2014 New Orleans Rv & Camping Show

Even if you don’t own an RV, I would highly recommend this show to anyone who even has the slightest interest in RV’s. This annual event appeals to lifelong campers and those who are interested in getting started on their first outdoor adventure. Although the show states it is a camping show too, it’s really more of an RV show, which was just fine by me.
The venue had both indoor and outdoor displays and was chock full of all the latest RV“s. There were conventional travel trailers, 5^th wheel travel trailers, expandable travel trailers, sport utility RV’s, folding /​pop up trailers, truck campers, toy haulers and types A, B & C motorhomes. Some of the brand names on site were Dutchmen, Fleetwood, Forest River, Jayco, Monaco, Thor, Tiffin & Winnebago. There were small trailers from as little as $ 8,000.00 up to premium diesel pusher Class A RV’s for over $ 335,000.00.
The event was well organized. Even though the outdoor portion of the event took occupied a large portion of the parking lot, there was still ample parking. We bought tickets at the door and the process was quick and easy; however, they only accepted cash. But there was an ATM on site for those who needed cash so it wasn’t a big deal.
There were far more manufacturer representatives present that I ever imagined, so there was plenty of help available for those who were interested in more information on a particular vehicle. Most RV’s had plenty of available brochures available and there was a well organized finance tent outside for those people who were making a purchase. (FYI — I did NOT buy anything).
This was definitely a family friendly event as there were teenagers, small kids, toddlers & infants on site with their parents. Everyone had a great time and even though a lot of people were going inside the RV’s, there were enough RV’s on site that no single RV was so crowded that you couldn’t walk inside.
All in all this was a very cool event. The only thing that could have made this a better event is if I had bought me a new RV.