Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

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Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by zepher11 » Mon May 07, 2018 8:41 pm

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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by 17thAirborne » Tue May 08, 2018 5:13 am

Zeph,
Looks like a great venue. What are you taking to display? Wish I were closer to participate.
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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by mountainmilitary » Wed May 09, 2018 10:53 pm

Contact for this show is
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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by Bill, Idaho » Thu May 17, 2018 3:47 am

I think I am going to drive over to this show. Anyone have any first-hand history with it and elaborate on how it is?

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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by Bill, Idaho » Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:25 pm

AAR---
We arrived at 0700 on Saturday after driving through the night.(We left Caldwell at 2200 the night before.)
At 0700 there was a steady 25-30 mph wind, and it was already 76 degrees. I was met by the guy in charge, who pointed me out where we were supposed to set up. At about 0900 people started to shuffle in and wander around. It got pretty steady as far as people wandering around up until about 1300-1400. By then it must have been about 100 degrees, and the winds dropped to about 20 mph. At about 1600, due to previous scheduling issues, we packed up and drug out about 1630.
I had a sizeable number of guys walk up to me and thank me for driving down. The show was laid out perfectly, with plenty of room for whatever would be needed. I counted about 8-10 set-up vendors, and about 18-22 military vehicles. There was actually live music, a K9 demonstration, and plenty of shade at the food stand.
Everybody was polite, casual, and friendly. While the crowd was allegedly noticeably down from last year, as the temps were way up- it would be quite understandable.
I enjoyed myself, made about half of my gas expenses (Boy, you California people sure are proud of your diesel!!!!!) and plan on making another guest appearance next year!!! (Hopefully for both days.)

Thanks to all responsible, you guys are certainly pointed in the right direction. I would highly recommend anyone interested in military vehicles (and related stuff) to make it to this show!!!

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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by zepher11 » Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:47 pm

Hi Bill,

Didn't know you were there. A bit warmer today as it was around 109 degrees or so I believe. At least that was the forecast. Windy until about a bit after noon. A couple of fires started nearby upwind, so everyone started packing up as the wind was blowing our way. I just finished ferrying my vehicles back home. A bit of a workout in the heat, and Sweated quite a bit of liquid today. Here are a couple of photos I snapped. Mostly of my stuff. lol

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Everything back home after going back and forth a number of times. It took me about three hours to ferry everything home. Enjoyed the show and met some great folks:

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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by 17thAirborne » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:41 pm

Zeph, did you make 3 round trips shuttling vehicles there? They look great. that trailer turned out super 8)
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Re: Military Show at Redding California - June 23rd and 24th 2018

Post by zepher11 » Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:15 pm

17thAirborne wrote:
Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:41 pm
Zeph, did you make 3 round trips shuttling vehicles there? They look great. that trailer turned out super 8)
Thanks Oz. Yes, made three round trips taking them there and three round trips bringing them back. Good times...
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