WE BOUGHT AN ESCAPOD! Escapod Topo 2 Walk-Around and Review | Bronco Nation

we bought an escapod and today we're going to show you why we think it's the best adventure trailer that money can buy [Music] we want to introduce you to the newest member of the bronco nation family and fleet and that is charlie our brand new topo2 from our friends over at escopod and this is one of the most epic adventure trailers that we've seen now bronco as we all know can be an incredible adventure it can take you on some awesome trails to some beautiful places but it can also get you to the adventure just as easy just as easily as it can be the adventure so whether that's a trailhead or a place to put your kayak in or an incredible campsite with something like this this vehicle can do it all so today we want to show you why we think it is the best adventure trailer money can buy well we've loved it so much we're going to show you the ins and outs of it and some of its creature comforts that you may not expect from something that looks like this now as you're going to learn very quickly there's a lot that goes into this trailer so we are going to start on the exterior now up here in front with towing bronco can easily tow this trailer it's about 1700 pounds dry so well within broncos towing capacity and we opted for the optional fully articulating hitch so that comprises of two pieces you got this lower piece here that connects to the trailer and then this that actually slides into your receiver on the vehicle uh whether it's a bronco that you're towing with or another vehicle but this allows you to well as the name says fully articulate the trailer so if you want to go on some more intense terrain some more rugged trails to get you to those far-off places this is going to allow you to tow it over uneven surfaces safely without breaking anything or having the trailer pop right off of a standard ball hitch so this is a great option it does tow really nicely and i have found that it is a little bit easier to back up with this you get some additional length here and so this is a great solution and a option we would highly recommend if you plan to take this thing anywhere off the beaten path now moving immediately aft from the hitch you're going to find the tongue box now it is lockable and on gas assist struts so it stays open when you're rummaging around in here and this is a great place to store stuff you might need easily accessible things that might get dirty whether it's boots or gear or other stuff for the campsite we have like a little pop-up changing station in here kind of those camp mat rug things that you put outside of the trailer to keep down the dust we store in here now also up here you're going to find your propane tank which powers the heater of course and the water heater so that's stored up here outside of the cabin you can take it out refill it all that stuff and then it straps back in here so it stays secure when you're on the road there's also an led light up here so if you're accessing the tongue box at night you'll be able to see and then behind it there are tracks with these movable clamps so if you do need to strap something down tie something down you have four kind of tracks here to do that with with adjustable loops on each track now as we move down the side of the trailer this is where you're gonna start to see just how off-road capable and ready this trailer really is so as much as you could go to a regular campsite this thing is willing to go almost anywhere your bronco will we see that all the way down the side with these rock rails full metal very sturdy ready to protect the fiberglass body from anything that you well maybe not anything but a lot of things you might encounter on the trails also up here you're going to see these rock guards which have more of that topo pattern on it and this is to protect this fiberglass shell from getting any nicks or rock chips from the tires on your vehicle that might kick up and hit this high impact area of course these can come off and be swapped if they get damaged but at the end of the day you want to protect this fiberglass shell and this does a great job of doing that and just adds a nice little black accent to the front of your trailer moving on down the side something new that they introduced with topo 2 that was not an original topo was one full enclosed fiberglass shell that kind of housed everything in it so you're not going to see anything hanging off the side no spare tires or propane that's all enclosed in this unibody design which is really nice and keeps everything contained and a lot of things insulated too if you're in colder climates it comes in a variety of colors we chose this sort of dark slate gray color and you have a few choices of door colors as well we went the red to match our red bronco nation bronco the gray and red color scheme look phenomenal and this red really complements the rapid red on our bronco well so that is why we went with it they also offer it in a kind of a forest grain color that matches our green bronco perfectly so maybe we need to swap that out or get another one or maybe one of you at home we'll get one of those but nonetheless you can customize it a little bit and add some personalization and express yourself through the colors of the shell and the doors on your toppo too you'll also notice the toppo pattern on the door and escapods branding here towards the front of the trailer now also down both sides of the trailer incorporated right into the rock rails are these little ledges both forward and aft of the door and these serve as a great place to put your foot and step on if you