More choice for personalization

[gretnagreg]

Love the light, light color cabinets. Makes a small space look bigger.

[NW Cat Owner]

FINALLY!!! New fabric choices! As well as flooring choices! And counters! (Can't say anything about the blinds since we didn't get those and installed double layer, blackout cellular shades instead.)



I rarely check in to this forum these days, but saw this pop up in my email for this list, which gathers up various topics and lists them.


This is definitely a move in the right direction for your customers. I'm thrilled to see there are more choices for customers, although I couldn't find that information on the website. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right place. I tried building a trailer, but it didn't give me any choices for those options.



I also noticed the prices for the custom flooring and fabric has gone down from when we purchased our trailer. I always thought the price we were charged was way too much, so thrilled to see that has been lowered.

[Jaye]

Love these additional choices!
Our 17B was picked up just last year.
Pulled out from Factory and drove 7000 miles weaving home to Massachusetts.
LOVE ESCAPES,

Oldsters with first purchase of a new TT.
Our camping group told us we were crazy. Both on price and pick up. Multiple comments.

Last smile as we know now answer their questions. ��

Cosmetic changes are great idea. Reduce customer service questions and costs,
Grow the niche!

I would have benefited by ability to view cc video on each option./. Educating those of us who are slow to understand.
I.e. insulation vs. heating pads
Windows,as Jodie it is likely we drove her crazy with questions. So patient!

Any upgrade of exterior door parts from poly to stainless or metal .

East coast rally May bright new customers. We will spruce up our unit to allow others a look through . Others might join in. Liability may be only barrier.

Nuff said, Love our choice, well sorta wish we had an oven and only one gas burner.

Thanks
Jaye, who hardly ever posts, but always reads the posts.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by gretnagreg

Love the light, light color cabinets. Makes a small space look bigger.

Pretty interesting ! Does that also make into a bed ? Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Jaye

Love these additional choices!
Our 17B was picked up just last year.
Pulled out from Factory and drove 7000 miles weaving home to Massachusetts.
LOVE ESCAPES,

Oldsters with first purchase of a new TT.
Our camping group told us we were crazy. Both on price and pick up. Multiple comments.

Last smile as we know now answer their questions. ��

Cosmetic changes are great idea. Reduce customer service questions and costs,
Grow the niche!

I would have benefited by ability to view cc video on each option./. Educating those of us who are slow to understand.
I.e. insulation vs. heating pads
Windows,as Jodie it is likely we drove her crazy with questions. So patient!

Any upgrade of exterior door parts from poly to stainless or metal .

East coast rally May bright new customers. We will spruce up our unit to allow others a look through . Others might join in. Liability may be only barrier.

Nuff said, Love our choice, well sorta wish we had an oven and only one gas burner.

Thanks
Jaye, who hardly ever posts, but always reads the posts.

Your comment on the outside hardware to Stainless , changed out as much as I could . Besides dressing up the trailer doesn’t degrade from UV’s . Pat

[NW Cat Owner]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Pretty interesting ! Does that also make into a bed ? Pat

It's a Murphy bed above the seats. I remember seeing that reviewed in Trailer Life, but I forget which brand trailer it was (stick built).

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by NW Cat Owner

It's a Murphy bed above the seats. I remember seeing that reviewed in Trailer Life, but I forget which brand trailer it was (stick built).

Looks like something like that could be designed in the trailer . For support of the roof just the windows made smaller , moved down . Sure would be more comfortable seating for two. Pat
Your Select comfort bed is lighter weight and the included bed we got rid of after we got home from pickup . Our bed is also more manageable now . Pat

[Anachr0n]

I would love to see positive locking door and drawer hardware. Pop out to unlock, push in to lock.

[h2owmn]

Video or even stills of options would be great!!

If I didn't drive Joldie crazy, I think no one could.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Anachr0n

I would love to see positive locking door and drawer hardware. Pop out to unlock, push in to lock.

Yes !Pat

[Oldtimer]

Found these

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by Hancock

I am intrigued by the prospect of cherry.

Cherry is one of my favourite woods for cabinetry. I have installed hordes of them in kitchens and baths, and we are using cherry cabinets in our current project home.

However, while a great wood, I would be hard pressed to use such a dark wood inside the trailer. Maple would be a lot brighter. White would be too, but though I have installed white cabinetry, I sure would want something with more texture and appeal to me.

To each their own though, and it is great to see these options coming up.

[dfandrews]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

Cherry is one of my favourite woods for cabinetry. I have installed hordes of them in kitchens and baths, and we are using cherry cabinets in our current project home.

However, while a great wood, I would be hard pressed to use such a dark wood inside the trailer. Maple would be a lot brighter. White would be too, but though I have installed white cabinetry, I sure would want something with more texture and appeal to me.

To each their own though, and it is great to see these options coming up.

We have cherry in our home kitchen as well, but only on the lower cabinetry below the counters. Above, we used a cream white color, to maintain brightness and warmth. Perhaps that could be an Escape option.
Reference: I looked up what we had gotten in our 2015 Escape 17: VIPCO (mfr.) Western Oak.

[Jim Bennett]

I do agree that combining finishes could result in some nice results, but I really doubt they would do it, short of a pricey upgrade.

[dfandrews]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

I do agree that combining finishes could result in some nice results, but I really doubt they would do it, short of a pricey upgrade.

You'd just have to find another potential owner that wants the reverse combo (at the same time-).
Does Escape still have an outside cabinet shop do their work, or is it in-house?

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by dfandrews

Does Escape still have an outside cabinet shop do their work, or is it in-house?

They used to have the doors built elsewhere, but all the building was done in the shop. Not sure if they now do the doors or not.

[Karl@Escape]

Originally Posted by h2owmn

Video or even stills of options would be great!!

If I didn't drive Joldie crazy, I think no one could.

We are launching a project to build up a full Escape builder booklet with all features, options and specifications. I think this will really help folks fully understand all the standard features and options in great detail. Step 1 is a paper version. Step 2 is the web. Step 3 would be an app (I think app is the best way linked with videos etc)

Step 1 is Q1 2020. I'm going to run a project at UBCO with 4th year business students for plan and recommendation on step 2 this will finish Q2 2020. I'd love to have something on the web in 2020, but last time I tried it (this year) it failed to impress. Step 3 might roll in with website but time will tell.

[Karl@Escape]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

They used to have the doors built elsewhere, but all the building was done in the shop. Not sure if they now do the doors or not.

We make all the framing woodwork, and internal walls in house. Our solid wood cabinet doors are made in Chilliwack at our vendor.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Karl@Escape

We are launching a project to build up a full Escape builder booklet with all features, options and specifications. I think this will really help folks fully understand all the standard features and options in great detail. Step 1 is a paper version. Step 2 is the web. Step 3 would be an app (I think app is the best way linked with videos etc)

A highly functional web site would be much better, in my opinion. Everyone wants me to put their app on my phone, and in most cases it does nothing that a web page couldn't do... but takes space, needs frequent updating, and demands access that shouldn't be needed. Given the new Escape web site's requirement (since removed) to provide contact information just to get a price list, I'm guessing that the app would demand access to my contact list .

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

A highly functional web site would be much better, in my opinion. Everyone wants me to put their app on my phone, and in most cases it does nothing that a web page couldn't do... but takes space, needs frequent updating, and demands access that shouldn't be needed. Given the new Escape web site's requirement (since removed) to provide contact information just to get a price list, I'm guessing that the app would demand access to my contact list .

Glad you caught that Brian ! Pat