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02-17-2019, 05:00 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Vonore, Tennessee
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21 - "Here We Go Again"
Posts: 83
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The camper you could actually afford 😂
Saw this on MSN and thought I'd pass it on for some giggles. It might be a good fit in a niche market, but the affordable part - "I don't think so, Tim"!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enth...ord/ar-BBTzMZo
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02-17-2019, 07:50 AM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: alpharetta, Georgia
Trailer: 2014 21' Escape
Posts: 494
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Almost $39,000, We will keep our Escape.
Enjoy the journey.
Steve
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02-17-2019, 09:26 AM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Tehachapi, California
Trailer: none
Posts: 515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stratos175
Almost $39,000, We will keep our Escape.
Enjoy the journey.
Steve
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But only $5,000 to ship to the US. 
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Greg
Formerly owned a 2007 24' HiLo/ 2003 Tahoe combo. Interested in the 5.0TA
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02-17-2019, 10:15 AM
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#4
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 Tow: 2024 Toyota Tundra
Posts: 3,105
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Niche market is right. Cool looking, can go places our Escapes can't go, but it costs way too much.
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Mike Lewis
She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie-- propane
Photos and travelogues here: mikelewisimages.com
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02-17-2019, 11:07 AM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 2,720
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With the summer heat around here and that black...who needs a stove. Fry some eggs on the roof for lunch and roast a chicken inside for dinner.
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02-17-2019, 12:05 PM
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#6
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,049
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Fortunately being able to afford something doesn't necessarily mean WANT it. Whew.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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02-17-2019, 02:20 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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I have to wonder about the idiot who wrote the article and thought that it made sense to compare the price to a motorhome, rather than to readily available travel trailers or even the directly comparable "teardrop" trailers. Then I saw that the article came from NewAtlas, and it all made sense.
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02-17-2019, 02:58 PM
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#8
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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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Brian, my take too. Seems like any moron can get published writing rubbish about RVs.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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02-17-2019, 06:43 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Thirty-eight thousand US beans for that? I'd consider it only when outback smoking them funny Aussie cigars.
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Myron
"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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02-17-2019, 07:38 PM
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#10
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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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The article is based on a completely false premise - that "entry level" RVs can start at over 100K. Preposterous.
There are truly entry level brand new trailers right now over at Camping World for around 10K. Does this guy even know what an RV is?
Having said that, it'd be a cold day in hell before I spent 30 grand on a teardrop, "ruggedized" or not. If I needed to go to rugged off road places, maybe a nice beefy 4WD truck with an Arctic Fox camper on it. And there are always tents, even though I'm supposed to be "Past" them. [emoji23]
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02-17-2019, 07:57 PM
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#11
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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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All you have to do is look at the teasers below this post and on the right side of the page ( RVLIFE Featured Articles ) to realize how low the standard is for web publishing. "7 things you should consider before wasting your time clicking on this link".
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
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02-17-2019, 11:02 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
The article is based on a completely false premise - that "entry level" RVs can start at over 100K. Preposterous.
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Yes, but because the idiotic author compared this trailer only to motorhomes, it's not far off. Picking one mainstream manufacturer at random because I know their website URL (Winnebago), their cheapest Class C starts at US$85K.
Depending on the location and season, even an overpriced apple can be cheap compared to a basic orange. 
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02-17-2019, 11:07 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
All you have to do is look at the teasers below this post and on the right side of the page ( RVLIFE Featured Articles ) to realize how low the standard is for web publishing. "7 things you should consider before wasting your time clicking on this link".
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There's one RV Life author who posts on a wide variety of subjects, but is very reliable in one respect: every post on a technical subject is riddled with errors. Most are mediocre, but this one is horrendous... and just keeps publishing. 
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02-18-2019, 10:55 AM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Trailer: 2012 E19
Posts: 1,755
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
...Having said that, it'd be a cold day in hell before I spent 30 grand on a teardrop, "ruggedized" or not... [emoji23]
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Today's high temp in Hell is only 25 degrees F, with a forecasted low of 2*.
https://www.gotohellmi.com/
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