Caravan camping and outdoor adventure show

[BeamMeUp]

Nice surprise in the mail today. Tickets to this caravan show thingy. Didn't expect that. Many thanks to those who organised this and best of luck to OTE and EA and others - hope you get heaps of attention and business. I'll be sending M&D along so you probably won't get much business from them, though my dad has just bolted himself a motor on the side of my old 1990 merida dakaar... so you never know.

[ozzybmx]

BONUS ! I usually to go to both the Caravan & Camping and the Camping & 4WD shows . Good luck to the exhibitors and thanks to the club for negotiating the free tickets .... its paid for half my membership At least it sounds like there will be more exhibits than last year as it was pretty dissappointing.

[welsh mountain goat]

It's all due to the caravan and camping show rather than the club- they are absolutely itching to make this outdoor adventure side-show a success and get as many people there as possible, and as you probably saw on the letter they offered all the exhibitors free spaces (ours would have cost at least $1,500 normally, which is not something we could afford). They discussed the idea of getting club members along with us, and I thought it sounded a good idea. I think they would have liked the club to be involved too, but this is always a problem for the club to man the stand with volunteers. It's going to be bad enough for me as I will be manning the stand on my own, so if anyone wants to help out for a few hours I have more passes to give away! Of course I am guessing club members are generally already pretty aware of what me and OTE are up to, but there you go.

Funnily enough I got the same letter yesterday with 2 free passes as a club member. Same number of free passes I get as an exhibitor.....!

[stuc]

It's going to be bad enough for me as I will be manning the stand on my own

Club thing huh? Can possibly help out. Date? Time? Venue? Free pass for Glen?

[welsh mountain goat]

It's going to be bad enough for me as I will be manning the stand on my own

Club thing huh? Can possibly help out. Date? Time? Venue? Free pass for Glen?

no, not club thing. Club hasn't got a stand. I personally am having a stand for Escapegoat, which I will be manning the whole time, otherwise I won't get my $400 security deposit back if I am not there the entire open time of the show.... they like to make sure you are making the most of the free space.

[BeamMeUp]

I'm not sure when/if I'm going to the show thingy Mr Goat, but if so, could one help out on a casual basis - as in, come past your stand in a presentable state and offer to occupy the chair for an hour or two if required?

I 'manned' a stand at the Royal Show in 08. 9 days from 9am to 9pm (well actually I left around 7pm after about two nights). Only thing that kept me sane was having one or two people come by each day and hold the fort for an hour or two so I could get some lunch and... do other very important things that you can't do on/in the stand.

[welsh mountain goat]

I'm not sure when/if I'm going to the show thingy Mr Goat, but if so, could one help out on a casual basis - as in, come past your stand in a presentable state and offer to occupy the chair for an hour or two if required?

I 'manned' a stand at the Royal Show in 08. 9 days from 9am to 9pm (well actually I left around 7pm after about two nights). Only thing that kept me sane was having one or two people come by each day and hold the fort for an hour or two so I could get some lunch and... do other very important things that you can't do on/in the stand.

yeap, that would be prefect and greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks for the offer!

[stuc]

Club thing huh? Can possibly help out. Date? Time? Venue? Free pass for Glen?

Okay that's question one answered: Escapegoat and not AMBC thing.

Could you have a lash at questions two, three, four and five?

One at a time would be fine if that is all that can be managed

[FBQ]

Hi All,

Yep if you are a club member you should have received your passes to the caravan and camping show - many many thanks to stuart and dani for these.

If your membership expired end of Jan 2010 or earlier and you didn't renew at the time the tickets were processed you would have missed out (check you card - it has the expiry on it). Also if you have moved and never updated your address or never provided one in the first place you also would have missed out.

[welsh mountain goat]

Club thing huh? Can possibly help out. Date? Time? Venue? Free pass for Glen?

Okay that's question one answered: Escapegoat and not AMBC thing.

Could you have a lash at questions two, three, four and five?

One at a time would be fine if that is all that can be managed

Sorry Stu,

Yeap, always happy for some help. Any time that is good for you would be fine to break the monotony. I am sure we can organise an exhibitors pass for you both for the day......

[singlespeeder]

Does anyone have a couple of spare tickets they Don't need?

[welsh mountain goat]

Does anyone have a couple of spare tickets they Don't need?

I traded in 2 of our staff passes for 5 passes each, so have at least 10 extras for grabs......

if anyone needs any just PM me..... but once they are gone.....

it's the grey nomads visiting the show at the moment.....please swing by and say hello

[singlespeeder]

Does anyone have a couple of spare tickets they Don't need?

sorted thanks

[welsh mountain goat]

So, what did people think? It was good to see a fair few club members there over the weekend. I am sure Stuart and the team that organised the show and gave the free passes would be interested in feedback, as they really are keen to develop the 'outdoor adventure' element and broaden the appeal of the show. Certainly the bulk of the show was still dominated by caravans!

For us, I think it was overall a good thing, although 5 days standing up and talking to people was pretty tough, But we certainly were able to meet lots of potential new clients, and of course that was our focus, as most club members already are aware to some degree of what we do. I am not sure how beneficial OTE found it overall, though, as they have a different focus they were promoting. There was no doubt at all that the weekend was the best for us, and Wednesday particularly was predominantly represented by 'coffin dodgers' and 'grey nomads' who were only interested in caravans and nice electric folding cycles.....

[singlespeeder]

So, what did people think? It was good to see a fair few club members there over the weekend. I am sure Stuart and the team that organised the show and gave the free passes would be interested in feedback, as they really are keen to develop the 'outdoor adventure' element and broaden the appeal of the show. Certainly the bulk of the show was still dominated by caravans!

For us, I think it was overall a good thing, although 5 days standing up and talking to people was pretty tough, But we certainly were able to meet lots of potential new clients, and of course that was our focus, as most club members already are aware to some degree of what we do. I am not sure how beneficial OTE found it overall, though, as they have a different focus they were promoting. There was no doubt at all that the weekend was the best for us, and Wednesday particularly was predominantly represented by 'coffin dodgers' and 'grey nomads' who were only interested in caravans and nice electric folding cycles.....

We wondered through and saw nothing that caught our eye. No new stuff . It all seemed to be clearance stock.
No one seemed to have the Latest on show.
So many Caravans that were the same. (boring)

[stuc]

So many Caravans that were the same. (boring)

Believe me; a caravan I can stand up in is not the same as one I can't!
Ditto for beddy-byes in the horizontal stakes.
Also had a chuckle at the bed in the Winnebago that is raised to the ceiling with electric motors when not occupied!
Noticed one camper trailer with a wash-down area for bikes kitted with appropriate infrastructure. There were probably others.

[singlespeeder]

So many Caravans that were the same. (boring)

Believe me; a caravan I can stand up in is not the same as one I can't!
Ditto for beddy-byes in the horizontal stakes.
Also had a chuckle at the bed in the Winnebago that is raised to the ceiling with electric motors when not occupied!
Noticed one camper trailer with a wash-down area for bikes kitted with appropriate infrastructure. There were probably others.

But Stu, Not all of us are well over 194cm

[Misplaced]

So many Caravans that were the same. (boring)

Believe me; a caravan I can stand up in is not the same as one I can't!
Ditto for beddy-byes in the horizontal stakes.
Also had a chuckle at the bed in the Winnebago that is raised to the ceiling with electric motors when not occupied!
Noticed one camper trailer with a wash-down area for bikes kitted with appropriate infrastructure. There were probably others.

I strongly believe Caravans are a great idea and a marvel of compactivity. They make a lot of sense when they are stationary.

Its the getting them from and to that doesnt work for me...