ARE WE GLAD WE BOUGHT OUR WINNEBAGO EKKO? 3 Month Review
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- So are we glad we bought our Winnebago Ekko? Did it live up to all that we thought it would be? We wanted comfort... is that what we got? Let's talk about it.
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Chapter/Segments:
00:00 Why we wanted our Ekko
02:09 What is comfort to us?
02:32 What other features did we want in our next RV?
07:24 Pleasant surprises about our Ekko
09:13 Do we regret buying our 2022 Winnebago Ekko?
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I think you just sold a thousand units! And you’re making John jealous. Gosh, if we could only get our chassis!!!
I guess we are singing it’s praises, but we are loving all this extra space. Good luck on getting your chassis.
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Good morning, sweet friends! What a great video. Thanks so much for the honest review about the pros and cons. Y'all did such a great job with the technical aspects of the video, too. I loved how you started this one! I'm glad you are enjoying it and finding things like the outside kitchen that are just an added plus for you. I can't wait to see where you go next. I hope you have a great week! Much love from SC, Jane ❤🙏🐾
Thank you so much my sweet friend for your comment. Your encouraging words always mean so much.
Glad your Ekko is working out for you three! The cutest part of the video was Maggie looking out the window while you were filming! Great video!
Maggie is adorable… with her big blue collar.
All Very good and helpful points! Comfort is my #1 deciding factor in wanting to switch from my adventure van to something more comfortable. Making your list of pros and cons is so important.
That pro and cons list is different for everyone… since we’ve done the adventure van we were also looking for something more comfortable and this fits us well in that we will still be able to go off road, somewhat.
This has been on my list. Good to see a review of one actually being used! Thanks!
You're very welcome. Let us know if you have any questions about it. And we will be glad to answer it in one of our Q&A's.
Love your RV choice especially the out door kitchen, 4 wd capabilities, driving comfort like a big car .
So glad you like the EKKO. That’s what is most important - that YOU like it. Enjoy and don’t forget to take us along for the ride. Safe travels & stay well!
You are so correct. Everyone is different and the Ekko just so happens to fit the way we want to travel right now. That doesn’t mean it want change in the future and it doesn’t mean if’s for everyone. We appreciate your comment.
Taking the browns to the super bowl always makes the 12 year old in me laugh. I love the EKKO the only thing that stops us is the price. Thank you for bringing us this video. Happy tails and safe travels.
Glad Owen can make you laugh. The price is a hard pill to swallow.
What does it cost? Is it the same as a leisure travel van
@@breezyplace about the same. Maybe a little less.
Great video and I’m glad you love you Ekko! Glad you bought something that has a lot more room in it. Glad the Ekko makes you happy. I love the Ekko myself. I think it’s cute. Love the bat awning myself. That’s outdoor kitchen is pretty nice too! Love that it gives you a frig. Very nice Rv. I think this Ekko fits you both very well. Have a great week and weekend. See you on down the road.
We also think the Ekko fits our travel needs. Thanks for your positive comment.
The bottom line is you have to buy what makes sense for your lifestyle and budget. The Ekko seems to fit perfect for your travel style. We have had our 22 Travato 59K for a little over 3 months and 7,000 miles now. It is comfortable, we love the roomy twin beds and it gets fantastic mileage for an RV. We were torn between the Travato and the Revel but in the end the Travato met more of our needs.
You are so right. And we loved our Travato and the twin beds. Very morning starts out with me asking Lynn, you awake over there Lucy? (From old TV show). 👍👍😂
Hello from Az 😊 Owen and Lynn
Great video!!! 👍😊 Hubby and I just purchased our first van (Thor motor coach 18M)
about two weeks ago we are so excited🤗 we are getting to know it alttle bit better ...each day! learning alot 😊 we chose this van ..we believe it is good for our needs ..and we are happy!!! 😁Thank you to you both ..we have learned alot from your video's ! You guys are awsome ..and so it maggie 🐕
Have a beautiful bless day ! 💛
Congratulations on your purchase. Everyone’s need are different and I’m glad you found what will work for you. Happy and Safe travels. Maybe we’ll see you on the road.
