We attended our first National Heavy Duty Truck (HDT) Rally October 11-17, 2020 in Hutchinson, KS. It was held at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, which is huge.
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The RV park in the fairgrounds had full hook-up. There were a lot of first timers there and many without HDTs (yet). What an awesome group of people. If I heard it once, I heard it 20 times: "What a nice group of people". So true!
Gail and Steve Dixon did another great job of organizing the event.
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We started the rally by getting our rig weighed by Trey & Susan Selman from RV Safety & Educational Foundation, RVSEF. We were overweight on the front right RV tire so we're moving stuff around to try and help that.
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What Did You Miss?
Great seminars:
Beginners Guide to HDTs and the HDT Lifestyles
Converting a Budget HDT for RV Use
Lighting & Trailer Connections when Converting a Truck to an RV Hauler
Tru North Warranty for Trucks
RV Weight & Tire Safety
Truck & Air & Airbrake Systems
Air Ride Hitches & Suspension Hitch Technology
HDT Bed Building
Socially Distanced RVing (and Working)
Fire Safety
Weight & Balance
Things to Consider when Building a Custom Trailere
Modern Cooking Techniques in Your RV
Ham Radio for Safer Traveling
Can I Afford to Be an RV'er?
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Fun Stuff:
Happy Hour every day
Campfire social gatherings
Ladies Craft / Social Time
Ladies Luncheon to Amish Restaurant
Truck Photo Line Up
Chinese Bingo with wrapped gifts to steal
"I should have known that!" Trivia game with prizes
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Then There Was Food!
Did I mention there was food?!
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SHOW MODELS OPEN with seminars from SpaceCraft Mfg., New Horizons, DRV and Sport Chassis. Other people had their campers open for others to view too.
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Then There Are Trucks...Beautiful Trucks!
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What Was The Best Part? Making new friends!
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See ya next time!