Are you getting excited yet? The Big Tent is up in Quartzsite and the show opens this Saturday. Whatever you could possibly want for your RV, you will find there along with some great food and product demonstrations. Now is a great time to upgrade your RV to LED lighting with so many choices available at the show. You may also want to consider tire safety and add tire monitors to your RV which you will also find at the show. Need a water filtration setup, new chairs, patio mat, a generator, RV insurance, a camping discount group, or a workamping job? It will all be there. I wonder what the *HOT* show product will be this year…
The Too Crazy Ladies are back so if you need any kind of badge or pin made up, go see them. I got my Escapees badge and work name badge from them. They have lots of fun pre-made pins too and great prices.
Chris and Charles Yust , the best insurance agents I have met with excellent personal service, have arrived for the show. They are wonderful agents and saved me quite a lot of money on car and RV insurance. Quotes are free so check them out! Booth 426 center aisle in The Big Tent.
Look for food booths over at The Panorama and Rice Ranch that may have cheaper prices on burgers or tacos later in the afternoon. Mmm mmm good! Of course, you must have ice cream too.
As if the RV show isn’t enough to keep you busy, there are a lot of other events this week too. We’ve got steam engines on view at The Main Event. Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama is kicking off. Not one but two hot air balloon festivals will get you high in Quartzsite and Lake Havasu City. Blythe is having a hoedown with its annual Bluegrass Music Festival while Lake Havasu is hosting a Volkswagen camporee with VW buses from all over the country being shown off along with a pancake breakfast and chili cook-off. On Sunday, Quartzsfest starts in Quartzsite as amateur radio operators gather for “live demos and innovation in mobile antenna systems, mobile ham shacks, recreational vehicles, portable and mobile EMCOMM systems, off-the-grid living, alternative energy and radio education”.
Have fun this week! You can sleep when you are dead. 
Hit & Miss Steam Engines
January 14 – January 17, 2016 The Main Event Showplace
Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama
January 15 – January 24, 2016 Tyson Wells
MAIN EVENT Showplace Hot Air Balloon Festival
January 15 – January24, 2016 The Main Event Showplace
Blythe Annual Bluegrass Music Festival
January 15 – January 17, 2016 Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe, CA
Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair
January 15 – January 17, 2016 1040 McCulloch Blvd. North Lake Havasu City, AZ
Buses by the Bridge XX
January 15 – January 17, 2016 Lake Havasu State Park, Lot 4 (Windsor 4)
BIG TENT….SPORTS, VACATION & R.V. SHOW
January 16 – January 24, 2016 1/2 mile south of I-10 on Hwy. 95 from 9 am to 5 pm
Quartzfest Amateur Radio Operators Gathering
January 17 – January 23, 2016 Road Runner BLM near mile marker 99