2016 National Rally
 

The 2016 National Hi-Lo Rally will be June 6-10, 2016 at KOA-Lake Conroe, Montgomery, Texas. (40 miles north of Houston, Tx.) This rally is being hosted by the Tejas Hi-Lo'fers Camping Club. Information/registration will be sent out in the next 2 weeks. The rally is open to anyone with a Hi-Lo trailer, any member of a Hi-Lo trailer club, or anyone who has ever owned a Hi-Lo trailer.

Hope to see you in Texas this summer!

2016 Hi-Lo National Rally
 

Here is the information about the 2016 Hi-Lo National Rally and the registration form (attached) There are 2 formats, Adobe and Microsoft Office.

The 2016 National Rally will be June 6-10, 2016 at KOA Lake Conroe, 40 miles north of Houston, Texas. Registration forms are due by March 1, 2016.

Hope to see many of you in Texas next summer for the rally. Remember, the Hi-Lo National Rally is open to anyone who currently owns a Hi-Lo trailer, has ever owned a Hi-Lo trailer, or is a member of a Hi-Lo club.

Y'all come on down!

2016 National Hi-Lo Rally: Registration form
 

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2016 National Hi-Lo Rally: Registration form
 

And here is the registration form in PDF format

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When I pull up the thread, I do see 2 attachments in 2 different posts. But, here is the information.

Registration Form
2016 National Hi-Lo Rally
June 6-10, 2016
KOA-Lake Conroe, Montgomery, Texas
Please print
Name(s) _______________________________________E-mail______________________________

Address: ______________________________________ City/State ______________Zip __________

Phone: Home (____)__________________ Cell (____)__________________ Need 50 amp? Yes No

Club/State Affiliation ________________________ Unit Length _________ Unit Brand___________

If Hi-Lo trailer, what year? __________

Date of arrival ____________ If you are arriving prior to June 6, 2016, contact the campground to secure your site for any additional days before or after the rally. They will try to make your site remain the same for that period of time.


COST:
Rally rate includes 4 nights camping with full hook-ups, 2 catered meals with entertainment, trip to Space Center Houston with lunch, snacks,rally patch, and fare-well donuts on Friday morning.

One unit, 2 people (names) ________________________________ $390.00 _______________

One Unit, 1 person (Name) ________________________________ $251.00 _______________

Additional person OR you have rented a cabin through the campground

Name (s) ______________________________________ $143.00 per person _______________

Additional trip to George H.W. Bush Presidential Library $32.00 per person _______________

Merchandise: All merchandise has a Hi-Lo rally logo

Unisex t-shirt: Lime green shirt with rally logo $16.00 each
#__sm #___med #___lg # ____ XL #___2XL(+$2) # ___3XL(+$3) #___4XL(+$4) #___ X $_____ =$______

Polo shirt with pocket :Lime green with embroidery logo $18.00 each
Men's: #___sm #___ med #___ lg #___XL #___2XL(+$2) #___3XL(+$3) #___4XL(+$4) #___X $____= $______
Women's: #___sm #___ med #___ lg #___XL #___2XL(+$2) #___3XL(+$3) #___4XL(+$4) #___X $___= $______

Tote Bags $6.50 each # of bags____ X $6.50=$________
Color: Black. Size: will hold a lap-top computer (We must have a minimum order of 20 to make these available If we do not get enough orders, your money will be refunded)

Coffee mug: has rally logo on the cup $7.00 per cup #__ X $7.00 =$ _________

Baseball caps: Embroidery logo, tan cap $10.00 #___ X $10.00 = $_________

Sun Visor: Tan color with Velcro fastener, embroidery logo $9.00 #__ X $9.00 =$ ________

Additional patches: (Each registered guest receives 1 patch) #__ X $5.00 =$ ________

Total for camping and merchandise $__________

Mail registration to:
Jean Chapman
33447 Baethe Road
Waller, TX 77484

Any questions: Call Jean at 281-787-2732 or e-mail her at jnchpmn4773@sbcglobal.net

Checks must be made payable to: 2016 National Hi-Lo Rally.
Payment must be received by March 1, 2016.

We cannot guarantee a refund on cancellations after March 15, 2016.


We look forward to seeing you at the 2016 Hi-Lo National Rally!


































2016 National Hi-Lo Rally
June 6-10 2016
Hosted by the Tejas Hi-Lo'fers

Come join us at KOA-Lake Conroe, in Montgomery, Texas for the 2016 National Hi-Lo Rally! Our club has put together a rally that we hope you will attend and enjoy.

Contact Person: Jean Chapman 281-787-2732 e-mail: jnchpmn4773@sbcglobal.net

Location: KOA-Lake Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, which is located about 40 miles north of Houston.
The campground has an air conditioned club house, a covered pool, laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, catch and release fishing pond, dog park and cable TV. The physical address is 19785 Highway 105 West, Montgomery, TX 77356.

