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12-16-2014, 03:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Bend, Oregon
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 146
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A new 19 for us!
After researching, shopping, and pondering what would best suit us, I just got off the phone with Tammy at Escape. Long story short, we will be the proud new owners of a 2015 Escape 19. Two of the deciding factors were the very strong resale value of the used Escape trailers, coupled with the very favorable exchange rate right now. I think it is a perfect window of opportunity to buy new and option it exactly the way we want it at a very favorable price. A really big check just went out in today's mail!
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12-16-2014, 04:03 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Congrats! We're going to have to start calling Oregon "Escape Headquarters, Southern Annex."
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"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy an RV. And that is pretty close."
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12-16-2014, 05:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,543
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Congrats on your order. 
Time to change your user info from 'Looking' now.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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12-16-2014, 06:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sandy, Utah
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B
Posts: 141
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Lurker finally commits!
Like Oregonian, the excellent exchange rate (as well as the resale value) convinced us to finally place an order for an Escape trailer. I've been "lurking" on the forum for quite some time and have been very impressed with the enthusiasm that the members show both for ETI and for your trailers. I've learned a lot (and am sure that I'll continue to learn from you as we finalize our build choices). Thanks for your insights and knowledge!
Dave & Penny Smith
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12-16-2014, 07:04 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave & Penny Smith
Like Oregonian, the excellent exchange rate (as well as the resale value) convinced us to finally place an order for an Escape trailer. I've been "lurking" on the forum for quite some time and have been very impressed with the enthusiasm that the members show both for ETI and for your trailers. I've learned a lot (and am sure that I'll continue to learn from you as we finalize our build choices). Thanks for your insights and knowledge!
Dave & Penny Smith
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Way to go Dave! Another 19 on order. We will be up in Utah around the 2nd or 3rd week in March on our way back to Texas with our brand spanking new 19. We will be picking up my father who lives in Layton (I am a native Utahn) and then continuing south for a few days in the Canyonlands. We would be happy to stop in Sandy on our way south and show off the trailer. There is nothing like seeing one in person to help you with your build sheet.
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"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy an RV. And that is pretty close."
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12-16-2014, 07:19 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Congrats! We're going to have to start calling Oregon "Escape Headquarters, Southern Annex."
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Yup, I'm losing count...
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Charlie Y
Need custom storage to your design? Don't drill holes!
www.RVWidgetWorks.com
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12-16-2014, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,051
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I count half again as many Escapes in Washington as in Oregon?
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Karen Hulford
2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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12-16-2014, 08:03 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KarenH
I count half again as many Escapes in Washington as in Oregon?
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And that's fitting. After all, you're right across the border from where they're made. But, Oregon looks like they're catching up!
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12-16-2014, 08:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KarenH
I count half again as many Escapes in Washington as in Oregon?
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As a somewhat new Washingtonian myself (4 years) Karen makes a valid point. If you want to see the PNW at its best, come up to the top of the lower 48. Oregon is a beautiful state undo itself. But if you want to see mountains, fir trees, wild water, and the variety of climates at its best, I have to recommend Washington ( and all of its Escape owners).
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12-16-2014, 08:47 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,043
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Washington is beautiful. But, Oregon doesn't have sales tax and we don't charge out-of-state visitors more just to stay in our state parks... which are wonderful.  Just sayin'
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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12-16-2014, 08:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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Ah yes, that's true Donna. But you get what you pay for .
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12-16-2014, 09:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Bend, Oregon
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 146
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Now, now- where is the PNW love?
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12-16-2014, 09:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Thought you guys were getting together to pick on California.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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12-16-2014, 09:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Bend, Oregon
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 146
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Thought you guys were getting together to pick on California.
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That's the plan...
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12-16-2014, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregonian
Now, now- where is the PNW love?
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Fair enough. I'd take Portland over Seattle in a heartbeat! Plus, one of the nicest places I've ever planted our 19 is on the Rouge River in Grants Pass.
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12-16-2014, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Silverdale, Washington
Trailer: No more Escape 21
Posts: 412
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Oregon doesn't have sales tax
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True, just an income tax
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2008 Toyota Highlander
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12-16-2014, 10:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2002 Escape 13'
Posts: 967
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RickM
True, just an income tax
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...and property tax + who knows whatever taxes..
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12-17-2014, 12:04 PM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sandy, Utah
Trailer: 2015 Escape 17B
Posts: 141
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New Escape
Folks:
I guess I was so excited yesterday when I posted that I failed to mention that we had ordered a 17B--I probably should have started a new thread. However, our reasons for finally placing an order (after considering it for months) were the same as Oregonians. As I was responding to Oregonian's post concerning his order for a 19, I can easily understand how folks would conclude that we were buying a 19 also. However, while my wife loves the 19, we are afterall buying a camping trailer. After many years of backpacking, we found camping in a Tab positively luxurious! Thus, I've convinced my wife that the lighter weight and smaller size of the 17 makes it the right choice for us. Hopefully, this will be the correct choice for the foreseeable future and we won't be looking to trade up in a couple of years. Thanks!
Dave
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12-17-2014, 12:36 PM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Bend, Oregon
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
Posts: 146
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Congrats Dave and Penny! We were seriously considering the 17b, if we didn't have the two kiddos we probably would have gone that way.
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12-18-2014, 12:23 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Logan, Utah
Trailer: Escape 17B (2014)
Posts: 97
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave & Penny Smith
Folks:
I guess I was so excited yesterday when I posted that I failed to mention that we had ordered a 17B--I probably should have started a new thread. However, our reasons for finally placing an order (after considering it for months) were the same as Oregonians. As I was responding to Oregonian's post concerning his order for a 19, I can easily understand how folks would conclude that we were buying a 19 also. However, while my wife loves the 19, we are afterall buying a camping trailer. After many years of backpacking, we found camping in a Tab positively luxurious! Thus, I've convinced my wife that the lighter weight and smaller size of the 17 makes it the right choice for us. Hopefully, this will be the correct choice for the foreseeable future and we won't be looking to trade up in a couple of years. Thanks!
Dave
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Welcome, Dave and Penny, from another backpacking Dave and 17B owners in Utah (and yes, you probably should have started a new thread). We are happy after upgrading our camping vehicle from a VW Westfalia to a 17B, and you should be similarly pleased with your upgrade from a Tab. We agree with your reasons to choose a 17, too. Would you like a closer look at a 17B and/or discuss build options?
- Dave and Jane
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Logan, Utah
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