Amazing how fast they build these things

[hugh]

Got my first production pics a couple of days ago and I'm amazed how fast they're able to assemble these things.

Day 1 (left) vs Day 2 (right):

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[Rockhead]

Fast yes a lot of the cabinet work built ahead of time so they can bring it in n screw it in place just like they do in mobile home production. I built them in the 80s n we put out 30 to 35 a week.. I’ll say this the construction on the escape cabinets are much much better n stronger than what we put ashamed to say.

[Fender]

They look huge when empty!

[hugh]

Originally Posted by Fender

They look huge when empty!

Yep, I sent the pics to some family members and they all commented how big it was.

[hugh]

A few more pics for reference, in case anyone is interested in current 21C build pics:


Day 3:
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Day 4:
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[hugh]

Originally Posted by Rockhead

Fast yes a lot of the cabinet work built ahead of time so they can bring it in n screw it in place just like they do in mobile home production. I built them in the 80s n we put out 30 to 35 a week.. I’ll say this the construction on the escape cabinets are much much better n stronger than what we put ashamed to say.

That's a ton of cabinets! From what I've read about current RV build quality, I'm guessing what you were installing in the 80's was also better built than what they're installing today in most RV's.


From what I can tell in the pics, the Escape carpentry looks pretty good. It's obviously optimized for weight, but seems like they've made reasonable tradeoffs in the structural stuff.