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we come here for your wisdom gbaglo.Guess you could always buy a Model T. :whistling:
we come here for your wisdom gbaglo.
not sure if that would tow an Escape trailer, however while not knowing exactly what "model" it is, a neighbor has one of those old "model T pickups" . It does drive around although a bit slow, and it looks like it has wood spoke rubber wheels.Guess you could always buy a Model T. :whistling:
How well does that model T work as an awning? Isn't that what the thread is about ?
I received my first build pictures today from ETI in respect of my 2017-model 17B with MANUAL AWNING specified in big bold letters on my build sheet.please post your build pics when in production,you may have the 1st of this new manual kind awing.....and curious minds want to know more. Thanks in advance...
... we just don't want the added weight, complexity and battery drain of the power version. No cost adjustment for going manual.
From earlier in the thread...
We have a very nice Fiamma F45S awning on our VW Westphalia campvervan that has performed well and stood the test of time. It's not a big deal to crank it by hand. Did not see the need for a power awning on the trailer with the added complexity plus worrying about if it close automatically if needed. We'll be cautious about deploying or leaving it up in iffy situations just like we do with the Westy's awning.
We are the type of people who have sent a 10-year-old stereo to Reace to install in our unit, just because it has manual round controls, we know how to operate it, and doesn't look like a freakin' disco light show when you turn it on.
We are so lucky we can have these trailers built OUR way.
From earlier in the thread...
We have a very nice Fiamma F45S awning on our VW Westphalia campvervan that has performed well and stood the test of time. It's not a big deal to crank it by hand. Did not see the need for a power awning on the trailer with the added complexity plus worrying about if it close automatically if needed. We'll be cautious about deploying or leaving it up in iffy situations just like we do with the Westy's awning.
We are the type of people who have sent a 10-year-old stereo to Reace to install in our unit, just because it has manual round controls, we know how to operate it, and doesn't look like a freakin' disco light show when you turn it on.
We are so lucky we can have these trailers built OUR way.
We signed off on our build sheet last month for a 17B, due to be completed in December 2016...it's the 2017 mold. We specified Manual Awning after Krista told us this is an available but unpublished option for the 2017s.
No idea what manufacturer it is...we don't really care we just don't want the added weight, complexity and battery drain of the power version. No cost adjustment for going manual.
And you cannot change your mind later and switch from a manual awning to a powered one because the mounting hardware is completely different.
All awnings have arms. In some cases the arms fold into the case of the awning, so when retracted there are no visible arms; these are usually called "case" or "box" awnings.Just out of curiosity I looked at the Carefree website and their travel trailer awnings. And it doesn't look to me there is a version that is manual without arms.