mrt
Newbie RV’er
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Post by mrt on Sept 25, 2013 20:01:08 GMT -5
Please add one more attendee to your list. I am planning on getting to Shipshewana next wed and staying at least till sun or mon. Looking forward to the factory tour and talking to the factory people.
Hope to see you all there.
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Post by honeymooners on Oct 6, 2013 18:19:39 GMT -5
Rally was a complete SUCCESS! Thanks to Mike from Baton Rouge for organizing it! It was great to meet all of you. Hope we can all keep in touch and organize a local rally as well. Hope those who left on Sunday made it home safely. As for the rest of us... See you at the fire in a few minutes!
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Post by highlander on Oct 6, 2013 22:00:38 GMT -5
We really hated to see the rally come to an end. The factory tour was great. To see the RVs in the various states of construction was fun and educational. Many thanks to the good folks at KZ for all the hospitality. Day 2 with the tour of the RV Hall of Fame (museum) was very cool. To see the old campers from the early 1900s was far more fun than either of us had expected. And for the times in between, Shipshewana is just a fun town to explore. All those things were great, but the thing that touched us both, was the awesome group of people that we met. Thanks for all the memories and new friends. Tom & Carla
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Post by william davey on Oct 7, 2013 16:45:25 GMT -5
The Rally was great! Great people, great tour of the factory and a very open Q&A with KZ management - thank you Dave Boggs. Many thanks to BRMIKE (Mike from Louisiana) for making all the arrangements and pulling this together! Thanks also to Brian and Jess (HONEYMOONERS) for the name tags and the photographs. Although we didn't make the all late night campfire sessions, we promise we'll do better next time. Several of us met on Monday at the factory and got various warranty work done quickly, and professionally - Thank you Marty!
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Post by duane224 on Oct 7, 2013 18:34:33 GMT -5
Oh my! It was a great time! I didn't want it to end. I want to personally thank Mark and Marty from KZ, those are two great guys. I had so much fun meeting all my fellow KZ family members.
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wi1dbi11
Weekender RV’er
2010 Durango 2013 Chevy 2500
Posts: 64
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Post by wi1dbi11 on Oct 7, 2013 19:57:14 GMT -5
Didn't want the rally to come to an end. Had a great time... Many thanks to all the Folks at KZ. Thanks to Mike and Lynda for getting the ball rolling. As the sign says "CAME AS STRANGERS, LEFT AS FRIENDS" To our many new campfire friends...thanks for the fellowship, your stories and jokes. We're looking forward to when we can sit around the campfire again.
Bill and Nerita
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Post by trex380 on Oct 7, 2013 20:04:48 GMT -5
GREAT GREAT RALLY!!!! This the first my wife and I have ever attended and we had an AWESOME time! We didn't want it to end.!!!! Thanks to BRMike and his wife for organizing the event. Thanks also to the Honeymooners for the banner and name tags. With my mind the way it is they came in handy. Haha. The tour through KZ facility was awesome and hope our input helps to improve an already fabulous product. Thanks to Dave Boggs and group for putting on the tours and meal at the plant along with the giveaways. Thank you Marty and Mark for doing the couple of minor repairs we wanted done, You are an asset and great PR for the company. Bill and Nerita, we enjoyed the late night camp fires at your site and getting to know eveyone. The stories and jokes told were hilarious. Nerita, I guess we are the cornhole champs till next time. I could go on and on. Again thanks to all and the friendships made.
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Post by cfour600 on Oct 8, 2013 12:30:29 GMT -5
just wanted to say that we had a great time hope to get togather next year. Charlie and Dorene
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brmike
Seasonal RV’er
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Post by brmike on Oct 8, 2013 15:12:26 GMT -5
Stopping for the night in southhaven, mississippi. Should make it home tomorrow. A few thoughts on the rally. We had 14 rigs and 27 people at the rally. Everyone got along well and it seemed that a good time was had by all. I think almost everyone, most of whom had never been to a rally, were surprised at how enjoyable it can be camping with a group of folks that you have never met before. It just goes to show how similar in outlook most campers are. Thanks to Dave and Marty from kz for their help in planning the rally and repairing all the rigs at the campground and the factory. Marty put in a lot of extra hours, and it was appreciated. I will begin planning a rally for next year in a few days. In the meantime, some of you can be putting together plans for a rally in your local region (2or 3 states). It would be nice if there could be 5 or 6 rally's in 2014! Again, thanks to all who participated. I enjoyed meeting and talking to each of you. For those of you kz owners who haven't yet attended a rally, these folks can tell you what you've been missing. Keep an eye on this forum for future rally dates and locations.
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Post by honeymooners on Oct 8, 2013 20:09:02 GMT -5
I also want to thank Marty and Mike for the work they did on our unit Monday morning. They were very thorough and are a great asset to the KZ company, not to mention family. Yes, thats right actually FAMILY... In talking with them we discovered they are both my wifes cousins. Their grandfather is my wifes grandmothers brother (all from Goshen). So they were not kidding when they said "WE ARE FAMILY"! Good times by all. I will be planning a regional rally for 2014 in Michigan somewhere. Does Memorial Day weekend work for most? Check us out on FACEBOOK. Look for "KZ RV OWNERS RALLY" and like us! I am working on getting the pictures from the 2013 Factory Rally up there.
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Post by honeymooners on Oct 8, 2013 22:31:17 GMT -5
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bluegrass
Seasonal RV’er
2019 1500Durango 259rdd
Posts: 177
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Post by bluegrass on Oct 13, 2013 19:05:54 GMT -5
We just got home yesterday, continued on to Michigan, Grand Haven State Park, for some beautiful sunsets and kite flying.
Thank you to all for a great Rally. Everyone has mentioned all the people who should be thanked....DITTO....from us. What a great time and great people, if you are reading this and missed the Rally you should really try to attend one in the future.
A special Thank You to the KZ Corporation for hosting our tour, Q&A, and lunch, it was outstanding. Last but not least, thanks to your service department, Marty and Mark, for going out of their way to work out our problems and get us back on the road. Doug and Lamae
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bluegrass
Seasonal RV’er
2019 1500Durango 259rdd
Posts: 177
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Post by bluegrass on Oct 13, 2013 19:18:13 GMT -5
At this point Memorial Day 2014, looks good. We talked about the Grand Haven Kite Flying Festival....it is always the weekend before Memorial Day....I checked with Mackinaw Kite Shop in Grand Haven when we were there last week....they host the event. This would make a great trip by tying the two together. Lamae and Doug
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Post by rvman3252 on Oct 21, 2013 8:57:57 GMT -5
I enjoyed the pictures on Facebook. It looks like there was a nice turnout at the Rally. I wish we could of attended, but with conflicting schedules, we just could not fit it in our plans. We will have to see what 2014 brings! Although retirement is not too far around the corner for us, we still have to report to work... and with our family growing (grandchildren) and the kids seem to be getting further from home, it seems we are spending much of our free time visiting the grandchildren.
Hopefully in the near future we can catch up to the KZ Group!
RVman John & Marcia
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bluegrass
Seasonal RV’er
2019 1500Durango 259rdd
Posts: 177
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Post by bluegrass on Mar 15, 2014 18:17:25 GMT -5
OK...any info. on upcoming rallies? Last year's rally was great...hoping for more. It is still cold here in Western NY, blizzard conditions last Wednesday, pretty cold this coming week also. The trailer is looking pretty lonely out there. We need some hope for camping season!!!! Give us something to look forward to.
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