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03-18-2019, 02:40 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Bob Ruggles
Trailer: 2015 Escape
Michigan
Posts: 1,537
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Hey Escape owners
Do you have the tongue box? If so what do you use it for? I’m wondering if I’d like to have one. Thanks
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03-18-2019, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgrugg
Do you have the tongue box? If so what do you use it for? I’m wondering if I’d like to have one. Thanks
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Why not use the Search function on the Escape Owners forum? You'll find hundreds of owners who have and love the box.
Escape Trailer Owners Community
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03-18-2019, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: 2018, 21ft escape— 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie
NW Wisconsin
Posts: 4,500
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Yes ; Storing chocks , WD Hitch parts , leveling blocks etc .
The storage box is one on the few things on our SOB trailer that has lived up to our expectations
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03-18-2019, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bill
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
The Mountains of North Carolina
Posts: 4,143
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+10 been discussed many times. Of all the options on the Escape, I consider the tongue box to be the most critical. Besides the usual stuff I don't want to store inside the trailer, I have the trailer's battery there too.
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03-18-2019, 07:09 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: 2013Escape 21
Iowa
Posts: 1,218
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I keep a spare 11 lb propane tank in ours in addition to other things listed. Also a small container of Charcoal starter. Saves keeping flammables inside the tow vehicle or in the trailer.
Iowa Dave
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03-18-2019, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,711
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Hummm, I don't know of any Escape owner that got the ETI tongue box that's ever regretted it. Yes, some have built their own... but still...
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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03-18-2019, 11:58 PM
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Administrator
Trailer: Casita 1999 17 ft Liberty Deluxe
Posts: 10,948
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In addition to wheel chocks and leveling blocks and WD hitch parts, we also stash the bag of recyclables, the stick we use to help pry open our front window cover and maybe a few extra bungees. We could stash all that stuff inside the forward, driver's side hatch (there's plenty of storage under the bed in our 21) but it's very handy to have it in the outside/tongue box.
These things we mostly kept in a big bucket in the back of our pickup with our former trailer (Casita). It's nice not to have to do that anymore.
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03-19-2019, 09:46 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Tim
Trailer: '88 Scamp 16, layout 4
North Florida
Posts: 1,547
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Does the tongue box reduce the jack-knife angle? I ask as I routinely manage to get even my shorter Scamp into situations where I almost hit the tongue with the rear bumper.
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03-19-2019, 10:10 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Andy
Trailer: Escape
New York
Posts: 29
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I use the tongue box for wheel chocks, the stabilizing hitch, plugs and extension cords, outside hoses, and anything else that I need access to when setting the trailer in place. It is handier than I expected and well worth the expense.
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03-19-2019, 03:57 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Charlie Y
Trailer: Escape 21 - Felicity
Oregon
Posts: 1,584
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timber Wolf
Does the tongue box reduce the jack-knife angle? I ask as I routinely manage to get even my shorter Scamp into situations where I almost hit the tongue with the rear bumper.
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Yup. I discovered that when I'm too tight the lock bracket on the 21 tongue box is at a perfect spot to crack the rear taillight lens on my Tacoma....
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03-19-2019, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: 2013Escape 21
Iowa
Posts: 1,218
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Could be worse
Red Simpson cautions against too much speed and driving in bad weather
Iowa Dave
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03-19-2019, 05:12 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Laura
Trailer: Escape 21' 2nd Gen, picked up on Black Friday 2016
Washington
Posts: 167
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tractors1
Yup. I discovered that when I'm too tight the lock bracket on the 21 tongue box is at a perfect spot to crack the rear taillight lens on my Tacoma....
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Or on my Tundra as Charlie discovered one day when I was there. HA!
But you learn to deal with it. I love the box. I would not want all that stuff stashed in either the trailer or my truck. One of the best accessories we got. (Electric jack the other one.)
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03-20-2019, 05:41 AM
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Member
Name: Scott
Trailer: Escape
Washington
Posts: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Hummm, I don't know of any Escape owner that got the ETI tongue box that's ever regretted it. Yes, some have built their own... but still...
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I remember one fellow, last year, I believe, who posted that he had removed his box because he didn’t use it (which I could not fathom). He offered it for sale and someone with a differently sized trailer was considering purchase. Looked but couldn’t find the thread.
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03-20-2019, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 93 Burro 17 ft
Oklahoma
Posts: 6,026
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I'm grateful for this thread because it has made me re-think. I've been thinking that the box would be a wonderful asset for all the stuff I need to grab when setting up or emptying the tanks or whatnot. The little side hatches are ok but lifting a box lid would make it much easier to find and get hold of the things I need, and without bending over as much. The only thing I didn't like was the cost.
Now I'm thinking that the box is too wide, and a potential hazard to taillights that I don't need. The thought comes to mind that a shorter box, off the shelf from some store, should do the trick for hundreds of dollars less. It may be black composite or shiny metal instead of white fiberglass, but that wouldn't bother me.
Maybe something like this, from TSC: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...x?cm_vc=IOPDP2
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03-20-2019, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Best check all the measurements before purchasing a box. The ETI box is built to the space.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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03-20-2019, 11:30 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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BTW. No guarantee that your measurements for your trailer will be the same.
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03-20-2019, 12:12 PM
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Junior Member
Name: steve
Trailer: Escape
Washington
Posts: 22
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box
we bought our 19' used and didn't have a box. we had so much stuff we were stuffing in the back trunk or under the bed! We had to have one. Batteries, hoses, cords, tools, BBQ, chocks, blocks, etc. It's full!
steve
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03-20-2019, 08:26 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Pat
Trailer: 2011 Escape 15a
Minnesota
Posts: 130
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For me personally, the front storage box is a necessity.
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03-22-2019, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Elliott
Trailer: Bigfoot
Everywhere
Posts: 462
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Mine basically stores all the parking and hitching gear, plus the generator. So weight distributing bars etc when I'm parked and leveling gear when I'm moving. If I had a truck to store all that stuff in the bed, I'd probably put folding chairs and our folding table in there instead. Definitely glad I got it - I'd have serious storage-space issues without it.
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03-23-2019, 07:15 AM
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Senior Member
Name: bill
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
The Mountains of North Carolina
Posts: 4,143
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Magee
I'm grateful for this thread because it has made me re-think. I've been thinking that the box would be a wonderful asset for all the stuff I need to grab when setting up or emptying the tanks or whatnot. The little side hatches are ok but lifting a box lid would make it much easier to find and get hold of the things I need, and without bending over as much. The only thing I didn't like was the cost.
Now I'm thinking that the box is too wide, and a potential hazard to taillights that I don't need. The thought comes to mind that a shorter box, off the shelf from some store, should do the trick for hundreds of dollars less. It may be black composite or shiny metal instead of white fiberglass, but that wouldn't bother me.
Maybe something like this, from TSC: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...x?cm_vc=IOPDP2
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It's only a hazard if you jackknife the trailer. Otherwise, not a problem. Secondly, storing the battery in the box eliminates the battery inside the cabin, which is a huge plus to me.
On price, I think the storage box is an incredible deal. You get a custom fiberglass front box, sized and designed to match the contours of the trailer and the trailer's A frame. I think the price is cheap! Added storage is a huge plus on any of the fiberglass trailers. Sure, a standard trailer tongue box is cheaper. But the sloping front of the trailer and A frame, those generic boxes do not fit as well. And be sure to apply the currency discount to the cost if you live in the USA.
One thing I keep in my box is my bathroom/shower kit. My wife's stuff is kept inside the rig. Its an easy grab and go for me.
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