The Family Motor Coach Association (
www.FMCA.com), is an organization that we have been members of for at least 10-15 years. For about $30 a year, they publish a motor home related, monthly magazine, and provide numerous other benefits. This rally in Redmond is one of two very large rallies that FMCA does each year, along with smaller regional rallies. The two large rallies are called FMCA Conventions, and include two large buildings full of vendors, part of which are pictured below. Each motor home manufacturer has their own display of new coaches, so for the comparison shopper, this is a great place to see the different models in one spot. There are countless educational seminars during the day, that range from how to maintain a Cummins diesel engine, to, how to start a blog. In addition to all else going on, there is entertainment each night, and also during the day.
Instead of parking at the fairgrounds, we decided to stay parked at the Bend/Sunriver Thousand Trails, and go to the convention on a day pass at $7 per person. Our focus yesterday was to check out the vendors, and see what we couldn't live without. Surprisingly, we only purchased two items, for a total of less than $40! That's got to be a record low for us. At the last FMCA convention we attended, last year in Albany, OR, we purchased a new leather sofa, a new satellite TV automatic dish, a tire pressure monitoring system, and a few other smaller items. Our bank account was very happy to see us leave that rally. As we walked back to the jeep, past the several thousand motor homes parked at the fairgrounds, I couldn't help but wonder what the total dollar amount would be, regarding the amount spent for vendor products, and new motor homes, when the rally comes to a close tomorrow. This is the place, and in businesses around the country, where the economy gets stimulated. Not from taxpayer funded bailouts, that do little more than increase our unsustainable national debt to historic levels, that will have huge negative consequences for future generations.
The Family Motor Coach Association (www.FMCA.com), is an organization that we have been members of for at least 10-15 years. For about $30 a year, they publish a motor home related, monthly magazine, and provide numerous other benefits. This rally in Redmond is one of two very large rallies that FMCA does each year, along with smaller regional rallies. The two large rallies are called FMCA Conventions, and include two large buildings full of vendors, part of which are pictured below. Each motor home manufacturer has their own display of new coaches, so for the comparison shopper, this is a great place to see the different models in one spot. There are countless educational seminars during the day, that range from how to maintain a Cummins diesel engine, to, how to start a blog. In addition to all else going on, there is entertainment each night, and also during the day. 
Instead of parking at the fairgrounds, we decided to stay parked at the Bend/Sunriver Thousand Trails, and go to the convention on a day pass at $7 per person. Our focus yesterday was to check out the vendors, and see what we couldn't live without. Surprisingly, we only purchased two items, for a total of less than $40! That's got to be a record low for us. At the last FMCA convention we attended, last year in Albany, OR, we purchased a new leather sofa, a new satellite TV automatic dish, a tire pressure monitoring system, and a few other smaller items. Our bank account was very happy to see us leave that rally. As we walked back to the jeep, past the several thousand motor homes parked at the fairgrounds, I couldn't help but wonder what the total dollar amount would be, regarding the amount spent for vendor products, and new motor homes, when the rally comes to a close tomorrow. This is the place, and in businesses around the country, where the economy gets stimulated. Not from taxpayer funded bailouts, that do little more than increase our unsustainable national debt to historic levels, that will have huge negative consequences for future generations.
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