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01-22-2014, 06:02 PM
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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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Weather observations
Well we got around 9" snow yesterday and today the high was 15 degrees above with a wind chill of -10(F). I just made my way out to BlackJack, it was 42 inside and it is currently 9 degrees outside. The minimum last night inside BlackJack was 35 degrees according to my min/max thermometer. I have a 500 watt oil type radiator heater on low setting, about 4 amps of draw about 50% time.
By the way, an observation for those thinking about getting the stainless steel exhaust hood, magnets will not stick to them, but will stick to the black/white models.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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01-22-2014, 06:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brantingham Lake, New York
Trailer: 2001 coachmen
Posts: 274
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What's up with this weather? It was minus 18 last night with the wind chill of minus 30! Spent the morning melting the ice from the condensation off the windows of the house.
Jon V. is basking in the AZ sun missing it all!
Ideas of becoming a snowbird may be a reality!
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01-22-2014, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,372
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Hey, it only got up to 73°F today. I did drive down to Quartzite to see the Big Tent show. Interesting, but once is enough. I did get a chance to walk through a couple of new Olivers.
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01-22-2014, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vermilye
I did get a chance to walk through a couple of new Olivers.
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Impressions?
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01-22-2014, 08:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2012 15A
Posts: 398
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
By the way, an observation for those thinking about getting the stainless steel exhaust hood, magnets will not stick to them, but will stick to the black/white models.
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Sounds like they use a good quality stainless steel in the hood. Lower grades of stainless steel will support a magnet, a better grade will not.
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01-22-2014, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,372
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Impressions?
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I stuck a couple of photos on today's Journal. They are a nice looking trailer, but, like the egg, the white fiberglass interior is too cold for me. I know there are many that appreciate the clean (and easy to clean) lines, but boy is there a lot of "white". Overall, I'll stick with the Escapes!
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01-22-2014, 10:02 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,046
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Oliver has done a lot of nice things with their build. But I agree with Jon. The idea of sleeping inside a "refrigerator" doesn't appeal to me. It's the lack of coziness that I find off-putting. YMMV
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01-22-2014, 11:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Battle Ground, Washington
Trailer: 2001 Bigfoot 21RB/ 73Boler/Trillium 5500
Posts: 178
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This year we are dry in the Pacific Northwest. This is not normal for us.
Chuck
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01-23-2014, 07:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Trailer: 21' Escape (June 2014)
Posts: 325
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This is the coldest year we can remember in our 37 years here on the gulf coast; numerous nights below freezing and no end in sight. Some years we never even see freezing. Our "normal" high for this week is 61, but we've only seen that once or twice in the last few weeks. This isn't what we came to Florida for!
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01-23-2014, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brantingham Lake, New York
Trailer: 2001 coachmen
Posts: 274
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vermilye
I stuck a couple of photos on today's Journal. They are a nice looking trailer, but, like the egg, the white fiberglass interior is too cold for me. I know there are many that appreciate the clean (and easy to clean) lines, but boy is there a lot of "white". Overall, I'll stick with the Escapes!
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That is a lot of white.....not homey at all!
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01-23-2014, 09:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,038
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Hi: All...Chill is off now...heading out for a walk around the Ft. Myers Beach Golf Club. Not on the course of course, but on the sidewalk. Looking at a high temp in the upper 60's maybe 70* today. The only amount of white down here is the sand!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
Ft. Myers Beach Florida for now
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01-23-2014, 10:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Sacramento, California
Trailer: 2017 Bigfoot 25
Posts: 275
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Winter skipped us this year. Though we are seeing 30's overnight, we are enjoying unseasonably warm and dry days. Have still been camping. Went to Death Valley 2 weeks ago and tent camped off my Motorcycle.
But we are now in emergency drought conditions, please send rain.
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2017 Bigfoot 25 Rear Bed
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01-23-2014, 10:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Antelope, California
Trailer: 2009 17B "Suite Escape" pulled by a 2020 Toyota Sienna
Posts: 1,565
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Water too, please!
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01-23-2014, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,038
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandra L
Water too, please!
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Hi: Sandra L... Here's some water for ya, with a gator-guard to keep it safe. This is the first one of these I've ever seen basking round the golf course. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
Ft. Myers Beach Florida for now
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'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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01-23-2014, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5TA
Posts: 405
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San Antonio, Tx - currently, freezing rain - expecting snow fluffies!
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01-24-2014, 06:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Middle, Tennessee
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19' #2
Posts: 1,441
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This weather is crazy! They are saying its the coldest in 30 years here in Tennessee.
Thanks for the pictures Alf. Helps remember what warm looks like.
Snow on the ground since Tuesday and 50% chance of more tomorrow.
Whats wrong with this picture?
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01-24-2014, 08:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,636
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kountrykamper
This weather is crazy! They are saying its the coldest in 30 years here in Tennessee.
Thanks for the pictures Alf. Helps remember what warm looks like.
Snow on the ground since Tuesday and 50% chance of more tomorrow.
Whats wrong with this picture?
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Hey it's not so bad up here in Edmonton though. Snow is melting like crazy. Can almost see my Escape parked beside the house. A few more weeks of this and I may be able to start thinking about using it again.
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01-24-2014, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Antelope, California
Trailer: 2009 17B "Suite Escape" pulled by a 2020 Toyota Sienna
Posts: 1,565
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"Hi: Sandra L... Here's some water for ya, with a gator-guard to keep it safe."
Thanks Alf, Sacramento has had a record breaking 47 day continuous winter day period with NO measurable rainfall. This tops a mark set in 1884. Every little bit counts.
We need the snow and rain that others are getting. I'm sure we'd take water and snow from any willing donors.
I have a daughter that lives in Eugene, Oregon and they too are suffering.
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01-24-2014, 10:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Trailer: 21' Escape (June 2014)
Posts: 325
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While at the gym this morning someone said "it's snowing outside!" People ran out to see it and sure enough, there it was. Well, it was more like sleet, but close enough for Florida; the first snow we've seen here since 1994. My son in Largo (Tampa Bay area), said it was forty degrees there this morning - his wife built a fire in the fireplace, and didn't even need to turn on the AC at the same time!
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01-24-2014, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oakland, California
Trailer: not yet
Posts: 166
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Brush fire in Marin County (north Bay Area) getting everyone nervous. Normally this time of year we aren't worried about fire. But it is really dry and windy right now.
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