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My wife and I would like to say a big 'Thank You' to Redwood and the ROG board. This was our first rally and it was truly amazing. I can't say enough about how everyone at Redwood was receptive to everyone's ideas and concerns. It was very much appreciated. The ROG meet & greet and dinner was very nice as was the turn out. The ROG board had a meeting to give us an outline spelling out what they have done and what they plan on doing in the next few months to make this ROG group a very big success. We can't wait to see the growth that's sure to come. We plan on attending again and help any way we can. I vaguely remember someone saying there were 65 Redwoods there. I thought it would be a good idea to have all those that attended sign in so we can compare come next year's event. I'll start....

Mark and Pat Flood - 2013 36FL from Belvidere, Ill.

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 6:20 PM
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Thank you to Redwood and the ROG. This was an excellent event, very well organized. Thank you to Redwood for the gifts and the meals they provided. Thank you to the ROG for the meat they supplied for the covered dish and to all those who brought covered a wide variety of covered dishes. This was our first Redwood rally and it will not be our last.

Tony and Sharon - 2015 36RL from Tillsonburg, Ontario

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 7:12 PM
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Thanks to all. Redwood, ROG and individuals, plus Shipshewana South for having all of us.
What a great time and we are sure to attend next year.

Dave and Cheryl Tanner
Naples Florida

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 8:28 PM
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Kudos to Redwood, Shipshewana South Campground Staff, Our ROG Board Members for all their hardwork, John & Sam for bringing & preparing the meats, all the attendees for their contributions and anyone else who contributed in any way in making this our most AWESOME REDWOOD RALLY to date. A huge "THANK YOU" to the Redwood Team for their service work, the food, the really nice gifts and most of all for listening to our input. We attended the First Redwood Rally in 2012. It's so nice to see how we've grown in a short time. Looking forward to next year's rally!
Linda & Ed Allison 2012 36RL

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 9:37 PM
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This was our first ever Rally. Meet a lot of nice people, learned a few things, enjoyed the entire event. Thanks Redwood and the ROG board for everything.

Al & Kathy 2013 36FL
South Holland, IL

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 10:02 PM
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This was our first everything.
First 5th wheel; First extended trip; First Rally

Learned more at the rally than we did by participating in forums or youtube. (which we relied on heavy as newbies!)

Very thankful for all of the organizers who made the rally something that went beyond "an event" to something that was an eye-opener for us. Our coach and the people who make it, stand behind their product with pride. It was so AWESOME to be in a RV park with SO MANY Redwoods! Who needs woods, seashore or mountains when you have a "Forest" of Redwoods out your back window! 😉

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 10:27 PM
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This was also our first Redwood Rally.

We also enjoyed the Rally, met lots of great people, learned much from both other owners and the vendor presentations.

The Factory tour was great and seeing how the Redwood is built gave us that warm and fuzzy feeling that our Redwood will continue to give us a comfortable home in the future.

Thanks to Redwood and all the ROG team that worked many hours to make this years Rally a successful event.

We are already talking about attending the 2016 Rally which should be bigger and better than this years Rally 🙂

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 11:34 PM
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Lots of dittos from Gloria and Cal.
Kudos to Bauer Lock for all their lock work on our coach and to Nick from Redwood, who did some quick fixes and was a pleasure to work with. Andy has a good ambassador with Nick!

 
Posted : August 9, 2015 11:45 PM
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Double kudos to Bauer for what they did for everyone! So far beyond I can't even say!! If they are on site next year I just hope they stop by and have some dinner @ the pot luck. If not we really should organize some onsite delivery of some potluck when they are working 'til after sunset to get everyone done.

Also thanks everyone for making the effort to come from all over. I talked to many of you and heard what length you came to attend. Blown away would be the only way to summarize. That's so cool that many are willing to make such an effort to attend when they can.

I am also happy to hear that some were able to attend "virtually" with the "live stream". I will have the recording posted as soon as practical. Working with limited bandwidth but you know how that goes.....

Learned much this rally and perhaps next year's stream will be better yet.

We are building a great community and am proud to be part of.

Ken & Gizzi
Ford 2015 F350 DRW
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"My Redwood; Go anywhere and always be at home."
"The trouble with trouble is it starts as fun"

"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been" - Wayne Gretzky

 
Posted : August 10, 2015 1:46 AM
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Ken, your hard work and great effort BLOWS US AWAY!! Thank you for being there and working so hard and all the prep work. I LOVED being able to witness parts of the rally with the live stream. It was FAR more engaging than we had anticipated. Definitely see it as a great tool for the future! With almost 5000 Redwoods around the country, I think we can safely say that most of us will not be at any Rally, but for the ones we miss, maybe we can still benefit! GREAT GREAT GREAT job!! Thank you!

 
Posted : August 10, 2015 12:31 PM
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Thanks Theresa

Ken & Gizzi
Ford 2015 F350 DRW
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"My Redwood; Go anywhere and always be at home."
"The trouble with trouble is it starts as fun"

"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been" - Wayne Gretzky

 
Posted : August 10, 2015 2:24 PM
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Peg and I had a great time at this year's rally. Double the fun of last year's! Twice as many people added to our experience. Met new friends and looking forward to next year. Thanks everyone for all your input to make this such a great experience for Redwood owners.
Cliff and Peggy

 
Posted : August 10, 2015 4:08 PM
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On my way out of the park today I reserved my site for next year. Only, I am making it for 7 days this time. We had a great time......
See you next year.

 
Posted : August 11, 2015 7:14 PM
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Donna and I would like to thank the board of the ROG for putting on a great rally. It was our first. I would also thank Mr. Bruce Bacon from Bauer Products. I had no idea that he would go to the extent that he did. I think an invite to next year is in order. Thanks to Crossroads repair for their care of our coach and for the repair parts for my Rv damaged in a blowout. That totally blew my mind. It was nice to put faces to the people I have been talking to online. We look forward to returning next year and sharing our stories of our travels and listening to yours. Travel safe and enjoy life.

 
Posted : August 11, 2015 8:07 PM
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THIS RALLY WAS GREAT! We look forward to returning again next year! :woohoo:

Many cudoos go out to the ROG and to Redwood. The participation was great and it was very interesting hearing Redwoods plans for the future.

The tour of the plant is something that every RW owner or perspective owner should see. It will be much easier to understand how well built these units are. We were given access to all phases of the construction and we were shown how the multitude of parts come together. Now, when we have issues with our coaches, it will be much easier to explain to the repair shops and know that we are not being taken advantage of.

A special thank you goes out directly to Redwood and the staff for supporting the ROG. Without it, the group would not be growing the way that it is. If anyone is thinking about the purchase of a Redwood, they would find it very satisfying to see the commitment that Redwood goes through to ensure a superlative product. Thank you also for your new warranty support and for providing an outlet for parts purchases.

As for the ROG and Redwood combined supports, thank you for ALL of the demonstrations and informative presentations. IT WAS FANTASTIC!

We can hardly wait for next year!

GipCTravelers

 
Posted : August 11, 2015 8:07 PM
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