01 What makes it unique
KZ lists the 2023 Escape E211RB at 4,000 lb dry, a GVWR of 5,000 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,000 lb and a tongue weight of 440 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 25' 2" long and 118" (with A/C) high. KZ prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh, 30 gal grey, 30 gal black.
Among the 10 Escape floorplans KZ’s 2023 Escape brochure lists with a published dry weight, it is number 9 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 E211RB differs from the other nine Escape floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 1,000 lb: largest of ten; next is the Escape E20 HATCH (840 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 20%: largest of ten; next is the Escape E20 HATCH (19.1%).
- Tongue weight, 440 lb: lightest of ten; next is the E201TB (500 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11%: smallest of ten; next is the E231BH (12.2%).
- Dry weight, 4,000 lb: second-heaviest of ten, between the E201BH (3,780 lb) and the E231BH (4,170 lb).
- Length, 25 ft 2 in: second-longest of ten, between the Escape E20 HATCH (23 ft 10 in) and the E231BH (27 ft 3 in).
- GVWR, 5,000 lb: highest of ten, level with the E231BH; next are the E201BH, E201TB and Escape E20 HATCH (4,400 lb).
- Exterior height, 9 ft 10 in: tallest of ten, level with the E231BH; next are the E181MK, E181RB and six others (9 ft 4 in).
- Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the E181MK, 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 E201BH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the E211RB is 220 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 600 lb higher, has 380 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 80 lb lighter, is 1 ft 5 in longer, stands 6 in taller, has a grey tank 2 gal larger and sleeps one fewer; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the E231BH, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the E211RB is 170 lb lighter by dry weight, has 170 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 70 lb lighter, is 2 ft 1 in shorter and sleeps four fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25' 2"
- Exterior height
- 118" (with A/C)
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 4,000 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,000 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 440 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 15"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Dry Axle Weight*
- 3,560
- 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
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 (5,000 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (750 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).
03 The Escape floorplan family
KZ’s 2023 Escape brochure lists 10 Escape floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape E17 HATCH | 22' | 4 | Profiled |
| Escape E18 HATCH | 22' | 4 | Profiled |
| Escape E181RB | 22' 1" | 3 | Profiled |
| Escape E20 HATCH | 23' 10" | 4 | Profiled |
| Escape E181MK | 22' 1" | 4 | Profiled |
| Escape E191BHK | 22' 1" | 5 | Profiled |
| Escape E201TB | 23' 9" | 3 | Profiled |
| Escape E201BH | 23' 9" | 5 | Profiled |
| Escape E211RB | 25' 2" | 4 | Profiled |
| Escape E231BH | 27' 3" | 8 | Profiled |
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 E211RB
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
3,780 lb dry and 4,400 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,000 lb and 5,000 lb.
4,170 lb dry and 5,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 4,000 lb and 5,000 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), 17% of the Escape E211RB’s 1,000 lb cargo capacity, leaving 834 lb (208 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Escape floorplans the water share runs 17% to 33%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Escape E20 HATCH at 20%. 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 E20 HATCH, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 25 ft 2 in vs 23 ft 10 in; dry weight 4,000 lb vs 3,560 lb; GVWR 5,000 lb vs 4,400 lb; cargo capacity 1,000 lb vs 840 lb; hitch weight 440 lb vs 540 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Escape plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 5,000 | 9–10 of 10 | 4,000–5,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 4,000 | 9 of 10 | 3,320–4,170 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,000 | 10 of 10 | 500–1,000 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 440 | 1 of 10 | 440–560 |
| Length | 25 ft 2 in | 9 of 10 | 22 ft 0 in–27 ft 3 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 30 | 5–10 of 10 | 28–30 |
| Black tank (gal) | 30 | 2–10 of 10 | 26–30 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 3–7 of 10 | 3–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Escape E201TB is 600 lb lighter (4,400 lb GVWR); Escape E231BH matches it at 5,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Escape siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape E211RB | 25 ft 2 in | 4 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 440 | 20 |
| Escape E20 HATCH | 23 ft 10 in | 4 | 3,560 | 4,400 | 840 | 540 | 20 |
| Escape E18 HATCH | 22 ft 0 in | 4 | 3,490 | 4,220 | 730 | 560 | 20 |
| Escape E201TB | 23 ft 9 in | 3 | 3,700 | 4,400 | 700 | 500 | 20 |
| Escape E181MK | 22 ft 1 in | 4 | 3,590 | 4,260 | 670 | 520 | 20 |
| Escape E231BH | 27 ft 3 in | 8 | 4,170 | 5,000 | 830 | 510 | 20 |
All 10 Escape floorplans: Escape line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape E211RB | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4 | 25 ft 2 in |
| Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB | 5,000 | 4,200 | — | 19 ft 2 in |
| Bambi 20FB | 5,000 | 3,900 | 4 | 20 ft 7 in |
| Bean Trailer Bean Squared | 5,000 | 3,500 | 3 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Caravel 20FB | 5,000 | 4,100 | 4 | 21 ft 0 in |
| Coyote 22CT | 5,000 | 3,918 | — | 23 ft 11 in |
| SylvanSport VIRE | 5,000 | 3,670 | 2 | 19 ft 6 in |
Against the Escape E211RB: the Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 19CB is 6 ft shorter; the Bambi 20FB is 5 ft shorter; the Bean Trailer Bean Squared is 9 ft shorter and sleeps 1 fewer.
