Originally Posted by WALFORD'S 56

Hi Guys. Doc and his wife have a excellent place,and scenic to boot. Wonder if a campground on lake erie would be a consideration? Indian Creek is right on lake Erie. Has been considered 1 of best in Ohio. Close to the needs we would all need and they have primitive area that is huge. Only problem that I see right away, would be keeping other people away from the trucks. In other words it is a public campground.
Just an idea??

Originally Posted by bigwin56f100

That's a great idea, do it and I'll be there!

Originally Posted by bobj49f2

That's my greatest concern with using an open public location. Old cars and trucks are like magnets. Keeping a intimate gathering on private property would be the easiest way to be able control access to our vehicles. Just something to think about.

Originally Posted by DR Smith

The way I see this , our get together are about getting like minded people in one place to enjoy the old ford truck experience . Last year I floated the ideal of having something in northeast Ga . I ran into one roadblock after another from complaints on where to host it . Public campgrounds where out because of outsiders , places with bunk house type sleeping was out . A conference center, out because it was owned by a church , and on and on . Most of these complaints where from truckers that have not attended any of our events . To the ones that have gone to truckstock or truckfest , would you have stayed away if it was held in a camp ground , or small resort ? I think of sitting in front of a hotel in the middle of pigeon Forge under a pop up , with hundreds of people walking around our trucks , and we all had a great time . How could a campground or small resort be worst . There are thousands of small motels , with a pool and place to have a camp fire , all around this country . Last year at Robs most of us stayed in motels , and the day's doings where over by 11 pm . In the morning we just happened to meet up for breakfast , and then back to Robs to hang out . Lets keep it simple . Find a small resort , let everyone make their own reservations , and the one's that show up will have a great time .

Originally Posted by 49f3dls

Doc you and the family have been more than kind and gracious putting this on for two years. It's time you get the enjoyment out of your idea.
I mentioned this to my wife and she said we have the room but we also have the place up for sale! We have 12 acres just west of Lexington KY -- plenty of room for the trucks/campfire but not a lot of sleeping room in the house except the basement floor. Lots of hotels 5 miles or so away but it's Lexington so they are a little more expensive than around Doc's. Plenty to see and do with all of the horse farms as we are in the middle of the blue grass area. We even have a pond (usually covered in green slim) for the girls to throw smart guys and husbands in if they feel it is needed. We may take it off the market so it will be a while before we could commit on doing an event. We may also be able to talk a friend into using their place as backup in case we did sell. Would you all be up for another trip to the wonderfful state of KY just about 2 hours north west of Doc's.

Originally Posted by Doc

They even spotted some redneck sitting in a lawn chair beside the road and wondered if that was me.

Originally Posted by bigwin56f100

why not gather at a show like this

The Truck Show! True Blue Truck's Fall Ford Truck Fest in Townsend in the Great Smoky Mountains

This is by far the best location for a truck show, hotel, very nice

Originally Posted by bobj49f2

I've been kicking around the idea of hosting an event up here in SE WI but there are many things I am throwing back and forth in my mind and haven't been able to nail them down.

First, I would like to hold something in the upper part of the country so our more northern brethren can attend, also some farther to the west like IA an MN. The problems I have been thinking about is where I could host this event. I live on a 100 acre active dairy farm. We would have the room to host about the same sized group as Doc and Rob have the last couple of years. We also have many conveniently located hotels within a five mile drive that are easily gotten to with straight, flat roads. I also have an idea for a great cruise to take in the scenery of the Kettle Moraine area that is a few miles to the west. I would be able to handle RVs and tent campers on or property but our house is quite small, it's the original log farm house my wife's great grandparents built when they settled the farm in the late 1800s so I couldn't be a gracious as the McDougal family and offer sleeping accommodations in our house but with the supply of nearby high quality hotels I think that wouldn't be much of a problem.

The problem I see is because I live on an active dairy farm and it is what it is. Our farm is a very tidy and well run farm but we're still a farm with the animals, cows and chickens, that have their own aromas. I'm used to the smells but they may be offensive to some and also individuals with sensitivities to animals might have allergy problems.

I could also check into renting a local park a few miles away that has facilities for large groups but that would add to the expense of holding the event. It would also limit our activities when it comes to night time activities. I would assume there would be a time limit as to how long into the night we could occupy the park. It's not like we have had drunken debauchery at the FTE related events but the party tended to quietly go beyond 10 pm with a camp fire and friendly conversation. If we hosted it in a public park it also wouldn't have the controlled privacy as when held on private property.

I also really would like Doc and his family to attend the event if I hosted it up here. I really appreciated all he and his family has done for us and I'd like him to be the recipient of the good time instead of doing the work. I talked to him last fall at TS '13 and he said his schedule best allowed him to possibly be able to attend in the fall, the same time he held his two meets. This would be the best time to host a meet up here because of many environmental considerations. I felt if I did broach the idea of holding an event up here at that time I'd be crucified by the other attendees of TS, or at very least burned in effigy. With this posting by Doc I feel a little better about bringing it up now. I personally think one or two of these meets should be the limit to have to put on for a person, and their families, at least in consecutive years. There should be some time to rest. I also think it would be awesome for other members, like Rob did last spring, and pick up the torch and host a meet in different parts of the country. I also think there could be multiple events held at the same time with possibly a video connection between the different meets.

My questions to everyone is, is there any interest in attending a meet in the fall in SE WI, about ten miles north of Milwaukee? Would the farm factor hold you back? I'd enjoy hearing feed back via email or PMs or here on the board.