You guys are wonderful! Thanks for this video, you've made me think twice about the EKKO.
Thank you so much. We appreciate your comment.
Great video! I'm glad I found your channel. We've had a Travato and our current van is a Boldt. Sometimes I find myself daydreaming about that gear garage and dinning/work area (we have the K floor plan, so twin beds), and extra interior space of the Ekko. But not enough to change over. Anyways, I'll just live vicariously through videos like y'all's whenever I get that itch. Safe travels and thanks for the vid!
The Boldt is an awesome rig… there is so much to love in both.
I appreciated your honesty and taking time to video!
Great review on the Ekko. Nice illustrations and very well presented. It’s my number one pick if we don’t build our own. 💕
Your comment is much appreciated.
Comfort is key to happy travels, I suppose depending on what your comfort levels are. Use to be in the early days of “campers” it was cool to be off the ground in an enclosed, warm environment. I remember those basic campers, and it was a good time. No tv, no microwave, no lithium, and sometimes no bathroom. How did we ever survive? With good memories and good campfires! Nowadays, the expectations are different, the rigs so much nicer, and the M.S.R.P. rising which leads us back to...Comfort and Convenience. We expect it, we want it, and are determined to find it. Yep, comfort seems to be the in thing in the RV world, and it sure makes the days spent on the road so much nicer. Loving my Class C 24B, it’s my comfort mobile. Safe travels and belly rubs for the Princess. 🐕❤️🚗🇺🇸
Great comment. I think we have all changed since our first days of camping and you are right it’s all about comfort these days especially if you are traveling for longer periods of time. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for your video...we have been looking for something like this for years. We are waiting till spring,and will be buying a Ekko.
Glad it was helpful!
This is the video I have been waiting for. As a first-time RV buyer, it helps confirm my pick for EKKO over Travato and LTV. Thanks, Owen, Lynn and Maggie 😃
You are so welcome and thank you for watching.
Boy, I'm super excited to see where you go and how your new rig performs.
We appreciate you following along.
Thanks for the thorough review. Been thinking about switching to an EKKO from our Transit 148" med roof build. Reasons are very similar to your upgrade reasoning. The EKKO is very difficult to get right now but hopefully will be more plentiful come next spring/summer. Newly subscribed and excited to follow along on your future journeys!
I think you are right in that the Ekko’s available should be more realizable in the future. Thanks so much for subscribing.
Thanks for helping the newbies like us!
I love all the boxes the Ekko checks!! thanks for sharing
We do too. It really does fit our needs for the way we want to travel.
Folks I really enjoyed your video! I full time in a truck based class c way back before it was cool. I learned so much. While i had pop up sliding and hard side sleeper caps each rv had its advantages and disadvantages. One thing I despised on a dual rear wheel camper is getting rocks jammed between the rims during mild off road travels. Ugh! Other than that our Scerro Scotty on a Ram diesel chassis was light years ahead of other products. Your camper seems to be the same. I will subscribe and hope to learn as much from you as I did from the fit rv gang.
Safe travels
Rich
Thanks so much for subscribing. Sounds like you could teach us a thing or two. I will say there is a leaning curve with each RV we have.
Love these. Such a great idea, but at $188K they're out of reach for many of us. Hopefully in the years to come prices will come back down to something reasonable. Looking forward to where you take this!
You are right they are way over priced.
Definitely on my short list but, agreed, not at the current pricing. Nothing but time here. 😊
Buy used they fall drastically in value.
@VAN TREKKING lifestyle If they were over-priced you would not keep voluntarily buying them. They just cost more than you want to spend, which is not the same thing .
@@IJUSTWANNAFLYDJIDRONES71 great idea!
Looks like yall found the perfect RV.....for now!!! Happy Trails 🐕
You are right with the “for now”. It’s all about how you want to travel right now and right now we want a little more comfort without the size. Thanks for watching.
