Considering an Escape

[yardsale]

Another Escape vs. Oliver comparison.

Oliver goes on and on about their quality, yet they offer a one year overall warranty vs the two years offered by Escape. Never spoke to them about this as we are currently leaning toward keeping our 17B and doing what we can to render it more winter worthy.

[rbryan4]

I would consider an Oliver, were it not for the lack of a permanent bed, the sterile interior, small fridge, and extraordinarily high cost for a small trailer. It wows me from a quality perspective, but it also has to fit my needs. In this case it doesn't. Thank goodness people have choices. There's no one trailer that suits everyone.

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[padlin]

Back when I looked at Olivers I was mainly considering an Airstream. The price of the Oliver didn't seem too high in comparison.

[steve dunham]

The price of an Escape may be too high if you can barely afford a Scamp.
The guy sleeping in a tent on a cold rainy morning probably thinks a 20 year old FG trailer is pure luxury
It's all in one's perspective . The cost of a new Escape is greater than what the average yearly household income is for my area.


An Escape may be a great value but by no means is it cheap or inexpensive.

[jgutteter]

Originally Posted by tom and susan

I did custom floors , counters, fabric, faucet and U shaped dinette with and pedastle 18 inch table with cushion to create a lounge. The trailer was very comfortable and I had a great time making it uniquely my own. And the lower price didn't hurt either! Which ever brand you choose, I think fiberglass is a great choice. Good luck. Susan

can you show a picture of the pedastle? does that mean you have full size table and swap it with a smaller one when not eating inside?

[C&G in FL]

Originally Posted by steve dunham

The price of an Escape may be too high if you can barely afford a Scamp.
The guy sleeping in a tent on a cold rainy morning probably thinks a 20 year old FG trailer is pure luxury
It's all in one's perspective . The cost of a new Escape is greater than what the average yearly household income is for my area.


An Escape may be a great value but by no means is it cheap or inexpensive.

In my experience, which may not be applicable to everyone, my Scamp cost almost as much as my Escape given all the money I had to spend to correct factory defects resulting from what I perceived to be shoddy construction.

I would also add that Olivers are also way heavier than Scamps, Casitas, and Escapes which equates to higher fuel costs due to reduced MPG.

[gocamp]

Originally Posted by padlin

Back when I looked at Olivers I was mainly considering an Airstream. The price of the Oliver didn't seem too high in comparison.

Also with Oliver, you can delete options to lower the price, link here
http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f7...tml#post199609

[steve dunham]

Originally Posted by C&G in FL

In my experience, which may not be applicable to everyone, my Scamp cost almost as much as my Escape given all the money I had to spend to correct factory defects resulting from what I perceived to be shoddy construction.

I would also add that Olivers are also way heavier than Scamps, Casitas, and Escapes which equates to higher fuel costs due to reduced MPG.

One would be led to believe that if you can afford an Oliver then one could also afford a proper tow vehicle and that MPG's would not be that big of an issue. Scamp and Casita are designed built and priced for a totally different market than Oliver.
When I was working , I worked 3 jobs and had only one weekend off per month . We camped in a tent because we could not justify a trailer for 3 weekends in the summer plus one week of vacation.
Now that I am retired and have the time off , I still can't justify the price of an Oliver especially living in an area where Winter lasts from October through April.
If you don't have the resources even a used FG trailer may be out of your reach.
My point was that for many an Escape or Oliver is an expensive trailer even if they are worth every penny.

[C&G in FL]

Originally Posted by steve dunham

One would be led to believe that if you can afford an Oliver then one could also afford a proper tow vehicle and that MPG's would not be that big of an issue. Scamp and Casita are designed built and priced for a totally different market than Oliver.
When I was working , I worked 3 jobs and had only one weekend off per month . We camped in a tent because we could not justify a trailer for 3 weekends in the summer plus one week of vacation.
Now that I am retired and have the time off , I still can't justify the price of an Oliver especially living in an area where Winter lasts from October through April.
If you don't have the resources even a used FG trailer may be out of your reach.
My point was that for many an Escape or Oliver is an expensive trailer even if they are worth every penny.

I understood that, Steve. My comment about higher fuel costs was not based on my finances; it was a general statement. Some people will finance an RV (or other high cost luxuries) without considering the ancillary costs (translation: people have been known to make purchases they cannot fully afford). I could have easily afforded an Oliver as well as the added fuel costs. During my working years I invested wisely/made good choices and if I decided I wanted a new vehicle today, I would buy it today and it would not have to be financed. I purchased the Escape because I liked it much better than what struck me as "a hospital operating room on wheels."