RV Rolling Billboards What Do You Think

Is it just me, or have you noticed more RVs sporting commercial advertising? I’m not really sure what to make of these. Some are very well done and can pass for art, while others are blatant, hurt your eyes, tacky advertising. I sure wouldn’t want one of these parked next to me in a mountain wilderness campground. I imagine driving around in one of these is like piloting the GoodYear blimp. Everyone will look at you, there is no blending in with the crowd. Maybe Wall Drug could buy a couple of these with a digital display that changes each mile telling you how far to the famous drug store. Hey, it’s a free country, and speaking of “free” did you know that Wall Drug still hands out free ice water? Maybe I should have “RV Now” painted on one side of my motorhome and “RVbookstore.com” painted on the other side. I could top it off with one of those tacky Calvin decals on my bumper. It’s the American way I guess, anybody know where I can pick up some Burma-Shave?

RVers Show Up In Droves at Local and State Fairgrounds

We parked our RV for seven days at the Grant County Fairgrounds last week. We were quite content with 50 amps and water (no sewer). The Grant County Fair in Moses Lake, Washington was in full swing and the place was buzzing with RV's and horse trailers, folks getting displays ready, riding horses, herding pigs and sheep and leading cows around like it was an everyday occurrence. Why was the Professor of RVing there? Well, we were the chuck-wagon for our grandkids who were riding horses in gaming events (that's granddaughter Brittany Silva above). If you’ve never been to a local fair before you should go. When you walk through the livestock exhibits remember that the kids who brought these animals to show worked very hard to get them here. Besides all the time they spend raising the animals, they spend several days before the show bathing, shaving, training, trimming, shoeing and who knows what else getting all these animals “show ready.” These will be the cleanest pigs you’ll ever see (they don’t occur like this in nature). Here my grandson John Silva is showing his pig. My grandkids raised and showed hogs and they are good at it! It's not uncommon for our grandkids to win Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion in their competitions. Here is my grandson Jake with a ribbon. If you’re like me, you can’t help thinking about bacon when you walk through the pig exhibits, chicken tenders when you’re in the rabbit and foul exhibit and leg of lamb in the sheep exhibit. So, I just wonder off down to the corn-dog hut and satisfy that feeling of hunger and finish it off with an elephant ear (a hunk of deep fried dough baptized in butter, cinnamon and sugar). It’s a good thing the fair only lasts one week, otherwise I’d be in competition with the best of the pigs. Please indulge me as I brag on my grandkids; Here is some footage of them in action:A fair wouldn’t be compete without a carnival, a rodeo, tractor pull, a demolition derby, horse racing or other big ticket events that bring a crowd together, but there's much more to a fair than these events.The RV part of this story is that hundreds of families who have kids participating in 4-H or Future Farmers of America bring their RV’s to fair. It’s a hoot because these hard working families hang out together, swap gossip, fellowship around the campfire and have a good ol’ time. It’s a celebration, a festival, a contest, a family reunion and a carnival all rolled into one and RV’s make it possible. By the way, most fairgrounds have RV hook-ups and are great places to stay (usually inexpensive as well). We’ve stayed at many fairgrounds across the country and find them more than adequate for our needs. Keeping you informed about the multitude of uses for RV's and living high on the hog - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing.