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Billed as the 39th annual RV camping and boat show. It is being held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center.
The center is located at 5555 N. River Rd in Rosemont, IL. (2 miles east of O’Hare airport)
Dates for the event are Aug 15 thru Aug 18. Times are Thurs to Sat 10am to 9pm and Sun 10am to 5pm.
Tickets are $10.00 each or you can purchase on line and save $2.00. Kids 6 to 16 are $3.00. Under 6 are free. There is also an online coupon that can be printed out that has discounts on it also.
There are seminars almost every hour every day . Check the web site www.chicagorvshow.com
If you you are looking for a place to do brunch while you are there check these out
Posted by Barry Houseknecht
The Tarrent County RV Show is now in progress. This RV show is in the Fort Worth Convention Center. With Nearly 8 city blocks of RVs there will be something for everyone.
Times for the RV show are:
Thursday Feb 8 1pm to 8 pm
Friday Feb 9 1pm to 8 pm
Saturday Feb 10 10am to 8 pm
Sunday Feb 11 11am to 6 pm
Cost for RV show is $7.00 if you are over 55 it is $6.00 kids under 6 are free and between 6 and 12 are $3.00
Offering on the spot finance and immediate trade in appraisals will make buying the RV of your dreams easy and can be done while you are there. Just one catch if you want to purchase a motorhome you cannot do that on Sunday. It’s a Texas blue law.
Lots of RV’s. Lots of vendors. Lots of food. Lots of fun. Don’t miss it!
Posted by Barry Houseknecht
If you are in the Tampa, Fl area around January 17- 21 2007 don’t miss the Tampa RV Supershow. It is at the Florida State Fairgrounds just east of Tampa, FL.
The show runs from 9am to 6pm Wednesday through Saturday and 9am to 5pm on Sunday. Admission is $8.00 (two day pass) kids under 16 are free. Senior day is Wednesday and it is $1 off admission.
There is an RV Rally with parking on the fairgrounds but unless you have prior reservations it will be booked way in advance. However there are several campgrounds nearby.
There are 19 acres of Rvs and 110 manufacturer displays. You don’t have to walk there is a free shuttle that runs the entire show.
Need more info call 800-330-7882 or log onto www.frta.org.
Posted by Barry Houseknecht
This is a warning of a possible coolant leak in an area that could pose a fire hazard.
The Dometic Corp. is recalling 926,877 faulty refrigerators. These refrigerators were manufactured between April 1997 and May 2003. NHTSA RECALL NO. 06E076000.
Models affected are as follows: NDR1062 9999, RM2652 9999 RM2662 9999, RM2663 9999, RM2852 9999, RM2862 9999, RM3662 9999, RM3663 9999, RM3862 9999, RM3863 9999.
A fatigue crack may develop in the boiler tube, that could release coolant into an area where an ignition source is present (the flame).
If you think you have one of these units or have a question about this recall contact Dometic at 888-446-5157, or the National Highways Traffic Safety Administration at 888-327-4236 or visit