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2023 KZEscape E191BHK

A 22-foot travel trailer that KZ lists at 3,610 lb dry, with a 4,245 lb GVWR, for 2023.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2023

3,610lb
Dry Weight
4,245lb
GVWR
510lb
Hitch Weight
22ft
Length
Sleeps 5 Travel trailer · KZ Built by · KZ RV Model year · 2023

01 What makes it unique

KZ lists the 2023 Escape E191BHK at 3,610 lb dry, a GVWR of 4,245 lb, a net carrying capacity of 635 lb and a tongue weight of 510 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 6 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 E191BHK differs from the other nine Escape floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity, 635 lb: third-smallest of ten, between the E201BH (620 lb) and the E181MK (670 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 15%: third-smallest of ten, between the E201BH (14.1%) and the E181MK (15.7%).
  • GVWR, 4,245 lb: fourth-lowest of ten, between the Escape E18 HATCH (4,220 lb) and the E181MK (4,260 lb).
  • Dry weight, 3,610 lb: fifth-heaviest of ten, between the E181MK (3,590 lb) and the E201TB (3,700 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.1%: fifth-smallest of ten, between the E201BH (13.8%) and the E181MK (14.5%).
  • Sleeping capacity, 5: shared with the E201BH; of ten, seven smaller and one larger, nearest the E181MK, E211RB and three others (4) and the E231BH (8).
  • Tongue weight, 510 lb: shared with the E231BH; of ten, two lighter and six heavier, nearest the E201TB (500 lb) and the E181MK and E201BH (520 lb).
  • Grey tank, 28 gal: smallest of ten, level with the E181MK, E181RB and E201BH; next are the E201TB, E211RB and four others (30 gal).
  • Length, 22 ft 1 in: shared with the E181MK and E181RB; 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).

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

Next to the E201TB, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the E191BHK is 90 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 155 lb lower, has 65 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 10 lb heavier, is 1 ft 8 in shorter, has a grey tank 2 gal smaller and sleeps two more; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 1"
Exterior height
112"
Exterior width
90"
Interior height
78"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,610 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
4,245 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
635 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
510 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
20 gal
Grey water
28 gal
Black water
30 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
15"

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
5
Dry Axle Weight*
3,100
Refrigerator (cu. feet)
8
Water Heater Cap. (gal. LP w/DSI)
6
LP Gas Cap. (lbs.)
20
Furnace BTUs (1,000s)
20
Awning
14'

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the Escape E191BHKHorizontal bar. Dry weight 3,610 pounds, then cargo capacity 635 pounds, against a GVWR of 4,245 pounds. Tongue weight 510 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 4,245 lbsDry 3,610 lbsCargo capacity 635 lbsTongue weight 510 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Escape E191BHKScale outline of the Escape E191BHK. Overall length 22' 1", overall height 9' 4", overall width 7' 6".end view7' 6"22' 1" overall length9' 4"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Escape E191BHKHolding tank capacities: fresh 20 gallons, grey 28 gallons, black 30 gallons.Fresh20 galGrey28 galBlack30 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed4,245 lb
Published tongue weight510 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb510–637 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed4,245 lb towed / 637 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.

Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (4,245 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (637 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.

Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Escape floorplan family

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

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Escape E17 HATCH22'4Profiled
Escape E18 HATCH22'4Profiled
Escape E181RB22' 1"3Profiled
Escape E20 HATCH23' 10"4Profiled
Escape E181MK22' 1"4Profiled
Escape E191BHK22' 1"5Profiled
Escape E201TB23' 9"3Profiled
Escape E201BH23' 9"5Profiled
Escape E211RB25' 2"4Profiled
Escape E231BH27' 3"8Profiled

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

04 Notes on this floorplan

What KZ does not publish for the Escape E191BHK

Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.

Read the label on the trailer

Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.

05 How it compares

Lighter
KZ Escape E181MK

3,590 lb dry and 4,260 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,610 lb and 4,245 lb.

Heavier
KZ Escape E201TB

3,700 lb dry and 4,400 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,610 lb and 4,245 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 26% of the Escape E191BHK’s 635 lb cargo capacity, leaving 469 lb (94 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Escape floorplans the water share runs 17% to 33%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Escape E181MK at 25% and Escape E201BH at 27%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Escape E201BH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 22 ft 1 in vs 23 ft 9 in; dry weight 3,610 lb vs 3,780 lb; GVWR 4,245 lb vs 4,400 lb; cargo capacity 635 lb vs 620 lb; hitch weight 510 lb vs 520 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Escape plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)4,2454 of 104,000–5,000
Dry weight (lb)3,6106 of 103,320–4,170
Cargo capacity (lb)6353 of 10500–1,000
Hitch weight (lb)5103–4 of 10440–560
Length22 ft 1 in3–5 of 1022 ft 0 in–27 ft 3 in
Grey tank (gal)281–4 of 1028–30
Black tank (gal)302–10 of 1026–30
Sleeps58–9 of 103–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Escape E18 HATCH is 25 lb lighter (4,220 lb GVWR); Escape E181MK is 15 lb heavier (4,260 lb GVWR).