need to access something on the roof now we have the air conditioner and we do have these thule roof racks roof rails but if you wanted to option it with a rooftop tent which you can get these would be a great place to step on get easy access up to the tent pop it up and get it set up for camp or to bring it down we don't really use these that much because we don't store anything on the roof but nonetheless it's a great feature to have moving on the back of the trailer you have these lights which i will show you the switch for on the inside but there's one again on each side of the trailer to light up your camp area and you do have rock rail lights down here too built into the rock rails to illuminate the underbody of the trailer which looks really really cool at night moving back you have your fender flares and the each side has these three cutouts which i will get to in a minute but they house or they kind of are the attachment point for a table that's built into the galley on the driver side or the left side if you're looking forward of the trailer you have your shore power connection of course this thing can run fully off of solar and battery but if you are running the generator full time or just want to top up the trailer why it's at home you can plug it right into the side here and top up those lithium ion batteries whether you have one as standard or the two that we optioned for here is just a standard kind of heat outlet so this way your heat is going to come from your water heater or excess heat from your heater so that's just a air circulation thing and then back here you're gonna have the gray water dump um for the water system the sink actually particularly um in the galley so this is where your gray water will dump out of course this doesn't have a black water tank because there's no toilet on the inside now from the factory the top o2 is ready to go off-road we opted for bfg ko2s over here and because the toppo ii shutters the same bolt pattern with the bronco you can yourself customize the wheels now it does come with a standard wheel option from the factory but because we've been working with escapod and 1552 we said hey if we send you the wheel that's the same one as on a red bronco can you put it on there and they said sure we'll try so we sent them the uh traverse hd wheels in black from 1552 and of course the same bolt pattern as the broncos we just ordered two more and they fit right on there with no issues um so it matches the bronco keeps keeps it consistent we're a big fan of bfg tires not a paid promotion so these tires and wheels are just as capable as the ones that tow it now continuing with that off-road rugged capability theme escapod has a proprietary independent trailing suspension here for the left and the right wheels on the trailer it is extremely beefy probably almost over built if that's such a thing but it is ready to tackle anything you throw at this trailer so you can see the quality really starts from the ground up you can see just how robust the suspension is on each side again there's no axle that goes across so the wheels do travel independently of each other soften up the ride not only for the cab not that you'd be riding in it but to just kind of dampen any impact for your items on the inside that you may encounter terrain-wise when going out to your campsite now once you get to camp unload and are all set up you want to make sure the trailer is not going to tip or tilt when you are set up at camp so escapade escopadas thought of everything and included stabilizers on the left and the right side of the trailer now these are not levelers like you'd find on a full-size rv so they can't you know they're not going to support the entire weight of the vehicle and level it but they are going to drop down there's two positions one right here and another one down lower depending on what kind of terrain you're on and then you can use the included tool to come right in here and extend or retract the arms until you are happy with its footing stabilize the trailer so if you do you know stand on the back here the trailer is not going to rock backwards now moving on to the inside of the tuple 2 is where you're going to first notice exceptional quality and really nice fit and finish you have nice natural woods with a cabinetry up here you have a light woven fabric material that surrounds the entire cabin which makes it light airy bright and makes the space feel much larger than it is looking at the bulkhead here you have three cabinets up above the doors on the left and the right swing towards the center and the door up here in the middle swings down lots of storage in here whether it's clothes or toiletries or food or other stuff you might use when you're camping these spaces are really nice um when you are going on an extended adventure they have these nice little latches too that pop out and twist to open now one thing we would love to see is uh and it sounds minor but when you're out camping it is one of those things you're like oh i really wish i had a mirror now i know it might sound dumb but just because you're out camping doesn't mean you want to look raggedy all the time so it would be really cool if there's a mirror built in here on the backside of one of these cabinets just so you can make sure that uh you look presentable when you get out and walk around the campsite moving down a little bit you have your main control panel here up on the top you have your inverter switch which i'll get into a little bit with the electrical system you have this interior light which are on dimmers you can see these led strips above me they kind of have