LOVE her the MOST

We decided to head over to Richmond to what I had come to think of as the best of the 5 RV shows in Virginia.   Notice I said

 had come to think…………

The show is about an hour away and

we decided to make

a splurge day of it

so first we stopped at the

Tip Top

A GREAT Diner

and had a fabulous

eggs, bacon, home fries and biscuits breakfast. 

YUMMMMMM!!!!! 

 

Then we made a quick stop at Subway

to pick up one of their $5 footlongs

to split for lunch

knowing from experience

about RV Show food.

I have a TERRIBLE time

trying to decide what sandwich, which bread
and then what to put on it.

Don’t you think that's just

TOO MANY CHOICES!!

Actually I wish there were fewer choices in life PERIOD.

Don't get me started on the CEREAL AISLE.

But despite the choices, we made it to the show.

 

I had hoped to find a few particular things

at the vendor booths but it took less than

15 minutes to walk by them all.

Few seemed to be selling RV equipment.

Mostly what we saw were sales for

Virginia campgrounds

and things that didn’t seem to be

AT ALL RV RELATED

……..like the horrible ZCoil shoes
and some sort of cookware.

I almost literally ran into the Geico Gecko.
Didn't think to get his autograph....

 

We have Geico insurance

And they have been just splendid for years

and through several uses of their claims service

including the recent Winnona BOO BOO..
(yes this is definitely an endorsement and no I don't get a cut)

Of course this iS Virginia

so there had to be

BLUE GRASS MUSIC. 

AND bare feet.

We went inside lots of the RVS….

this picture is for Gin & Syl………

the 2011 Winnebago Tour

an exception to most of what I saw

in that it had an attractive interior
which appeared to be well made.
Just TOO BIG for me.

Although notice that one would be owner with hand on brow
is SWOONING!!

 

We ate lunch while watching a presentation

on the history of RVing in the US. 

David Woodworth had some GREAT slides of

RVs from his own collection. 

He has 27000 pieces of camping equipment

and hundreds of vintage RVs

that he keeps in a storehouse in California.

He rents model T's at his B&B the Tin Lizzie Inn

located just outside Yosemite National Park

and has taken his daughters

on RV trips in one pulling a vintage trailer.

A VERY interesting VERY talkative guy.

 

 

Anyone for a class A vintage 1918??

The driver's seat is looking out

the window, after, of course,

Pulling back the draperies!!

I think you can see his face in the first photo.

This one is parked and yes, that is the FRONT

and those are the HEADLIGHTS!

How about a 5^th wheel??

 

Do you know how the 5^th wheel got its name??

 

Because the hitch fit in the trunk

INSIDE the spare tire.

The 5^th wheel!!

The slide show was a lot of fun

But so were the other folks at the show.

Not positive but it appears to be a Yorkie riding in style

 

What a look I got from Ms. Dogwood Winnie

What?  You don’t want your picture taken HON?

Lighten up, you'll be famous.

 

But in everything we saw from

Truck Campers to

Diesel Pushers,

I couldn’t find anything

I liked as well as Winnona. 

She just has all the things I want

 in my home on the road

including two fabulous pantry pull out shelves

which I couldn’t find in any other coach. 

The Fleetwoods had two

but the long narrow cabinets

didn’t pull out.  

ARE YOU KIDDING? 

How in the world

would you find the things in the very back?
Take everything out????
My arm won't even reach that far.

We went inside many 5^th wheels
but the only one I really liked

had a floor plan similar to Howard & Linda’s.

Now do bear in mind that I was just looking at
what I’d want to live in,
NOT at any of the mechanics.

The dealers seem to have decided
that central Virginian’s are no longer
interested in coaches costing $300K and up
(wonder what was their first clue?)

and this was the first show I’ve been to
where there were NONE.

But even in the most expensive coaches on the floor
the inside seemed cheap

and plywood was far too evident.   

The wood was dark, the fabrics were dark
and thus the coaches were very dark  inside.  

What’s up with that?? 

I wasn’t the only one commenting about the darkness inside.

 (yes I WAS eavesdropping)

 

I was pleased to find that Winnebagos still had very solid
workmanship and design although none of them said

 “Trade Winnona in for me”.

I left the show thinking that I probably won’t go to any more shows unless I just “happen”

to be at Hershey or Tampa when they are scheduled.  

But it really is GRAND to go to a show

and compare everything to what you have and

come away being SO HAPPY

that your home is one you

love the most.