85 hilo escape hatch cover

[keystone-HILO]

i need to replace or repair my escape hatch cover...its an oddball size..22x22..and of course its the most expensive one...lol...i was looking at it trying to figure out how to get it off...it looks like it is riveted on...has anyone replaced the cover on their hilo?

 

[sam-HILO]

Escape cover

DH is just going to bed. We have a spare cover for our escape vent..brand new. DH will go up in our attic and measure for you. J&R might have one? Some years ago he didn't have one. Our HiLo dealer sold us the last one he had. Our is the original one and I am sure someday we will have to replace it. In the meantime we keep it covered from the sun. Use a trash bag. Besure of your measurements. Are you measuring inside or up on the roof? Ours is a 1990 HiLo.

 

[keystone-HILO]

thanks..let me know what you find

 

[sam-HILO]

Escape Hatch cover

Inside measurement 15 1/2 x22 Outside 17x24. This for our 1990 25ft. Classic. Your measurements may be different. Our HiLo dealer was looking into a supplier that would make them up. No Luck. Try J&R in Ohio. Some have made them out a metal. Perhaps had them made up at a sheet metal shop. Wonder if it could be made on a 3D printer?

 

[keystone-HILO]

yours is definitely different..but thanks for looking

 

[Bravada]

3D printing I like the way you think!

 

[sam-HILO]

3D printing

I heard this is very expensive. Saw a story about making artificial limbs. Many years from now the price may come down.

 

[RichR]

Try doing a google search for Heng's Escape Hatch. Also, look for it on Ebay. I got hits for it on both sites, including Amazon. It's actually Heng's Industries, I found it in an old RV supply catalog I got from a local RV dealer.

 

[Camper gal 5]

We had to have one made at a sheet metal place for ours.

 

[Virgil.Adams]

I found 22 x 22 escape hatch on amazon