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Originally Posted by baja_van
are non-sportsmobil vaners welcomed?
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Originally Posted by baja_van
do we need to sign up or just show up? entry$$$??
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Expo West/Mountain/East are essentially giant rallies/tradeshows. There is most definitely a charge to get in and it's not cheap. Hundreds to camp, a huge turnoff for me personally. Google 'Overland Expo East'. You can get a day pass but can't take your vehicle anywhere near the camping areas unless you pay to.
Most popular overland vehicles (Toyota guys, Land Rover guys, Sportsmobile guys, Earthroamer guys) will have their own groups set up in the camping area and sometimes in the display/vendor area, and those are really more or less the same sometimes. None of these groups mind if you join their party (in my experience) but you can't camp with them if they are set up in the actual display/vendor area, which Sportsmobile (the company) often is. This doesn't mean an informal group won't be set up in the camping area.
You won't have any trouble mingling with like minded folks but keep an open mind when you show up. The organization of these events has gotten better over the years.......until it rains. In the east, it often rains.