We (my YL Amy KI4RHM and I) took the motorhome to Dayton this year- it was about 2500 miles round turn at about 6 MPG. One last trip- next year I expect the results of the new economy to begin to show with gas even higher than 2008 records- though we were tooling about even then. The trip was fun, the show was fun. The venue (Hara) leaves much to be desired. The only ad I saw in the arena was for a personal injury lawyer; good placement. If you go, wear boots or you will hurt your feet on the chunks of loose pavement in the tailgate area. I think I'll save some mola and go to Huntsville next time. The Von Braun Center is great and the Tailgate area is inside. Plus, there is a lot of esoteric stuff in Huntsville due to the aerospace industry. Dayton is great for new stuff- but tailgating is weak.

Dayton Hamvention 2009