Road trip to the Royal...

lunchlady · 07-08-2007, 11:08 AM

ok... I am starting to plan our trip out to the American Royal. Yeah, I know it's still 4 months away. Planning is what I do. Anyone who has driven across this country is welcome to chime in. The meatwagon is leaving from Massachusetts and is headed to Kansas City, MO for the first time.
Anyone who has done it, either way (east to west or west to east)... I'd appreciate input as to the best routes, anywhere good to stop, any cool things we shouldn't miss on the way, stuff like that. I am armed with an atlas and I haven't sent in my AAA membership fee yet.

Who needs AAA when you have Brethren?

Thanks~

drbbq · 07-08-2007, 01:33 PM

Hi Michelle,
You're gonna have a blast. My advice is to arrive early. Most of the invitational teams will be in place Thursday afternoon and the party is on from there. You'll meet and get to hang with teams from everywhere and you'll love it.

See you there,

Ray

voodoobbqIL · 07-08-2007, 01:47 PM

see you there as well, it is a great time, and now the party will be even longer wiht the new Saturday / Sunday arrangment for the open

SmokeInDaEye · 07-09-2007, 12:39 PM

Some day I'll find me an excuse to make it down there, at least once. Can't wait to hear all about it!

ique · 07-09-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lunchlady

ok... I am starting to plan our trip out to the American Royal. Yeah, I know it's still 4 months away. Planning is what I do. Anyone who has driven across this country is welcome to chime in. The meatwagon is leaving from Massachusetts and is headed to Kansas City, MO for the first time.
Anyone who has done it, either way (east to west or west to east)... I'd appreciate input as to the best routes, anywhere good to stop, any cool things we shouldn't miss on the way, stuff like that. I am armed with an atlas and I haven't sent in my AAA membership fee yet.

Who needs AAA when you have Brethren?

Thanks~

Get an RV!

and I like to download some restaurants from this site so I can avoid fastfood chains while on the road...

http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurants/

Scottie · 07-09-2007, 12:55 PM

No doubt about the rv.... While I drove straight through both ways to Lake Placid... Not sure if I will do that for Harpoon. It's just way to easy to pull over and get some sleep in an rv when you have those monster drives...

As for food, I leave that up to my Garmin. I've named her Ginger...

Scottie

07-08-2007, 11:08 AM	#1
lunchlady is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-05-06 Location: Rockland, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Road trip to the Royal... ok... I am starting to plan our trip out to the American Royal. Yeah, I know it's still 4 months away. Planning is what I do. Anyone who has driven across this country is welcome to chime in. The meatwagon is leaving from Massachusetts and is headed to Kansas City, MO for the first time. Anyone who has done it, either way (east to west or west to east)... I'd appreciate input as to the best routes, anywhere good to stop, any cool things we shouldn't miss on the way, stuff like that. I am armed with an atlas and I haven't sent in my AAA membership fee yet. Who needs AAA when you have Brethren? Thanks~ __________________ michelle lunchmeat BBQ team President - New England BBQ Society www.nebs.org 2 Backwoods Partys WSM, 2 Weber kettles, Weber Performer Large BGE

07-08-2007, 01:33 PM	#2
drbbq is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-26-04 Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Michelle, You're gonna have a blast. My advice is to arrive early. Most of the invitational teams will be in place Thursday afternoon and the party is on from there. You'll meet and get to hang with teams from everywhere and you'll love it. See you there, Ray __________________ Ray Lampe Dr. BBQ The Honey Badger of BBQ. I just don't give a sh!t.

07-08-2007, 01:47 PM	#3
voodoobbqIL Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-03-05 Location: Louisville, KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	see you there as well, it is a great time, and now the party will be even longer wiht the new Saturday / Sunday arrangment for the open __________________ Kevin a.k.a. Smokcrates, BBQ P[FONT=Arial]hilosopher[/FONT] Partners in Swine Comp. BBQ Team KCBS CBJ Ole' Hickory CTO / large BGE 2 x Weber 22.5 One Touch Silver (red , black) Weber Smokey Joe Char-Broil Gas Passer

07-09-2007, 12:39 PM	#4
SmokeInDaEye Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-06 Location: Germantown, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some day I'll find me an excuse to make it down there, at least once. Can't wait to hear all about it! __________________ [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com"]http://www.SmokeInDaEye.com[/URL] Gen II Komodo Kamado, Pit Barrel Cooker, 3x 18.5" WSMs, 22.5" WSM, modified 18.5" Weber Kettle, 22.5" Weber Kettle circa 1960ish, Weber One Touch Platinum, copper Weber Smokey Joe, La Caja China, Bubba Keg, Bodom Picnic Grill, Weber Genesis

07-09-2007, 12:55 PM	#6
Scottie Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No doubt about the rv.... While I drove straight through both ways to Lake Placid... Not sure if I will do that for Harpoon. It's just way to easy to pull over and get some sleep in an rv when you have those monster drives... As for food, I leave that up to my Garmin. I've named her Ginger... Scottie __________________ cancersuckschicago.com FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA BBQ TOUR Red Jambo one off FE 100 FEC 100 WSM Homer Simpson 22 " Weber Kettle Red 18 1/2" Weber Kettle Black 26 3/4" Weber Kettle

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