Escapees May June 2015 Demo

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10 .ESCAPEES |May/June 2015 |
A quick overview on how the process works.
• Click “Register” in the top right of the Website.
• Fill out the registration form.
• Click “Register” at the bottom of the page.
• You will then be sent an e-mail verification to the e-mail address used.
• Open the e-mail and verify your account by clicking the link provided.
• Log into your account.
• Enter your SKP # and the e-mail address on file associated with your
Escapees account.
• Your account will then be synced and you will gain access to the mem-
ber-only menus.
Utilizing the e-mail address associated with your Escap-
ees account is the best way for us to ensure accounts are
properly and securely linked to the correct users. If you
have problems with the process, or you need to change
your e-mail address on file, contact Escapees headquarters
at 888-757-2582, so we can verify your membership infor-
mation and update your e-mail address. We
apologize for the inconvenience; however,
security and the protection of your informa-
tion is our number-one priority.
This has been a tremendous task, and
we thank all of those involved with mak-
ing this a success, from the IT department
who spent countless hours re-programming
complicated tasks, to our awesome graphics
department who always bring a fabulous
design to the table. We also thank the beta
testers who combed the site looking for bugs and compiled
their recommendations to make improvements to the site.
This was truly a team effort across the entire spectrum, and
we thank everyone involved for making this possible and
for creating an online resource that truly represents what
Escapees is all about.
A Total Support Network for ALL RVers
My wife, Melanie, and I began working part-time at Es-
capees in 2010 while attending college. We quickly found
ourselves in full-time roles and purchasing a motorhome
before we knew it. Entrusted with the job of installing
computer systems in all the Rainbow Parks, as well as
assisting with upgrades, we began traveling around the
country with our son, Gabriel. It didn’t take long for us to
fall in love with RVing. We learned quickly that we had to
find a balance between working on the road and traveling
with our son, but the adventure (and occasional chaos) is
something we didn’t want to live without.
As we began to travel more and stay away from our
home longer, we met extraordinary RVers who work from
the road, travel with their families and live a nomadic
lifestyle. When we asked them, “Have you heard of Es-
capees?,” the response was too often the same: “Escapees
doesn’t provide the kinds of resources I would use; it’s a
club for retired full-time RVers.”
There are two problems with this answer. First, we are
not meeting the needs of this segment of RVers, and sec-
ond, we are perceived as a club for retired, full-time RVers.
It dawned on us that we were no longer living up to our
mission statement, which specifically states that we are “A
support network for all RVers.” Something
had to be done, and the concept of Xscap-
ers was born.
Xscapers
Xscapers is an RV lifestyle group of the
Escapees RV Club that is inspired by its
original roots. Our founders, Joe and Kay
Peterson #1, were only 43 years old and
working on the road when they started full-
time RVing. When they formed Escapees
RV Club in 1978, 40 percent of the members were under
age 50, the majority were still working at least part-time,
and nine of the first 100 member-families were traveling
full-time with their kids. Xscapers is an extension of the
club’s original roots and is aimed at providing services for
working-age RVers.
We were faced with a major dilemma when deciding
how to best fit the needs of this demographic into the cur-
rent membership. To keep information and resources more
specific to each RV lifestyle, we realized a one-style-fits-all
format simply wouldn’t work. It would be best to have a
separate Website for Escapees and Xscapers in order to
better fit the specific demographic needs for those retired
and those working on the road.
Even though there are two Websites,
com and it is important to remember
that Xscapers are Escapees and vice versa. There is no
separation in membership. In fact, your account is inter-
changeable between the Websites giving you the ability to
use whichever site best suits your needs and interests.
We are excited to bring this new RV lifestyle group into
the Escapees RV Club circle and to truly make Escap-
ees a total support network for all RVers. So extend your
campfire circle and welcome in a new generation of RVers
named Xscapers.
Staff