<VV> Convention by motorhome

[James Davis]

Having been to the last five conventions in an Ultra Van, here is my 
take.  At St. Charles, IL we parked in the hotel parking lot next to 
the hotel.  I stayed in the hotel, but others dry camped in the 
parking lot.  At Flagstaff, AZ, I was ordered out of the parking lot 
on Sunday (no RV's in the parking lot) before the convention (even 
though we had reservations in the hotel).   We camped in the RV park 
(Black Barts) across the street.  At Carlisle, PA we parked the Ultra 
Van next to the hotel room and stayed in the hotel.  My son dry 
camped in the Ultra Van in the hotel parking lot.
At Lexington KY, we stayed in the hotel and the Ultra Van was parked 
in the hotel parking lot.  At Portland, OR we stayed in the RV park 
adjacent to the hotel.  To summarize, some clubs that host the 
conventions take RV parking in to consideration and some don't.  As 
for Buffalo, the jury is still out.
Jim Davis



At 11:29 PM 11/28/2005, Mike Ioanes wrote:

>Matt writes:
>>*******
>>I've been to 4 conventions....Flagstaff  was the ONLY  one that, AFAIR,
>>allowed a couple of vendors to camp onsite....all others were far 
>>away....LIKE
>>NO MOTORHOME PARKING in the Hotels REGULAR parking area.....I think QuailRun
>>[Chicago] had RV  spaces[?]
>>
>>Is that the way others see it??
>>
>>
>>Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
>>69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
>>Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
>My first convention Collinsville (near St. Louis, 1998) had a 
>designated Ultravan parking/camping area.  At Daytona (2000) Walt 
>Davidson set himself up as a vendor with his Ultravan parked in the 
>vendor area.  I can't prove anything, but he probably sold some 
>stuff and I'd bet he slept in his Ultravan.  I was at Chicago/ St. 
>Charles also and don't remember one way or the other.
>That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
>Mike Ioanes