Overland Expos ?

[MOAK]

Just in the past two weeks a couple of Overland expos have cancelled. The Mid Artlantic Overland Festival in Pennsylvania sponsered by Mainline Overland has been cancelled. I've my own thoughts on this one and in the name of good sportsmanship I will remain silent. However I am counting the days. The other is Overland of America, held in Oklahoma. After speaking to a handfull of suppliers and retail outlets I've come to the opinion that the market has been saturated and sales have gone flat or fallen off. With flat sales one of the first things to fall off, unfortunately, is customer service. Along with that, marketing dollars dissapear. It is a swirling black hole that some companies cannot/will not endure. I've read what the official reasons are for the cancellations which I think is language being used by the sponsors to save face. I know that everyone should be extremely cautious of companies that demand full payment upfront before doing business with that company. How many more expos will be cancelled? How many companies will go down? Time will tell.

 

[Kent R]

Just in the past two weeks a couple of Overland expos have cancelled. The Mid Artlantic Overland Festival in Pennsylvania sponsered by Mainline Overland has been cancelled. I've my own thoughts on this one and in the name of good sportsmanship I will remain silent. However I am counting the days. The other is Overland of America, held in Oklahoma. After speaking to a handfull of suppliers and retail outlets I've come to the opinion that the market has been saturated and sales have gone flat or fallen off. With flat sales one of the first things to fall off, unfortunately, is customer service. Along with that, marketing dollars dissapear. It is a swirling black hole that some companies cannot/will not endure. I've read what the official reasons are for the cancellations which I think is language being used by the sponsors to save face. I know that everyone should be extremely cautious of companies that demand full payment upfront before doing business with that company. How many more expos will be cancelled? How many companies will go down? Time will tell.

Yep things are changing, one to watch is The Big Thing put on by XOVERLAND. Way different feel than any event I have been to.

 

[MOAK]

Yep things are changing, one to watch is The Big Thing put on by XOVERLAND. Way different feel than any event I have been to.

I haven’t looked into that one very much. I look forward to hear what it is all about- it’s tough to get past the name for some of us old geezers. The Big Thing for us is to get back out west and wiggling our way north.

 

[Kent R]

I haven’t looked into that one very much. I look forward to hear what it is all about- it’s tough to get past the name for some of us old geezers. The Big Thing for us is to get back out west and wiggling our way north.

Check out my post from this years event. Old Geezers, I am right there with you

The Big Thing at XOVERLAND Ranch, Montana USA

Anyone planing on going to The Big Thing at the XOVERLAND ranch in Montana this July 9-12. Overland Bound's African Ambassador Christoff Eilerd @Get Out GO will be ata the event giving some classes. There is a fairly good chance that I will either meet up with Christoff on the trail prior to the...

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