The shows, one was great, but the horror!

 "The Outdoor Adventure Show" was great!
Lots to see and peruse over.
We did get our passes/permits for 2011 and mostly escaped without spending too much!




The show was packed, really really packed. Showing the great outdoors and "getting away from the daily grind" is a very popular (and profitable) pastime.

We did come across a bush-hawk camera support at the show that looks very interesting indeed!
Supports and steadies shorter telephotos up to around a 300mm f/2.8


Did I mention the venue was packed?
At the same time as "The Outdoor Adventure Show" (hall 5) and the Toronto International RV show (halls 4,3,2,1) (which was huge, crowded and actually mostly depressing) there was also the unusual sexapalouza show in hall 6  and an automotive show somewhere near.

The massive crowds that showed up for the combined shows overwhelmed the small 5000 spot parking facility. As seen in the next image many people spent a long time slowly dirving around trying to locate a place to leave their vehicle.

It would maybe make more sense to hold these very popular events on separate weekends?

Now why did I say the RV show was depressing?
It was big, lots to gawk at and crowded. However almost everything there seemed massive, 30 and 40 foot houses on wheels. Very little for those interested in something small like a popup camper, or small hard side trailer maybe in the 19 to 24 foot range. We did note on the units we looked at that the prices were down from previous years so that at least was good.

And to add insult the "food area" with their fascinating 5$ hotdogs and 3$ pops managed to run out of food. After waiting for 20 minutes (they kept saying just 5 minutes more) was told it might be another 20minutes before the next shipment of food arrived.

Brilliant, we packed this show in early and probably won't be back.
The little you save at supposed deals at the show are not worth the headaches
Much nicer to go visit the dealers on their sites.