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Forum: Shopping Escape 03-31-2015, 10:05 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thanks, Donna. Thanks, all, for your thoughts. ...

Thanks, Donna. Thanks, all, for your thoughts.
Sounds like I'll take whatever ETI installs. When have they not done the very best for us Escapees.
On my next inquiry to ETI (there's bound to...
Forum: Shopping Escape 03-30-2015, 08:36 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thanks, David. I will add that question to my...

Thanks, David.
I will add that question to my next inquiry.
Forum: Shopping Escape 03-29-2015, 11:05 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thanks, Brian; Thanks, Robert. What can I say? ...

Thanks, Brian; Thanks, Robert.
What can I say? I've been doing engineering analyses of various sorts for 50 years.
But this one should be about the last big one. 45 more pay periods and then,...
Forum: Shopping Escape 03-29-2015, 09:22 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
March 29,2015-Since there have been posts...

March 29,2015-Since there have been posts recently regarding options, and we have revised our build sheet about once a month since November, I thought it would be good to bump this forward, along...
Forum: Shopping Escape 12-17-2014, 06:45 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
We got a response, including photos, from Crystal...

We got a response, including photos, from Crystal at ETI.
"At its widest point it's 8 1/2" and it is 58 1/2" from the floor to the bottom of the overhead cabinet."
Based on that, we decided that,...
Forum: Shopping Escape 12-03-2014, 11:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Another item we discussed was my addition of LED...

Another item we discussed was my addition of LED lighting at the awning. Reace indicated that, if I remove the frig. exterior vent cover above the porch light fixture, I should have enough access...
Forum: Shopping Escape 12-02-2014, 02:32 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
On Nov. 28, I sent a list of questions to ETI. ...

On Nov. 28, I sent a list of questions to ETI. Today, Reace called me, with the answers.

Addition of Batteries: The 17 is now being built with 4"x2"x.125"wall frame back to the axle, then...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 10:00 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
We have a long weekend coming up, I may have time...

We have a long weekend coming up, I may have time to compose a list of questions to send to ETI. The battery framing question will certainly be one of them.

Results TBA.

Don
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 07:48 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Yup, looks like I need to discuss this w/ETI. ...

Yup, looks like I need to discuss this w/ETI.

Thanks much, Jon, and Brian and Glenn.

Don
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 04:48 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
battery frame mods

Jon,
By any chance, can you describe the frame mods. The standard battery on the 17A is on the rear. I was given to understand that dual 6V batteries would be located similarly, one on each side....
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 03:12 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
There are two drawings on the ETI/17/layouts tab....

There are two drawings on the ETI/17/layouts tab.
The top one is plan A, and has a 52" x 76" bed on the right (front of trailer). On the left (rear) is a "four person dinette or double bed".
The...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 01:18 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Jon, That is a very unusual example that you...

Jon,
That is a very unusual example that you cite. We clearly will not chose to camp there.

Regarding the MaxxFan, your comment (and a couple of previous ones) make it sound like the option by...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 10:21 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thanks for the confirmation. Our ages are very...

Thanks for the confirmation. Our ages are very similar, and our thought process as well: when we get to where we can't do this anymore, the trailer goes to our kids. That's one reason we selected...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-25-2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
17A layout

Cathy,
If you look at the 17A layout on ETI's website, it shows a permanent queen bed in the front, and the dinette in the rear converts to sleeping for two.
Yes, I now see the need to have a...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 08:48 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thank for responding, Brian. We are now...

Thank for responding, Brian.
We are now discussing bike transport options. We like your stated reasons for tug roof transport.

Our tow vehicle research shows that 2WD/FWD may be what is the...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 08:34 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
I'll never surrender/concede: I guess I'll have...

I'll never surrender/concede: I guess I'll have to carry my Plumbing Codebook with me to establish a defensible position, and not use the sink at Those campgrounds.

Seriously, I had never...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 07:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Thanks, Karen, for the confirmation. I remember...

Thanks, Karen, for the confirmation. I remember being glad when I first saw a post of yours and seeing that I was not the only one in the world who thought an A model was a good selection.

Don
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 05:35 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
Jim, LEDs: When I costed it out in August, the...

Jim,
LEDs: When I costed it out in August, the ETI fixtures were a better deal, but now, LED replacement lamps are the cost-wise choice. One of the questions we asked Crystal at ETI was "do the...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 05:12 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
You're most welcome. I see your 17 differs in...

You're most welcome. I see your 17 differs in that you are getting the poutine-removal shower option. (B rather than A)!
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 05:10 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
The MaxxFan is a std. feature. Options include...

The MaxxFan is a std. feature. Options include remote control and alternative vent covers on the roof.

The sink is installed. There is an exterior outlet for the sink drain, to, of course, an...
Forum: Shopping Escape 11-24-2014, 04:02 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,417
Posted By dfandrews
17A choices and why

We have been studying all the info on this forum for months, talking with 5.0 owners Brian & Jennette, and 19 owner Pat, and working on our 'givens and druthers' list. Then, on Nov. 12, 2014 we...
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