Going to my first show.

After a while they will all look alike.....so do your home work before you go.....Have an idea what brands you want to look at, Have an idea what type of floor plan you want to see, Pay little to no attention to what the salesman tells you that is where the home work kicks in.

If you see one you like take a picture of the outside of the RV/trailer and the model tag then inside pictures. Doing this will separate the pictures of each RV in your pictures.
Use a backpack to carry brochures, they get heavy and it will free up your hands.
We also look to see if if you can access the fridge and bathroom with the slide in.

Dick_B wrote:
Among the many considerations my hot button is to be able to use the toilet and galley with the slides closed at a Rest Area.

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We're headed out there tomorrow as well. Also add the Charlotte convention to you list of shows. It usually runs in the January timeframe. 2 years ago, the Charlotte show was about 2 or 3 times the size of the Greensboro show.

Great tips everyone, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to Matthew I KNOW I won't be buying anything tomorrow. SWMBO is a Police Detective and is on call tomorrow, so it's just going to be the kids and I. I'll plan on going to the show in Charlotte so she can check things out.

Today was a bust. I got about 15 miles down the road and turned around thanks to Matthew. I'll try again tomorrow.

We're with Dick B on this one. A priority for us to be able to use the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom with the slides in.

like real estate and location: i agree but also remember usability!!! sit on the the toilet, stand in the shower go through the motions as if you were using it. Floor plan and capacities are important. Don't buy at the show, you can get the same unit at the dealer for most likely a bit less after looking at others and comparing other dealers with the same model. I played the game with two separate dealers and saved another $2000. So do what everyone here said and of course have fun. Good Luck & Be Safe ! ! !

Askibum02 wrote:
Today was a bust. I got about 15 miles down the road and turned around thanks to Matthew. I'll try again tomorrow.

Don't feel bad about missing it. We went Friday night since I had to be in the triad anyway. We went in walked around and left in about an hour time. There was mainly travel trailers and motor homes which wasn't what we were looking for. I haven't been to a show since we bought our last trailer which was in 2008 and the shows seemed much bigger back then.

I also found it interesting that none of the Greensboro dealers were there.

PS I hope you are okay in Lillington. I saw a picture online where the cape fear was getting close to the 421 bridge.

That makes me feel A little better, I'm definitely looking for a 5er. I'll just plan on going to the Charlotte show to look around. We faired okay in the storm. No physical damage to the house or property, just 24 hours with out water, third day without power, and two unscheduled vacation days because I work for the local school district. I'm not complaining though, there are people A LOT more worse off than I am.