Largest RV Show

Sure enough, it rained buckets while we were in Cooperstown so I did laundry, shopped for groceries and read a book.

We arrived in Hershey late Tuesday afternoon, got set up then ate BBQ for dinner.  The RV show starts at 9 AM on Wednesday and runs until 8 pm each day so we could spend as much time as we wanted on the grounds.  A shuttle runs from the campground to the show which relieves us of driving and parking with the crowd.

Almost every RV made is showing at this show.  We looked at pop-up campers, trailers, 5th-wheels, Class B, Class C and the biggest group, Class A.  The brands ran from Jayco to Tiffin, from tear-drop to 50+ feet, gas and diesel.  We focused on the Breeze made by Tiffin and the newest Newmar coach, the New Aire.  

The Breeze is a diesel pusher, 31 feet or 33 feet in length and a pretty high class coach.  After looking for a bit and visiting with two different salesmen we arranged to test drive the 33 foot rig. It was a short drive so we are still not sure how it really handles at highway speed or on bumpy roads.

Next we checked out the Newmar coaches.  We looked at their newest BayStar (short and gas engine like ours but re-invented) and then the New Aire, a short diesel pusher.  They did not have one to test drive so we could not compare it with the Breeze.  We liked the floor plans on both coaches and they both had things we did not like.  At this point we are still totally undecided.

We did all this for two full days! We were generally unimpressed with the area particularly the campground since we were parked within 50 foot of railroad tracks. As in freight trains rumbling throughout the day & night.