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05-10-2016, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,055
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Originally Posted by Ron in BC
My neck starts to hurt just thinking about it. Ron
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But I'm a HUGE mapophile so I can really get into this. Hmm, now thinking of other possibilities...
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2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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05-10-2016, 11:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Originally Posted by freespirit
you must have great eyes for those maps...nice to see the whole family getting into that camping trip.
wondering do you have a link to those coat hanger thingies to the right of your bathroom door? looks like there is two of them made in some kind of wood with foldup hooks. thanks
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Those are the Umbra hooks that a lot of Escape owners use.
Umbra Flip 5-Hook Wall-Mount Rack/Rail, Natural/Nickel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CAPEF..._qHRmxbZKXHQC9
I bought two 5 hook sets and then cut them into 2 with 2 hooks and 2 with 3 hooks and then put them in assorted places around the trailer.
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05-10-2016, 11:49 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Originally Posted by KarenH
But I'm a HUGE mapophile so I can really get into this. Hmm, now thinking of other possibilities...
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The maps are self-adhesive and dry-eraser-able. Made by the same people who make the whiteboard dry erase sticker I used in other places in the trailer.
Brewster Wall Pops WPE99073 Peel & Stick USA Dry-Erase Map with Marker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00408AA9O..._oKRmxbYS73PR8
I have a laser pointer for doing show and tell or route discussions or geography lessons for the kiddos or whatever. And an assortment of colored sticky dots to mark places.
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05-11-2016, 12:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Myrnam, Alberta
Trailer: 2005 Aliner, 17B due in April/17
Posts: 372
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I just checked Amazon.ca, and it looks like the same spice rack is $258!!!! ($66 on Amazon.com).
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05-11-2016, 12:17 AM
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#25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,055
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
The maps are self-adhesive and dry-eraser-able. Made by the same people who make the whiteboard dry erase sticker I used in other places in the trailer.
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It's on its way. Love one-click on Amazon...it's almost like it's free, right?
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2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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05-11-2016, 02:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: palo alto, California
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic #7
Posts: 314
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Awesome Idea .. I'm going to steal your Map Mod tomorrow.
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2013 Escape 21 Classic
2014 Sequoia
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05-11-2016, 05:22 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
And where do you put a big wall map of the US, perchance? Or of Canada! How about the ceiling?
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Hi: sclifrickson... Gives a whole new perspective to the meaning of the land "Down under". Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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05-11-2016, 07:34 AM
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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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Mods I Haven't Seen Elsewhere
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Originally Posted by sclifrickson
I have a laser pointer for doing show and tell or route discussions or geography lessons for the kiddos or whatever. And an assortment of colored sticky dots to mark places.
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This is the kind of thing, if it were done when I was a kid, would have made me think I had the coolest Dad ever. (Then again, I was always a geography nerd)
Thanks for sharing it.
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05-11-2016, 01:36 PM
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#29
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
The maps are self-adhesive and dry-eraser-able. Made by the same people who make the whiteboard dry erase sticker I used in other places in the trailer.
Brewster Wall Pops WPE99073 Peel & Stick USA Dry-Erase Map with Marker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00408AA9O..._oKRmxbYS73PR8
I have a laser pointer for doing show and tell or route discussions or geography lessons for the kiddos or whatever. And an assortment of colored sticky dots to mark places.
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That is so great to use for a bunch of trips, being able to make new routes over and over.
Like that spice rack, too.
You look ready to go!
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05-12-2016, 11:29 AM
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#30
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Front Window Condensation
We have the thermal window package, but in cold temps the single-pane front window can still get a fair bit of condensation on it, so I cut Reflectix to fit inside the rock guard and VHB'd it in place. If we close it at night we get zero condensation. On that window anyway.
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05-12-2016, 11:39 AM
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#31
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Cabinet Tension Bar Fix
Do you have problems with items knocking your cabinet doors open and then having a party in your trailer while on the move, despite using tension bars and skid mats? We occasionally did. But no more. If you can fit a tension bar behind a cabinet face there's no way they can get knocked out, but on some of the cabinets that isn't possible. I found some rod hangers that fit the end of the tension bars perfectly and hold them and all the other rowdy things in place.
http://www.amazon.com/Urbanest-Insid..._qdlnxb02AM4BJ
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05-12-2016, 11:49 AM
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#32
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Port Townsend, Washington
Trailer: 2010 17B “MATT”, then 2017 19 “Lilly”
Posts: 1,584
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Tiny Free Library
And my favorite mod: our Tiny Free Library! Take a book. Leave a book. Meet new and interesting people! Get new and interesting trades for your books! I had some leftover cedar scraps from a cedar closet project and thought to myself, "Self...those scraps look a lot like a Tiny Free Library." And right I was.
It comes off into two pieces, box and post, while in transit.
If you've never heard of Little Free Libraries, check out littlefreelibrary.org. Note: ours is not a registered Little Free Library, but instead an independent "Tiny Free Library". Same idea, but we're not going to join Little Free Library just yet because ours is mobile, so it can't be registered to a geographic location. Hopefully the shark lawyers understand that we're not trying to steal intellectual property rights but just share books with people.
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05-12-2016, 12:18 PM
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#33
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
We have the thermal window package, but in cold temps the single-pane front window can still get a fair bit of condensation on it, so I cut Reflectix to fit inside the rock guard and VHB'd it in place. If we close it at night we get zero condensation. On that window anyway.
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A simple solution doing miracles!! Nice job, looks good!
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05-12-2016, 02:44 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19 "Seventy Degrees"
Posts: 3,495
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
We have the thermal window package, but in cold temps the single-pane front window can still get a fair bit of condensation on it, so I cut Reflectix to fit inside the rock guard and VHB'd it in place. If we close it at night we get zero condensation. On that window anyway.
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Nice. Got some Reflectix left over in the garage and I think I know where it will go.
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05-17-2016, 12:54 PM
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#35
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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
Posts: 2,888
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sclifrickson
And my favorite mod: our Tiny Free Library! Take a book. Leave a book. Meet new and interesting people! Get new and interesting trades for your books! I had some leftover cedar scraps from a cedar closet project and thought to myself, "Self...those scraps look a lot like a Tiny Free Library." And right I was.
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Oooo, I love this one! Great way to recycle books. I've thought about putting one of those up in front of our house, but that's on the huge to-do list that keeps growing.
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05-18-2016, 06:32 AM
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#36
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Really like your style!
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"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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05-18-2016, 08:00 AM
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#37
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner
Oooo, I love this one! Great way to recycle books. I've thought about putting one of those up in front of our house, but that's on the huge to-do list that keeps growing.
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We have a Little Free Library in front of our house. We enjoy watching people stop by, bringing a book or taking a book. We often find good books there. As care takers we only have to devote a small amount of attention to them -- it is amazing how they "just work". Occasionally we take out books that have been there a long time, and replace them with ones that are more popular, but that is about it. Oh, and we remove the Jehovah Witness pamphlets that get left every now and again. If you get a chance to put up the library, definitely do it!
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05-18-2016, 11:35 AM
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#38
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hudson, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 "Terrapin"
Posts: 428
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I have to show my ignorance. What is VHB?
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05-18-2016, 11:39 AM
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#39
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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 mcdonner
I have to show my ignorance. What is VHB?
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Very High Bond tape. Ask Charlie. He uses a ton of it.
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05-18-2016, 12:17 PM
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#40
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcdonner
I have to show my ignorance. What is VHB?
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3M VHB: high-strength double-sided tape
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