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06-23-2014, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Janesville, WI, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 (sold) Escape 21 2014
Posts: 1,882
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Jim
Let us know how they work on the 21.
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2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 now 2012 Toyota Sequoia V8
Escape 19' 2010 now 2014 Escape 21'
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06-23-2014, 12:31 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,040
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What size are those with the new 5.0TA using? Or do you?
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06-23-2014, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tucson, AZ, Arizona
Trailer: gone, 19 and 21 & 17B with 5.0 now. gone
Posts: 790
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wheel chocks
I tried the plastic ones from camper world, returned them to exchange for the bal metal ones, after more than 3 years using them on the 19 and 21 I wouldn't consider anything else. Makes the trailer as solid as a fixed building if the four legs are also down with tension applied. Sat. night we were on a hill where the aft legs would not reach the ground and the tongue was almost on the ground and I didn't have enough blocks to help in the back. The chocks worked great and almost no wiggle inside.
Jack
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06-23-2014, 02:29 PM
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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 azjack
I tried the plastic ones from camper world, returned them to exchange for the bal metal ones...
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The plastic ones do look a little flimsy. The homestyle wooden chocks are much more solid, probably quite comparable to the Bal-X version.
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06-23-2014, 04:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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I setup my RA with a pair of the plastic wedges then added 1 xchock. First time I used it and it makes a world of difference. I'm not going to bother gettiing a second one. Rock solid is not an exaggeration.
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Bob
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06-23-2014, 05:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 26/May/2014 Sold New trailer 2016 Bigfoot 25B21FB
Posts: 449
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What model Bal -x chock are you Escape 19 trailer owner using ? I think you guys talked me into purchase some Bal -X chocks. Pretty soon my wife is going to band me from this website with all the purchases I have made because of reading posting here of RV toys I just got to have.
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Mark & Karen Van Tiem 2014 Escape 19 sold, Now a Bigfoot 25B21FB Travel Trailer
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06-23-2014, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
Posts: 365
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These are the ones I am using with our 19.
Amazon.com: BAL 28012 X-Chock Tire Locking Chock: Automotive
After two months of the UPS truck stopping every day my wife told me nicely that I maybe should stop reading the forum for a little while. . Most of the suggestions here were very good though!
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Cottage Grove, MN
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06-23-2014, 07:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 26/May/2014 Sold New trailer 2016 Bigfoot 25B21FB
Posts: 449
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Thanks John I am going to order them right now. I am sure glad my wife loves me or I thinks I might be sleeping in the doghouse later this week when that Brown Truck pulls up are driveway.
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06-23-2014, 07:47 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,040
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Love Amazon Prime! OMG, better pay the AMEX bill....
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06-23-2014, 07:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 26/May/2014 Sold New trailer 2016 Bigfoot 25B21FB
Posts: 449
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The deed is done they are now ordered. Hopefully I will receive in time to use them this Friday on our first time out camping with our new Escape 19 trailer.
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06-23-2014, 07:56 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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Those are the ones I have, but I'm switching to the plastic in an attempt to save weight. Will do a comparison and then decide.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-23-2014, 08:37 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,040
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Those are the ones I have, but I'm switching to the plastic in an attempt to save weight. Will do a comparison and then decide.
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Let us know!
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06-23-2014, 09:03 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,786
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
but I'm switching to the plastic in an attempt to save weight..
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Same philosophy as Colin Chapman, the designer of Lotus cars. "Add lightness"
You're right though, without a conscious effort to control weight it can creep up.
Ron
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06-24-2014, 11:17 AM
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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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Wheel chocks
Here is a picture of dual axle wheel chock which is 2 wedges top and bottom with a screw rod. Pictured on a 1985 Bigfoot 19. FiberglassTravelTrailersrv.com sell these.
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06-24-2014, 12:11 PM
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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 ChuckS
Here is a picture of dual axle wheel chock which is 2 wedges top and bottom with a screw rod. Pictured on a 1985 Bigfoot 19. FiberglassTravelTrailersrv.com sell these.
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The 19' Bigfoot is a nice trailer. Looks like the wheel well design is a bit different from the Escape tandem trailers, in that the fibreglass body does not come down between the wheels on the Bigfoot like it does on the Escapes. Because of the tighter space on the Escapes, it is possible that some chocking systems may not have sufficient room to fit without coming into contact with the fiberglass above the space between the wheels. One advantage of the home built wedge type chocks is that they are easily custom fitted so that there are no clearance issues. With the other systems, you need to take your chances or know someone else has successfully used it prior to yourself. Otherwise you may find that it does not fit well on the Escapes.
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06-24-2014, 12:38 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,040
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Bigfoot uses "fender skirts." The picture of the Bigfoot Chuck posted is missing that piece. From a distance, both Escape and Bigfoot look the same with the "tab" that is between the tires.
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06-24-2014, 07:51 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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and the plastic wedges, in the small size fit the tandem Escape axles.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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06-24-2014, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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The trick to making the yellow, Camco chocks work on the 19' is to bring the threaded rod as low as possible into the top wedge and the bottom wedge as high as you can and still get it between the tires with the turning knob on the bottom. By doing so, when tightening, you'll only raise the threaded rod a few inches and not hit the fiberglass. Works for me just fine. And interestingly, I have yet needed to tighten them after the initial installation.
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06-25-2014, 08:27 AM
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#39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
Trailer: 2024 Bigfoot 21RB
Posts: 254
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The Bal-X chocks offer another way to secure the trailer from theft by placing a lock through the holes at the top where the ratchet attaches - prevents them from being removed.
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06-25-2014, 08:57 AM
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#40
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gharper
The Bal-X chocks offer another way to secure the trailer from theft by placing a lock through the holes at the top where the ratchet attaches - prevents them from being removed.
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This does not stop someone from driving away, and having the X-Chocks come loose. Don't ask me how I know this.
I would also suspect that they could be forced out, even when set tight.
Nonetheless, I have had the X-Chocks for a few years now, and we love them.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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