BIGFOOT OWNERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL RALLY
"Oregon Trails"
July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2005
Astoria/Seaside KOA Kampground
Hammond, Oregon
Updated Itinerary (rev: 5/24/05 subject to change)
RALLY THEME: Maintaining your “BIGFOOT” and protecting your investment.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Bigfoot Industries Personnel are expected to be in attendance at the rally. At this time, Doug Sloan, Western Regional Sales Manager is planning to join us.
- Rally information, site map & park passes have been mailed to all attendees. If you have not received yours, E mail ric@bigfootowners.com
- Rally Identification badges are required to be worn for attendance at socials and meals. This is your meal ticket!
- Lunches are on your own.
SUNDAY JULY 24th
Registration Day
- Registration will take place at Iredale’s Kitchen
between 11am and 3:30pm. Please come by early and receive
your rally kits and get additional rally information.
5:00PM - Depart for Pre-Rally Welcome, No-Host Dinner at the Bigfoot Steak House. Previous reservations are required. At registration, we will coordinate rides to and from the restaurant (12 miles) with all attendees that will have TOADS with extra available seats. We have also arranged for a large passenger bus to assist with the transportation. There will be a reasonable per person round trip charge. Sign up will be during registration. There will be over 120 members attending. The restaurant is closing to the public for the evening. To simplify matters and help the servers, there will be only one check per table. We will have pictures and videos of past rallies on screen during the dinner.
MONDAY JULY 25th
8:00AM -9:00AM – Breakfast at Iredale’s Kitchen. Wear your ID Badge and bring a breakfast ticket.
9:30AM - Fred’s RV World Day – Will kick off the rally with a seminar and Q & A session presented by Jim Hubbard, Director of Sales and Mark Weber, Director of Maintenance.
Fred’s will have eight new Bigfoot Campers, Trailers and Motor Homes on display at sites P 5,6,7,8 . They will have maintenance and sales personnel on site during the entire rally. This will be a terrific opportunity to get your maintenance questions answered and possibly get a minor repair handled. Thinking about trading up? This could be an excellent opportunity to do it, as there will be special rally pricing. Be sure you stop by the displays during the rally and take a spin at winning one of five hundred Lottery Tickets.
11:00AM – 12:00PM - Banks Engineering – This excellent seminar will be presented by Peter Treydte, Director, Technical Communications. Numerous Banks Power Systems were installed for club members as a result of Peter’s excellent presentation at our 2004 rally. Banks will be offering a special rally discount in addition to providing “Banks Bucks Certificates” for the raffles.
1:30PM – 3:00PM – Onan Generators Seminar – Learn about generator operations and applications. Maintenance tips and all about the care and feeding of your genset will be featured. Mike Badowski, Onan’s Canadian OEM Manager, who works directly with Bigfoot Industries will join other Cummins/Onan personnel to present this excellent program.
3:00PM – 4:00PM – Mary Moppins Inside Seminar (How and what you need to keep the inside of your rig sparkling clean) – Mary Finley is famous in her field for developing unique cleaning techniques and products. Activity Area
5:00PM – 6:00PM – Miller RV Insurance Social Hour – All Socials are BYOB, however, we provide mixers, soft drinks, water, ice and of course, not to forget, hors d'oeuvres from our fantastic rally caterer. Activity Area. Badges required.
6:00PM – 8:00PM - Catered dinner at Iredale’s Kitchen (tonight the menu includes Trail Blazers’ BBQ Chicken and Pork Ribs with all the trimmings, yes even dessert! Background music provided, drawings, prizes and lots of new friends.
TUESDAY JULY 26th
7:00AM – 8:30AM - Breakfast at Iredale’s Kitchen (ID Badges & breakfast ticket still required.)
9:00AM– 11:00AM Bigfoot Industries Presentation – Bigfoot personnel will present their seminar followed by a Q & A session. Don’t miss this one! Activity Area
11:00AM – 1:00PM - Free time options, lunch on your own, Vendor displays, Bigfoot Rig Walk Around, Meet other owners and see and hear about the numerous modifications they have made to their rigs. etc.
1:00PM – 2:00PM – Schwab’s Tire Seminar - Hear about new tire products and how to properly care for your tires. Activity Area
2:00PM – 3:00PM – Miller RV Insurance Seminar – Presented by Cheryl Howarth, Owner. A great opportunity to learn the many facets of RV Insurance and how to assure that you are totally covered for any potential risk.
3:00PM – 4:00PM – Fantasy Tours Seminar – How about joining a group tour to the famous Mexican Grand Canyon or numerous other destinations? You will hear all about this style of travel and how to plan for such a trek.
3:00PM – 4:00PM – Mary Moppins Outside Seminar – Once again we have the opportunity to learn some tricks on keeping the outside of our rigs ship shape. Mary will address your questions and give you many tips on protecting your investment in your rig.
5:00PM – 6:00PM –Bigfoot Industries Social, Live Music by the popular group “The Dance Machine” from Portland. This band has a list of testimonials covering the entire Western U.S. Get your dancing shoes on and get ready to party. BYOB (ID Badges Required) hors d'oeuvres, etc.
6:00PM - 9:00PM - BOCI’s “Oregon Trails Frontier Night” Dinner & Party, live music continues, dancing, drawings, prizes, western attire optional but highly recommended. Tonight’s fare includes Salmon and Prime Rib with all the goodies. This is the “BIG BOCI” party.
WEDNESDAY JULY 27th
7:00AM – 8:30AM - Breakfast at Iredale’s Kitchen (ID badges and ticket, again.)
9:00AM – 10:00AM – Xantrex Seminar – Want to learn all about Inverters (DC to AC) systems that are available from the largest manufacturer of Inverters in the world? Attend this seminar and hear about available electrical options for your rig. David Norman from Xantrex Technology will be your host.
10:00AM – 11:00AM – All Pro Water Flow Seminar – Attend this seminar by Lon Seidel and learn about the care and feeding of your tank systems. Black, grey and water heater tanks all require special care. Control odors and address meter accuracy problems with Hydro-Jet cleaning of your tanks.
11:00AM – 2:30PM - Free time, tours, golf, luncheons, etc.
3:00PM – 5:00PM BOCI Business meeting. - Your attendance at this annual business meeting is critical to the future of your club. There will be an election held for two Director positions. The meeting will be conducted by Ric Allen, President and Jack Willoughby, Secretary. There will be brief reports from our Treasurer, Patti Worsham and other committee chairpersons. Ric Allen, founder of BOCI has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the club’s inception in May, 2003. Ric will present the coveted “Bigfoot Mascot” to Vice President/President Elect, Mike Greenlee who will assume the position of Club President effective at that time. We will award the rally grand prize after the meeting. Attendance required to win.
5:00PM – 6:00PM - Fred’s RV World Social Hour. Our final evening together begins with this event. More hors d'oeuvres include shrimp goodies, dips, veggie trays, BYOB. Mixers, ice, etc.
6:00PM – 8:00PM - Catered Dinner – Iredale’s – Bigfoot Roast Beef & Turkey, mashed potatoes, salads, etc. Background Music, prizes. This is the hard part. Saying “good bye” to all your new Bigfoot buddies will not be easy. But, “hey” there are mini-rallies all year and the 2006 Annual Rally is already in the planning stages.
THURSDAY JULY 28th
Departure by 12 Noon, unless you have arranged for extended days.
It is the policy of The Bigfoot Owners Club to not furnish alcoholic beverages at our functions. If you wish to BYOB to the socials and/or dinners we will furnish mixers, ice and glasses.
We look forward to meeting all of our first time attendees and seeing our old friends again.