Disclosure: I received free admission; opinions shared are mine.
With the nation shivering under winter’s cold gaze, you might have forgotten what summer feels like. Here’s your chance to think about warmer weather and the great outdoors. We attended the Knoxville RV Show this weekend, and enjoyed it so much. I think you will too!
The Knoxville RV show was held at the Sevierville Convention Center. We appreciated the free parking! I recommend purchasing your tickets online because there was a line at the door. Remember to use your Good Sam card for a half-price discount (some restrictions apply). At the entrance, look for the giveaway table, too.
A variety of booths were set up, and they weren’t all for camping and RV fans. We found ideas for home improvement and better living. Campers and non-campers alike would enjoy learning about living well! We saw a fudge booth (sampled delicious Snickers fudge), experienced an electric massage, and watched simulated rain drizzle off a gutter screen. There’s entertainment for the kids, too. Spiderman and Captain America were in attendance!
Several booths provided information about campgrounds near the Knoxville area. This is what my kids loved hearing about! Most of these campgrounds offer lodging options for those who don’t have campers, so consider this as an affordable vacation option, too. Yurts and cabins are typically more private than a hotel room, and they offer you the chance to enjoy the camping experience without owning a recreational vehicle.
My favorite part of the show was checking out the campers! The best part was that this entire section was inside, so we didn’t have to brave the 17-degree temperatures to enjoy it. At the show, you’re encouraged to go inside these campers and find the amenities you love most. The latest models are available for tour, and you can actually purchase them on the spot thanks to special financing and deal options. In fact, the very first RV we saw was already SOLD.
If you’ve never seen the inside of a camper, this will be a real treat for you. Before we purchased ours, I had no idea how comfortable and luxurious these RVs can be! They’re really like a home on wheels.
Some RVs have beautiful features such as granite countertops, walnut cabinets, and gas fireplaces. They’re truly lovely.
You can also find the very basic, too! This spartan pull-behind is just enough for one person or a couple.
My personal favorite section was the Airstream area. These are so classic and iconic, don’t you think? I’d never been inside one, and was so impressed by the luxurious details. This is sophistication at its best.
Hungry after all of your touring? There’s a food court available, too.
Find out if there’s an RV and Camping Show coming to a city near you! I think you’ll enjoy seeing what they have to offer.
Do you enjoy camping?
Thanks to GS Events for providing us with tickets for this show.
Great photos, looks like a lot of fun!
I think that the only way I would venture out into the great outdoors these days would be in an RV! I love these shows and I can remember always going to them with my grandfather who definitely took me on my fair share of camping trips. 🙂
I wish we had an RV. That is a dream of mine. Right now it’s camping in a tent for us.
Some RVs are very fancy indeed.
This looks like fun, it looks like some really nice RV’s.
I appreciate the beautiful collage of photos. It truly looks like a good time.
This looks like a lot of fun especially on a cold day! My friend loves her mini-Airstream (like the one in your picture) and is enjoying taking short day trips for now. She talks about it all the time and looks forward to retirement and traveling with it.
It’s incredible some of these RVs are so fancy.
Looking like a lot of fun
I would love an RV. These RV’s are nicer than my house!
I want to live in a camper or RV and travel from state to state.
I wish I lived in Tennessee! I would have went to this! I love looking at these vehicles! The Auto Show was just here. I love looking at the new cars and seeing their new features! My friend and her husband bought a beautiful traveling RV that they are traveling around the U.S. in. They sold their house and are living off of their pensions. They even have their dog with them! She said after a couple of years of traveling and seeing all that they wanted, they would buy a house in one of the states they fell in love with. They’d settle down and start over again! They have put some fantastic photos of where they have been on their Facebook page.
I would love one of these and just travel the country.
I absolutely love to camp! Im not convinced its camping in a luxury rv! I would live in my rv year roand.
I wish I could afford an RV. My parents had one when I was younger and I’ve always wanted one of my own.
Interesting, my dad likes rvs, but I have never been in an rv convention
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I’d love to go to an RV show like this. I’ve always thought it would be fun to travel cross country in an RV.
I’ve never been to an RV show–it would be neat to see all the vehicles and fittings!
Visiting multiple destinations without having to pack and unpack, traveling with a pet, the lure of the open road and kitchens for those with dietary restrictions are also big advantages of Rving.