Dates: The rally will start on Monday, June 6 and end on Friday, June 10, 2016. If you wish to spend additional nights at the campground, you will need to make your own reservation for those additional nights. The rally rate of $27.00 per night is good for 7 days before and after the rally. You can contact KOA-Lake Conroe at 936-582-1200 or 800-562-9750. When calling to make reservations for before or after the rally dates, tell them you are with the Tejas Hi-Lo'fers National Rally.

Directions to the campground: From I-45, take exit 87 and go west on Highway 105. KOA Lake Conroe is 13 miles and on the left. More detailed directions, including how to avoid going through downtown Houston, will be provided at a later date.

Cabins:The campground has 35 cabins. If you are interested in these accomodations, you must contact the campground and make your own reservations for June 6-10, and any additional nights that you will be staying. Be sure to identify yourselves as part of the Tejas Hi-Lo'fer National Rally. When you mail in your reservation, you must include the “staying in a cabin” per person fee.

Upon arrival at the rally, you will check in at the KOA office and they will guide you to your camp site

Program for the 2015 National Rally:
Monday, June 6
Registration 1-4 pm. Registration will be in the rally hall. Signs will be posted to direct
you to that location.
6:00 pm-supper. A Texas Bar-B Q with brisket, beans and all the “fixin's”
7:30 Welcome program presented by the Tejas Hi-Lo'fers

Tuesday, June 7
8:30 am to 4:30 pm – trip to Space Center Houston Lunch is included. Transportation
via chartered bus.

Wednesday, June 8
Optional trip to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.
This trip must have a minimum of 40 people to sign up and pre-pay. Bus will
leave the campground at 9:00 am and return approximately 3:00 pm. It will
include a lunch stop at Golden Corral with everyone paying for their own meal.

4:00 pm: Hi-Lo forum #1 -this one will be geared toward cooking, decorating and other topics usually of interest to the ladies. If you have a recipe to share, please bring multiple copies.

Thursday, June 9
On your own. Suggested area attractions with maps/directions will be available.
4:00 pm –Hi-Lo Forum #2: maintenance and repairs.

Friday, June 10
Farewell Breakfast-7:00 -10:00 am. Coffee, juice and donuts prior to departure
Check out time is 11:00 am.

The club house will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for games and socialization. Come sit in the air conditioning and visit with other rally attendees!

The into says 2 catered meals but the schedule only shows one - on Monday evening. Am I missing something?
jimmy1

In the past, there is a welcome dinner on Monday and a farewell dinner on Thursday. I will let Jean respond to your question.

Bob

Hope to make this one! The one in Colorado Springs was actually closer to me than this one. Yes, Texas is a big state....

Oops! I left out the second meal! So sorry! On Thursday, there will be a catered meal followed by entertainment. I will make the correction and re-post the registration and information form.

Thanks for catching that!
Jean C
2000 Hi-Lo 27 '
Tejas Hi-Lo'fers Camping Club

corrected information 2016 National Hi-Lo Rally
 

Yes, there will be 2 catered evening meals at the 2016 National Rally as well as Friday breakfast. The registration form has not changed, but the correction is in the information following the registration form.

Hope you can make this rally!

Jean C
2000 Hi-Lo, 27'
Tejas Hi-Lo'fers Camping Club

I remember as a kid riding in the car across Texas. I think it took about a week! :D

The holidays are over, and now is a great time to send in your registration for the 2016 National rally! Scroll through the posts about it and you will find the registration form and information about the rally.

Feel free to ask questions! I'll try to check frequestly for questions about the rally.

Hope to see you in Texas in June 2016!

Jean C

bumping the thread

Oh man!! I'm a brand new Hilo owner & just saw the convos about rally......to late for this year, looking fwd to info about next year!! Keeping 1st week of June 2017 open!!! :)

HiLo Rally
 

Just wondering about all the severe flooding in Texas. Is the campground flooded? Will the rally still be held?

The rally for 2017 will be held in Nashville. Information about it will be posted at a later date. Bob from Ohio will be heading it up.

Yes, the rally will be held. The rain has passed, it's been a beautiful day in Montgomery, Texas, and the rally begins tomorrow!

Glad to hear the rally will be held.
 

Have a blast!! Glad to hear the rain has stopped. We were really dry in Niagara Falls. We finaly got some rain for our lawns and gardens. Give us a post rally report.

Mad as Hell
 

Was set to go to the Rally, only 100 miles away. Paid $450 in advance. Then the day before the Rally the wife's father dies. Called up to say we probably would not make. After the first day we find the funeral would not be for awhile. We called to say we are coming. No your spot has been given away. No you cannot get ANY refund.

And I am mad as hell. I will never stop at a KOA ever again.

