Tampa RV Show
It's been a long time since that family from Va. Beach bought my F450, toy hauler, and even the golf cart. That was early 2019. Seems like decades ago. But now my youngest will be moving out soon and ...
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Just FYI for those interested in future Tampa shows. We did indeed make it. Drove out of central NC early Thursday morning and decided to come back a day early and got home Saturday night right at 11:00.
1. Show was fantastic. Every toy hauler I've wanted to see except the KZ Venom was there. Everyone had their side patio models there, too.
2. I was surprised at how many booths were there for vendors, campgrounds, etc. That was a nice break indoors.
3. The show was run very well. Police and staff were directing traffic and parking as soon as you got near the entrance. It was quick to get parked and since we had purchased tickets in advance, we were inside in no time.
4. It's great to see prices continually falling. They're nothing like they were when we bought our last toy hauler in 2016. But they're also nothing like they've been the past two years. Most triple axle toy haulers are running from the mid-$80,000s to around $140,000.
5. I thought this was primarily offered by the manufacturers. But in fact, it's primarily run by several huge dealerships along I-4 as you come into Tampa. General RV, Camping World, LazyDays RV, Blue Compass RV, and maybe a couple more. But they have so many brands and models, the manufacturer reps are well represented.
6. If you're looking for anything RV, it's probably there. Travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, Class As, Class Cs, and I couldn't believe how many Class Bs are out there. They even had Spacecraft Mfg. there.
7. Met with Luxe that Saturday morning. All I can say is Wow. But for the price of a new 48FB, I can get a new Seismic and F450 with money left over for camping.
I doubt we'll be getting any toy hauler this year. All good reasons but too much to get into here. But I have business and job opportunities this year to greatly improve things and they're all worth waiting one more year. In fact, if everything works our for me this year, I won't have much time for camping.
Hopefully next year, prices will drop some more and so will prices on the new F450s. But for now, we'll probably look forward to next year's show. 1350 miles round trip in less than 72 hours and they were well worth it.
Not to mention. We are now officially well acquainted with Buc-ees! Excellent brisket sandwiches. :)
1. Show was fantastic. Every toy hauler I've wanted to see except the KZ Venom was there. Everyone had their side patio models there, too.
2. I was surprised at how many booths were there for vendors, campgrounds, etc. That was a nice break indoors.
3. The show was run very well. Police and staff were directing traffic and parking as soon as you got near the entrance. It was quick to get parked and since we had purchased tickets in advance, we were inside in no time.
4. It's great to see prices continually falling. They're nothing like they were when we bought our last toy hauler in 2016. But they're also nothing like they've been the past two years. Most triple axle toy haulers are running from the mid-$80,000s to around $140,000.
5. I thought this was primarily offered by the manufacturers. But in fact, it's primarily run by several huge dealerships along I-4 as you come into Tampa. General RV, Camping World, LazyDays RV, Blue Compass RV, and maybe a couple more. But they have so many brands and models, the manufacturer reps are well represented.
6. If you're looking for anything RV, it's probably there. Travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, Class As, Class Cs, and I couldn't believe how many Class Bs are out there. They even had Spacecraft Mfg. there.
7. Met with Luxe that Saturday morning. All I can say is Wow. But for the price of a new 48FB, I can get a new Seismic and F450 with money left over for camping.
I doubt we'll be getting any toy hauler this year. All good reasons but too much to get into here. But I have business and job opportunities this year to greatly improve things and they're all worth waiting one more year. In fact, if everything works our for me this year, I won't have much time for camping.
Hopefully next year, prices will drop some more and so will prices on the new F450s. But for now, we'll probably look forward to next year's show. 1350 miles round trip in less than 72 hours and they were well worth it.
Not to mention. We are now officially well acquainted with Buc-ees! Excellent brisket sandwiches. :)