an opaque panel over them which softens the light and it gives it a very kind of space capsule feel which is cool down here you have your exterior light switch which we'll get to on the outside and your rock rails light switch as well now what's really cool is uh this topo pattern which you'll notice not only in the name but throughout little touches all around the trailer is cnc'd into this panel so you have the acronyms for what these switches control right here cnc done this topo pattern behind in the center you have your simmering control panel and this is a digital control panel it's going to show you things like your battery status the charge gonna show you how many hours of battery life you have remaining based on what you're using and then if you scroll through the menus here you're going to see your time to charge your voltage the current that's being used current you have your water tank here you can see we have 61 percent uh full of a tank with about 12.7 gallons of the 21 gallon water tank temperatures on the interior and then your kind of home screen again that gives you a nice brief overview so this is really nice it's customizable and also you can program it to go to sleep so it's not disturbing you in the night with its lit up screen when you're trying to sleep but again this is kind of the center of the brain of your trailer moving over here you do have another nice cabinet this is magnetic just a nice place you can put cords i find myself putting my phone here or other little trinkets that you may need during the night are easily accessible and then over here on the right you have your main battery disconnect and then your solar charge controller and your heater control which i will also get to in a little bit moving to the roof of the trailer you have your ac here now this ac is optional it is not standard on the top 02 but we did opt for it it's a dometic ac that is mounted up on the roof of course and it is very powerful if you need to cool your trailer down very quickly this is a great way to do it it is a pricier option but if you live in a hot part of the country we definitely recommend it now if you're going to be running it a long time you are going to want to hook up to shore power which again i'm going to get to in the electrical system but it can run off the solar and the battery for a limited amount of time so if it's getting to the evening and you just want to chill your uh trailer down you know for 30 to 45 minutes it's perfect for that and then once the temperatures drop and you crawl in you can open up the doors with the screens and uh just get some fresh air in now outside of the organizational stuff and moving into the creature comforts when you first enter the trailer from the left or the right side you have what escobar is cleverly named the mud room now of course it's not a mudroom like you'd find in a house but it is a nice place there's a little ledge here where you can sit take off your shoes uh nice and neatly store them away in this cubby down here to make sure dirt's not getting all over your sleeping surface right above that you have your uh one of the vents for your heater which again we see that toppo tube pattern and the two here engraved into this metal cover signifying top o2 and that's where your heat's going to come out in addition to the heat ducts up here and then above that you have a nice little closet hanger space or maybe you want to hang your flannel or some of the merchandise that you can buy on the bronconation.com gear store with a little hook up here there's a hat hooked here but again they're on both sides two hooks so you can hang a coat a jacket a rain jacket something that you want easily accessible if you have to get up in the middle of the night and don't want to rummage around for it's nice uh and neatly organized here in the mudroom again both on the left and the right side some other little cubbies for storage you have cnc'd into this or cut out of this headboard pockets there and then up here at the very top you have the coordinates of escapod with the outline of the state of utah and then escopods logo with the top o2 insignia over there on the left hand side moving down to the sleeping surface this features a full queen size bed yes not a camper queen but a full-sized queen meaning you can go to target buy a regular set of queen sheets and they will fit on here no problem it is a memory foam-like mattress and after spending multiple nights in here i can attest that is extremely extremely comfortable now as we move up toward the headboard of the bed you're gonna notice these two little nightstand like things on the left and the right side now this is a great place for storage and charging your devices running off the lithium ion batteries that this trailer features first off right in here you have a little bit of a cut out which is perfect to put a water bottle so if you're like me and you need water going to bed and in the middle of the night this is a great place to put a water bottle it can fit a full-size hydro flask which is really nice and then right above it you have a wireless charging pad so if you have a wireless charging enabled phone you can simply plop it down on either side and charge your device but if you don't or you don't want a wireless charge because you're afraid of bumping it right above there you do have two usb ports on each side now these are usb-a so this can charge your iphone your android your ipads any of that stuff great place to plug in conveniently right next to the headboard down below this you do have another little storage area if you want to put a book or something down