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03-20-2022, 10:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Maplewood, Minnesota
Trailer: 2021 Escape 21NE
Posts: 241
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RV Show: Stick trailers in MN
We attended the "Metro RV Dealers Association Super Sale" at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis yesterday. Although we've purchased our 21 NE and will be picking it up in May, we were interested in seeing what's available in the mainstream stick trailer world. We weren't impressed by anything we saw. The solar options were very limited across the board. The cabinets, upholstery, flooring and interior items seemed to be of very poor quality. And for reference, check out the price of the KZ Escape 18E, a 22' trailer. With its rear ramp, the interior how a much different feel than that of a fiberglass Escape. Storage is a plus but it's lacking in creature comforts. You'll notice there wasn't a fiberglass or aluminum unit in the stadium. We're glad we chose Escape.
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03-20-2022, 11:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Cold Spring, Kentucky
Trailer: 2022 21C + 2021 F-150 PowerBoost 4x4
Posts: 572
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We did the same thing at the Indy RV Show in January. We signed our 21C build sheet about a week before the show (we also have a May completion date), but we were curious to see some of the brands on display. We had already viewed brands like Airstream, nuCamp, Grand Design, and Winnebago as well. None of the travel trailers we saw at the Indy show impressed us in the least. Very flimsy construction in our opinion - including the Lance models. We both agreed we made the absolute best decision choosing Escape.
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03-20-2022, 11:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Kent, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 21c Sold, 2023 Bigfoot 25RQ
Posts: 1,410
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In 2016 when we were beginning to look into trailers we attended a number of rv shows. We found poorly made stick built that were cheaper than Escapes but not by very much. While Escapes have gone up these sticky’s have about doubled. Not impressed.
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03-21-2022, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: USA, Texas
Trailer: 21
Posts: 624
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We just had an RV show at ATT stadium. Also went just for grins everything we saw the quality was terrible and the prices were ridiculous.
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03-21-2022, 10:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,380
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I still hit the local RV show when I'm in town, and while I agree that most of them are poorly made, I still sometimes see something that is innovative. The last one was a Winnebago EKKO 22A with a pivoting wall in the wet bath making it sorta a dry bath. A video here. Might solve some of the wet vs dry bath arguments.
(the bathroom part starts at 7:35).
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03-21-2022, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Fridge, AC, bath, etc. Very nice looking units. Wonder what mpg it gets. First thing I look for is the interior head room. Then, price.
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"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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03-21-2022, 11:02 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,072
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I"m a member of several stick built trailer groups on Facebook. Every complaint I read about Escape trailers here on the EscapeForum is NOTHING compared to the complaints I read on Facebook regarding stick built trailers.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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03-21-2022, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vermilye
I still hit the local RV show when I'm in town, and while I agree that most of them are poorly made, I still sometimes see something that is innovative. The last one was a Winnebago EKKO 22A with a pivoting wall in the wet bath making it sorta a dry bath. A video here. Might solve some of the wet vs dry bath arguments.
(the bathroom part starts at 7:35).
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We also like that one too Jon ! Pat
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03-21-2022, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Cold Spring, Kentucky
Trailer: 2022 21C + 2021 F-150 PowerBoost 4x4
Posts: 572
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Yes, the Winnebago Ekko has some very nice features, but that price tag - over $170K (usd)!!!
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03-21-2022, 12:33 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,072
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Just now from the Happy Campers Keystone RV Owners group on Facebook:
"We put our new camper in the shop Dec 17, 2021 for warranty work. I got a call last week saying it was ready. They pulled it out my husband checked. Nothing had been done. No new roof, no repair to the stairs or shower door. Nothing. I'm going to ask for compensation because we were homeless for a few weeks and we could have lived in our camper. It's almost April!"
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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03-21-2022, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Donna, you know it and I know it -- they just don't make 'em like they used to.