Great analysis. Now that our three kids are grown and have moved to the NW, NE & SE away from our SW home our 2,600sqft house sits unused except for occasional holidays; and now that we got our Jeep kitted out as a camper we’re not even home on the weekends. Renting out our home to a niece & her husband giving us the ability to still park an Ekko in our side yard between trips around the country to our kid’s homes while flat towing our Jeep to explore while we’re out there seems like an interesting concept. No compromise like the Revel. True off road with the Jeep and a comfortable “motel room” when used as a Base Camp at one of the kid’s homes. Plus our existing house gets safely used and even with a “family” discount on the rent the payment & insurance on the Ekko gets covered. P.S. This also allows us to stage camping trips from a Base Camp in all four corners of US while not disrupting the ebb & flow of our kids family life as we would retire to the Ekko in the evenings. A win/win as we are not yet sure we want to sell our full size home and downsize.
This is exactly what my wife and I are thinking , as we don’t want to sell just yet . Great bit of info thanks guys
Thanks so much for sharing. Sounds like you have a great plan.
I love the Ekko, now I really want one. So I will wait 2023. And hope all the Kinks are worked out. Thank you so much for sharing be safe and happy travels.
I think waiting is smart.
Thanks for sharing! We’ve been dreaming of the Ekko’s benefits over our short Sprinter RV Pleasure-Way Ascent.
We know the feeling 😆.
Awesome review, thanks!🎉❤
Thank you for sharing this with me and it was interesting and informative!! As Always BS & BK & BC !!!!
You are so welcome and thank you for always being with us.
Cheers from Arizona. Great vid. Thank you.
Cheers to you my friend. Thanks for watching.
great analysis
Great video and I’m so glad you guys are enjoying the Ekko! (Spell check keeps changing Ekko to Elmo 😂). When you were choosing your “nimble comfort”, were there other options/brands that you considered? I would love to know your #2 and #3 choices that didn’t quite make the cut.
Hey, Elmo might be a good name for our Ekko. We’ve had our eye on the Ekko for a while, but never really seriously looking to buy something else. We knew we wanted something bigger than a B class but smaller than a C class, and the Ekko is about the only RV out there right now that fit that bill. So when we saw this one for sell we just jumped in with both feet.
As a retired Navy Vet, I found the information here very useful!😏🇺🇸👍🏾
Thank you so much, we appreciate you taking the to watching.
"Taking the Browns to the Super Bowl." Oh my gosh. That's hilarious. I'm stealing that line for sure! :-) Great video! Thank you!
That is one of Owen’s favorite lines and you are more than welcome to use it any time.
We are having the same talks about more space . Pros and cans of moving to a little bigger rig. We are headed to Fla at Xmas for 3 months so we will get to shop around. See you down the road someday Have a safe trip
Everyone has their own pros and cons and the Tampa RV show is a great place to find something that will mark off most of list. Good luck.
Nice review! Quick release pedals designed for folding bikes makes the bikes easier to stack closer together.
Good tip! Our Rad's already have holdup pedals on them.
I didn't comment the first time I watched, but I had to say how great this episode was. So I had to watch it twice to leave you some encouragement. (and I try never to leave one of your vids in the middle for your analytics) Peace & Prayers,
If that’s not the sweetest thing we’ve been told?!!!! Thank you. I’m not sure the algorithm would be upset if you watched again to just leave a comment though. We do that all the time, especially when we’re watching from our TV app. But the smile from you saying that is priceless! Thank you!
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle 🤗Love you guys!
I absolutely love full time rving and I hope that I can start going out to other places after school gets out
Awesome review
Nicely done video!! Good to see some of the bad along with the good! Suspect you may miss on occasion the clearance of the Sprinter, but for most uses you would be fine. We are considering one of these likely with the two battery option. We have 400 amps of lithium now and can easily go three full days without power; more if good solar so 600 plus would be all we would ever need (note we almost never use AC).
We do wish we had more clearance and will probably look into doing some kind of lift.
That’s real life. Glad for your guys!
Thanks for watching.
That's really amazing you feel the same....I actually own a 22 travato 59gl and love mine it's not a class b I would give up for anything on the market...except a ekko I been looking at them myself. It's a very tempting thought to have a ekko it looks perfect and I like it being little more cold temperature resistant.
We just got back from a 3 month trip and Ekko is still working out great for us. We loved having all the extra room/storage.