there that you read at night that's a great place to keep it and then again you'll notice that this nice woven fabric goes all the way around uh the front of this trailer and just really makes it feel like you're in a very premium space because you are now if we move these pillows out of the way we're going to reveal another clever storage solution that escobar has built into the top o2 behind the headboard you will find a storage compartment now it's not super deep but it is pretty tall and decently wide and we found it a great place to store camp chairs um so it's kind of the perfect size we have three camp chairs in here right now and they fit no problem you probably could put one more in here but it's kind of a perfect place to store an item of this size again nice wood materials throughout you got hinges so they fold down and then when it's not opened it makes a nice headboard to lean up against if you're sitting up in bed and again just completes the nice bright airy look of the whole cabin now if you're like me and love looking at the stars and kind of nerd out about space you're really going to love this feature which is their stargazer window now this is perfectly placed right above the headboard so when you're laying in bed and you're in a dark place you can look through it and see the gorgeous night sky now you will see five latches around here and two struts so if you want to let aaron during the night you can simply unlock all of these and open the window to let aaron but if you don't want to get bugs or you don't want to get light escapod is cleverly built in magnets all the way around the frame of this window just for that so first off we have this really cool magnetic bug net or bug screen as you can call it it's the perfect size to fit this window so that way you can open it up let air flow in uh without getting any bugs in but if you don't want to get any light you don't want to be woken up at 6am when the sun rises there's a blackout shade this is also magnetic and it magnetizes to this bug screen so you can have both and they store nicely fold up but this magnetizes up here and blocks out all the light and then this really becomes like a noise-cancelling headphone with an eye mask on because you can't see anything and you can't hear anything so a very cozy insulated place to sleep now the light and bug protection doesn't just stop up there at the stargazer it also can extend to these doors to cover this one though you have another magnetic shade that is perfectly cut to fit the shape of the window both on the left and the right side but if you want to leave the doors open while you're camping and let some fresh air in you also have these awesome magnetic bug screens that roll down and then magnetize into place both on the left and the right side it's easier to do of course if you're in the trailer but we're going to make it work out here and then you have full 360 bug protection with plenty of ventilation now if you have devices that need a little bit more juice than a usb port up on the headboard you do have an outlet a regular house style 110 outlet here that is powered with the inverter so it has a 2000 watt inverter as i mentioned you just flip the switch on to use it then you can charge your radios your laptop your drones starlink we use starlink out here we plug starlight into that so anything that would require a regular 110 household outlet as you can plug in right here on the left side of the trailer now if you do want to go fully off the grid the topo2 is ready to take you there they have a 140 watt solar panel that mounts to the back hatch of the trailer the galleys underneath it which we'll get to in just a minute but this is really nice it works really well and one cool feature is that if you turn all these latches there's six of three of them in total sorry around here you can actually unplug the solar panel and remove it entirely from the back of the trailer so if you get to a point in the day where the sun is not at a perfect angle you can take this off pop out these kick stands and with an extension cord you can buy online you can then set up the solar panel for optimal solar charging sun reflection all that fun stuff it plugs in right here so when you're on the road it's charging at all times but again if you get to your campsite and you park in a more shady area you can pop this off set it up and charge as long as there's sunlight now to probably my favorite part of the escape topo2 is the galley now you have this massive rear hatch on gases struts and some pretty beefy hinges here which reveals your beautiful galley now there's a lot packed into here everything is certainly not what it seems and we're gonna start up here on the bulkhead or the uh or the forward-most section of the galley now we talked a little bit about cncing the topo design throughout the trailer both on the interior and the exterior but our friends at escopod were kind enough to cnc our very own bronconation logo right into the cutting board nice personalized touch for us we really appreciate it and we think it looks really cool and there's no mistaking whose trailer this is a this is if it gets stolen but none of you try um but this is a magnetic cutting board magnetizes pops out of here gives a great surface to prep and prepare your food and behind it reveals this surface which houses three of these knives again magnetic which is really nice and ready to ready to get cooking the magnetic theme continues this is actually a panel that magnetizes and kind of pops out if you can see and behind it is where you're going to find a lot of the electrical systems the water