RV show has plenty to offer
You still have two days to swing by the Inland Northwest RV Show at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center and peer into more than 250 RVs of all shapes and sizes.
In addition to the dozen or so RV dealers showing off their new rigs, there are numerous vendors hawking RV-related products and services. Here are just a few:
•For folks looking for information on RVs or the RVing lifestyle, stop by the RV Bookstore booth and browse through the scores of RV books, DVDs and magazines.
“We carry more than 1,000 titles,” says RV Bookstore president Chuck Woodbury. “Nobody else even comes close to these numbers.”
Woodbury, host of the new Better Business Bureau DVD, “Buying an RV,” says he’s willing to answer any RV question.
“Because our business is almost exclusively done over the Internet,” he says, “I love getting out to RVs shows and chatting with our customers and other RVers.”
Contact: www.rvbookstore.com or (800) 274-9378.
•Learn about more than 20 privately owned RV resorts in the Inland Northwest by stopping by the Eastern Washington Resorts Association booth. There is information on resorts from Williams Lake, south of Sprague, to Northport at the Canadian border; from Banks Lake in the west, to North Skookum in the east.
“Each resort has its own special amenities,” says EWRA secretary Jill Zupich of Newport. “Whether in a remote area or in the heart of a city, one of our resorts or campgrounds will satisfy individual needs.”
Contact: EWRA president Alan Karsevar at Alderwood RV Resort, (509) 467-5320, www.alderwoodrv.com.
•Snowbird Properties of Newman Lake is an online source for RV property, Snowbird homes, condos and destinations.
“Snowbirds can save money buying or selling RV property,” say owners Jesse and Sean Tuohy. “Our Web site includes information about resort parks and useful links to information about health care, Social Security, survivor benefits and real estate forms.”
Contact: www.snowbirdproperties.net or (509) 226-2229.
•Wind Wireless of Spokane has been serving the Inland Northwest with high-speed Internet connectivity since 1992.
“Wind’s rural access system accommodates both fixed locations and transient customers and so lends itself well to home or mobile uses,” says Bob Kirkpatrick of Wind Wireless. “Recreational vehicle owners often find the service and equipment useful to them, permitting trip planning and resources, mapping, making reservations or simply communicating with people.”
Contact: www.windwireless.net or (509) 462-4734.
•Garage Town USA is a storage facility with a twist – people don’t rent a unit, they buy it.
According to its Web site, Garage Town USA offers permanent, commercial-grade heated storage units for sale.
“Since recreational vehicles are a long-term financial investment,” says Garage Town representative Carri Berglund, “there are always concerns with natural elements such as sun, wind, ice and snow, all of which can be extremely damaging to an RV.”
The Inland Northwest locations are in Spokane Valley, Kennewick, Coeur d’Alene and Hayden, Idaho.
Contact: www.garagetown.com or (208) 640-4000.
•Don’t forget to stop by the Spokesman-Review booth, just to the left at the main entrance to the show. I’ll be there today from noon to 2 p.m. (and maybe longer). Over the first two days of the RV show, I’ve talked with dozens of super folks who enjoy the RV lifestyle. They have given me some interesting ideas for upcoming columns. Please stop by and let me hear what you would like to read about in Wheel Life.