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Originally Posted by Shane826
Awesome insight here!
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I'm right there with you, Shane. That is something I never would have considered. It took me a couple minutes to draw the picture in my mind, but when it suddenly solidified, I was amazed.
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TM has used the escape window for over ten years now.
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If memory serves, they have actually used several versions of the escape window. Early ones were fairly small, and like you, I wondered about getting it open and slithering out in an emergency. The escape window in my present TM looks considerably bigger, though I admit I haven't opened it yet. Raising the front edge of the rear bed is still a good solution in my mind, and I'm thinking of adding a drop-down leg to hold it open during the escape.
Like the OP in the related thread, I am having a minor problem with a rear bed slide. The pile-up of washers on the bolt slips into a different configuration as the bed reaches the inner end of its travel, so pushing the last inch is a bit tougher. A wrinkle in the plastic slide is at fault. I've flattened it as much as I can, and I was getting ready to go to aluminum as others have done. Having read your post, Travis, I guess I won't do that. Maybe a new plastic slide, cut to the right length and properly screwed down, will do the job. It's not really a big enough annoyance to get excited about.
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And to those with a front slide model, this is why you don’t stack all your knick-knacks on that front vinyl velcro flap. In case of fire, that’s the front emergency exit.
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Oh, I can sweep all that stuff off there in no time if I don't mind breaking some of it. Wedging myself down through the opening gives me pause, but I bet I could do it. What worries me more is the time required to hold the couch cushion forward and rip open that long Velcro strip, so I can raise the flap.
Thanks to both of you for your comments and ideas.
Bill