systems heaters stuff like that that kind of run the trailer so they didn't want to have any bolts or finicky latches to access it they wanted to make it simple so this is just an easy magnetic thing that pops out and reveals all the technology behind it now getting into the water system you do have a great uh built-in sink here in the galley with a permanently upright faucet but you also have a shower now of course you're probably like where are you gonna fit a shower this is your shower so this piece is the uh this is what the shower head kind of mounts and it actually magnetizes to the side of the trailer right you can find the spot right there then shower head fits in like so and this the other end of the shower head actually inserts into the quick connect port right here at the uh the bulkhead of the galley so once your shower head is plugged in you can use the temperature control it does have a hot water heater and then you can take your nice hot shower at the campsite out in nature so no matter what adventure you're on you can make sure you go to bed clean using the 21 gallon water tank inside the top of two now after you've taken a nice hot shower you're ready to cook dinner and the topo ii is ready for you as well down here you have this cleverly hidden slide out propane two burner stove again controlled by the propane that we looked at up in the tongue box electronic lighter which is nice and then below it you have even more storage where you can include things like sponges utensils spatulas spoons any kitchen tool you might need we even have a handy dandy grater so in case you need to grate some nice fresh parmesan for your pasta you can do that too so all the fun things all of these are actually i think linkedin escapods amazon marketplace again we don't get a cut of that but if you're wondering how to stock your toppo too head over there and they'll tell you pushing this back in and moving on up this side of the trailer you have this little nice pop out which is a great place to store sponges and dish soap you see this feature in a lot of residential homes actually so it's cool that it's made its way over here on some nice hinges soft closed look at that how fancy and then right above it you do have your sink great water pressure that dumps right out of your gray water dump on that side of the trailer that we looked at nice stainless steel countertops easy to wipe off easy to keep clean and then above this i was talking about those little indentations those little latch points on the fender flares there's one on each side and that is where this goes because this on latches folds down not only does it reveal a ton of customizable storage but it also reveals this table which we will get to in just a moment i'm going to place it over here so over here we have our jetboil and our coffee making system we have our coffee and cups up here reusable pots and pans we got a little tub plates whatever you want to put back here you can probably fit and what's really nice is it has these little dividers and these slots you can kind of customize it move them around and adjust it to whatever your needs are and these shelves themselves also slide out so you have a taller item that you want to stick in here you can take both of those out now if you pull all of this out you're going to notice another magnetic access panel like we saw over here that makes some of the other technology and features and equipment inside the trailer a little bit more accessible if you do need to perform repairs on them or check something out see what's going on you just slide these out remove that magnetic panel and you have easy access to the components inside but on the passenger side the far right side of your trailer in the galley you're going to see two switches the top one is for the led light which is up here in the hatch you have white which provides obviously great white light and then you also have red now this comes from mostly shipping and or large ships or boats where at night you need to still you know you don't want your eyes to adjust to the bright harsh light so the red allows your eyes to still be able to see in the darkness while still having an illuminated surface so nice clever dual function light here both white and red operated by this toggle switch over here then right below that you have your switch for your water pump as you heard that come on when i operated the sink and the shower but that is conveniently located here on the right side of the galley now last but certainly not least we have our slide out arb fridge freezer now this is an upgrade it comes standard with a yeti cooler which we also sell on the bronconation.com gear shop go shop it but we option for the arb fridge freezer that plugs in again it runs off the battery and solar so if you are out camping for an extended period of time and uh want to keep perishable items fruits veggies meats popsicles ice cream drinks any of that you can put right in here it slides out nicely on this little slide and then what's really great if you need to take it out and hook it up elsewhere there is an extension cord that can plug the fridge freezer into a regular wall outlet so if you want to take it out because you're going off-roading all day you want to leave the trailer at the campsite this could run off of the broncos power you could put this in your cargo area plug the fridge freezer in and away you go so just a nice little feature there dual purpose but we've used it on every trip we've taken with this and it is worth every penny i'll tell you that much okay now as i mentioned if you pull all that stuff out and pull this magnetic