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09-11-2020, 02:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Trailer: Escape 5.0 T.A.
Posts: 41
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Advice for those considering ordering a trailer
Buy one size larger than you think you’ll need. That is all.
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09-11-2020, 03:57 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Snohomish, Washington
Trailer: 2017 19 foot sold, 2022 21C
Posts: 653
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erik65
Buy one size larger than you think you’ll need. That is all.
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I bought my 19 in 2017, still love it no desire for anything longer. Why you you unhappy with yours?
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09-11-2020, 04:04 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 895
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Do your homework and buy the right trailer for you. 6 years with my 19 and no regrets. After 50 years tenting, I feel like I’m traveling with a 5 star hotel.
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Kevin
Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything - Charles Kuralt
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09-11-2020, 06:09 PM
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#4
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Olympia wa, Washington
Trailer: 5.0TA 2017
Posts: 2,255
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yup each one of us has different/ needs /desires. I loved my 17 but wanted a little more room also i like hauling a 5th wheel more then a bumper pull and I got tired of hitching up with the equalizer bars -heavy....hitching the 5.0 is easier for me. My friends are looking at a new Airstream Pendelton edition I loved the trailer!!! but the hitch looked so heavy to attach to a truck i would hate that also the price tag a bit heavy on the budget so not for me....
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09-11-2020, 09:45 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Placerville, California
Trailer: 2018 Escape 17A double dinette
Posts: 1,520
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I'm with Dianne, I'm very happy with my 17A.. Maybe it's a gender thing? Bigger is not always better.
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09-12-2020, 12:38 AM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2022 21C, our second Escape
Posts: 324
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We love our 17A, it’s the perfect camper for us and our style of camping. Maybe we’re minimalists. I don’t like to have any clutter in or around the camper. Remember, “the glass isn’t half full or half empty; it’s twice as large as it needs to be”!
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09-12-2020, 09:02 AM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Lanesboro, MN, between Whalan and Fountain, Minnesota
Trailer: 2016 Bigfoot 25RQ - (2018 Escape 5.0 sold)
Posts: 2,174
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kstock11
Do your homework and buy the right trailer for you. 6 years with my 19 and no regrets. After 50 years tenting, I feel like I’m traveling with a 5 star hotel.
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Traveling back to Minnesota after one trip with our Lance, we ordered a 21' while driving across Wyoming. When we got home we looked at another 21' and then we felt we needed to see a 5.0 to avoid regret. Traveled 150 miles to see the 5.0 and were at the owners for two hours. Got in the car and two blocks later agreed to change the order to a 5.0. Nearly two years later, over 300 nights sleeping, and 24,000 miles pulling, we have zero regrets. The 5.0 pulls like a 17 but lives like a 21. TETO!
DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
Enjoy,
Perry
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09-12-2020, 10:50 AM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sherburne, New York
Trailer: 2016 21 ft escape
Posts: 400
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Quote:
Originally Posted by h2owmn
I'm with Dianne, I'm very happy with my 17A.. Maybe it's a gender thing? Bigger is not always better.
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We originally ordered a 19, but switched our order to a 21 after I made the mistake of letting my wife go in a 21. Last winter in Arizona a couple pulled in next to us in a Scamp 13. They were on their second year of a 2 year tour around North America. I over heard the wife remark to her husband as she looked at our 21 “ why would they need something so big?” She was more than satisfied with their 13. Were all different.
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09-12-2020, 12:20 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: London, Ontario
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19
Posts: 1,120
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To each his own. We were happy with our 17B but I needed a permanent mattress. We bought the 19. We are very happy with it. More than enough room. The 21 would be too big. My friend has a Cougar fifth wheel and a Cummins, he says it’s just to big, he’s good for a 4 hour trip and that’s it. Us, London Ontario to Los Angeles and back. When we climbed into the mountains west of Denver, I realized bigger isn’t better, the 4Runner was working way harder than I was comfortable with.
Sure we upgraded, but at the time, we bought the 17B used, it matched up to the Tacoma well, the price was right and I doubt there were any used 19’s in eastern Canada, yes that was a while ago.
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Had 2 Escapes, 17b, 19, went back to a pop up that fit in the garage. 2018 Coachman Clipper RBST HW AFrame
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09-12-2020, 12:25 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: London, Ontario
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19
Posts: 1,120
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We camped last weekend at The Pinery Provincial Park, all the sites in the area were for 25’ trailers. We’re glad we didn’t have anything bigger than a 19, a few spots on the way around our section we’re pretty tight. Scraps on a lot of the trees.
Another reason, over 20’, storage is a lot more.
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Had 2 Escapes, 17b, 19, went back to a pop up that fit in the garage. 2018 Coachman Clipper RBST HW AFrame
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09-12-2020, 02:23 PM
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#11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA (Little Elsie) Extensively Personalized
Posts: 2,976
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug2000
Another reason, over 20’, storage is a lot more.
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Doug, I am aware that Canada has done away with the penny. But I can say I’ve never paid one single cent to store my 5.0TA which does exceed 20’. Costly storage is not an issue if you live in a rural area without homeowner association rules.
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09-12-2020, 08:55 PM
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#12
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Trailer: 2020 Escape 19
Posts: 56
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After 3 1/2 years of owning a 17' Casita, last year's 3 month trip to Alaska convinced us we needed something a little bigger. On our way home from Alaska I called Escape, got the name of an owner along our way, and we saw and loved the Escape 19. Got home and placed an order. We're now on our first trip with the new 19 and for the first two days I had this feeling in my gut that we had gotten something much bigger than we needed. THEN it started raining. We've been stuck inside almost all day and now we're both saying "this is the perfect size!"
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09-13-2020, 09:57 AM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Victoria, Texas
Trailer: 21C Jan. 15, 2021
Posts: 358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erik65
Buy one size larger than you think you’ll need. That is all.
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Always good advice. This pertains to most things. Has nothing to do with what we previously have.
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