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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-20-2023, 09:42 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 51,367
Posted By KLRchickie
While airing down tires when off the pavement is...

While airing down tires when off the pavement is *key* to arriving in camp with less shooken up vehicle contents, the pressure recommended here is _VERY_ low and tire damage is likely for all but the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-22-2023, 10:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,848
Posted By KLRchickie
It’s possible that your 2022 is different from...

It’s possible that your 2022 is different from our 2014, I really don’t know.

We replaced another black valve last fall…
Undo all the bolts from both valves. Wiggle it all apart. Grease seals...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-30-2022, 04:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By KLRchickie
Down near the bottom, I don’t remember *exactly*...

Down near the bottom, I don’t remember *exactly* how it sits in the assembly, but it was one of the parts when we had to put the chimney back together when we replaced the cooling unit on our fridge....
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-30-2022, 03:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By KLRchickie
It’s a part of the chimney area of your fridge.

It’s a part of the chimney area of your fridge.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-28-2022, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 777
Posted By KLRchickie
And sometimes toys are the *reason* to have an...

And sometimes toys are the *reason* to have an Escape trailer!

We tow our 17’ Escape with a 4WD Sprinter Van. Van is loaded with two dirt bikes & all the associated gear. Trailer is the means to...
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-30-2022, 02:49 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,631
Posted By KLRchickie
Depends on your tow vehicle. Ours charges...

Depends on your tow vehicle.
Ours charges trailer batteries AND operates fridge on DC just fine!
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-29-2022, 07:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,631
Posted By KLRchickie
On our fridge, Auto only selects between AC and...

On our fridge, Auto only selects between AC and Propane. DC must be selected manually.
Forum: General Escape 06-23-2022, 09:07 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,153
Posted By KLRchickie
We don’t have the stove problem, so haven’t asked...

We don’t have the stove problem, so haven’t asked the specific question, but we’ve had decent luck with these guys for repairs we don’t care to do ourselves:

https://swiftrvrepairs.com/
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 06-10-2022, 10:58 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 23,287
Posted By KLRchickie
Yup. Everyone’s reasons for being “camped out”...

Yup. Everyone’s reasons for being “camped out” are not the same!

We work 100% remotely. *Where* we are doesn’t matter - so long as we have connectivity to the internet.
We and two others are...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 06-06-2022, 07:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,899
Posted By KLRchickie
2019 4WD Sprinter 2500. 2014 Escape 17B. 2...

2019 4WD Sprinter 2500.
2014 Escape 17B.
2 dirt bikes.
2 mountain bikes.
A solid 9 days of enjoyment in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Alberta faaar beyond the possibility of any...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-09-2022, 09:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,416
Posted By KLRchickie
Parchment paper that you may have in your kitchen...

Parchment paper that you may have in your kitchen can help dim the lights as well. Multiple layers needed in the lense to get much effect.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 04-19-2022, 09:13 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,288
Posted By KLRchickie
How small is small? The littlest I’ve found is...

How small is small? The littlest I’ve found is too big to use in our 17B.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-27-2021, 10:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,848
Posted By KLRchickie
Removing both the grey and black valves at the...

Removing both the grey and black valves at the same time and then fitting them back in together make the job go pretty easily. We’ve replaced two black valves on our 17B now. After the first dis &...
Forum: Product Reviews 08-12-2021, 09:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,341
Posted By KLRchickie
Can of spray paint…

Can of spray paint…
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-03-2021, 01:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,292
Posted By KLRchickie
We drive on roads. Many of them are unpaved. ...

We drive on roads. Many of them are unpaved. One pothole or washboard section of a forestry road can cause a lot of “bounce” in the trailer.

Our 4WD Sprinter Van isn’t an “off-road truck”...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-03-2021, 01:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,292
Posted By KLRchickie
With the sorts of roads *we* travel, I’d make...

With the sorts of roads *we* travel, I’d make sure there were rubber bumpers between the sides and the walls too…
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-26-2021, 11:42 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 17,172
Posted By KLRchickie
I wouldn’t be adjusting anything until you get...

I wouldn’t be adjusting anything until you get all the air out of the lines. That spitting is an indication of air bubbles, which can take what seems like a very long time to clear.

While there...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 01-16-2021, 10:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,168
Posted By KLRchickie
Make sure to check if you have enough clearance...

Make sure to check if you have enough clearance for the length of the bicycle with your tow vehicle & trailer jackknifed. With our Sprinter Van & 17B we do not.
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 09-30-2019, 07:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,248
Posted By KLRchickie
May Long Weekend, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains...

May Long Weekend, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (and Alberta foothills), you should *always* expect snow...!
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 11-29-2017, 10:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,829
Posted By KLRchickie
We have our Escape Trailer _because_ we...

We have our Escape Trailer _because_ we dirt-bike!

The group of people we ride and camp with is awesome. We have built an amazing social network with a group of really great people who "DO...
Forum: New Member Introductions 11-15-2017, 04:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,190
Posted By KLRchickie
We too are in Calgary and just finished our 4th...

We too are in Calgary and just finished our 4th season with our 17B. It is "just the right size" for us, and we wouldn't consider not having that bathroom, despite being far less than retirement...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-20-2017, 01:20 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 11,464
Posted By KLRchickie
Yes!!! Never stop learning!;D

Yes!!!



Never stop learning!;D
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-20-2017, 12:48 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 11,464
Posted By KLRchickie
On our trailer, we do not have a means of...

On our trailer, we do not have a means of checking the level of propane in the tanks. I check the tanks after pretty much every outing - but I am checking to see that we are still using the primary...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-20-2017, 12:17 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 11,464
Posted By KLRchickie
See the part I bolded, in my post quoted above. ...

See the part I bolded, in my post quoted above.

If you turn on only one tank, it will draw from that tank if there is propane in it. The gauge & switchover valve become irrelevant at that point....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 03-20-2017, 11:05 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 11,464
Posted By KLRchickie
Not quite. The lever points to the "primary...

Not quite. The lever points to the "primary tank". Which tank you turn on first is irrelevant. So long as you always open both tanks, the one that the lever is pointing towards will be drawn from...
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