panel out you're going to find the core of your electrical system that powers the trailer now we opted for two 100 amp hour lithium ion batteries 12 volt batteries it does come standard with one but you can upgrade to the two which we've done and we do not regret that choice whatsoever we highly recommend it especially if you're going to be running the fridge freezer and using the air conditioner at all while fully off the grid not plugged into shore power so the upgrade to the second battery was well worth it and again it's easy to access if you do need to make any repairs or adjustments to the battery and electrical system while you're on the trail you can do it by easily removing this panel and then you have clear access to the nicely labeled and organized electrical system housed right there now as i showed you this table that was mounted in front of the storage area in the galley or the cabinet this does fit into these three little cutouts on either fender flare so whether you want to mount it on the left or the right side you can certainly do that it does have this little screw here knob that you unscrew which then drops the leg of the table down as well as the support so the support folds down here this component it's hard to do with one person on camera but we're going to try this slides down this little support slides in there and then there's these two knobs that provide tension to the leg which allow you to adjust it for height so obviously you can see isn't quite level here but if we take this we keep a carabiner in here to kind of lock the stabilizer in place but you can lift it up loosen the tension drop the leg down tighten these back up then you're ready to serve your feast on either side of the trailer now right above here is where your fresh water fill is going to be 21 gallon tank gravity fed so you can just put whatever water source you are going to be using right into here fill up your 21 gallon water tank and you are set to go off the grid for as long as 21 gallons is going to last you it depends how gross you are how many times a day do you shower do you shower at all it's going to be up to you but is longer as little as you need now one thing that is really important to remember when you're camping is protection sun protection and this escapod offers two different ways to protect you from the sun now there are standard options and there are upgraded awning options we upgraded our awnings and i'm going to talk about this one first this is a 180 degree darchi or darche if your french awning that collapses into this nice uh pack here and then opens up for the full length of the trailer with these nice drop down legs to keep it sturdy and then straps as well to hold it in place so it offers a ton of protection from the sun a great place to put your table into and sit and enjoy the views wherever you may be camping but we wanted not one option but two so let's hop to the other side and look at that awning as well now if that's not enough for you we have this awning too this one is a lot wider so you're going to have a lot more real estate under here to sit but it doesn't go the full length of the trailer like the other one does and this one is a roma trailer now of course as you probably all know or maybe you don't all roam products are now available on the bronconation.com gear store so whether it's this awning a rooftop tent or any myriad of their rugged cases those are now available so if you click the link in the bio after click the link in the description after the video you can go down there and shop all of that but this is a rome awning it's a nice sturdy square it goes out quite a ways and if you'd like they have an optional optional kind of additional curtain that turns us into like a little nx room so uh whether you want privacy protection from bugs and the elements they have nice awnings that go or nice walls kind of that go around this awning again available at the bronco nation so it provides you two really nice different options when it comes to sun protection well covered a lot of information there but we hope you learned a little bit about this topo too we certainly love it and if you are a escapod owner or want to learn more about azkapod head over to the link in our description to find pricing information both on the original topo and the topo2 like you see behind me you can make your reservation place your deposit and get in line because these things are a hot commodity and there is a waiting list now pricing for this one starts right around forty thousand dollars and when you add options you get into the mid to high forties this one is pretty well equipped as you see it here so just keep that in mind uh and prices will change based on the different features and accessories that you add we have loved each and every mile we have had our escapod for this is not a paid promotion we did buy this thing uh and it's a great trailer the build quality is great the team at escopod is world class and working with the people there um has been phenomenal each and every step of the journey and we can't recommend this product enough and that is why we think it is the best adventure trailer that money can buy if you want to see this escapod come to one of our events it is going to be at a multitude of bronco nation events in the coming months and as the years go on so come check it out for yourself walk around get some hands on time and of course if this is something you're interested in you can head over to eskapod's website if you're not already make sure you join the bronco nation for our exclusive 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