Another great video Lynn and Owen! I love your new rig, this one and the Travato are my favorite, I enjoy watching you drive it. I noticed Maggie has a blue pillow cone around her neck, hope she is okay. She seems perky as ever in the passenger seat, so I'm sure she is, take care, Patty.
Thank you Patty. We thought some of you would notice Maggie to go to inflatable con around her neck. She keeps scratching one of her eyes so we had to put this on to keep her from doing that.
Love it. Hoping you have protection, stay safe.
Thank you.
I just picked up my Storyteller MODE LT. I was really considering this Ekko. The Volta system is what really sold me.
I bet! You have enough power to light up an entire campground almost! Love those guys and their product! Top quality for sure!
Great video. I wish Winnebago could increase their production of the Ekko and Travato
Thanks, we appreciate you watching.
Nice review of the Ekko.
Hope Maggie's eye issue gets resolved.
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Maggie’s eye is mostly better. I guess something was in it and she kept scratching it hence the blue blow up collar. We did get her some eye cream from the vet which helped it heal. Thanks for your comment.
“ the Browns to the Super Bowl” - we are cracking up! Another great video, y’all. 🎃
Gotta go. Might as well be happy about it 😂😂
We have an Ekko also, for over a year now. We purchased folding ebikes and they fit great in the garage and we still have enough room for everything else.
What kind of bikes do you have?
Lectric brand, XPLite
Great vid ,I am looking up the echo now thanks
Thanks, we appreciate you watching.
It's a good coach. We are thinking of the new Vista NP edition since we are still working summers managing campgrounds for the USFS in Colorado yet want the LIFEPO4 battery option with solar, etc. It seems every 2 years our needs shift some, but you got it dialed in for now!!! -David & Sheila Knapp.
We also find our needs shifting every couple of years. The Vista looks really nice. Good luck. Thanks for the comment.
Excellent review😊
Thanks
Cool. My girl and I bought an rv traveled around America for 8 months all off roaring staying off the beaten path. No camp grounds. Got home moved to sc. sold the rv to move here. And I miss it sooooo much. I’m looking for a van like you guys have. Just cost too much. I’m so sad. I wanna get back on the road so bad. Happy for you guys.
Thank you Russell! Maybe get a cargo version of a good chassis and build one out gradually. We actually may do that one of these days too.
Really enjoying your channel.
Thank you so much. We appreciate you watching.
I too had a Revel, but after a year or so came to same conclusion of being too small and not comfortable for a couple. I sold it while resale was good and replaced with a ‘22 F150 Powerboost hybrid pickup and a 22 ft. Nash 17k OTG 4 season trailer. This checks our boxes and has a comfy full size queen bed, solar, generator, dual pane windows, good insulation and much better kitchen and bathroom. Camper shell on truck offers lots of storage.
Sounds like you have it figured out. Thanks for sharing.
there are heaps of them on the used market now.
I’ve always had a class A, traveling with kids, all the toys, and now I live in it. However, it has been very restrictive as to where I could go. Now that I travel alone, I might just have to have two RV’s (wonder if I can tow an EKKO to Florida for the winter). What a wonderful problem to contemplate.
That is a good problem to contemplate. Good luck.
Already referred to this on the Ekko site, thanks for posting. Where did you get that griddle top? I checked your store but didn't see it. Thanks again.
The got the griddle top at Walmart in the camping section.
Glad to hear the EKKO is doing you proud!
I have a questions... all about the generator:
1. Do you HAVE to use the generator for the A/C or do you have enough battery power to last for your needs?
2. How many hours are your needs for A/C without the generator?
3. What is the decibel level of your generator? We don't have a generator, but our A/C is a split system with condenser under the van. If you are right next to it, it's about 73dBA, but is about 5 dBA at about 12 feet (with an ambient noise level of around 52dBa.
4. Does the generator use the fuel from the van or does it have it's own fuel system?
5. What brand is the generator?
Gee... that's a lot more questions than I thought! And I probably could think of more!
Oh well... have a wonderful week and be seeing you!
Hey friend!
