2013 FROG International Rally, August 4-10, Goshen, IN

[WannaBcamping]

Originally Posted by f1100turbo

We'll at least u n I as it was our idea..

I'll drink to that!

[WannaBcamping]

Is there wifi at all the campsites in Goshen? And if yes, I assume it will only be good enough to check email and a bit of web surfing?

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

I'll drink to that!

[kc8lvy]

I am just planning on going for a day visit do I need to register ahead of time or just show up?

[BOBFIDY]

Originally Posted by Petunia

Last year at the Goshen Rally, I was surprised to find out that many of the folks I met had no idea about the forums. Even at our Branson rally, there were couples who read about the rally on the Forest River Owners Group site and decided to attend. Many of these people had no interest in joining a forum, but still like the idea of rallies and gatherings.

See you all at the rally.

Also at the Branson "INTERNATIONAL" Rally there were a lot of questions about how long F.R.O.G has either been in existance or how many F.R.O.G "INTERNATIONAL" Rallys there have been.

The start of F.R.O.G. was in Sept or Oct of 2010 when "IGGY" in Arizona put the first note on the ForestRiverForum asking if folks ever considered camping as a group. From that came the very first F.R.O.G Rally in Branson in May 2011, where 14 rigs showed up from 10 states, 2 from Canada, and a couple from Portugal. How much more INTERNATIONAL can you get?

So.....this will be the second F.R.O.G Rally in Goshen.....and we hope the 2nd of many more to come.

[Frank-VA]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

Is there wifi at all the campsites in Goshen? And if yes, I assume it will only be good enough to check email and a bit of web surfing?

This is from the Fair Ground Web Site:
" WiFi, however, bandwidth restrictions will not allow for tv or movie watching"

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by RVChick

Is she going without you?

She only wishes.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

Wow, it's hard enough to keep up with most of the posts daily without boosting our FRF memberships up another 80% after Goshen! LOL It's hard to imagine how busy this forum will be if they all join in August.

Only be another 600-800, can't hurt and we might get some more good ideas.

[rkprater]

Can someone tell me again how we get to the fairgrounds and which entrance to come in. We will be coming up Rt 33 from Ft Wayne. I read somewhere about some construction so I don't know if the entry area has changed or not.

Ron Prater
2013 Surveyor Select 32'

[OldCoot]

Gate 2, you can download a map if you Google Elkhart county fairgrounds.

[WannaBcamping]

Originally Posted by Frank-VA

This is from the Fair Ground Web Site:
" WiFi, however, bandwidth restrictions will not allow for tv or movie watching"

Although I am not part of the PPST I might answer this the PPST way; Thanks Phrank!

[rkprater]

Thanks Old Coot, found the map and have printed it out.

Ron

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

Although I am not part of the PPST I might answer this the PPST way; Thanks Phrank!

Lol perfect!

[WannaBcamping]

Originally Posted by BOBFIDY

Also at the Branson "INTERNATIONAL" Rally there were a lot of questions about how long F.R.O.G has either been in existance or how many F.R.O.G "INTERNATIONAL" Rallys there have been.

The start of F.R.O.G. was in Sept or Oct of 2010 when "IGGY" in Arizona put the first note on the ForestRiverForum asking if folks ever considered camping as a group. From that came the very first F.R.O.G Rally in Branson in May 2011, where 14 rigs showed up from 10 states, 2 from Canada, and a couple from Portugal. How much more INTERNATIONAL can you get?

So.....this will be the second F.R.O.G Rally in Goshen.....and we hope the 2nd of many more to come.

So there was no Int'l FROG Rally for 2012? Do they skip a year each time?

[Catman86]

Goshen was an international rally in 2012.

[BOBFIDY]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

So there was no Int'l FROG Rally for 2012? Do they skip a year each time?

The "INTERNATIONAL" thing is sort of an inside joke. Last year at the FIRST Goshen Rally, BOB BYRNE advertised it as THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL F.R.O.G Rally. Those of us who had been to the very first F.R.O.G. Rally in Branson took umberage with that and asked the question " How much more international can you get when we had 2 rigs from Canada and 1 rig from Portugal?"

As far as I know a lot of the rallys have had international participants. Some of us get a bigger giggle out of it than others.

[WannaBcamping]

Is Goshen going to be a yearly thing or will it likely be elsewhere?

[WannaBcamping]

I should also mention that we do represent the International side of the rally, being from CA-Nah-duh, Eh?

[AquaMan]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

I should also mention that we do represent the International side of the rally, being from CA-Nah-duh, Eh?

Huh?

[F.R.O.G.]

Originally Posted by WannaBcamping

Is Goshen going to be a yearly thing or will it likely be elsewhere?

For the immediate future we'll be returning to Goshen. Since most of our plants are within 30 minutes of the fairground (many within about 5 minutes) we can bring in technicians, parts, and equipment to provide tech service. If we move, we'd likely have to give that up.

We'll continue to do other trips and rallies around the US and Canada throughout the year, but the International Rally is scheduled in Goshen for the next couple of years.