Dayton RV Show

[Rosscoe40]

We went to the RV show today and had a great time! It's fun to look at the RV's that are out of our league. I noticed that the RV's on display that were realistic were a bit overboard on features. Don't get me wrong, I love "stuff". But it seemed every TT had so much extra junk that It wouldn't be "camping" anymore. Maybe I'm old school but part of camping is being outside and these campers were nicer than my house! I know the shows display the best ones but they don't seem like the most practical ones. Oh well, my take on it.

[RobertRyan]

Drbolasky wrote:

Rosscoe40 wrote:
It's fun to look at the RV's that are out of our league.

Yep, that about sums it up. The good news is many of the features on the high-end rigs eventually "trickle down" to those of us whose pockets aren't as deep. And I'm with those who say there's a point where enough is enough - don't need the fake fireplace, the fake stone, etc. Really don't need a power awning and really, REALLY don't need the outside speakers mounted at each end of the awning tube!!

Outside kitchen? The jury's still out on that one, as we like to spend as much time outside of the TT as possible. We're a good two years away from a new trailer........

Outside Kitchen very common in this part of the world. You have an external and ordinary Kitchen. Going outside is RVing in Australia
Outside Kitchen

[MartyMoose]

The RV industry must be smoking hot! We hit the Columbus show the week before the Dayton show, then Dayton.
Went to both on Saturdays. The Columbus show was so crazy busy ( and 0 degree outside ) that you could hardly walk by the units let alone go inside.... the Dayton wasn't much better.
Not in the market as ours is 1 yr old but fun to look for "mods".

[Drbolasky]

Rosscoe40 wrote:
It's fun to look at the RV's that are out of our league.

Yep, that about sums it up. The good news is many of the features on the high-end rigs eventually "trickle down" to those of us whose pockets aren't as deep. And I'm with those who say there's a point where enough is enough - don't need the fake fireplace, the fake stone, etc. Really don't need a power awning and really, REALLY don't need the outside speakers mounted at each end of the awning tube!!

Outside kitchen? The jury's still out on that one, as we like to spend as much time outside of the TT as possible. We're a good two years away from a new trailer........

[camperforlife]

We quit going to the Dayton show because the dealers all seem to bring only their largest fully loaded units. Never much for our tastes. We do go to the Indy show that runs at the same time as Dayton & they seem to have a much wider selection.

[rbpru]

I have never seen much correlation between camping and RVing. Somehow a range, oven, microwave, TV, double bed and running water distract from the back to nature feel of tent and canoe.

I like both but they definitely are two different worlds.

[ZeeLet50]

Yeah, but can you live without massaging recliners, fireplaces, LED backlighting, surround sound and stone faced kitchenettes. I agree, too much fluff which adds weight and cost.
Best thing I heard was maunfactures are going away from air bed sofas. Too many warranty claims as by the third of fourth time you use it, it will not hold air. Unfortunatly I have one and we have only used it once in 2 years so we are out of warranty.

[GrandmaLee]

I'm totally with you !! Too many bells and whistles. And too many features that can break down. I do NOT need an outside kitchen hook up !!!