2023 KZEscape E181MK

KZ lists the 2023 Escape E181MK at 3,590 lb dry, a GVWR of 4,260 lb, a net carrying capacity of 670 lb and a tongue weight of 520 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 22' 1" long and 112" high. KZ prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh, 28 gal grey, 30 gal black.

Among the 10 Escape floorplans KZ’s 2023 Escape brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 5 from the lightest, in a range from 3,320 lb (Escape E17 HATCH) to 4,170 lb (Escape E231BH). Every figure in that comparison is KZ’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from KZ’s 2023 Escape brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2023.

How the E181MK differs from the other nine Escape floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity, 670 lb: fourth-smallest of ten, between the E191BHK (635 lb) and the Escape E17 HATCH (680 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 15.7%: fourth-smallest of ten, between the E191BHK (15%) and the E201TB (15.9%).
• Dry weight, 3,590 lb: fifth-lightest of ten, between the Escape E20 HATCH (3,560 lb) and the E191BHK (3,610 lb).
• GVWR, 4,260 lb: fifth-lowest of ten, between the E191BHK (4,245 lb) and the E201BH, E201TB and Escape E20 HATCH (4,400 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.5%: fifth-largest of ten, between the E191BHK (14.1%) and the Escape E20 HATCH (15.2%).
• Grey tank, 28 gal: smallest of ten, level with the E181RB, E191BHK and E201BH; next are the E201TB, E211RB and four others (30 gal).
• Length, 22 ft 1 in: shared with the E181RB and E191BHK; of ten, two shorter and five longer, nearest the Escape E17 HATCH and Escape E18 HATCH (22 ft) and the E201BH and E201TB (23 ft 9 in).
• Tongue weight, 520 lb: shared with the E201BH; of ten, four lighter and four heavier, nearest the E191BHK and E231BH (510 lb) and the Escape E20 HATCH (540 lb).
• Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the E211RB, Escape E17 HATCH and two others; of ten, two smaller and three larger, nearest the E181RB and E201TB (3) and the E191BHK and E201BH (5).

Next to the Escape E20 HATCH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the E181MK is 30 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 140 lb lower, has 170 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 20 lb lighter, is 1 ft 9 in shorter and has a grey tank 2 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the E191BHK, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the E181MK is 20 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 15 lb higher, has 35 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 10 lb heavier and sleeps one fewer; the two publish the same length, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

KZ’s 2023 Escape brochure lists 10 Escape floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 25% of the Escape E181MK’s 670 lb cargo capacity, leaving 504 lb (126 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Escape floorplans the water share runs 17% to 33%, and 3 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Escape E17 HATCH at 24% and Escape E191BHK at 26%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

The maker’s own owner’s manual for each model year on this page, linked where the maker publishes it. Each link goes to the maker’s file, labelled as the maker labels it; a year with no manual of its own is not filled from another year.