What: HI-LO Friends Trailer Club is hosting the 2011 HI-LO NATIONAL RALLY

When: June 13 to 17, 2011

Where: Sunset Lakes Resort, Joslin, Il.

For more information visit Sunset Lakes Resort online at: Sunset Lakes / News / Hi-lo 2011 national rally

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2001 Hi-Lo 22TL
2010 F150

Fellow Forum members:

Any of you thinking about, or making plans to attend the 2011 National Hi-Lo Rally in Illinois this coming June?

If enough of us show up, it might be fun to have a Hi-Lo Trailer Forum meet and greet, social, pot luck, or something. The Rally planners, of course, don't have anything like this scheduled, but we could organize it ourselves... after all, we do have a terrific communication tool!

I checked out the website link provided by Neal and Bev, and the place looks real nice.

Any thoughts about this?

Jim

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1967 17' Hi-Lo Bon Voyage (1967-1969)
1969 19' Hi-Lo Bon Voyage (1969-2011)
2004 27' Hi-Lo TowLite (2010-present)
2007 Chevy Suburban

Jim,
It does seem nice, however 360 for 4 nights is a little pricey. Don't want to sound like I am crying here, but retired, stock market crash, limited income.
We do a lot of boon dock camping and national camp grounds where we get in for half price, 7 to 10 a night. Enough said.

Rich

95 21TL Tow-Lite
2209TL Tow-Lite
1999 Explorer

that is a little steep for me too. we usually stay at state and federal campgounds for $28 / night

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1984 Fun Chaser - past
1990 Fun Chaser - past
1995 Cobra RV - present

Would be a nice little vacation but i am taking my Boy Scout Troop to camp that whole week since i am the Scout Master.

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Paul Schoenfelder
Fort Pierre, SD

2006 T&C Van
1996 21TL ( Tow-Lite )
1966 16' Voyager by ( Snyder )

it does seem a little spendy, we usually stay in state at state parks for 18 per night or fed parks for 10 a night or boondocking for nothin....

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Paul Schoenfelder
Fort Pierre, SD

2006 T&C Van
1996 21TL ( Tow-Lite )
1966 16' Voyager by ( Snyder )

i understand how you feel, manyof us are retired and living on fixed incomes. However if you have ever been to a Hi Lo rally, you would understand its a lot more than just 4 nites of camping.

The $360 is not just for the campsites for 4 days. It includes 6 meals, a bus tour of various places (John Deere factory, Arsenal Island, Isabel Bloom, & Quad Cities area). You will stay busy and not just sitting on your campsite. The rally committees do their best to keep the prices as low as possible. The main problem is logistics, campground that can accomodate this many units, food, entertainment, tour buses, etc. I know because I was the chairman for the 2010 National HiLo Rally (The Buckeye Bash) in Mansfield, Ohio.

The price is what it is, although much less for those of you who live in the east... consider the added costs, we would face, of travel time and gas expense coming in from the far west.

Having said that, we attended the 2006 National Rally in Monroe, MI, and it was a lot of fun. The planners had it set up so that, were one to attend all the scheduled events, you'd have stayed very busy. Additionally, it was a bunch of fun meeting with so many like-minded Hi-Lo owners, comparing notes, looking at the personal touches and modifications folks had done to their rigs, seeing a 5th wheel Hi-Lo, the other really old rigs (other than ours), etc. I really liked meeting John Snyder and the folks from Hi-Lo... although that probably won't happen again. The Rally was somewhat expensive that year too (in my book), but I've never looked back and thought it was been a waste of money. Putting it in perspective, its still much cheaper than a cruise, or staying in a hotel.

Incidentally, our Rocky Mountain Hi-Lo Club has voted to hold a rally trip to the Michigan UP, and upper LP, this summer from late June into early July. My better half and I will be traveling the I-80 in Illinois about the time of the National Rally. So we're seriously thinking about extending the trip several days, up front, and attending.

I'm kind of wondering if this will be the last National Rally, since the Hi-Lo Company is now history.

Jim

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1967 17' Hi-Lo Bon Voyage (1967-1969)
1969 19' Hi-Lo Bon Voyage (1969-2011)
2004 27' Hi-Lo TowLite (2010-present)
2007 Chevy Suburban

There will be more national rallies. You don't need a factory to have a rally, just a HiLo club or group that will host one. In reality, the rally is just a big family reunion. I personally have made life long friends thru the past rallies. I am also retired and on fixed income and I apologize if I ruffled anybody's feathers. My wife says that I am too passionate about our HiLo trailer and the rallies. She retired 6 months after I did saying that I needed "adult supervision". Maybe she was right!?!