In March of 2017, Alan and I purchased our second travel trailer –
a Creek Side 26RLS made by Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) in La Grande,
Oregon. If you’re interested in the why
and how of that whole complicated story, you can find the details in the post
from March of 2018 called "Today is Our 1st Anniversary! (link HERE) At the time we were researching our purchase,
it became apparent that there was a strong sense of customer loyalty among the
owners of ORV travel trailers and fifth wheels, and that this small company
worked hard to remain connected with its customers.
Every year in June, ORV hosts a get-together for the owners of its
rigs at an RV Park in Eastern Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains near the ORV
manufacturing facility. While I have to
admit that the setting is, indeed, beautiful, I also have to say that a round
trip of more than 5,000 miles to attend a three day owners’ rally is a bit far
to travel. However, since the majority
of ORV customers reside in the states of the Pacific Northwest and the provinces
of western Canada, it certainly makes sense to hold the gathering out
there. But what about those of us in the
eastern part of the United States who enjoy our rigs just as much as our
counterparts in the west, and who would love to get together with other ORV
owners to trade stories about our RVs and our travels? Granted, there are far fewer of us in the
east than in the west. But, thanks to an
ORV owner in Ohio, the Outdoors RV East Coast Rally debuted in 2018. Sadly, Alan and I missed that inaugural event
due to the ongoing construction project at a rental property. But, with the construction project behind us,
we decided we weren’t going to let 2019 slip by without making a valiant effort
to attend this one!
