I am in the final stages of my route planning and looking forward to my first Escapade.

Pat

My first also, and my first camping 'escapade' outside of my home state! Prepping for being a snowbird this year so need all the info/experience I can get.

I checked with Molly Pinner, Escapade Director and she tells me that the finalized program has been passed on to the Escapee IT department and should be posted soon.

Thanks Kirk. There are several times where I would like to attend 2 seminars while my wife is at a third one. I will get the details and email Molly. If enough people ask I could get lucky and they might repeat the ones I want.

Pegwillen. This is my first escapade bUt I have been outside Pennsylvania many times. I still work so we typically do long weekends in the North Eastern states. That will change next year when I retire

Pat

It really isn't as simple as you may think to repeat seminars. In order to do that you must first get the speaker to agree, then find a place to hold their seminar, or cancel one from someone else. And the one you cancel will be one that another person wanted you to schedule twice. As I mentioned, the schedule is now set and isn't likely to be modified because it would be impossible to meet the preferences of everyone. At some point you have to just do the very best that you can and move ahead.

But don't panic yet as you have not seen the finalized schedule as yet. It should be up very soon.

No panic here. Just like to get as much information as I can. I'm a big fan of learning from others that made mistakes or know Better ways to do things. Do you know if there will be any vendors selling merchandise? I'm looking for several items in preparation for going full time next year.

Pat

Edited July 6, 2016 by PatC

There will be a vendor area.

Also just so that you know, the final draft of the seminar schedule is not posted on the Escapee site.

Edited July 6, 2016 by Kirk

If we are attending the Bootcamp, is it still necessary to have full fresh water tanks? Husband is asking.

Thanks, CathyinMB

  On 7/15/2016 at 2:05 AM, CathyinMB said:

If we are attending the Bootcamp, is it still necessary to have full fresh water tanks? Husband is asking.

Thanks, CathyinMB

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What is your parking designation?? Are you water/electric? If so then you just need empty gray & black tanks. Your parking tag indicates what you should do as well as the emails you have been recieving

Edited July 15, 2016 by nana25k

Will their be any vendors available for light maintenance issues? Last year at the FMCA rally in Madison, Wisc, HWH was present and replaced my driver side front jack and we also purchased a Winegard G2 portable satellite and had it setup.

Edited July 15, 2016 by JC2

  On 7/15/2016 at 2:05 AM, CathyinMB said:

If we are attending the Bootcamp, is it still necessary to have full fresh water tanks? Husband is asking.

If you have a site with water & electric, or full hookup, then no need to do so.

  On 7/15/2016 at 7:38 AM, JC2 said:

Will their be any vendors available for light maintenance issues? Last year at the FMCA rally in Madison, Wisc, HWH was present and replaced my driver side front jack and we also purchased a Winegard G2 portable satellite and had it setup.

There are vendors at most Escapades who will do installations and some who also do repairs, but there are no vendors who are there as RV repair suppliers. The list of vendors/exhibitors is now available on the website. At all of the Escapades that we have attended there have been some Escapee commercial members in attendance who do RV service work, but none have registered as vendors so it will be a gamble to say if they will be there this year and you would have to find a way to contact them yourself, if one of them should attend.

Edited July 15, 2016 by Kirk