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Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 02-23-2016, 07:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,790
Posted By alan in alberta
yukon

Hi All

Last year we Escaped to hwy 101 in Oregon, Washington and California. The advice we received here helped make it an awesome trip... so thank you

Can you share your favourite camping...
Forum: General Chat 07-04-2014, 07:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,087
Posted By alan in alberta
i had one of those and the roof leaked and then a...

i had one of those and the roof leaked and then a few years ago it completly collapsed under a heavy snow load.
very heavy trailer too
hold out for the bigfoot
Forum: Classified Archives 06-25-2014, 10:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
i guess i have to change my profile....

i guess i have to change my profile....
Forum: Classified Archives 06-25-2014, 09:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
sold

Sold to a nice lady locally that promised to love her

sad to see her go but i think it will be a good home
Forum: Classified Archives 06-14-2014, 03:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
price reduced

New price 4,999.99

Going back to storage in a few weeks if she does not sell
Forum: Classified Archives 06-02-2014, 10:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
a quick bed measure today it is 74 by 77...

a quick bed measure today

it is 74 by 77 inches
Forum: Classified Archives 05-31-2014, 10:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
Our new to us 17 Escape is awesome but the bed is...

Our new to us 17 Escape is awesome but the bed is definitely much smaller.
It is going to take a little getting used to.
Hopefully we wont feel the need for a upgrade to the escape 19 with the...
Forum: Classified Archives 05-29-2014, 07:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
try number 2

try number 2
Forum: Classified Archives 05-29-2014, 07:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
here is the interior

here is the interior
Forum: Classified Archives 05-29-2014, 07:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
here are some new photos

here are some new photos
Forum: Classified Archives 05-25-2014, 09:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
i had a series of inside pictures that i cannot...

i had a series of inside pictures that i cannot find
the trailer is over an hour from me and i did not make it out there this weekend
so until i do visualize the kitchen across the front and the...
Forum: Classified Archives 05-25-2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
better pictures next week.....

better pictures next week.....
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 05-25-2014, 01:18 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 17,518
Posted By alan in alberta
We pull a 17 foot escape (1900#dry) with our rav...

We pull a 17 foot escape (1900#dry) with our rav 4 with a 3.5 liter and it is well matched. We use an equalizer hitch as well and have an electric brake controller

You should have a similar towing...
Forum: General Chat 05-25-2014, 06:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,161
Posted By alan in alberta
Are the 4500's set up with brakes?

Are the 4500's set up with brakes?
Forum: Classified Archives 05-15-2014, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,396
Posted By alan in alberta
Surfside Front Kitchen

This is similar to a trillium 4500 except the kitchen is across the front.

Bed can be set up as a king or queen.

New axle, rear bumper with jacks, coupler and safety chains, foam and upolstery,...
Forum: Money Matters 04-26-2014, 10:34 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 10,251
Posted By alan in alberta
Even if you get a used one fairly reasonable a...

Even if you get a used one fairly reasonable a few major renos and you can get your investment up to the 5 k mark pretty easy.

i dont expect to get all i have invested back when i sell but iam...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-22-2014, 02:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,269
Posted By alan in alberta
i really have no experience doing trailers just...

i really have no experience doing trailers just kayaks


if you do decide to fill the hole you probably should put in some sort of temporary backing inside the hole.
whatever you use cover it...
Forum: Hi, I am.... 03-16-2014, 11:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,552
Posted By alan in alberta
Hi John and welcome i will have one for sale...

Hi John and welcome

i will have one for sale in a few months but you are in the middle east and i am three quarters of the way to the left coast..... to far away

good luck on your search
Forum: General Chat 03-10-2014, 07:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,608
Posted By alan in alberta
We have three in the family if you count my sons...

We have three in the family if you count my sons boler

from none to three in just a few years

How many do you have to have to be an addict ??
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 03-06-2014, 09:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,360
Posted By alan in alberta
We have used our rav sport v6 for towing the...

We have used our rav sport v6 for towing the Surfside which is a little bigger than the boler 13

it has been reallly good

My 2 cents ( can you say that now that they are gone?) is find a nice...
Forum: General Chat 03-06-2014, 09:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,608
Posted By alan in alberta
It has to go to make room for the Escape ...

It has to go to make room for the Escape

With the Surfside, the vw van, my sons boler and the utilty trailer i am out of room... unless i rent a storage spot

Donna i have only been in the...
Forum: General Chat 03-05-2014, 09:53 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,608
Posted By alan in alberta
thanks all Dave it has fiberglass cupboards...

thanks all

Dave it has fiberglass cupboards with oak doors ( painted blue now with some nice new handles) front kitchen and one bed that can be set up for king or queen

i know i have some...
Forum: General Chat 03-04-2014, 09:05 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,608
Posted By alan in alberta
The fridge still works fairly well unless it is...

The fridge still works fairly well unless it is quite warm out.
I was going to try a small fan to see if that helped
Just seems like i should finish the "to do" list before i let her go... but...
Forum: General Chat 03-04-2014, 07:41 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,608
Posted By alan in alberta
Fair Price

Hi All
First ....this is not an ad the trailer is buried in snow right now...
I recently purchased an escape 17 b
So sadly I will be selling my Surfside front kitchen in a few months.
She is very...
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 03-02-2014, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,295
Posted By alan in alberta
hmmm maybe i dont have to go to work tomorrow

hmmm maybe i dont have to go to work tomorrow
Forum: Hobbies & Passions 02-16-2014, 09:57 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 21,111
Posted By alan in alberta
Yes she is a duck toller We have had her a...

