The Escape 19
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Well the trailer has been packed away in my friends Quonset since October. (Unrelated fact, there is also a band called Since October)
We are pulling the yet to be named Escape 19 from this dumpster of a city all the way to Newfoundland come late August! (Involves a ferry unless the Atlantic freezes)
I've yet to look into swapping the typical RV furnace (it's Atwood or suburban, don't recall) for a Propex or something efficient.
There is not as much sunshine on The Rock as we get same time of year, so I've been trying to explain to my wife why we have to be frugal with heat.
Hopefully I'll have time to use rigid foam insulation to get the undercarriage insulated. Our production year has the "extra" insulation as standard. I think it's roughly R5, so not stellar.
I'll adjust the brakes and grease the hubs before we leave, and will bring the grease to hit the hubs again when we get there as the entire trip is looking to be 10,000km or so.
The batteries were pulled before storage and are indoors. They are now a year old so should be fine for the trip. Water level is good.
Outside of the usual tools for minor electrical repairs, basic truck tools (sockets breaker bar torque wrench pliers screw drivers etc) and all the usual stuff you take on long road trips and camping, plus truck recovery (straps and shackles) what should I be bringing?
The trailer has dual 20# propane, 5 cu ft gas absorption fridge, and stock 190w solar panel and dual 6V batteries. 225 AH of power, all lights are LED, awning is manual, water heater is propane.
I bring a 20# tank for my Coleman stove and BBQ as we only use inside stove if weather is hairy.
Any advice for trailer maintenance/things to bring for a trip of this length?
5 weeks and 10,000km+ return distance and two ferry rides.
Longest previous trip was maybe 5,000km return and far more populated.
We are pulling the yet to be named Escape 19 from this dumpster of a city all the way to Newfoundland come late August! (Involves a ferry unless the Atlantic freezes)
I've yet to look into swapping the typical RV furnace (it's Atwood or suburban, don't recall) for a Propex or something efficient.
There is not as much sunshine on The Rock as we get same time of year, so I've been trying to explain to my wife why we have to be frugal with heat.
Hopefully I'll have time to use rigid foam insulation to get the undercarriage insulated. Our production year has the "extra" insulation as standard. I think it's roughly R5, so not stellar.
I'll adjust the brakes and grease the hubs before we leave, and will bring the grease to hit the hubs again when we get there as the entire trip is looking to be 10,000km or so.
The batteries were pulled before storage and are indoors. They are now a year old so should be fine for the trip. Water level is good.
Outside of the usual tools for minor electrical repairs, basic truck tools (sockets breaker bar torque wrench pliers screw drivers etc) and all the usual stuff you take on long road trips and camping, plus truck recovery (straps and shackles) what should I be bringing?
The trailer has dual 20# propane, 5 cu ft gas absorption fridge, and stock 190w solar panel and dual 6V batteries. 225 AH of power, all lights are LED, awning is manual, water heater is propane.
I bring a 20# tank for my Coleman stove and BBQ as we only use inside stove if weather is hairy.
Any advice for trailer maintenance/things to bring for a trip of this length?
5 weeks and 10,000km+ return distance and two ferry rides.
Longest previous trip was maybe 5,000km return and far more populated.
Obsessed2findARuggedHybid
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Awesome setup. Glad you went for the raised axel. Maybe consider a viair 400 rv compressor?
Good luck on your trip! I will be driving from Utah to NY to pickup my Trailer Marker in June. Then a couple of weeks in RI then back to Utah
Good luck on your trip! I will be driving from Utah to NY to pickup my Trailer Marker in June. Then a couple of weeks in RI then back to Utah
calicamper
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Take a really close look at the torsion axles. Run a straight edge across them see of they are square so you don’t burn through a tire or two from alignment issues?.
Looking forward to your trip report would love to get up there in that region. Have read lots of great trip reports about it.
Jealous of your trip to Newfoundland. It's intrigued me for quite a while. The wife and I seriously contemplated a visit a number of years back. Not driving but flying in to St. John and renting something to explore the island. For a variety of reasons we did not pull it off. One of which was how much time we had allotted and, after diving into the details, how large an island it was. Sounds like a great trip. Regarding heating the trailer, for some trips where we ended up camping without hookups in colder weather, we carried our Mr. Buddy heater and a 2 gallon propane tank. Been using the Mr. Buddy for close to 20 years in various camping set ups. We always leave a window and roof vent cracked and never sleep with it on. Our old school Airstream has a forced air furnace and it can eat up a 12V battery pretty quickly. When getting up in the AM, we'd turn on the furnace to warm the trailer up and then switch to the Mr. Buddy while eating breakfast etc. Would then shut it down for the day while we were out exploring and would do the same on returning to the trailer later in the day. If just stopping for a night, we'd use the small 1 lb canisters of propane. However, if set up for a few nights, we'd hook it up to the 2 gallon tank placed outside the rear of the trailer and run the propane hose through the bathroom window with a towel stuffed in the gap to deter drafts. Worked great. Again, we never slept with it on. The other caveat is that I'll define cold for Oregon camping as at or near freezing at night and warming up in the day. No doubt you folks up north have a different definition of cold. If I was to replace our 51 year old 23ft Airstream with another full featured trailer of similar or slightly smaller size, the Escape is very high on the list for consideration.
Todd780
OverCamper
I think everything has been mentioned. Guessing you'll do a typical dewinterization to it? Drain antifreeze, check seals etc?
We usually just take ours in to the dealer in the spring to have them dewinterize and inspect it. If your interested check around for deals.
We paid around $150-$170 last year and that included having to recaulk some seals on the roof and replacing the break away cable.
We usually just take ours in to the dealer in the spring to have them dewinterize and inspect it. If your interested check around for deals.
We paid around $150-$170 last year and that included having to recaulk some seals on the roof and replacing the break away cable.
Grassland
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Not yet, but as the stock batteries age, yes. Have to check our controller to see if it works with lithium tho
Surprised I haven't bumped into you around MB or Northwest Ontario yet.
Since I stopped working six days a week and have been part time, I don't have any money, so just been focusing on maintaining what we have
Mekcanix
Camper
oh I bet we have driven past each other more than a few times over the years.
We are planning a week at Black Lake in Nopiming this year, we fell in love with the place last year.
Also if I m correct we almost crossed paths at Rushing River last year