08 Common questions about the Escape E211RB
How much does the Escape E211RB weigh?
4,000 lb dry; 5,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Escape E211RB carry?
1,000 lb, 20% 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 E211RB?
440 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Escape E211RB need?
A tow rating of at least 5,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Escape E211RB sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. 3 of the 10 Escape floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the Escape E211RB?
Fresh 20, grey 30, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Escape E211RB?
25' 2" 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 E211RB. Not published: slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: kz-rv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
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 year | Manual |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Owner’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) |
| 2022 | Owner’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) |
| 2021 | Owner’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 E211RB from 2023. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the E211RB, and those 3 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2020 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.
Full record for each earlier model year
2022 E211RB 3,840 lb dry · 5,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25' 2"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 118" (with A/C)
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,840 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,160 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 450 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2022
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Awning
- 14'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- 4
As printed in this brochure
- Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
- 3,390
- 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 w/o A/C (unless noted)** cell note
- Cell marked **; brochure footnote: "This exterior height is with A/C."
- 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) 3,800 → 3,840 lb (+40); Cargo capacity 1,200 → 1,160 lb (−40); Dry hitch weight 470 → 450 lb (−20). Unchanged: GVWR, Fresh tank, Grey tank, Black tank, Length, Sleeps, 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 (3,840 + 1,160 = 5,000 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:
- 22V289000 (reported 2 May 2022): Equipment
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 E211RB 3,800 lb dry · 5,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25' 2"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 118" (with A/C)
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,800 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,200 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 470 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2021
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Awning
- 14'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- 4
As printed in this brochure
- Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
- 3,330
- 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 w/o A/C (unless noted)** cell note
- Cell marked **; brochure footnote: "This exterior height is with A/C."
- 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 2020 to 2021 (only figures both brochures print): Dry weight (UVW) 3,820 → 3,800 lb (−20); Cargo capacity 1,180 → 1,200 lb (+20); Dry hitch weight 450 → 470 lb (+20); Length 25' → 25' 2". Unchanged: GVWR, Fresh tank, Grey tank, Black tank, Tire size.
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 (3,800 + 1,200 = 5,000 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:
- 21V013000 (reported 15 Jan 2021): Equipment
- 22V289000 (reported 2 May 2022): Equipment
- 22V462000 (reported 29 Jun 2022): Equipment
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.
2020 E211RB 3,820 lb dry · 5,000 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25'
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Exterior height
- 118" (with A/C)
- Interior height
- 78"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,820 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,000 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,180 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 450 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- 14"
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2020
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 30 gal
- Black water
- 30 gal
- Awning
- 14'
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Dry Axle Weight* (as printed)
- 3,370
- Refrigerator (cu. feet) (as printed)
- 7
- 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 w/o A/C (unless noted)** cell note
- Cell marked **; brochure footnote: "This exterior height is with A/C."
- 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."
Source for 2020. Printed in KZ RV’s Escape brochure (www.kz-rv.com). The document prints the 2020 model year itself. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (3,820 + 1,180 = 5,000 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
NHTSA record for 2020 Escape
No recall campaign in NHTSA’s files names the Escape for model year 2020.
No owner complaint filed with NHTSA names the Escape for model year 2020. 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.