RV Accessory Shops

Deck out your RV with Accessory shops from General RV & Terrytown RV right in the Grand Gallery! From tools to help you level your RV to lights, chairs and mugs, these stores have everything you need to make your RV trip successful.

The Weekend – Saturday & Sunday Features

This year, we created “The Weekend” – A special Saturday & Sunday only section in the South Exhibit Hall of features that includes vintage RV’s, a rock climbing wall, Woodland Airstream, the Campfire Grill and more!

Tin Can Tourists

On Saturday & Sunday, we welcome the Tin Can Tourists – a collection of fabulous vintage trailers!

Buses by the Beach

On Saturday & Sunday, we welcome Buses by the Beach – an organization of vintage VW Buses!

Cran-Hill Ranch Family Zone & RVers Pancake Breakfast

Saturday & Sunday, climb the rock wall, participate in some arts & crafts and more in the Cran-Hill Ranch Family Zone, located in the South Exhibit Hall!

Get half off your admission when you join us Saturday morning at the show, from 9am-11am, for a pancake breakfast to benefit the Cran-Hill Ranch Summer Camp Scholarship Fund.

Purchase a pancake breakfast for $6 and receive a coupon for half off adult admission or a free child’s admission! Breakfast includes all you can eat pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange drink.

Tickets will be available for purchase on the skywalk level at the event – please make sure to purchase a breakfast ticket before your show admission ticket. The breakfast will take place on the second level Skywalk, overlooking the Grand Gallery

A portion of the proceeds helps make it possible for kids come to summer camp who may not have been able to attend otherwise.

Enter to Win an Up North Vacation at Indigo Bluffs

Enter to Win at the show for your chance to win a week long vacation to Indigo Bluffs! Package includes a one week stay at Indigo Bluffs, a week long pass to Sleeping Bear Dunes Park, plus a Crystal River kayak trip!

Enter to Win a Week of Free Camping!

Enter to win at the show for your chance at one of four weeks of camping at Bluegill Family Campground, Eby’s Pines Campground, Irons RV Park, Mecosta County Parks or Outdoor Adventures!

Enter to Win a Blackstone Griddle!

Enter at the show for your chance at a Blackstone griddle cooking station from TerryTown RV Superstore and WOOD Radio!

Seminar Stage Sponsor – Renewal by Andersen

Howard & Linda Payne, RV-Dreams.com

Howard & Linda Payne quit their corporate jobs and sold their house at age 41. Though they were living what most people would call the “American Dream”, they felt there was more to life than what traditional society expected.

So, in a moment of enlightenment, or mid-life crisis if you prefer, they gave up all they knew, including a steady paycheck, for life on the road in an RV for an indefinite period. That was in 2005.

Along with that decision, they decided to start a website called RV-Dreams.com. It is a site in which Howard took the mounds of research he had done and compiled it into one place for others considering full-time RVing. In addition, he and Linda decided to open up their lives and post their journey, their triumphs and mistakes, and their financial information for a more complete, honest look at full-time RVing.

That little website has grown into quite a community and includes an online journal, a forum, and more. Howard and Linda have presented seminars at RV shows, at RV rallies, and at RV educational conferences. And they also put on their own RV-Dreams educational rallies each year.

In addition to running the RV-Dreams website, putting on rallies, and speaking at events, Howard and Linda have also worked a variety of jobs on the road to help support their full-timing lifestyle. Their diversity of experiences, their age, and their background have combined to create an interesting perspective on RV living. And, their refreshingly straightforward approach provides those investigating the lifestyle with tools to properly evaluate whether full-timing is right for them.