New interior design option

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Marry

Would I like those
Love my orange cushions, my grey floor, my green countertop!
Which company would give me those options.....?

Me too! Green counter top and tropical print! I didn't care about the flooring... cover most of it with rugs anyway. Just grateful vinyl was standard instead of an 'up charge' like Scamp and Casita.. and you STILL have to use their vinyl.

[Marry]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

Me too! Green counter top and tropical print! I didn't care about the flooring...

And I just was going to say: "every one has a different taste"

[Fox hunt]

yup i am very happy with my choices

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Dave Walter

It would be a relatively simple matter for ETI to give customers a choice of a few options relative to color palettes for floor, counter tops, and upholstery fabric. Choose A, B, C, or D on your build sheet.

Dave Thankyou for a better explanation ! Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Dave Thankyou for a better explanation ! Pat

I would also add most don't realize how easy and simple and better materials and cost it is on your own . Formica change requires some skills . Material when we had a upholstery price was 200 for labor to do all cushions .Our material was 48 and another 50 for bottom Marine grade vinyl . If there was a better choice would of picked and just decorated with our pillows and addional colors . Pat

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Dave Walter

It would be a relatively simple matter for ETI to give customers a choice of a few options relative to color palettes for floor, counter tops, and upholstery fabric. Choose A, B, C, or D on your build sheet.

True, but it would increase inventory cost, and it might be accompanied by ending the ability for customers to choose custom materials, making Escape just like mainstream RV manufacturers (in this one respect).

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

True, but it would increase inventory cost, and it might be accompanied by ending the ability for customers to choose custom materials, making Escape just like mainstream RV manufacturers (in this one respect).

Brian what about Escape having to juggle all the fabric, Formica and flooring choices ? I know you pay them for that and I can see someday that will probably have to come to a end . Pat

[thoer]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

True, but it would increase inventory cost, and it might be accompanied by ending the ability for customers to choose custom materials, making Escape just like mainstream RV manufacturers (in this one respect).

And imagine the reactions to that. I can't see how providing a few choices is going to make people happier than essentially the myriad choices as ETI allows now.

[Jeff B]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Brian what about Escape having to juggle all the fabric, Formica and flooring choices ? I know you pay them for that and I can see someday that will probably have to come to a end . Pat

I’m with Pat on this one and Escape might find they do fewer custom interiors when offering 3 or 4 factory interior choices. For people who want custom working with Escape using your picks is perfect. I’m not suggesting they take that away.
Jeff B. in MI
Soon to be ordering a 5.0 TA

[Dave Walter]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

True, but it would increase inventory cost, and it might be accompanied by ending the ability for customers to choose custom materials, making Escape just like mainstream RV manufacturers (in this one respect).

I suspect they (ETI) will go more and more in the direction of limiting customization as time goes by anyways, so a choice of A, B, C, or D may be the more favorable outcome (as compared to choice A).

[gbaglo]

How does that go? "Give them an inch, they'll take a mile"?

[thoer]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

How does that go? "Give them an inch, they'll take a mile"?

No good deed goes unpunished?

[Vermilye]

To my mind, no matter how many optional "treatments" Escape offered, there would be many that wanted their own choice that wouldn't be one of the options. The way they are currently set up makes the most sense for me. Those that don't care have a simple choice (stock) and those that do get an almost endless variety of choices (and, of course, pay for it!)

[goalie39]

I'm not thrilled with the stock fabrics and laminates, but not so much that I care to spend time researching alternatives and paying more $$$. I would love to see 1 or 2 other stock options. It's amazing Escape offers such customization, and I hope they always do, but there are also several buyers like myself who want to keep it simple.

[Eggscape]

Originally Posted by goalie39

I'm not thrilled with the stock fabrics and laminates, but not so much that I care to spend time researching alternatives and paying more $$$. I would love to see 1 or 2 other stock options. It's amazing Escape offers such customization, and I hope they always do, but there are also several buyers like myself who want to keep it simple.

Exactly.

[Micheal K]

Originally Posted by goalie39

I'm not thrilled with the stock fabrics and laminates, but not so much that I care to spend time researching alternatives and paying more $$$. I would love to see 1 or 2 other stock options. It's amazing Escape offers such customization, and I hope they always do, but there are also several buyers like myself who want to keep it simple.

Totally agree with this. The customization option is awesome but not everyone is an interior designer. For those that aren’t, a choice amongst 2 or 3 defaults would be nice as well. In our case, we found the single default color scheme so underwhelming that we went with the custom option but I found it to be a bit of a pain - spend a bunch if time on the internet looking at fabrics, order swatches, try to match them up to miniscule formica samples, repeat.. and finally pick something and cross your fingers it’ll look good scaled up in the trailer.

Probably would’ve been a lot more enjoyable if either my wife or I was good at this sort of thing - have a whole new appreciation (and envy) for those who have a knack for this kind of stuff.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by goalie39

I'm not thrilled with the stock fabrics and laminates, but not so much that I care to spend time researching alternatives and paying more $$$. I would love to see 1 or 2 other stock options. It's amazing Escape offers such customization, and I hope they always do, but there are also several buyers like myself who want to keep it simple.

If you just want to skip the research, you could consider this forum the catalog and just copy someone else's combination - they have all of the ordering information sorted out.

That doesn't address the cost, of course.

[h2owmn]

I haven't yet added up the total cost to have my choice in fabric, floor, and formica, but I was ecstatic to find out I *could* choose--and beyond ETI's charge for the changes, I could control the quality and cost. I'm a person who is greatly affected by both light and color, and (famous last words) this will be the last of 6 camping vehicles for me (not including tents) spread over my adult years. Knowing that, I chose things that, as someone above said, will make me feel good every time I come through the door. I held my breath for the pictures, but it's every bit as wonderful as I'd hoped. The final choice of stainless over black for the stove and hood is the frosting on the "bright" cake. 28 more days til we meet in person.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by Micheal K

The customization option is awesome but not everyone is an interior designer.

And, there's been plenty of evidence of that.
I like the stock interior.

[Fox hunt]

I really enjoyed picking out my interior choices of fabric flooring counter top it was so much fun!