As members of the Escapees RV Club, Kathy and I attended our 2nd “Escapade” this past week. The first one we attended was in Essex Junction (Burlington area), Vermont back in summer of 2016. This year’s Escapade was in Tucson at the Pima County Fairgrounds.
The annual Escapade is held in different locations around the country. 2018 was in Sedalia, Missouri while next year’s event will be held in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Holding the rally in different locations allows club members in different areas of the country to attend without having to travel extreme distances.
The rally is an opportunity to; renew friendships with other travelers you haven’t seen in a long while, enjoy some great regional food, attend as many as 10 or 15 informational seminars scheduled over a 4 day period, visit the Marketplace where vendors of RV equipment and supplies display and sell their products, take a tour of nearly 100 new and used RV’s on the lot, and attendees can even volunteer as shuttle cart drivers, hospitality hosts, parking attendants, morning coffee crew members, and lots of other opportunities.
Here are some pictures of various parts of the event. We took over the Pima County Fairgrounds with 830 recreational vehicles (RV’s) and just about 2500 attendees.
As usual, if you click on any of the individual pictures below, it will open into a larger image so you can see more detail.
Our home for the week 
One of the vendors on the Midway selling loading equipment 
RV’s come in all years and sizes 
The main hall with coffee area, registration, member services, and marketplace down at the end 
Part of the Opening Ceremony 
I especially like this Prevost bus along with the vintage VW bus 
Enjoying each evening’s entertainment 
The “American Rogues” Celtic Band 
Listening to a seminar on Lithium batteries by Sue Valentine 
More vintage bus RV’s 
Taking in a few of the free Margaritas at the new RV display (by RV Country) 
Kathy’s Zumba Workout 
Taking in a seminar on RV Safety 
Connie & Dennis sharing good times with Kathy 
Creativity at the Chili Cookoff 
Morning coffee & Donuts 
Guess Who? 
Dillon with ShadePro fixing our patio awning 
Ham Radio operator and avid RV’er 
Sunset on the grounds 
Quick look over the polo field parking area
Here’s a couple videos of the evening entertainment. This evening’s video features “The American Rogues” (Sorry the audio is not nearly as impressive as it was at the live presentation). You could feel the drums beating and the rafters shaking.
Here’s a video of the “Redhead Express” – and 5 of these 6 band members are siblings!
Thanks for coming along. We are blessed to be able to live the full-time RV lifestyle and we hope you enjoy riding along with us on our adventures.
So long for now!
