I toured a Scamp fifth-wheel trailer at an "egg" rally in Pennsylvania several years ago, when I was researching a possible RV to buy after retirement. I was disturbed by how narrow the center ailse was in the Scamp. I thought that this wouldn't do for long-term travel, and in fact that experience made me give up the idea of buying a fiberglass trailer for a while. Later when I toured an Escape I was impressed with how much more space there was for moving around. This led me to eventually buy one.
Mike, was this egg rally at Delaware Gap Pocono Mountain KOA back in 2010/2011?
I was there with my Eggcamper 'NestEgg".
Wood floor
As already mentioned, floor rot is typically the result of water from the interior (due to plumbing leaks or body leaks); the most effective design to ensure rot is to put a layer of fiberglass under the plywood, trapping water in the wood. That's why Escapes have planned drainage under the floor. Perfectly sound 30+ year old wood-only floors are normal.
Really, where can you find a a 30 year old escape trailers these days, They only been in business since 2003, just wondering.
I guess I was thinking more like LED fixtures as an option, not just buy some bulbs on the parts page. Give Scamp another ten years, they'll get there.... maybe ;D
If you get the Escape fifth wheel, you don't have to constantly apologize for how it looks.
If you get the Escape fifth wheel, you don't have to constantly apologize for how it looks.
Had a few Scamp owners check out our 5.0TA and they all remarked on the quality.The 5.0TA is substantially wider than the Scamp 19'; that size difference, construction and quality differences, and tandem axles probably make the difference for most buyers. Of course, the smaller size and single axle (and price) lead many people to the Scamp.
Ironically, many recent 5.0TA owners have installed the Andersen Ultimate hitch system, which is functionally about the same thing as Scamp's "weird" hitch, but in a different ball size.