Industry connections and transactions materialized throughout the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana, from Sept. 23-25. More than 250 RV manufacturer personnel and nearly 1,000 dealers strolled among 166 supplier booths displaying new creations at the 2024 Supplier’s Show.
For the first time, the Hall of Fame used the 4,500-square-foot Champion Hall in addition to Ingram Hall. The latter is now the show’s overflow space. The layout enabled booths to spread out evenly.
According to Hall of Fame President Darryl Searer, the organization is already refining the layout for next year’s show. In 2025, the hospitality area, featuring a rest space for lunch, will move from Champion Hall to Ingram Hall.
He said, “It is going to flow much better. The traffic flow will be better, and the suppliers will be happy.”
The adjustment will drive more traffic to Ingram Hall and open up additional exhibit space in Champion Hall.
Searer said suppliers enjoyed the 2024 show. He said one supplier reported that “she wrote more business at this show than she wrote the past five years put together.”
According to Searer, a third of attending suppliers were first-time exhibitors. OEM attendance increased from 200 in 2023 to 250 this year. Pre-registrations also boosted from between 100-150 last year to nearly 600 in 2024.
Searer said the increase shows the industry has “gradually been creeping back up during this year,” after a downward trend the past two years.
2025 Registration
The Hall of Fame opened 2025 registration up to 2024 exhibitors Oct. 7. Ten percent have already registered for next year’s show. Searer said returning suppliers who register by Dec. 31 can secure the same spot as 2024.
Searer is also promoting a registration drawing. Those who complete registration by Dec. 31 will be entered in a drawing to win a free booth. The winner will be revealed in January.
Searer said he already anticipates that 2025 registration will push many exhibitors into the overflow space in Ingram Hall.
Indoor booths cost $3,500, while outdoor booths cost $2,500. To register, click here.
