Any Open Range rallies or wine tours planned for 2027?

[JeremiahDay]

We haven't been available for a couple of years.
Are there any hints about rallies, wine tours etc. for 2027?
We've missed our time with you.
Jeremiah & Marian Day

 

[JKJavelin]

The CHR has been canceled last year and this year due to lack of interest I guess. From what I've heard, not enough people pre-registered. I'm not sure what happened to everyone, but I know of several that switched to a different brand. Many who went to the rallies 8 or 10 years ago had first generation of Open Range rigs and those trailers are getting kind of old now.
I'm sure other things contributed. This forum has a LOT less activity since the format was changed about a year ago. Many people who used to post on here regularly didn't come back.
JK

 

[JeremiahDay]

Not sure what new format might have to do with it. Not only are the rigs older, the campers are older too. .
We might be moving to a Brinkley. We looked at OR and nothing was significantly different from what we have 2014. And the interiors are stark. Not inviting like what we have.
In any case we'll keep watching for developments.
Thanks for your reply.

 

[JKJavelin]

Well, when the forum's new format was activated, members were required to add the -ORO suffix to their user name (or something like that). It was kinda confusing, and from that point on, the posts dropped to almost nothing except for me and very few others. Almost all regular contributers didn't come back.
We recently traded in our OR 5th wheel for a new Arctic Fox and for now I'll stick around.

 

[JeremiahDay]

We would still attend as SOBs

 

[Luisnew2014]

We really used this forum to help solve a lot of issues...very helpful.
Have OR 2014 roamer..just had new paint and buffed, looks beautiful.

 

[winghead1504]

not sure where everyone went we are still here but we dont like change lol. i think we need to have a jayco rally since are owned by them. since the old open range owners dont want to party lol we had a get together in ind tornado tryed to blow us away but the 3 of us there had a good time and good pizza

 

[JKJavelin]

Winghead, you're on to something.
I am an AMC car guy (American Motors), and Chrysler bought them out and shut them down in the late 80s. Now, when there is a Mopar (Chrysler Corp) car show, us AMC cars (the stepchildren) are included to be in their show.
So maybe Open Range should be included in the Jayco rallies.

 

[openrangeowners]

I am two SOB 5th wheels away from our original 2010 Open Range 399BHS .... I still like to visit this site and once I retire would enjoy connecting more with other fellow campers at rallies. I remember the 1st coming home rally in 2013.

JKJavelin - just connected your user name to AMC - JK Jeep and the AMC Javelin. I owned a 1980 Jeep CJ 7 with the 151 Iron Duke and SR4 4 speed. It had a hard top originally and had only one other option (dealer-added power steering). I bought it used in 1984 and drove it through high school and college. Wish I still had it - ended up getting a Jeep Grand Cherokee in 1995 with the 318 V8 (wow - what a difference in power and comfort coming from the CJ 7), and quadratrak as well. Both got about the same mpg.

With Open Range being bought out by Jayco, and Jayco being bought out by Thor, there could be a lot of rallies connected to Open Range now

 

[winghead1504]

i have never heard of a jayco rally i dont think they have them if they did we would probably go we have always enjoyed the rallies meeting new people. i am surprized how many people have moved away from open range

 

[JKJavelin]

Open Range used to be more of a niche type company, doing things a little differently and a little better. Another forum member here had a one on one plant tour years ago. The tour guide was Randy Graber, who took his time, answered all their questions, never looking at his watch. They became a customer. We originally went to buy a Grand Design, and saw Open Range and started to compare. It was a no-brainer in 2016.
We've had very expensive repairs, and frankly, when I got down to my short list this time, wanted to get away from Lippert frames and Open Range didn't have anything we were interested in anyway.

 

[winghead1504]

i am going to miss randy he was always there if you had a problem i hope he is enjoying retirement if not hope to see him at one of the shows lol

 

[JKJavelin]

Well, I've read that he's working for another rv company.

https://rvbusiness.com/modern-buggy-rv-to-debut-wedge-series-at-elkhart-open-house/

 

[winghead1504]

thanks i will look him up next time we are in ind.