anyway, thanks for the ideas that have been posted. Still pondering what the heck to spend it on. I am kind of interested in this, but that still leaves a lot to figure out. Sorry, Nathan, not getting you that chair.
Stack-a-Plate - Camco 43601 - Cabinet and Drawer Organizers - Camping World
Has anyone used these?
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06-21-2017, 05:14 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 NW Cat Owner
I've been really curious why folks need to use this type of step. Are you putting it at the end of the step that's already on the trailer? Or using it instead of the trailer's step?
I've not been in a situation where I felt I needed another step. Maybe my step comes down a bit lower than others. I dunno. I did notice the steps on the display trailers at ETI seemed a bit higher than mine, but I wasn't curious enough to measure and compare.
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Laura I think it depends on the campsite. We use a Stromberg Carlson with folding legs that can also be adjusted for height. At several campsites my wife has remarked that the single step was too high and too small. With the larger platform of the Stromberg Carlson, and adjusted to the lowest setting, it's much easier to enter and exit, and to her it feels safer.
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06-21-2017, 05:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
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Laura, I think the key to pulling out the step is to lift the whole step up, especially the back of it. Then pull it forward and lower it.
I can actually take it in and out with one foot as others have mentioned.
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06-21-2017, 05:49 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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I bought that step for my Mother so she could get in and out of my truck! THEN, I took a good friend to the Escape rally in 2015. She has RA. So while I have no problems using the standard step getting in an out of Ten Forward, it was far easier for her to use the step as a measure of comfort. Shorter step up, easier to get in and out. Besides, the adjustable has a much wider base. Because the legs fold into the body, it rides permanently underneath the back seat of my truck. Deploys in seconds. Double duty, win-win.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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06-21-2017, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
Trailer: 2020 Escape 17B "Voyager"
Posts: 2,690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Laura I think it depends on the campsite. We use a Stromberg Carlson with folding legs that can also be adjusted for height. At several campsites my wife has remarked that the single step was too high and too small. With the larger platform of the Stromberg Carlson, and adjusted to the lowest setting, it's much easier to enter and exit, and to her it feels safer.
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My friends bought the step because of a campsite that was too high for their RV steps. (Due to the slant of the ground. But I'm using it for my elderly corgi who has trouble getting up just the one trailer step. With the broad lower step he can do it on his own. The adjustable legs help because they go lower than most of the ones I looked at, but also, can be individually leveled if the ground isn't level. It's very stable and I have a bit of carpet over it so no toes caught in the spaces.
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06-21-2017, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Midcoast, Maine
Trailer: 2016 Escape 5.0 TA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner
Sorry, Nathan, not getting you that chair.
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You totally misunderstood!! I was suggesting you get it for yourself. My jealousy will go on no matter who has it. Heck, you even save a penny to boot!
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06-21-2017, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Travis County, Texas
Trailer: 2015 Esc 21. Formerly, Casita LD (16 & 17)
Posts: 803
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner
I've been really curious why folks need to use this type of step. Are you putting it at the end of the step that's already on the trailer? Or using it instead of the trailer's step?
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I use the extra step at the end of the step that's already on the trailer. I find that a wider platform is easier on my knees: the trailer's step is so narrow I sometimes pivot when I enter/exit the door (especially when I exit). I think we originally bought it for our Casita, but the Escape has the same, narrow step, so we still use it. I dunno, maybe my feet are just too big.
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06-21-2017, 09:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nathanj04011
You totally misunderstood!! I was suggesting you get it for yourself. My jealousy will go on no matter who has it. Heck, you even save a penny to boot!
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Oh, there wasn't any misunderstanding on my part.
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06-21-2017, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
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Part of the money will be spent
Okay gang, thanks for the comments on the step. I don't know that I'll actually use it with the trailer, but it will be hauled in the Tundra. Reason - Donna's comment about getting it for use in her truck for someone else set off the "duh" thinking mode. My MIL has RA, among other things. We've used a small step stool for her, but it doesn't work very well as the handle can get in the way. It won't with this step.
Oh, and I did see the thread about "Bear Steps" and that makes perfect sense about using that little step then. Dang, their step sure is high. I know mine isn't that high. Dang!
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06-21-2017, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
Trailer: "The Trailer", 2nd Gen 21' & a 2017 Tundra CrewMax in Blazing Blue Pearl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mary F
I dunno, maybe my feet are just too big.
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Mine are size 11.
And yet my shoes fit quite nicely in the shoe box I got from RV Widgets for the under-the-bed storage area.
We won't mention how many times I do trip over my slippers in the trailer though.
I'll have to kind of see how I actually use that step the next time I go in and out of there.
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