For those who have experience with Escapees.com. How do you like the service? I am thinking about using their mail forwarding service and address, maybe going through them for insurance too. I have no idea which state to choose, but I am leaning toward Florida since if I set in one place for any given time it most likely will be there. any advice?

While I don't use their mail service (I'm sure it's very good), I enjoy using SKP co-op parks when traveling. They are usually excellent and a very good value. I'm also thinking about a domicile state (still using WA) and can't decide between TX and SD. Escapees is a great organization, especially for full time RVers.

We've been members for over 20 years and used their mail forwarding service for 18 years with absolutely no problems.They don't sell insurance.You'll get out of Escapees what you want to contribute. It's not about only staying at RV parks. It's becoming active in the Club, visiting their own parks, perhaps getting on a wait list to buy into one of their parks, going to their yearly Escapades (rallies), going through their Boot Camp program for newbies, joining one of their subgroups and doing things with them. They have a CARE facility where you can go an recoup after surgery, still live in your RV but have transportation to doctors and a day program. It offers much more.I believe the membership is only $40/year right now so it's not like it's really expensive. There's also a wonderful bi-monthly magazine with articles written by RVers and very little advertising.We've met many friends through this organization and when traveling kept in touch and would plan for meet-ups. Stay at their own parks during the holidays and it's an awesome family-like experience sharing food and many holiday activities. We'd highly recommend the organization for full-timers.

We joined Escapees when we started full time, not for the mailservice but for the other benefits. They are the only voice for the RV community and take action when legislation comes up that directly affect us. We enjoy staying at the clubs parks while traveling, your always welcome. They also have annual book of campgrounds that give discounts on camping.

TRAILRIDER125 wrote:For those who have experience with Escapees.com. How do you like the service? I am thinking about using their mail forwarding service and address, maybe going through them for insurance too. I have no idea which state to choose, but I am leaning toward Florida since if I set in one place for any given time it most likely will be there. any advice?Despite what others have said, Escapees does indeed sell insurance -- see www.rverinsurance.com.However, Escapees is a SD-TX-FL "club". They focus their resources and services in these 3 states.If you plan to domicile in one of these three states, then great. However, if you're under 65 and have to purchase your own health insurance, SD and TX are awful domicile choices.

TechWriter wrote:Despite what others have said, Escapees does indeed sell insurance -- see www.rverinsurance.com.However, Escapees is a SD-TX-FL "club". They focus their resources and services in these 3 states.Escapees does not sell insurance. It endorses companies throughout the country who specialize in RV insurance.It will link you to insurance sites like FMCA does. It doesn't sell insurance.These are the endorsed members of which your above link is one of them:https://escapees.com/support/endorsed-vendorsThese are the commercial members:https://escapees.com/support/commercial-members/complete-listThere are many companies that support the Escapees RV Club.It is not a SD-TX-FL club. It is a RVer club. It is for any part-timer or full-timer. Anyone can join who lives in any state and you don't have to use their mail service. If you want to domicile in SD-TX-FL then it does help you with domiciling there but you certainly don't have to.

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2gypsies1
Explorer III
Jun 07, 2016
TechWriter wrote:
2gypsies wrote:

Escapees does not sell insurance. It endorses companies throughout the country who specialize in RV insurance.

Your distinction is lost on me . . . and does it really matter?

Well, yes it does matter. You stated Escapees sells insurance. It does not.

2gypsies wrote:

It is not a SD-TX-FL club. It is a RVer club. If you want to domicile in SD-TX-FL then it does help you with domiciling there but you certainly don't have to.

And if you want to domicile in another state, you're pretty much on your own.

...and that's such a big deal? Thousands have done it on their own in other states without a helping hand. Escapees has it's own mail service. If you want a different one then use it. You can still be a member of the Club which offers more than a mail service.

For full time RVers, it's a SD-TX-FL club. Nothing wrong with that, but don't make the club into something it isn't.

We know many full-timers who are members without having a TX-SD-FL address. It's no big deal for them.

I believe you're an Escapee member. I don't think you live in TX-SD-FL. It's Arizona, isn't it? You also don't use the Escapees mail service.

Besides Escapees has a really nice mag and website -- www.rvnetwork.com
TRAILRIDER125
Explorer
Jun 07, 2016
Thank you everyone for the advice. Looks like Escapees has a good following here. Since I will not have a home base, have no relatives, and won't be owning property, it will be a real help.
jrp
Explorer
Jun 07, 2016
I forgot to mention above, Escapees sponsor and hold a national RV Rally for members & guests each year (Tech-Writer its rarely held in SD-Tx-FL).
Its a week of fun & fellowship with thousands of other RV'ers. Many, but not all of whom are past present or future fulltimers.
It includes dozens of educational workshops and seminars on all sorts of RV related subjects. It includes optional side trips to local attractions. It includes a large assortment of RV related vendors set up to sell products & services on site. A separately paid, "RV'ers Bootcamp" is held at the rally for teaching new RV'ers all the basics about RV lifestyle & RV travel.
This years Escapade Rally is coming up next month, July 24th in Essex Junction Vermomt. Not very close to SD-TX-FL Tech-Writer.

https://www.escapees.com/knowledge/escapade?id=259

Finally, Escapees supports an organization named CARE, that provides an RV related assisted living facility & support services for older fulltime RV'ers who have to stop traveling for medical or age related reasons and have no other place to move to. CARE is a paid service operated & funded now by its own board of directors. Escapees donated the land, buildings and funding to get it started.

http://www.escapeescare.org/
trailertraveler
Explorer
Jun 08, 2016
TRAILRIDER125 wrote:
...I am thinking about using their mail forwarding service and address...I am leaning toward Florida since if I set in one place for any given time it most likely will be there...
It is my understanding that if you use the Escapees mail service in Florida, all your mail that goes to their Florida address gets sent to Texas and then on to you. I believe they recommend using the Florida address only for vehicle registration, drivers license, voter registration and taxes. I am not an attorney, but personally would want to use it for anything that might be used to challenge my domicile such as banks, credit cards and any other business dealings. I think there are extra charges for each mailing from Florida to Texas.
GoPackGo
Explorer
Jun 10, 2016
I've been a member for 3 years. They are flat-out a good organization. All you have to do is read through one issue of the Escapees magazine to get an idea of what they are about.
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Jun 11, 2016
We have been members for 14 years and fulltiming for 13. We moved everything out of Pennsylvania to Escapees in Livingston, TX. Have used the mail service since 2003. We aren't ralliers, but go to the SKP Get-Togethers during the winter in Yuma, AZ. and in other locations if we are nearby. Another nice thing about some of the co-ops is visitors can do maintenance on their rigs. I use this feature quite frequently.

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