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Location: Minneapolis, MN | So a friend brings me his new Kiefer to finish out.
No egress window in the GN area.....dangit. Windows are from State Wide Aluminum.
What is the RVIA min size for a exit hatch? I think at this point in time, that may be the solution. |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Check out these.. Some are 13x20, 17x24, 15x22, etc. Looks to me like a 26"x26" would be plenty big for most anyone. I guess it would also depend on where the roof bows are spaced made up. I guess a 13x20 may be the min. ?????? http://www.elixirind.com/media/media-center/Application%20Guide%20book%20draft%20V1.pdf http://www.go-rv.com/coast/do/catalog/page?dealerId=1478&pageNum=214 |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I went to the Elxir site..they have two models that have RVIA in the description. The two largest ones. And those would require major work to fit in.
The roof bows are 17.5" between...and they have a unit that would work in that spacing. |
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Location: western PA | The roof mounted vent/escape hatches are an easy way to make an emergency exit. Cutting into the roof bracing usually isn't necessary, with the variable hatch sizes that are available. We were shipped the wrong size and didn't notice it until the installation day. Fortunately we sourced one from a RV dealer, and only lost a little construction time. I don't think they could be sold as an escape hatch, if they were too small to be used. If they have the red emergency latch, and can be pushed open in addition to being normally crank operated, then they should be an emergency hatch. One thing to consider, is how you're going to get off the roof without injury, if you don't have an installed ladder. A rope would work, but you need an attach point. A rope ladder needs the same, as well as additional storage space. It's something that should be considered before the need arises. Gard |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | I always thought a "trap door", in the floor of the gooseneck, beneath the mattress would work... Slide the mattress away, flip the door up and out of the way and go out toward the ground or truck bed... Now, what am I missing? There's got to be some reason for not doing it this way.... |
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Location: western PA | How could you flip a mattress in the same space you're occupying, when you have a galley fire and can't leave the area? In addition,I don't think that idea would work, because of the structural elements you would have to cut through to make an available space. A window or hatch is about the only recourse. Gard |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Originally written by gard on 2009-08-02 12:02 PM How could you flip a mattress in the same space you're occupying, when you have a galley fire and can't leave the area? In addition,I don't think that idea would work, because of the structural elements you would have to cut through to make an available space. A window or hatch is about the only recourse. Gard We use an air mattress,,, poke, gnaw, stab, a big hole in it? What kind of trailer you got that has so much "Structure" underneath the gooseneck that one couldn't install a 17"x24" trap door? I don't know..? That's why I asked... Our Silver Star has 22"x36" windows in the gooseneck, the Cherokee has a smaller window.... Both have doors to the horse area, never gave it much thought as to getting out in an emergency... One area is 5'W x 8L' the other is 7'x7'.... Kinda like living in a broom closet... I'm gone, bad thunderstorm.
Edited by retento 2009-08-02 11:25 AM
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