[SEL] Rough and Tumble
Frank DeWitt LBP
Frank at lbpinc.com
Thu Aug 28 11:34:31 PDT 2014
Thanks for the background. I have attended for 3 years now so I am
beginning to pick up some history and it agrees with what you have
written. BTW I think I was lucky that I have been attending on the up
swing and was not there at the low point.
There is a big show near my home (Pageant of Steam) and I like it but
asked my self why I like R&T better. One think I came up with is the no
cars in the exhibit area rule! I was amazed at my self because I am
one of the people who needs to leave my exhibit and park my car and it
was a rule that delayed my attending R&T for a few years. What I
realized is that at R&T I walk from one engine to the next with nothing
in between but engines When I look out over the grounds all I see is old
iron. At Pageant of Steam I look at a engine, then walk past a 40 ft RV
and look at another engine. A lot more walking and a lot less eye candy.
This year R&T has a new president and the word is that he is much more
non steam friendly. One sign of this is a new building that has been
set up on the grounds and staffed by volunteers to do nothing but sell
stuff for exhibitors. You give them your stuff with the price and a
cell number if you like, they display it, sell it and take the money for
you. Another small sign of a attitude of caring about people is that
the show hires two people to do nothing but keep the rest rooms clean
all day every day. I have never seen that at a engine show.
BTW The flea market is still separate but it is down the hill (same
grounds) next to the private camp site. Lots of trees.
BBTW I figured out a trick last year for these shows without your
vehicle. I take a second cooler and put all that stuff that is usually
in the car in it. Papers, cards, camera, sunscreen, all that stuff we
need. I don't miss the car like I thought I would.
http://www.roughandtumble.org/groundsmap
On 8/28/2014 1:48 PM, Jim Hardman wrote:
> Frank, and everyone...
>
> Rough and Tumble is one of the better shows in the country, and perhaps the
> very best for steam enthusiasts. We attended, and exhibited there for over
> thirty five years. And it was geared to family involvement; our grand
> children said it was their favorite week of the year.
>
> R&T's revised rules regarding "no parking" near one's exhibit forced many of
> us out. And the rule of "no selling from one's exhibit space" was the
> clincher. We always had excess stuff to sell... spark plugs, oilers, coil
> boxes, etc.
>
> Admittedly, the folks who came solely to sell had to go out into the hot sun
> across the road... and these flea market folk felt like outcasts. The new
> rules are not all bad... but in total, the flavor of the show changed for
> the old-timers. Leaving models and exhibit stuff unattended while one went
> to park the car seemed unreasonable to a lot of exhibitors.
>
> The steam side of this show is unsurpassed. Dozens of behemoths under
> steam. A superior model building. Wonderful permanent displays both of
> steam and IC engines. Many of the regulars at Coolspring are in attendance
> at R&T. The "big engine" exhibits are worth seeing. Just watch these
> videos.
>
> I recall entering the big permanent display building and seeing a nearly
> completed steam engine in the final stages of reconstruction. It was
> magnificent except for the color... a brilliant day-glow chartreuse. I
> quietly said to my wife "Who could have chosen that color..." and a voice
> from under the flywheel answered "I did!" Shut me up quick.
>
> Frank, these videos tell the tale. This is still a great show. And the
> food was wonderful. Right in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch country, the
> baked goods brought in from local farms and the fresh melons were a daily
> treat.
>
> Show attendance dropped after the new rules were imposed, but it is obvious
> that attendance remains strong. The traffic on Route 30 past the grounds is
> still a buster, stop-and-go for several miles is no fun.
>
> Frank, thanks for the good memories. Every night our family would go out to
> dinner at the Harvest Inn smelling of hot oil and coal smoke. Happy
> memories indeed!
>
> Jim in Vermont
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank DeWitt LBP"<Frank at lbpinc.com>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list"<sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Rough and Tumble
>
>
>
>> There are quite a few good videos of this years show. Here is a link to
>> a you tube search
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/results?filters=month&search_query=rough+and+tumble+2014&lclk=month
>>
>> Everything from tiny models to steam shovels
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsbbWZ-PQg
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbLJOupBOo
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNJixBYnnUE
>>
>> On 8/28/2014 11:49 AM, Frank DeWitt LBP wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WECWMP5vNIU
>>>
>>> A good video (not mine) of R&T this year. It was a great show. wide
>>> variety of equipment, perfect weather, great people.
>>>
>>> BTW These people really know how to treat exhibitors. Besides the free
>>> admision and the other stuff they provided free baked goods, coffee, ice
>>> tea and water for exhibitors all day every day.
>>>
>>> Frank
>>>
>>>
>>>
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