Escapees RV Club, Explained
What the club still offers, and which half changed hands in 2024.
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What Does an Escapees Membership Include?
The club calls itself a total support network, one of the oldest RV clubs in the country, and its benefits page groups the perks into four kinds of help.
Every item below is from the Escapees benefits page on harvesthosts.com, read November 9, 2026. Escapees benefits
- Community and events
- Escapade, the yearly national rally, plus HOPs trips, campground Hangouts, Xscapers Convergences, regional Chapters and interest groups called BOFs.
- Places to stay for less
- Discounts at Escapees RV Parks, SKP Co Op parks and Campground Partners, which Harvest Hosts says take 10% to 20% off nightly rates. Campground Partners
- RV education
- RVers Online University is included in the membership, with RVers Boot Camp, SmartWeigh wheel by wheel weighing and Escapees Magazine alongside it.
- Road support
- Escapees Roadside Assistance for the US and Canada, and Escapees CARE, an independent living center built for RVers.
How Does Escapees Mail Forwarding Work?
For a full time RVer the mail service is often the reason to join, because a mailbox needs a street address and an RV does not have one.
Our guide to living in an RV full time covers the rest of that setup.
The Escapees Mail Service page on harvesthosts.com describes it in 3 steps:
Pick a domicile state, the state you legally call home
You get a personal mailbox number and street address in Texas, Florida or South Dakota.
Manage your mail
You ask for forwarding, a hold or a scan by app, online or by phone.
Receive it on the road
The team at the club's Livingston, Texas mail center sends it on to wherever you are staying, according to Escapees.
The mail service is open to Escapees members only and is charged on top of the membership, according to the same page. Escapees Mail Service
Choose the Domicile State With Care
Picking a domicile state for the mailbox alone is an avoidable mistake, because the same choice decides where you vote, register the RV and file taxes.
Read that state's own rules before you choose, because this page is not legal or tax advice.
Who Runs Escapees Now?
Harvest Hosts announced in 2024 that it had acquired the membership and events portion of the club, and the Escapees name stayed the same. Harvest Hosts announcement
Travis and Melanie Carr, the founders' family, kept the mail forwarding service and the Escapees RV parks, according to that announcement.
The same announcement says the Escapees and Xscapers brands, the magazine and events such as Escapade continue under Harvest Hosts.
Harvest Hosts runs
- Club membership
- Escapade and Xscapers events
- Escapees Magazine
- RVers Online University
The Carr family runs
- Escapees Mail Service
- Domicile addresses
- Escapees RV Parks
Mail service needs a club membership too.
How Do You Get an Escapees Membership?
The join link on the Escapees mail service page now leads to the Harvest Hosts plans page, where the All Access plan bundles the club with every host network.
All Access is $179 a year and includes an Escapees RV Club membership that Harvest Hosts values at $49.95 (checked October 2026). Harvest Hosts plans
Current offer: Harvest Hosts lists 15% off every plan with the code SAVE15 (checked 9 November 2026). That brings your first year of Classic to $84.15, Classic plus Boondockers Welcome to $143.65 and All Access to $152.15.
Who runs each part
| Part of Escapees | Membership and operator |
|---|---|
| Events, Escapees Magazine, RVers Online University | In the membership, run by Harvest Hosts |
| Campground Partners discounts | In the membership, run by Harvest Hosts |
| Escapees Mail Service and domicile address | Sold separately to members, run by the Carr family |
| Escapees RV Parks | Member discount on stays, run by the Carr family |
If you only want overnight stays, the cheaper Harvest Hosts plans skip the club, and our break even look at the Harvest Hosts membership helps you pick.
The cost per night calculator runs the numbers for your own trips.
Who Is Escapees a Good Fit For?
- Full timersGood fit
- They need a mail and domicile address, which the club provides, though the mail service costs extra.
- Newer RVers and solo travelersGood fit
- RVers Online University and Boot Camp teach the basics, and the rallies and Chapters bring company.
- Weekend campersBetter served elsewhere
- Without a need for a mail address, the overnight stays in a Harvest Hosts plan alone serve them better.
Others may prefer a club from our roundup of RV membership programs.
Get Escapees With All Access
All Access is the one plan that pairs the club with Harvest Hosts, Boondockers Welcome and golf course stays.
If the plan disappoints, the Harvest Hosts plans page lists a 3 month window to ask for your money back.
Rating read October 2026; locations and pricing checked October 2026. Check harvesthosts.com for current details.
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Where This Comes From
We are not Escapees members, and nothing here reports our own use of the club or its mail service.
Benefits, ownership and mail service details are from harvesthosts.com and escapees.com, read November 9, 2026.
We last checked plan prices in October 2026, and Harvest Hosts can change the club's perks or price at any time.
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What is Escapees RV Club?
Escapees RV Club is an RV membership club founded in 1978 by Joe and Kay Peterson, according to Escapees.
It offers community events, RV education, campground discounts and, through a separate service, mail forwarding for people who live on the road.
Did Harvest Hosts buy Escapees?
Harvest Hosts announced in 2024 that it had acquired the membership and events side of Escapees RV Club.
Travis and Melanie Carr kept the mail forwarding service and the Escapees RV parks, according to the same announcement.
What does SKP mean?
SKP is the nickname for an Escapees member, according to the club, and each new member gets an SKP number.
You will hear it said as the letters or as the word skip.
Is the Escapees mail service included in the membership?
No. Harvest Hosts says the mail service is sold in addition to the Escapees membership, and that you must be a member to use it.
Which states can I use for an Escapees domicile address?
Texas, Florida or South Dakota, according to the Escapees Mail Service page on harvesthosts.com.
Domicile affects taxes, voting and vehicle registration, so confirm the rules with that state before you choose.
Which Harvest Hosts plan includes Escapees?
The All Access plan, at $179 a year, includes an Escapees RV Club membership that Harvest Hosts values at $49.95 (source: harvesthosts.com/plans, checked October 2026).
The Classic and the plus Boondockers Welcome plans do not include it.
What is Xscapers?
Xscapers is a community inside Escapees for working age RVers, founded in 2015, according to Escapees.
Any member can join its events, which tend to start after the work day and are often dry camping.
Are Escapees lifetime memberships still honored?
Yes.
Harvest Hosts said in its acquisition announcement that Escapees lifetime memberships will continue to be honored, with no separate Harvest Hosts membership needed for their current benefits.
The plan Escapees sits in, the other networks inside it, and life on the road.
The private host network in the same All Access plan.
The break even math on the membership Escapees now sits in.
Escapees against the other clubs and camping networks.
Mail, domicile and the rest of life on the road.
Where the money goes once the RV is home.
Current public offers on every plan, All Access included.
Next Step
All Access also unlocks the private property hosts, and they run on rules of their own.
Our Boondockers Welcome guide walks through how those stays work.
No nightly fee once you join, a purchase from the host is customary
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