2023 was my second time attending the Twin City Vans Good Times Truck-in and the first time as a member of TCV. I drove my 1978 Dodge Trademan, of course, but this time I knew to bring a tent to put my stuff in when I wanted to show my van for show & shine or bright & shine. I still slept in my van, but the tent proved useful. The truck-in was held in Preston, MN.
The fairgrounds was fully equipped with a crop circle for UAPs to land so aliens and/or interdimensional beings could hang out and enjoy some Malort with the
Dakota Street Vans crew.
If a UAP did land in the crop circle, at least this van's wheel cover had some handy tips for first contact.
Mystic Traveler!
Berzerker!
Road Toad!
There was food, drinks, games, and more inside the main building.
Karaoke was ready to go.
Hammershlagen:
One of the club's new banners:
Raffle items:
Aurora can sing - I know you can't tell from a photo, but it's true.
No, nothing weird or gross happened with the inflatable, uh, person here. It was pretty funny to see her wearing a club shirt and show up in random places around the fairgrounds though.
Seriously,
DSV tried to get EVERYONE to try Malort. Yes, I tried it. I think you should try it too... ideally in front of your friends, while one of them takes video. Your friends can thank me later.
OK, that wraps up day one. I took a ton of photos the next day and will spread them over the next two blogposts so keep checking back!
