The Boot Camp Learning Experience Reimagined For 2023

Are you interested in restoring a vintage trailer? Maybe you have already started and feel like you are in over your head. Do you need to jumpstart your project, meet similar people and get motivated to go camping? If you want to learn from the pros-you don't want to miss this event! Even if you have attended the VCT Boot Camp in the past, you won't recognize it in 2023. 

​In 2015 the interest in vintage trailers was growing. There was a demand for an event to teach people how to restore their trailers correctly. We developed the Boot Camp Learning Experience. Boot Camp was a weekend of workshops presented by professionals willing to share their craft. Each year, Boot Camp sold out, but the workshops were only available to 150 participants a year due to the format. Boot Camp had to expand to be accessible to more people. We reimagined Boot Camp as the CampNation Expo.

CampNation Expo is for all campers regardless of their camping style. RVs, vintage and newer trailers, teardrops, fun runners, motorcycles, pop-ups, tents, fifth wheels, boondockers, expedition, earth roamers, stealth campers, adventure vans, buses, overlanders, and anything else you camp with are welcome to join the CampNation.

CampNation Expo is an experience for camping and road trip travel enthusiasts to camp and connect with hundreds of fellow outdoor enthusiasts. The weekend includes guest speakers, workshops, Q & A panels, demonstrations, and an expo featuring vendors of camping gear, parts, and services for your recreation and tow vehicles. Have camping items or vintage trailer parts to recycle? Sell them swap meet style at your site.

A Boot Camp Learning Experience Workshop.

Choose how you attend or participate. Camp with us for the expo and build relationships throughout the weekend or check us out on Friday or Saturday with a general admission pass. The expo will feature various speakers, panels, workshops, vendors, and demonstrations of how to restore and maintain your camping vehicle. Many free events and booths, or attend our Boot Camp Workshops. See camping-related gear and related products and speak directly with innovators, manufacturers, and distributors.

"CampNation Expo builds on the incredible success of our Boot Camp Learning Experience by making the experience more accessible and affordable." -Paul Lacitinola, CampNation Expo's Producer