RV Weekly

All photos taken by RV Trade Digest Staff

The dealers and exhibitors who participated in the Tuesday workshops all gathered again Wednesday to kick off the show floor conference. With over 70 exhibitors dealers spent the day roaming the booths and participating in the various events of the show.

The attendance seems to be good and exhibitors have noticed a steady flow of folks and are happy they chose to participate in the show.

The show floor will be open again all day tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, don’t forget to stop by the NTP booth in the 1100 aisle to pick up your attendance gift.

RV Trade Digest Associate Editor Jackie Kimmel and been traveling the show floor and capturing the event through photography. Please stay tuned for a photo gallery of the opening day event. The gallery will be posted in the NTP Show Blog first thing tomorrow morning.

If you would like to have your booth, dealership or event photographed please contact Jackie by calling 800-547-7377 ext. 1148 or e-mailing Jackie@rvtradedigest.com

TRIVIA

Tuesday Dinner Trivia Answers:

1. Approximately how many gallons are in an RV shower? 10, 20 or 30 —– 30
2. Who had these lyrics: “Rollin’ down the highway moving a head so life won’t pass me by?” ——JIM CROCHE
3. What type of gravy of ham drippings and coffee might you be offered in Southern states? ——-RED EYE GRAVY
4. Which movie featured a family traveling in Africa in a gadget filled RV? —- WILD THORNBIRDS

Wednesday Breakfast Questions:

1. What gear do experts recommend when working with RV batteries? (repeat question)
2. If you scaled Pike’s Peak what state would you be in?
3. Which way does a wind mill turn?
4. Who was the first female astronaut on the Challenger?

Wednesday Lunch Questions:

1. What publication founded in 1792 was used to forecast the weather?
2. Which type of bear is spread across North America?
3. Which Texas ranch is larger than the whole state of Rhode Island?
4. If you trusted your car to a man who wore a star, where would your car be?

Answers to Wednesday’s questions will be posted Thursday morning.

Tuesday Dinner Trivia Questions:

1. Approximately how many gallons are in an RV shower? 10, 20 or 30
2. Who had these lyrics: “Rollin’ down the highway moving a head so life won’t pass me by?”
3. What type of gravy of ham drippings and coffee might you be offered in Southern states?
4. Which movie featured a family traveling in Africa in a gadget filled RV?

Tuesday breakfast answers:

1. Which fresh water fish is considered the largest? STURGEON
2. Which U.S. city is *the chocolate capital of the world? HERSHEY, PA.
3. Which RV manufacturer’s name sounds like it is ‘government sponsored?’ NATIONAL RV
4. True or False: Casey Jones is fictitious. FALSE

Tuesday lunch answers:

1. What safety gear do experts recommend your wear when working near RV batteries? GOGGLES
2. What U.S. state is associated with ruby slippers and tornados? KANSAS
3. Does interstate 15 run East/West or North/South? NORTH/SOUTH
4. Who came first Donald Duck or Bugs Bunny? DONALD DUCK

The afternoon workshops at the NTP Show were just as educational as the ones held earlier in the day.

Roadmaster hosted a session on their products and offerings. They discussed suspension products, braking systems and non-binding tow bars. They also demonstrated how they use computerized testing to test products before they go into production.

To visit Roadmaster and hear about their dealer packages stop by booth 611.

After the Roadmaster presentation the workshops split into concurrent sessions where dealerships could send representatives to multiple workshops at the same time.

Carmanah did a 30 minute presentation on their solar panel systems and online training opportunities. To take advantage of the solar panel options visit Carmanah at booth 317 and sign up for online training.

B&W used multimedia in their presentation. The videos they showed were technicians demonstrating how to install hitches for fifth wheel trailers. Stop by booth 814 to learn about B&W hitches.

Yamaha held a 30 minute session on its newly released generator. The EF2000is is a 44 pound portable generator that has an auto warm-up, double output and is 2 percent smaller in both size and weight in comparison to their competitors. Visit Colin Iwasa at booth 1105 for more information on this product that will be available in April 2009.

Progress Mfg. Inc. also hosted a 30 minute session on their hitching products. They had numerous customer testimonials and gave away prizes for audience participation. To speak with representatives from Progress, visit booth 425.

Sadly, RV Trade Digest was unable to attend all of the concurrent workshops available. However, below is a listing of the companies and booth numbers so you can visit during the show room hours.

Braking Systems by AP Products #729
King Controls #329
Demco #525
Stromberg #722
Parallax #318
Progressive Dynamics #606
Technology Research #818
Thule Towing/Valley #1101
Carefree of Colorado #416
Barker #728
KVH #706
Dinosaur Electronics #209

Dealers from across the country gathers Tuesday morning to attend the numerous workshops offered at the NTP Show.

The morning workshops consisted of three back-to-back sessions featuring PullRite, Winegard and Cequent Towing Products.

The workshops are designed to educate dealers on the new products each presenting company is featuring, to answer questions from dealers on any and all products and to highlight dealer reward programs.

The first workshop was hosted by PullRite. Steve Koehn, VP of Sales gave a presentation on how to educate consumers and have more fun selling to be more profitable in 2009. He discussed the factors that attribute to a great buying experience and how to use multimedia presentations to help consumers understand products better.

Visit Steve at booth 1106 on the show floor for more information on PullRite’s products.

The second workshop was given by Winegard. The main topics on their presentation were: DTV conversion, Sensor upgrades and to showcase their new satellite products. With the conversation date being moved from February 2009 to June 12th the presenter discussed the hassles consumers could face while traveling the country if they don’t have the proper equipment to pick up the digital signals in case television stations choose to shut off their analog stations prior to the June 12th deadline.

Visit Winegard at booth 625 to learn more about their products and DTV conversion.

The final workshop for the Tuesday morning sessions was presented by Cequent Towing Products. They talked about how the company has combined all its sister companies such as Draw-Tite and Reese, etc. into one name. They reviewed all their products such as hitches, installation brackets and brake controls and took questions from dealers on upcoming potential products.

Visit Cequent at booth 407 for more details.