The 49th annual Seattle RV Show opens this Thursday, February 9th at the CenturyLink Field Event Center, formerly known as Qwest Field Event Center. The 2012 Seattle RV Show sponsored this year by Washington State Employees Credit Union and produced by your local Puget Sound RV dealers MHRV Show Association is the largest and oldest RV show in the region. This years show is the largest it has been in the past three years and features several new and returning features sure to please RV enthusiasts of all ages.
New this year is the attraction entitled “RV Walk Through - What You Need To Know” a RV technician will walk you through a RV at the show, just like you were taking delivery of your very own. In the walk through you will be shown the operation of the appliance systems, LP gas, electrical systems, fresh water and waste water systems.
Added this year is a staffed information booth to help you get the most out of the show.
Regardless if you need help finding the restroom or the Winnebagos, you’ll find what you need at the information booth. Another new attraction at the show is “Ask the Technician” where you will find a fully equipped RV with the latest accessories and upgrades installed. A seasoned RV service professional from a local RV dealership will be on hand to answer any and all of your questions concerning general RV service, jacks, awnings, antennas and other installed accessories. John Holod’s RV Adventure Theater is returning this year and will feature his all new film “Rocky Mountain RV Adventure: New Mexico to Canadian Rockies”
This years show features twice the seminars as previous years. For a complete listing of seminars and RV Adventure Theater show times click here.
Booth exhibitors range from RV service facilities to full service RV resorts and everything in between, even home improvement products that allow you to spend less time on home maintenance and more time enjoying your RV! For a listing of booth suppliers click here.
Of course, I would be amiss if I failed to mention the hundreds of new RVs of every size and shape. Travel trailers, fifth wheels, folding trailers, truck campers, toy haulers, extended stay units and all classes of Motorhomes; A, B and C. After a hiatus of several years, the iconic Airstream will be returning to this years show. For a listing of participating dealers and to do a product search click here.
Free Parking too! Buy your tickets online and receive a parking pass for either the Safeco Garage or the North Lot of CenturyLink Field. Click here to order your tickets and receive your parking pass.
Most importantly, don’t forget to pick up your complimentary copy of RV Life Magazine in the bright yellow bag as you enter the show. Attend the Seattle RV Show and plan your next RV adventure. I am thinking the Rocky Mountains sound pretty good next summer!

written by Scott Mickeleit, February 10, 2012




February 23 – 26, 2012 marks the return of the state's largest winter festival: the 35th Annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival. Well over 17,000 visitors flock to the central Oregon coast town for a weekend of wine, wonders in the culinary world, seafood and arts & crafts. This year it has expanded to a fourth night: Thursday, February 23. It has previously ran Friday through Sunday on the last weekend of every February. This special night will be for pre-sale ticket holders only – a maximum of 500 people. That night will also include a commemorative glass, while this is an extra cost on the other three days. Also, a majority of the 150-plus vendors will be there that Thursday to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this event. This year's theme is “Swinging on the Vine for the 35th Time” and the presenting sponsor is Chinook Winds Casino. Over 80 wineries usually participate each year, and dozens of food vendors and arts & crafts booths show off their creations.
http://www.seafoodandwine.com/details.html