Yes she is a duck toller

We have had her a few months now
Awsome puppy

And yes very sweet and cute as a button
Forum: Hobbies & Passions 02-15-2014, 08:39 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 21,111
Posted By alan in alberta
our toller

this is a photo our our new puppy
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 10-25-2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,956
Posted By alan in alberta
surfside towing

We have a surfside which is similar to the 4500 and we have towed with a ford ranger with a 3 liter engine and a rav 4 with a 3.5 liter engine

Both are sport models the ranger is standard...
Forum: General Chat 07-29-2013, 06:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,547
Posted By alan in alberta
The campground at lake louise has great Trout in...

The campground at lake louise has great Trout in the river running through the middle of it
You need a park fishing license that is fairly cheap and good for all the parks
It is a beautiful drive...
Forum: Hi, I am.... 06-01-2013, 09:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,538
Posted By alan in alberta
hike

that a great spot with a nice little trail down to the hot springs
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-11-2013, 07:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,911
Posted By alan in alberta
thanks Donna i knew it was somewhere out...

thanks Donna

i knew it was somewhere out there on the left coast
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-11-2013, 07:24 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,911
Posted By alan in alberta
Maybe you should charge us to come home...

Maybe you should charge us to come home instead... thats what Cuba does

Really what it all comes down too is politicians finding new ways to liberate us from our money. That wouldn't be so bad...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 04-30-2013, 06:14 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 15,786
Posted By alan in alberta
This might be a good topic after 30,000 kms or...

This might be a good topic after 30,000 kms or so.

If it has too much air the middle of the tread will be worn and if not enough the outside edges will be worn.

ready ...set ....get camping
...
Forum: General Chat 04-25-2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,008
Posted By alan in alberta
The surfside front kitchen can be set up as a...

The surfside front kitchen can be set up as a king or queen and runs lenthways as a king

i have seen one mod online that had it set up as two singles
Forum: Money Matters 04-24-2013, 06:40 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,875
Posted By alan in alberta
once your here you could just follow highway one...

once your here you could just follow highway one and find the terry fox statue @ mile 0 .... in victoria

brush up on your metric too.... especially metric time (lol)
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-23-2013, 08:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,285
Posted By alan in alberta
i took a couple hundred hours for the kayak......

i took a couple hundred hours for the kayak... how long would a trailer take....

it would look really good if you book matched the strips though

donna we could put in portholes for you
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-23-2013, 06:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,285
Posted By alan in alberta
i've done a couple of cedar strip kayaks hmmn...

i've done a couple of cedar strip kayaks
hmmn maybe a cedar stripp egg........
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 04-20-2013, 08:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,451
Posted By alan in alberta
i was out there for a few days two weeks ago........

i was out there for a few days two weeks ago..... all those flowers.... green too!!

At least i dont have to mow my lawn yet.....:(

Someday i am moving there
Forum: Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales 04-19-2013, 09:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,451
Posted By alan in alberta
Golf???

How can you think about golf when there is still three feet of snow in the yard

Maybe someday i will be a left coaster.....
Forum: General Chat 04-15-2013, 05:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,023
Posted By alan in alberta
all there

it seemed to be missing lots of parts when he got it home but he found almost all of them stashed away. so far i think he just needs the spare tire bolt some lights etc

anyway the big melt is...
Forum: General Chat 04-15-2013, 05:44 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 14,943
Posted By alan in alberta
just looking

I recently stopped by Escape and made it clear I was just looking and still got treated royaly.
i got to look at several models and the thought that went into the design is amazing.
We could not...
Forum: Hi, I am.... 04-14-2013, 09:38 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,217
Posted By alan in alberta
nice trailer

i may be a litle biased but that is a nice trailer.....
Forum: General Chat 04-14-2013, 09:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,023
Posted By alan in alberta
more

I know you like photos so here is a couple more inside shots
Forum: General Chat 04-14-2013, 09:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,023
Posted By alan in alberta
Sons 73 boler

These are a bit old now but they are first photos my son took after purchasing his boler.... i don't think he looked inside before the buy.

it has been home for a while but still to cold and snowy...
Forum: General Chat 04-06-2013, 06:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,509
Posted By alan in alberta
warning

why didnt somebody warn me.....

there should be a sign at the gate
Forum: General Chat 04-05-2013, 11:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,509
Posted By alan in alberta
mistake

well we had enough of winter and decided to make a quick run to the left coast (bc)
we did not bring the surfside as it is still under a pile of snow

Here is the mistake... we stopped at Escape...
Forum: Hobbies & Passions 04-02-2013, 08:36 AM
Replies: 526
Views: 71,776
Posted By alan in alberta
Coyote

Hi Hazel

Here is his BC brother shot (photographed) last fall
Forum: General Chat 03-31-2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,316
Posted By alan in alberta
great deal

nice find

looking forward to the restoration photos
Forum: Hobbies & Passions 03-31-2013, 10:03 AM
Replies: 526
Views: 71,776
Posted By alan in alberta
Cuban Rooster

Got this colourful shot in Cuba
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 03-04-2013, 05:40 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,085
Posted By alan in alberta
tape

if you are painting anyway try the fiberglass

One thing i learned over the years building kayaks is that fiberglass will not stick to clear packing tape.

So coat anything you do not want...
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