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02-23-2020, 06:27 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
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Hi: All... I've always been a half a bubble off plumb!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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02-23-2020, 06:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: All... I've always been a half a bubble off plumb!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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and after happy hour you are perfectly plumb level........
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02-23-2020, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hudson, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 "Terrapin"
Posts: 427
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How do you think mounting the level with 3M Scotch VHB Tape would work? I'm where you were in terms of not wanting to drill holes.
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02-23-2020, 07:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
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I have had a bunch of plans to use with my 5.0TA, but have just used a magnetic torpedo level on the frame under the loft. This has shown to be super close to my countertop level, for us the most important for my wife when she cooks inside.
Parked where I want to sit, I check side to side and determine how much levelling I need, and whether I use Lynx blocks or if quite bad the Anderson levellers. With blocks I can get super close first try. I then go through the disconnect process, turn the level front to back and lower the trailer to level watching the level almost right in front of me.
Some day I will set up something better. I had intended to set up a levelling sensor with bluetooth signal. Maybe some day I will get that done. Until then, what I do is just fine.
I am one too that does not really worry hugely about side to side being exact, but do want front to back level as that is our sleeping direction.
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02-23-2020, 12:36 PM
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#25
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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
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
and after happy hour you are perfectly plumb level........
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Hi: cpaharley2008... By then I'm just "Plumb loco"!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
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St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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02-23-2020, 02:16 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,104
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcdonner
How do you think mounting the level with 3M Scotch VHB Tape would work? I'm where you were in terms of not wanting to drill holes.
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this particular one, doesn't have much surface area on the back. if it had a solid flat back, I'd go for it.
re: consistency, I played with several in a camping store, this one has a metal ball that is pretty consistent in its repeatability. yes, it takes a few seconds to move a tick, but +/- a small tick is close enough to level for me. I actually like my trailer with the street side slightly low, and the nose slightly high, as the shower drains better.
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02-23-2020, 02:16 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: SEATTLE, Washington
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21
Posts: 59
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The most important place in the trailer to be absolutely level in my opinion is the stove. Don't want tear shaped pancakes Luckily the outdoor mounted levels are pretty dang close to what the stove top is....
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02-23-2020, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
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My level also did not have much surface area on the back to apply tape to. However you could make a backing plate out of aluminium or plastic and pop rivet or screw it to the level using counter sunk screws. Some double sided foam tape would be enough to clear the pop rivet heads so they would not touch the trailer. The new backing plate would give you plenty of surface to attach the adhesive tape.
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02-23-2020, 06:06 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Freelton, Ontario
Trailer: 2019 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 42
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A small glass of water filled to an inch or so from the top, placed on the kitchen counter gives you a true reading of whether the trailer is level north-south and east-west.
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02-23-2020, 06:34 PM
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#30
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by RonB
A small glass of water filled to an inch or so from the top, placed on the kitchen counter gives you a true reading of whether the trailer is level north-south and east-west.
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I tried that with a shot glass and some whiskey....forgot what I was doing......
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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02-23-2020, 06:52 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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You can do the same with a smartphone level app.
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02-23-2020, 10:01 PM
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#32
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA (Little Elsie) Extensively Personalized
Posts: 2,945
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To late to edit, but I mentioned (Post #20) my Bluetooth leveling device and referred to it as a Pitch Hitch. The words are backward; it is Hitch Pitch.
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02-24-2020, 09:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hudson, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 "Terrapin"
Posts: 427
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Quote:
Originally Posted by C&G in FL
To late to edit, but I mentioned (Post #20) my Bluetooth leveling device and referred to it as a Pitch Hitch. The words are backward; it is Hitch Pitch.
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Just noticed your quote at the bottom of your post "What a long strange trip it's been". Love it.
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02-24-2020, 09:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA (Little Elsie) Extensively Personalized
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcdonner
Just noticed your quote at the bottom of your post "What a long strange trip it's been". Love it.
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Given that you have named your trailer Terrapin, I am guessing you are also a Dead Head!
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What a long strange trip it’s been!
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02-24-2020, 10:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hudson, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 "Terrapin"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by C&G in FL
Given that you have named your trailer Terrapin, I am guessing you are also a Dead Head!
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Very perceptive. Long time.
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02-24-2020, 10:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
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I would have never guessed either of you for deadheads. If you level with a shot glass, use one out of a bar with the line on the glass. I always use kool-aid in the shot glass and I only drink Escape brand.
We use the factory levels on the side and rear of the trailer. When Rita is satisfied the trailer is right, I punch the button and shut the Highlander off and set the brake.
Iowa Dave
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02-24-2020, 10:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Hudson, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 "Terrapin"
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Bet you didn't know I'm ordained in Ohio so if you know any Buckeye's who need to get hitched let me know.
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02-24-2020, 01:26 PM
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#38
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
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Two of my kids and my son in law are all Buckeyes. ( i know you’ve met Todd and Teresa). I’m not in need of a nuptials officiant but if you would use your good standing to influence the Buckeye basketball team for the rest of February and during the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments I’d appreciate it. After all they’ve got an Iowa boy playing for them this year and doing pretty well.
Iowa Dave
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02-24-2020, 08:49 PM
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#39
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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: 8,728
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I use the THAR level. Never a complaint, always works.
Cruise a boat for a while and you won't sweat a degree or two off.
Ron
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02-25-2020, 08:41 AM
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#40
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: East Dover, Vermont
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA!
Posts: 675
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Quote:
Originally Posted by travelinmojo
Just took delivery of our 2019 19'. The level attached to the side of the trailer left of the entrance reads a half-of-a-bubble different than the one I plan to install on the hitch. My first inclination is that the one on the hitch would be more trustworthy? Thoughts? Jeff
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I would get the trailer as level as you can with what you have, then get a builder's level probably a 24" one and check a few spots on the trailer.
The belly band should be level side to side and front to back.
The trailer frame should be level side to side and front to back.
The fridge should be level side to side and front to back(you will want a small torpedo level for this).
After doing this you can adjust the existing stick on levels by pulling them off and resticking to match the more expensive builder's level.
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