Just wondering.....
My travel trailer, much newer than our 2001 coach, had egress windows in the bedroom.
Do the windows in my coach " kick out".... god forbid??
Or, if not, do you keep an " in case of emergency" hammer nearby?
Just asking'.......
Close the bathroom door if you can, open the BR windows all the way, throw a blanket over the opening, get out. Rich Bowman added fold down steps under his windows to make it easier. Blankets cover you up in your jimjams once you are out, might be cold and wet.
The fire safety guys will tell you to not wait until you have to do this but to do it now as a practice, and then again to try what yOu figured out.
I've always planned to take my two size fifteen feet after putting my but on the bed and kick the window out.. Currently I'm fiscally able to do that but in years to come I may have to rethink that. It is one of the escape steps that we choose not to practice for obvious reasons but it certainly stays at the front of my mind and should with everyone.
Some of your windows should have a red lock versus black. Those are your egress windows. Slide all the way open, remove screen (or slide to the side) and egress.
So if coach is laying on its side, then what? Thought about this and have no clear answer
Scott
There comes a day and time when the odds against your a** are just to great..
If you bust the glass then you will have to spend time getting it all the way out of the way to keep from getting cut by the glass as you exit
Here is an escape device for those of us with the tambour cabinets in the bedroom.
Take one of those large metal carabiners, a 15' piece of 3/4' diameter or larger soft rope. Tie knots about 1' apart.
Fasten one end to the carabiner.
In the event of a fire forward, close a door between you and the fire. THEN open an escape window, thread the rope/caribiner end thru and around the solid wall between two cabinet doors and hook it onto itself. Throw the other end out the window.
Now you can lower yourself out the window utilizing the rope knots for an assist in controlling your descent and not have to go head first.
Granted, this won't work for everybody, but it is better than nothing. And almost everyone can make this device.
If it saves one life it is worth it.
I would prefer not to break the glass but as imperative as it is to get it out of the wall I can't see myself being gentle when the alarm is going off and I smell smoke.
My '81 was custom built and has a 5'x2 1/2' skylight in the living room ceiling for escape in a rollover.
On my 2003, all the large windows are emergency exit windows, whether with red or black latches. Just slide open and dive out.
If on the side, kick or break the windshield if it's still intact.
"On my 2003, all the large windows are emergency exit windows, whether with red or black latches. Just slide open and dive out." Same on our 1993.
If a coach ends up on the driver's side, the door is up. I would think there would be enough adrenaline to get out that way, or you could go out a window. If the coach is on the navigator's side, the door is down, so a window is the only option. Either way, I'd get out and on the side of the coach, then figure out the best place to slide down. Of course, if there is a fire that would provide a bit more incentive to move quickly.