Nearest Escape siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Escape E191BHK22 ft 1 in53,6104,24563551020
Escape E201BH23 ft 9 in53,7804,40062052020
Escape E181MK22 ft 1 in43,5904,26067052020
Escape E18 HATCH22 ft 0 in43,4904,22073056020
Escape E17 HATCH22 ft 0 in43,3204,00068055020
Escape E20 HATCH23 ft 10 in43,5604,40084054020

All 10 Escape floorplans: Escape line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry or base (lb)SleepsLength
Escape E191BHK4,2453,610522 ft 1 in
Mesa Ridge Conventional MR182RB4,2503,515——
Aurora Light 13RKX4,2772,705—16 ft 0 in
Colt 17DB4,2003,275822 ft 5 in
Basecamp 20X4,3003,500420 ft 2 in
2500 Series 25B17.5FB4,3003,360—17 ft 0 in
Caravel 16RB4,3003,450416 ft 7 in

Against the Escape E191BHK: the Mesa Ridge Conventional MR182RB is 5 lb heavier; the Aurora Light 13RKX is 32 lb heavier and 6 ft shorter; the Colt 17DB is 45 lb lighter and sleeps 3 more.

08 Common questions about the Escape E191BHK

How much does the Escape E191BHK weigh?

3,610 lb dry; 4,245 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Escape E191BHK carry?

635 lb, 15% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 166 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Escape E191BHK?

510 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the Escape E191BHK need?

A tow rating of at least 4,245 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Escape E191BHK sleep?

It is rated to sleep 5. 1 of the 10 Escape floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

What are the tank capacities on the Escape E191BHK?

Fresh 20, grey 28, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the Escape E191BHK?

22' 1" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

13 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Escape E191BHK. Not published: slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 6 recall campaigns against the Escape line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Escape line page.

Owner’s manuals

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.

Model yearManual
2023Owner’s Manual (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s one manual for all its products that year, not a manual written for this line alone)
2022Owner’s Manual (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s one manual for all its products that year, not a manual written for this line alone)
2021Owner’s Manual (PDF on www.kz-rv.com; the maker’s one manual for all its products that year, not a manual written for this line alone)

Earlier model years

The record at the top of this page is the E191BHK from 2023. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the E191BHK, and those 2 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2021 to 2022. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry tongueLengthSleeps
20223,4704,24577547022' 1"Not published
20213,3504,24589543022' 1"5

Full record for each earlier model year

2022 E191BHK 3,470 lb dry · 4,245 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 1"
Exterior width
90"
Exterior height
112"
Interior height
78"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,470 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
4,245 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
775 lbs
Dry tongue weight
470 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
15"
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2022

Capacities

Fresh water
20 gal
Grey water
28 gal
Black water
30 gal
Awning
14'

Sleeping

Sleeps
Not published

As printed in this brochure

Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
3,000
Refrigerator (cu. feet) (as printed)
8
Water Heater Cap. (gal. LP w/DSI) (as printed)
6
LP Gas Cap. (lbs.) (as printed)
20
Furnace BTUs (1,000s) (as printed)
20
Exterior height label as printed
Exterior Height w/o A/C (unless noted)
UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."
Dry Hitch Weight footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."
Exterior Length footnote
Brochure footnote: "Exterior length is measured from rear of bumper to leading edge of coupler."

Changed from 2021 to 2022 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 3,350 → 3,470 lb (+120); Cargo capacity 895 → 775 lb (−120); Dry hitch weight 430 → 470 lb (+40); Grey tank 32 → 28 gal (−4); Black tank 32 → 30 gal (−2). Unchanged: GVWR, Fresh tank, Length, Tire size.

Source for 2022. Printed in KZ RV’s Escape brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document prints the 2022 model year itself. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,470 + 775 = 4,245 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

NHTSA record for 2022 Escape

1 recall campaign filed with NHTSA names the Escape for model year 2022:

No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Escape for model year 2022. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Escape floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.

2021 E191BHK 3,350 lb dry · 4,245 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
22' 1"
Exterior width
90"
Exterior height
112"
Interior height
78"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
3,350 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
4,245 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
895 lbs
Dry tongue weight
430 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
15"
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2021

Capacities

Fresh water
20 gal
Grey water
32 gal
Black water
32 gal
Awning
14'

Sleeping

Sleeps
5

As printed in this brochure

Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
2,920
Refrigerator (cu. feet) (as printed)
8
Water Heater Cap. (gal. LP w/DSI) (as printed)
6
LP Gas Cap. (lbs.) (as printed)
20
Furnace BTUs (1,000s) (as printed)
20
Exterior height label as printed
Exterior Height w/o A/C (unless noted)
UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."
Dry Hitch Weight footnote
Brochure footnote: "This weight reflects the rolling average unit weight for each model."
Exterior Length footnote
Brochure footnote: "Exterior length is measured from rear of bumper to leading edge of coupler."

Source for 2021. Printed in KZ RV’s Escape brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document prints the 2021 model year itself. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,350 + 895 = 4,245 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

NHTSA record for 2021 Escape

3 recall campaigns filed with NHTSA name the Escape for model year 2021:

No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Escape for model year 2021. NHTSA files recalls and complaints by line and model year, not by floorplan, so a campaign listed here may not affect every Escape floorplan; the recall notice says which units it covers.