Last year, we attended a record-breaking 16 RV rallies. From state-level club rallies to manufacturer-sponsored events to owner’s club rallies, we’ve seen and services just about every type of RV in existence. Better yet, we’ve met lots of great people and helped them to get (and keep!) their RVs clean and working again.

So why are RV rallies such great places to have service done on your RV, especially your holding tanks and waste disposal system?

It’s a learning experience

We don’t mean this from the point of being able to ask us a lot of questions as we’re cleaning your RV’s holding tanks (that always happens!), but at most RV rallies, we are able to put on an educational seminar for attendees. In these seminars, we cover all types of topics related to your RV — not just holding tanks (though that’s most of them).

Our seminars are interactive. We used to rely on a projected, computer-based presentation, but now we find a more informal, walk-around style seems to work better for everyone.

There are lots of questions. Yes, we have a sort of agenda or outline that we try to follow, but we always love questions. In most cases, we have to cut our seminar short because we’ve got too many questions from RVers! We’ve even compiled the Top Questions we get asked the often!

We try to find humor in the situation. Hey, we know you have better things than to listen to some guy talk about poop for an hour. So we use jokes, hands-on demonstrations, and pass around all kinds of things for you to look at (please don’t open any jars!).

We do a lot of cleanings

At most weeklong rallies, we’ll do between 20 and 30 tank cleanings. Depending on how much sun there is during the day (really, that’s a big deciding factor), we can do anywhere from four to seven cleanings a day.

When you sign-up for service at a rally, we’re often on a tight schedule. But we are also intimately familiar with your rig and problems you may be experiencing because we’re cleaning so many of them. We hear other owner’s problems and are able to adjust our advice “on the fly” to the situations you are all having.

Also, since we’re moving quickly from one rig to another, we’re able to work faster and more efficiently. We may try to cluster you and your neighbors together to clean you all in a row. We may also show up earlier than your scheduled time to get a jump start on the day.

You can save money

We have a couple of different pricing structures. For “full cleanings” (one black, up to two gray tanks, and, if you have one, a complimentary water heater tank cleaning), our price is $250 to $300 depending on the RV type and situation. This also assumes we are driving to your RV park and cleaning only your RV’s tanks.

We also offer a special “rally price” during rallies. This is usually $225 to $250, depending on the type of RVs and if the rally is out of our normal service area. If you come up to us at the rally, stop by our vendor hall booth, or stop me when I’m cleaning another RV to arrange service, this is the price you will be quoted.

Finally, there’s the “special, pre-rally” pricing. We offer further discounts if you sign up for service (either online or via the phone) before the rally starts. This helps us schedule services throughout the rally and ensures that attending makes good business sense. You can see if we’ll be at your rally by checking out our Online Rally Schedule. There, you can sign-up for a service appointment and get the reduced rate.

Rallies are just a great experience

Really, we love what we do. That sounds funny when you realize we deal with other people’s waste. But we like to be helpful and teach people the right things to do — something we weren’t taught either by our RV dealership, haven’t read online anywhere, and, we found, few RVers really knew also.

So, see if we’re coming to your rally this year and be sure to make an appointment to get your RV’s holding tanks cleaned. Even if you don’t want the service, be sure to attend our seminar or stop by our vendor hall booth to ask a question, buy a Valterra Flush King Back Flush Valve, or just say “hi!”

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RVillage notes that rally attendees will have fun, share a lot of laughs, and create some memorable moments together. In short, attendees will build an instant Village like never before! Some of the things being planned include:

• Nightly community campfire with entertainment!
• Informative Seminars (Kleen Tank is doing one on Holding Tank Maintenance!)
• Exhibitors (us too!)
• Factory Tours (It’s Elkhart, after all)
• RV/MH Hall of Fame Tours
• RVillage Gatherings

Spots are limited and are being filled on a “first come, first serve” basis, so make your reservation now before they’re all sold out. For more information, click here. To learn about RVillage and join, click here.

Join us at our seminar, “RV Waste Tanks 101 or Why Do My Holding Tanks Frustrate Me So Much?!,” and click here to schedule your professional holding tank cleaning service, using our unique hydro jetting technology. We get RV tank sensors working again (in almost all cases), eliminate smelly odors, help clogged tanks drain faster, and get your RV’s holding tanks “factory clean.” SAVE $25 off our special RVillage Rally Pricing by scheduling online now. Click here.

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Almost 800 RVs were present with about 300 or so on full hook-ups and another 500 on water and electric only. In total, we did 12 jobs at the rally — not bad but a bit less than we expected. Our booth was well-attended: We gave out over 200 Kleen Tank flyswatters in the first two hours of the first day the vendor building was open, we had over 100 people stop by and enter our $25 VISA gift card giveaway, and we had a chance to talk to RVers about their waste holding tank problems. The seminar we gave on RV waste tanks was pretty well attended — we like doing them earlier in the week — and overall we had a great time meeting new people.

Next up was the Open Range Homecoming Rally at Shipshewana South RV Park, right in Shipshewana (of all-things Amish fame). What a great bunch of RVers! The rally was small — about 140 RVs of all types (motorhomes, travel trailers and smaller fifth wheels) and there was no vendor area (we had a makeshift table out in front of our Airstream). The seminar was very well attended, the best we’ve ever had, with over 50 people there. We booked nine cleanings right on the spot, giving us sixteen for that rally.

The best thing about all 28 jobs? We got the RV’s sensors working properly in every case! Yep, you read that right!

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