TooLong, who did you call, KOA or the person in charge of the rally? You and I both know that there is a date by which cancellation must be made for a refund, which date is a reasonable period of time BEFORE the first day of the rally. However, if the registration fee included your campsite rental for the entire three or four days of the rally, I would never have made that call to cancel, because you had already forfeited your money after the cancellation date. By not cancelling, you would have left your options open; after all, you had already paid for the campsite lock, stock and barrel. I am going to assume you called KOA instead of the rally organizer; that call gave KOA the opportunity to rent the site twice and make double the money. Instead, if you intended not to show up at all, the group at the rally could have used that site for gatherings or whatever. Please extend my condolences to your wife; losing a parent is a trying and confusing time.

One other point, we never checkout at state campgrounds when we have to leave early because of an important reason. If we have a day or two left on our stay which is already paid for and not refundable, we look around the campground for sites near us which look a little crowded (say a tent pitched next to an RV, etc.) and ask those people if they want some extra space by moving their tent to our RENTED site, and if so, we give them that site before we leave the campground. We do not give the campground the opportunity to rent that paid-for site twice during the same timeframe.

Dee
Summerville, SC
Hi-Lo Classic 2509

Canceling reservation.
 

Dee is right. If you had contacted the HiLo organizer your outcome would have been different. Our camping club was at a KOA and one of our members suffered a stroke(CVA) and had to be taken by ambulance to a hospital. The KOA charged for two days until someone could come and get the fifth wheel. Our club will not ever spend about $2,000 to camp at this KOA again.

if the hilo organizer is Jean i let her know Sunday that my father had passed and we would not be able to be there this is Kathy Peoples..texting this

she just said sorry and bye...and I said thank and bye

2016 National Rally Report
 

I know this is late, but here it is. Everyone had a great time. The weather for most part co-operated for the rally. Had one medical issue, but all ended well with it. There were 44 trailers and 2 cabins in attendance for a total of 91 people. There were 21 HiLo's with the oldest being a 1976. The rest were SOB's (some other brand):D. Ten states attended, represented by 8 clubs. Monday had a great Bar-B-Q welcome dinner with entertainment by The Tejas Hi-Lo'fers. Door prizes were awarded, also. Tuesday we boarded tour buses for the Houston Space Center. Had a fantastic time there, lots to see and learn. Wednesday was an optional tour to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library at College Station. Those that went thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thursday was more optional tours at Fernland Historical Park and the St. Frances Wolf Sanctuary. The ones that went on those tours had a great time. Had a catered farewell dinner of fajitas and all the fixin's. Great meal! The entertainment for the night was by the Groove Kings. They did oldies and country western. Lloyd and the guys did a super job with the music. Even had line dancing and the Texas two step going on. On Friday had a farewell continental breakfast of pastries, coffee, and juice. During the week, between the tours and such, craft classes & metal detecting classes were being held. My hat is off to Jean and the Texas Tejas Hi-Lo'fer Club for a job well done!!! I was informed that after the dust had settled and all the bills were paid (campground, tour buses, tour tickets, catering, etc) that all the people who had paid for the rally and had to cancel were reimbursed 100% of their registration monies. TooLong, I am sorry about the death in your family, but you were quick to criticize about not getting a refund. Now that you have it, I haven't seen an updated post from you stating that you received a full refund.

Bob

Good to get a Rally report.
 

Bob,I was thinking many continued to travel after the rally and wouldn't be home for a while. I haven't been to a rally yet where a good time wasn't had by all. I belong to another camping club where we have had several medical emergencies. Our club was able to get a hold of a CPR instructor. Many of our members are now CPR certified.

Yes, I did receive the refund. Thank you. I am still agrivated with KOA for giving the spot away after only one day. But, looking at the number of members there, I can understand. I also see why there are no postings in the Texas group on this site. Most of the Hi-Lofers do not own HiLos?

Hi TooLong, I can understand your frustration with KOA. I'm not siding with them but all KOA's are a "for profit" business. Empty sites = no income. In response to your statement about HiLo ownership, with HiLo out of business (2010) and no new larger HiLo's in sight, club members have turned to s.o.b.'s (Some Other Brand). Only HiLo's on the market now are used and you wonder how well they were maintained. Other than being a newer model, are they in any better shape than the one you own? Can't speak for the other clubs, but our club, the O-HI-LO Club, is about 50/50 with HiLo's and s.o.b.'s. To join our club you must own a HiLo, but once a member you are still a member if you sell your HiLo and get a s.o.b. This had to be done in order to survive as a club. I am sure other clubs are in the same predicament. A chain is as strong as it's weakest link. Sometimes those chains start to get expensive. I, for one now own a s.o.b. Had HiLo still been in business, I would still have a HiLo. I still have HiLo in my blood. Bought my 22' HiLo new in 1995. Had it 6 years and sold it to a club member. Bought my 29' HiLo new in 2001 and had it 13 years. Repairs were starting to get costly. I now own a 35' 2014 Wildwood Heritage Glenn and am still a HiLo club member.

Bob

Our HiLo Club
 

Our HiLove NY HiLo club is experiencing the same thing as your club. Five rigs are SOB and only four HiLo owners. We have accepted some members with sob as they are family or friends of our club members. The common denominator is we all get along and love camping.