1. Do you HAVE to use the generator for the A/C or do you have enough battery power to last for your needs? No it will run on batteries too.
2. How many hours are your needs for A/C without the generator? depends... 75-80 degree weather it will keep it cool for 4-5 hours. At night 5-6 hours.
3. What is the decibel level of your generator? We don't have a generator, but our A/C is a split system with condenser under the van. If you are right next to it, it's about 73dBA, but is about 5 dBA at about 12 feet (with an ambient noise level of around 52dBa. Haven't measured but will soon.
4. Does the generator use the fuel from the van or does it have it's own fuel system? Gas from the tank with a won't let you run out limiter
5. What brand is the generator? Onan
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle Looks like your A/C is the same kind of design as ours, and about the same level of noise. Good to know! Thanks so much for the answers! I tend to ask too many! Be seeing you!
wwowowow thanks! i think about revel and ekko !!!! yes i will buy ekko thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent video. My wife and I are definitely in the "comfort" stage of life when it comes to travel and life in general! :) I think the Ekko is the sweet spot for us too. Just curious... I know many of the pros and cons of diesel but was wondering what your reasons were for having a gas engine as a requirement.
It's good to reach the comfort stage in life... comfort beats cool every time for us. Diesel engines are an acquired taste. More expensive to service and maintain and much fewer places to get that work done, especially the Mercedes Sprinter. We found that out when we had it. It does have much more low end torque though and the fuel mileage was better. But other than that we just missed the simplicity of gas engines and being able to get them repaired almost anywhere as we traveled.Doesn't mean our next RV won't be a diesel though. It might... it's just one of the factors for us.
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 our plan is only for in 5 years retirement but we have an eye on the ekko. Hopefully by then improvement will have been made or used will have been fixed.
I’m sure there will a lot of improvements in 5 years and I’m sure there might be more RV’s like this one to choose from.
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Maggie was ready to travel!!!
She’s always ready to travel. She loves it.
Excellent information. We’ve been on the fence about a purchase, but now think the time is right. Were you comfortable at night during the summer heatwave? Also, would it be possible to add a bike rack for 2 bikes? We want to travel with windsurf gear, stand up paddles and e-bikes.
We carry a bike rack on the back and put our paddle boards on the inside.
Interesting, I’ve had three different Camper set ups, and each time I’ve gotten a little bit smaller. So it’s very interesting to hear somebody who’s getting or going the other way.
Although I don’t travel & live in my vehicle, which might make quite a bit of difference in how you perceive things. 🖖
I guess we have went both ways… really down sized with the Travato and went even smaller with the Revel, which was a little to small for us on longer trip, now we just want something a little more comfortable. I do like being smaller though.
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Believe me, I understand comfort, it’s just hard to get into certain places with a bigger rig! There’s always trade-offs. 🖖
All very classy but I think nothing beats the home made to suit yourselves . These posh campers look nice and I amsure they are comfortable , but for the cost of them you could travel a long way and have just as much fun in your custom built, and, you wouldn't mind the scratch or dent you are bound to get as you travel.
I totally agree that custom builds are great in being able to get exactly what you want and need. Thanks for sharing.
Stumbled across your channel a few days ago and have enjoyed watching. Ton's in common as we are from NC, my wife and the dog travel together and we have a Revel. We have had our Revel for just under two years and it has been awesome. We have seen and done so much more than we could ever have even imaged. 24 National parks, epic hikes and biking. Most our trips have been under a week because we still work. But when we travel over 5 days the Revel becomes too small. We also, like you, found out (mostly my wife) that serious overland isn't our thing. Thus, I have researched our options and the EKKO is one of them. So to my few question. 1) Does it have more or less rattles than the Revel? I have spent hours chasing rattles and have ours in great shape now. 2) After several months of use are you still happy with the choices or have you seen others? Thank you in advance.
Sounds like the Revel has worked great for you… and we felt the same way that traveling in it for long periods of time was hard. We have been on a 3 month trip travel around in Florida in the Ekko and we are loving all the extra room and the storage we have. So I think we would both say we made a good choice. We loved the Revel but we are way more comfortable in the Ekko. As for the rattles, I’m not sure it’s worse than the Revel but like with any drivable RV you have to figure out and fix those rattles. I hope this helps, if you have other specific questions plus feel free to ask.
