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08-12-2015, 04:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Willow Spring, NC
Posts: 992
M.O.C. #13909
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Montana owners who don't know about MOC
At the recent MOC Mid Atlantic rally, we had 26 Montana's as part of the rally, but we had another 5 Montys that were in the same park. we talked to several of them. Some had not heard of the MOC so we educated them and invited them to join.
Oddly, we found some who were MOC forum members but didn't know about the region rallies. It seems that they would view the forum down to the Naional Rally section, then see the archive of the National rally section then stop. We told them to look to the bottom to see the regional rally information.
Maybe we should move the Regional rally section ahead of the archive section.
People are so overloaded with information these days, you have to make it very simple to get their attention.
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2014 Montana 3402RL Level UP, Sailun S637's, TST 507, 500W solar
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08-12-2015, 06:19 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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I have been fulltiming for 4 years now have not met 1 Montana owner that has heard of the MOC ,there is ALOT of Monty owners out there but a small fraction are MOC members
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08-12-2015, 08:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bridgewater
Posts: 1,196
M.O.C. #13166
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I'm one of those that doesn't dig too deep into the MOC pages. I have certain sections that I routinely look at, but when it comes to finding current MOC rallies, I guess they're down at the bottom somewhere. I find information about rallys from the past, but often don't see anything regarding upcoming rallies unless someone posts something about it. No harm though. I'm still a working stiff and these rallies will probably have to wait awhile before I can attend.
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2010 Montana 3455SA, Mor/Ryde pin, wet bolts, TST 507, Progressive HW50C, GY G614
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B&W Companion
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08-13-2015, 03:36 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Seattle
Posts: 91
M.O.C. #15774
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Rather than paging through the various categories looking for something in the hundreds of postings that *YOU* are interested in, use the "Active Topics" tool (up in the right hand corner). This will show all topics which have been updated since you last logged on (there are other selections such as in the past few hours, days and weeks). Then you can pick which topics to look at without having to page through older stuff.
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08-13-2015, 04:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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All the information is here if you look for it. We are but a fraction of Montana owners. Some other brands have forums sponsored by the manufacturer that promote participation.
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08-13-2015, 04:03 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Over the years I've talked to many Montana owners who had no idea MOC existed. Few of them were ever interested enough to join.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
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08-13-2015, 05:52 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: St Petersburg
Posts: 150
M.O.C. #17571
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A lot of people just don't 'do' computers much. My husband and I are both over 70 (me just barely!) and I know many contemporaries who hate computers. Or, if they do use them they don't really know how to do a search. Or, don't even think about using any type of social media to network with other Montana owners. There are folks on the FB Montana group who've never heard of MOC.
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08-13-2015, 06:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Navarre
Posts: 1,527
M.O.C. #9765
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Believe it or not, there are some Montana owners who, do not care to attend rally's, do not do computers, and do not care to join forums that provide a wealth of information. To each there own.
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08-13-2015, 07:31 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fraser
Posts: 231
M.O.C. #12991
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Last winter in Casa Grande AZ, there were 25-30 Montanas in the park, and only 3 of us were MOC members. We invited several to join us for an informal get together and really encouraged them to explore the benefits, but they didn't seem interested. I even helped fix a problem on one of their rigs, and he said where did you ever find that information! I told him that it was the MOC, but...
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08-13-2015, 08:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mesa az
Posts: 2,953
M.O.C. #5651
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Just what I was going to say. Met a guy in Casper in June, and he also didn't do computers.
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quote:Originally posted by Firsterin
A lot of people just don't 'do' computers much. My husband and I are both over 70 (me just barely!) and I know many contemporaries who hate computers. Or, if they do use them they don't really know how to do a search. Or, don't even think about using any type of social media to network with other Montana owners. There are folks on the FB Montana group who've never heard of MOC.
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2013 Mountaineer 362
2012 Silverado 2500
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08-13-2015, 11:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Just like the old saying goes.....You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink!
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08-13-2015, 12:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,554
M.O.C. #2283
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I don't care to attend rallies. When I go "camping" I go to get away from everything. I use MOC to learn and share.
Lynwood
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08-13-2015, 05:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Eugene
Posts: 1,054
M.O.C. #5091
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That's the way I feel. Don't always have time to join in, but I have solved many problems due to the expertise of the members. Read a lot of posts, but don't always contribute. It is a valuable forum.
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08-14-2015, 02:51 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: New Bern
Posts: 147
M.O.C. #13144
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by jfaberna
At the recent MOC Mid Atlantic rally, we had 26 Montana's as part of the rally, but we had another 5 Montys that were in the same park. we talked to several of them. Some had not heard of the MOC so we educated them and invited them to join.
Oddly, we found some who were MOC forum members but didn't know about the region rallies. It seems that they would view the forum down to the Naional Rally section, then see the archive of the National rally section then stop. We told them to look to the bottom to see the regional rally information.
Maybe we should move the Regional rally section ahead of the archive section.
People are so overloaded with information these days, you have to make it very simple to get their attention.
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As Wagon Master of the Mid-Atlantic rally there were 3 of the 26 attendees that could not find details of the rally. As jfaberna states, the current rallys are down below the archived prior year rallys. Why can't the topic (or the rally calendar topic) be moved higher in the forum?
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08-14-2015, 04:29 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lake Havasu City AZ.
Posts: 1,811
M.O.C. #10552
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Yes they need to move the up coming information to a better position on the forum. Also how about some plaques, stickers and other items with the MOC logo on them for sale.
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2015 Ford F-350 King Ranch
Firestone air bags, bed saver.
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08-14-2015, 06:03 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We of course like rallies. We go to several each year not only MOC rallies. The truth is you can learn more at a rally national or regional than you can reading this forum every day for a year ..or more.
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08-14-2015, 07:19 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Byron
Posts: 367
M.O.C. #15850
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To each their own but they don't know what they are missing!! I'd be lost without all of the info you guys share!!!
Thanks!!
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2020 Montana 3812MS
2016 F350 Diesel Dually 4x4 Crew Cab
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08-15-2015, 09:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by DQDick
Over the years I've talked to many Montana owners who had no idea MOC existed. Few of them were ever interested enough to join.
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Same here...don't know and don't care.
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08-15-2015, 11:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Livermore
Posts: 5,148
M.O.C. #1920
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Then there is the hidden benefit - knowing who to talk to at Keystone if you do have an issue. Having that personal connection - priceless.
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2021Montana 3230CK Super Solar Legacy Package
2021 Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn, BIM Charging
4x4, SRW, LB, Crew Cab, Pullrite 3900 Hitch
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08-16-2015, 08:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Livingston
Posts: 1,150
M.O.C. #12333
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I would think it would certainly benefit Keystone Montana to promote the MOC to all new owners and push the dealers to promote it.....the more the merrier and it would promote the product better.....
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