Contributor III
I had a great time at the rally. Enjoyed many classes and discussions with vendors. I did stop by the OB headquarters, but didn't get a chance to meet everyone that is a member. Thinking a scheduled meetup for OB members might be a good idea. I was camped in the quiet area.
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Member III
Hey Ray,
We too were in the quiet zone. Had a great time meeting up with old friends, making new ones. Meeting with Vendors, attending talks. Two great take-away's came from Mario's discussion and Clay Croft's talk. Your fireside chat about travels north was awesome.
David - Boise, ID
We too were in the quiet zone. Had a great time meeting up with old friends, making new ones. Meeting with Vendors, attending talks. Two great take-away's came from Mario's discussion and Clay Croft's talk. Your fireside chat about travels north was awesome.
David - Boise, ID
Pathfinder I
Definitely keep the “quiet” zone. As you are well aware, there are generations of Overlanders, each with different priorities. NWOR has done a good job of focusing on including families, kids & women. I think this greatly adds to the diversity, universal appeal & satisfaction of the event. Wandering around the attendees & their rigs is possibly the best thing at NWOR. I think your attempt to do a little regulation has allowed people an opportunity to find their space & to intermingle & sample others. Keep up the good work. (Oh, & it’s minor but your shower & bathroom considerations blew away ExpoWest this year - the fact that I noticed just goes to show you how different it was). Finally, I think keeping everything open to all is critical. ExpoWest’s paid, exclusive “Experience” levels & restriction of general participation & even observation was very off putting (people shouldn’t have to go home & search YouTube to be able to watch a driving course at an event they attended). Also, I think mixing the diversity of people, rigs & skill levels is one of the best things about today’s “Overlanding”. Thanks for all your good work, I look forward to coming up to the BC event sometime.