Thank you as I am waiting as this is what I want. How much ceiling space in that garage left. You may be able to hack a rack there to hang the bikes or rack the paddles or other storage. Just a thought.
We may be able to do that for sure. But we learned having something on the ceiling makes it much harder to get the bikes in. What we may experiment with is creating a false floor for the bikes and the being able to store things under it.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle Now that sounds cool and being able to access it that way sounds much easier.
wowow ! love the video , revel owner here, do you know if the outdoor kitchen can be added on the pop up version?
Well hello Revel owner! Hope you're enjoying live with 4x4! 😂 Winnebago will not add it to the pop up version because of weight vs. payload issues. You could lighten the load in other ways and add it after the purchase though... probably.
Hey ya'll we watch you all as much as possible. We even watch the reruns of the places you love to camp. Me and my husband Jerry really like to camp at santee state park in the cypress campground. It is by the water. I just love to sit outside and watch the water. It is great. We wi be there this week from Wednesday-SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 2ND - THE 6TH. LEAVING ON MONDAY THE 7TH OF THIS COMING WEEK. IM TALKING 2022. We would love for you all to visit us. We are at campsite 45.
I wish we could join you. But we're actually heading the opposite direction. Maybe next time?
Great comparison, you have me thinking about our Travato and future travels. What are your thoughts about if you had traveled to Alaska in the EKKO?
Camping on the street in Valdez would have been a challenge. Other than that we are not sure it would have changed it much at all. AWD would have been handy on some dirt roads and having the bikes and water toys would have been awesome. We'll see next year maybe. 😂👍
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle We small when parking, but Space when stopped for camping. I think the EKKA is good for both! I saw my question on the Q&A!!
So glad your enjoying and are happy with the ekko. We like the size and layouts but I'm not willing to pay close to 200k for one because of the Ford Transit platform. I don't see these lasting 75K miles before your dropping serious money into the engine and drive trains. Lot of money for the rv when the chassis sells for roughly 40k.
We appreciate you input and sharing your thoughts.
They didn't really mention this in the video but one thing about the ekko is it can handle really cold temperatures better then pretty much any class b out there.
That was a pretty important fact we left out. Thanks for the reminder.
Fans gastric video, I have very similar thoughts between the two. Wish I had the outdoor kitchen.
I would have never thought we would enjoy the outdoor kitchen so much. We were actually thinking about removing it. So glad we didn’t
Comparing Lynn's smile on this purchase versus the Revel, says it all.
That is such a great observation and so true.
GREAT VIDEO....
Thank you!
nice, looking camper van. thank, you both for you're video. Happy, camping. Random vanners east coast virginia. 2%
Thanks, we appreciate you watching.
Nice rig, I've seen one on the road recently, OK maybe this is a stupid question for seasoned rv'ers but where does the poop go with no black water tank?
We have a cassette toilet.
VERY NICE !
Thanks.
I'm honestly surprised so many people are against cassette toilets. You can dump in a bathroom toilet and dump station. You also don't have to connect a slinky and put it away.
We totally agree! In fact we plan to do a video soon that talks about the reasons you might want to consider a cassette toilet instead of a black tank. Both have advantages over the other in some ways but like you we prefer our cassette toilet
Seeya next time.
You bet!
Looks like a great option for me and my wife to buy for our long trips going to dog shows instead of wasting money on a hotel room.
It would be a good option. Thanks for watching.
I am glad you bought it also.
The revel screamed yuppie too me 🤢
We are not yuppie’s for sure. We appreciate you watching.
My first Winne was a 1979 Dodge Van, no bath, but a small kitchen. I was 170 lbs then, now I’m not, so today it’s a 40’ 4-slide Monaco that I live in. So, I’m contemplating two RVs?????
