I wrecked our escaPod

Sound advice, Mike.

Originally posted by mcarter Stephen, If they are talking in repairable, I would leave nothing I could unbolt and reuse. You'll get nothing for it. Batteries won't matter, and I would take the spare tire carrier and travel rack and anything else I could salvage before it went to the shop. When they total a vehicle, they could care less what mods it has, it's all based on book value. Granted some stuff is permanent and can't be easily undone, but the bolt on stuff that doesn't leave obvious removal damage - take it. My 2 cents.

That is what I was intending. The Removing the sink would leave a gaping hole. However, I can salvage our faucet. Lowe's had a $15.95 kitchen faucet that I will install in place of the one we both like (and which cost significantly more). If the verdict is that the trailer is repairable, I still would rather it went with the cheap faucet and then reinstall our good faucet when it gets back.

Essentially, I am going to try to send it back in as close to the configuration it was when we purchased it. Some things will not be possible to change back or remove (the door window is the biggest item), but I will remove our double step and reinstall the single step. I already removed the generator rack and did the battery modification. There are more things to be done, but they are more minor.

I should be getting a mattress bag tomorrow. When I get it, I will put the mattress in it and seal it. Then I will vacuum it to flatten it out and roll it and wrap it so that it will be like it was when it was shipped. Given enough of the shipping plastic wrap, I should be able to keep it confined even if the vacuum is not kept intact. That will let me get it out of the pod and out of the way.

I hope to find out early next week since I did not get the estimate today. Negotiating the buy-back of some parts would be nice.

I replaced the antenna that was ripped off when we visited friends and it got caught on a tree in their driveway. I get better reception with the new antenna. I don't know if it is better or if the previous one was defective. It is a moot point since most of it was discarded in Arizona. I did use Locktite on the nuts and screws. I had noticed that one of the screws which hold the covers on had come out and others were loose. The Locktite (blue) should prevent that from happening with the new one. Of course, if it is totaled, it will be wasted effort. I like the looks of the new antenna on the 2017 R-Pods, but realized that without access to rotate it, the new style would not really work to replace the type that came with our Pod.

One of the last things that happened shortly before we got to the dealer was that the hanger that holds up the black water discharge valve and cover became disconnected. The end dragged on the road so the cover was lost and the end of the pipe was worn. The serviceman at the dealer said it could be associated with the crash. The black tank was the only one with any significant amount of liquid. It could have caused the nut to loosen and then fall off with the additional vibration of travel. The pipe is okay. There seems to be some play in it, probably on purpose. However, the end will need to be replaced. The gate valve seems to be okay. It was challenging emptying the black water tank when we got home though. I had placed a basin to catch any leakage. There was more than I expected, but the basin did not overflow. After the tanks were drained, the basin was drained into the sewer opening before I put the cap back on.

Stephen, very sorry to hear, I know you worked hard on that TT and it was what you wanted it to be. I agree you can't go much larger. You would be pushing the Frontier.

Stephan,