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Okay, I agree with Bill and Glenn about the benefits of having the
event less structured. It's also true that not everyone will be interested in every rig's improvements. But you'll be able to see the list before visiting the rig and decide whether that's a good time to take a break.
I also agree that 5-10 minutes will be enough time for some rigs but
not others. When we did this in May, we visited 9 rigs in about 2
hours, if my memory serves me right. That's an average of about 13
minutes per rig. In most cases, owners described their improvements
outside, then those interested went inside to look at things. Lots of improvements are outside the rig, too. If people go inside, they
could be asked to remove their shoes, and/or plastic could be
supplied to protect floors.
The only problem with the idea of visiting rigs by row is that there
will still be the issue of people showing their rig not being able to get free to see the others on the same row during their assigned
time. Maybe it's not such a problem for couples who can spell each
other, although obviously Carol and Al had the problem, probably
because she would talk about some improvements and he would talk
about others. Since I travel alone, I would have to decide whether to show my improvements or close the door and go see others. I'll
probably choose the latter and therefore not participate in
'showing.' Does anyone have a solution to that?
Carol, I like your idea of finding out how other RVers have handled
this at their rallies? Does anyone have connections that could help
us? Is there a perfect way, or will we have to compromise and do the
best we can? Does anyone who attended the event in May have a
comment? Are we trying to over-engineer it and miss the point of
learning and having fun?
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