It does make sense to have something smaller to travel around in while you live in your 40’,
We are looking to replace our 2001 Roadtrek 190. We cannot find a new Class B with twin beds and a night stand with drawers. Our Roadtrek also has a storage are behind the rear doors where our two golf bags just fit. This also is another thing we cannot find. We are sold on the Ford Transit as we prefer gas to Diesel and do not wand to spend $20K more for the Sprinter which has limited dealers for service. Finally, we want all solar and battery power with no propane. Does your generator run on gas? While we love the maneuverability of the Class B, it looks like we will have to step up to the B+ to get the features we prefer.
We have a lot of the same wants… and feel the same about not wanting to loose the maneuverability but it is hard to find the perfect RV. So you compromise. The generator runs on gas from the van’s tank. Thanks for sharing.
I clicked subscribe when you said "taking the Browns to the Super bowl.".
Thanks for subscribing.
I thought the Generator goes where the outdoor grill is stored? I guess I am wrong will have to relook at the options and what you gain and lose like two batteries vs. one.
No. It's doesn't eat up the outdoor kitchen space at all. We are super glad it doesn't.
Can you comment on what the ‘driving effort’ and ‘ride quality’ is like compared to the travago?
Of all the "vans" we've had (if you count the Ekko as a van) I'd say it is the best. It rides like a minivan on the highway, it has much, much more torque and pep and it has safety features that really work and work well without freaking you out every time they engage. We love it so far!
Love the paint design but for the price they can do better than a cassette toliet. Ill just get a Cross trail thank you.
The B box (? Advanced RV) is similar dimension a alot more expensive. I think the Ekko is a great product and design. I would like a monochromatic look. I hope incinerating toilets become more affordable and efficient (electrically) Get rid of the black tank
Totally agree. B-Box has some really cool innovations on it though!
I would have liked to hear about all the factory recalls. The price paid is ridiculous then have all the design issues. That's my draw back from buying one.
We may try to make a video about all the recalls… but most of ours were fixed before our purchase. But we did take it to the factory and had the remaining recalls fixed, which was a good experience.
I NOSE you are right.
Did you have to drop your Ekko off for a while to get the shower issue fixed? Did you have any trouble with the Truma heating? Some of the 2022's had a lot of trouble w error codes from what I've seen.
No we took it to the factory to be repaired. Here's the video:ua-cam.com/video/jnrUq1auWPc/v-deo.html
The shower issue was fixed when we purchased it, but I think the previous owners said the Ekko stayed at the shop for awhile getting all the recalls done. We have not had any issue Truma, thankfully.
Not sure if it was mentioned (I promise I did my best to follow along) but how is the gas cost/mileage comparison between Revel and Ekko?
We did answer that in this weeks Wednesday’s Q&A. The mileage is worse in the Ekko but the cost is less, if that makes sense. Thanks for the question.
You better hope those problems don’t persist quality is not something to skip over.
So far so good.
You mentioned not liking having a black tank. Do you have a video about that? I can't find it. Why don't you like black tanks and prefer cassettes?
We will be doing a video on that shortly. In the short we feel it’s just easier all the way around. But we will go into more detail in the video. Thanks for asking and providing us with a good idea on a video.
Have you had more issues parking and sleeping outside of campgrounds with the Ekko versus the smaller Revel? One of the biggest draws of a van is ninja-camping. Does this larger and much more obvious RV prevent you from doing so? Is it more difficult to legally sleep for free in random places?
We haven’t had any issue so far. We do use IOverlander to look for spots and most of the time we fit just fine. I don’t think we would be able to camp on the street like we did in Valdez Alaska in the Travato.
I think I just found my next RV
It fits a lot of things we are looking for. But it does have some issues, but all RV’s do and we do have the first generation, so hopefully they have fixed most of the issues.
THANK YOU
You are so welcome and thank you for watching.
Your list is very similar to ours and that’s why the EKKO is at the top of our short list right now.
I’m curious, though, why don’t you want a black tank?
I wonder that too. If you have to dump gray, why is black an issue?
We will answer that in the next Q&A. But the short answer is 1) you have to empty black tank more often than grey tank, 2) allows us to empty anywhere even if no dump station around and 3) it allows us to use our toilet on the final leg of any trip and just empty it at home and 3.2) Less to carry with you and less that can go wrong.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle All valid reasons (and I figured you had them 😉).