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Myron
"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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03-21-2022, 02:04 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Clancy, Montana
Trailer: 2021 Escape 19'
Posts: 10
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One of the most interesting options I have seen in a camper is a dry-flush toilet. check it out at https://youtu.be/w2ogLEdE04Q
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If you never slow down, you never grow old.
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03-21-2022, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2023 E19
Posts: 317
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As a newbie RV buyer with virtually no prior experience ......the more I research potential alternatives, the more I realize just how few competitors exist that can match the the combination of size/weight/price/durability/quality/customer focus offered by ETI.
To me, ETI seems exceptionally unique in an industry plagued by cheaply-produced cookie-cutter RV designs that really don't vary much between the industry-dominant manufactures.
After monitoring this forum for the past few months, it's evident that there is room for improvement in certain areas. However, ETI's product remains superior to the vast majority of the competition available at this price point.
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03-21-2022, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19
Posts: 895
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After having my 19 since 2014, the only “fun” part to going to an RV show is to appreciate the fact that I made the right choice! Sure beats the alternative! Also, as RV sales ebb & flow, the workers are picked up for the short term until things slow again. Therefore a lot of learning curve for new workers.
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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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03-21-2022, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Trailer: "Side Effect" 2022 21C
Posts: 1,388
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
I"m a member of several stick built trailer groups on Facebook. Every complaint I read about Escape trailers here on the EscapeForum is NOTHING compared to the complaints I read on Facebook regarding stick built trailers.
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Keep in mind there are a Zillion Stickies and a few thousand Escapes.
The things two problems I would expect to hear a lot about are roof and wall leaks. The Escape is basically two boats glued on top of each other with holes cut in for components while the stickies are stud walls with stuck on wall panels and a rolled rubberized roof. Frig, heat, water heater and AC are mostly the same.
I seen some very well built stickies but I'm no fan of their seam around the perimeter of the rolled 12 year rubberized roofing.
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03-21-2022, 06:16 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Seattle, Washington
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 73
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We hit up the Seattle RV show as well. The only trailers I was impressed with were the Intech models & Black Series all terrain trailers. We’re happy with our 2018 19’. Better half was not quite on board at first
But she loves it now.
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03-21-2022, 07:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Kent, Ohio
Trailer: 2017 21c Sold, 2023 Bigfoot 25RQ
Posts: 1,410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasguy
We hit up the Seattle RV show as well. The only trailers I was impressed with were the Intech models & Black Series all terrain trailers. We’re happy with our 2018 19’. Better half was not quite on board at first
But she loves it now.
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I saw a couple of reviews of the black series trailers with some serious construction issues, they are also very pricy. Intech has some growing pains, their single axle trailers were reporting axle weld breaks. I just can’t get by the looks of them with that huge vulnerable front window and the blue lighting all inside. I think the cabinets are fairly well made using Amish labor from what I’ve heard. Also the lack of a standard rear bumper was strange and a prescription for very expensive minor collision. my Escape experience was positive and had the 23 been readily available I probably would have bought one if my name came upon the preorders list.
Awaiting the Bigfoot now , a heavier but better insulated Fiberglass trailer in the same family. Not a sticky I’ve found I like. Nor an airstream and my friends own them.
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03-30-2022, 11:33 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota
Trailer: 2021 Escape 21NE
Posts: 12
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If you’re in Minneapolis and want to check out a 21NE, feel free to swing by. Can you send DMs on this platform? Anyhow, respond here and we can make arrangements.
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03-30-2022, 01:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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MjSchwart, Please update your avatar with your Escape info.....
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-30-2022, 01:24 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
Trailer: 2017 5.0
Posts: 523
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, my last stickie was a brand new top of the line Arctic Fox, which is supposed to be one of the (if not the) best stick-built trailers available. I had all kinds of problems and disappointments with the product and the service of the so-called "warranty" behind it. I ditched it (took advantage of the high prices during the covid RV boom), got an Escape, and will never go back. My Escape simply blows the stickies out of the water in terms of quality & value, and the service and support I've gotten from ETI is a world apart...oh and also this forum is the best one I've ever belonged to!
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