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The Art of RVing at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta: How to get the RV Site You Want
Is attending the Albuqurque Balloon Fiesta on your bucket list? Do you want to park your RV walking distance away for all the action? This episode, with Jennifer Schurman, the RV Manager will help you navigate it all.
We interviewed Jennifer live from Main Street at the Balloon Fiesta and she unraveled the intricacies of the RV lot options and how you can maximize your experience. She explains each lot: South, West, VIP East and Present Compound, and many more including tent camping as well as what hook ups are available.
If you want to RV at the Fiesta with a group we talk about that too. Everything from Airstreams, Xscapes and Boomers, Monaco Group, Full Time Families and so many more.
The most important tip Jennifer shared, be ready to book your RV spot when it opens on January 10th... the RV sites book in about 45 minutes. Listen as Jennifer explains.
This episode is packed with insights, tips and things to do at the balloon fiesta... could you even imagine a night sky illuminated by 500 drones! That's right, we ventured into a fascinating discussion about drone exploration at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
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Have you ever thought about camping at the Albuquerque Balloon Piesta? This is the RV Live Podcast. I'm Dan Hunt with my incredible wife, Patty Hunt. She's right here and we have our special guest today, Jennifer Sherman. She is the RV manager here at the Albuquerque Balloon Piesta.
Speaker 1:Now we are here, today we're doing the podcast live on what they call Main Street. I call it a midway, but it's Main Street, they call it here and if you are in the area of our voices, you're welcome to stay here and listen to what we do. We're going to give away a couple of t-shirts. We're going to have a lot of fun for the next half hour here on the RV Live Podcast. The Albuquerque Balloon Piesta is one of the largest RV driving events in the country and our guest today is in charge of all those RVers that are here at this fiesta.
Speaker 3:We are so excited and honored to be here at the Albuquerque Balloon Piesta and to be recording the podcast live on Main Street. We have been on the road for over two and a half years and are so grateful for all the amazing experiences that we have had over that time.
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Speaker 1:That is absolutely amazing to have that many balloons. I don't know how many of you that are out there listening to what we're saying. We're in the audience this morning. Well, I have to tell you that field was full of balloons today. It was just absolutely beautiful. Now we're crewing on a balloon called Spirit, so we were out there this morning at 6 am. Oh my goodness, 6 am. It's just too early to be anywhere except in my bed.
Speaker 1:So we were out there at 6 am getting that balloon inflated and doing a candlestick burn what they call it during the national anthem. It is just an amazing, an amazing experience to be here. We are going to go and take a quick break and we'll be back right after this.
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Speaker 1:The Albuquerque Balloon Piesta is 51 years old and it was started by the famous city cutter. Now everything around here is named after the cutter, so the cutter family. It's just absolutely amazing. He was an incredible man. It is the largest event in the world, the largest balloon event in the world, and our guest today on the RV Life Podcast has been with the balloon fiesta for four years. This is her third event this year. She is the RV manager, coordinating everything RV from parking to tent camping all over the place. As a matter of fact, as we were sitting here ready to go on the show, the gentleman that owns that RV that we're looking at right up there that pretty golden he called and asked good questions. So she is the go-to person for all RVers. I'm putting her in my speed dial from now on.
Speaker 3:Today we're talking to Jennifer Sherman, the RV manager for the Albuquerque Balloon Piesta. Welcome to the RV Life Podcast, thank you. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it so welcome, jennifer and you know, as we're sitting here.
Speaker 1:This is a balloon fiesta and we are really seeing things that I don't know that I've ever seen before. We just saw three Human balloons walk by.
Speaker 3:That is what it was, but let's jump in and find out more about you. The Rd Manager up one of the largest RV events probably in the country. This is a major after taking, so I have to ask why. Actually, I started out working for a triple-a company here. Then I did all their catering here during their corporate events. So I had all they had a Not sure exactly how many times, but I did about 40 lunches or dinners for them and then I left there and came back and Are left there, and then they said there was a position open here.
Speaker 1:So and we as RVers, are so glad that you did.
Speaker 3:Yes, I hear you're doing an amazing job. Now you live. You do live here in Albuquerque, right, you have to, I guess. Yeah, I live in Rio Rancho, which is kind of a suburb of Albuquerque.
Speaker 2:Okay so not far.
Speaker 3:And so, growing up, you've been here. For how long have you been in Albuquerque? I've been in Rio Rancho almost 17 years. 17 years in March, okay, so most of your life, most of my life. So, had you come to the blue? Yes, so while you were living here, before you started working here, yes, when I was living in Roswell, we used to youth group used to come up here every year. That was our trip every year. So I've been coming since I was quite young, oh, okay. And now, have you ever been on a balloon? I have not. I have not. Is that by choice? It is by choice, so, okay.
Speaker 2:I got to hear this, can we?
Speaker 3:put you on this spot, sure.
Speaker 4:Why.
Speaker 3:Um, I was a police officer and I was in a helicopter to officers, so I haven't been much in a aircraft other than a plane.
Speaker 3:So it's a huge step for me, but one of these days I will do it. I'm ready, but everybody's encouraged me and everybody's been supportive, so one day we'll get up and do it because I want to do it. But it's just, I gotta be right, okay. Okay, no pressure. It's interesting because we were at an event yesterday with the escapees these xkvers is actually who. They were xkvers and we asked a group of 50 or 60 people If anybody had been in a balloon, and I think one person raised their hand. So none of them. So I guess the point I'm making here is coming out to the balloon. Yes, there are so much, even if you don't go for in a balloon, absolutely. There's a lot of events, a lot of different things to see around here besides the balloon, but that's our main attraction. But there are a lot of other things to do while you're here. Just have the music. Yes, uh, that just finished up here shortly. But there's a lot of things to do, a lot of things to see.
Speaker 1:Well, one of my favorite things on the midway here or they call it main street is funnel cakes. And they're right there, let's. We love the funnel cakes, and all the kids here, I think, love the funnel cakes as well.
Speaker 3:Yes, and just for those people listening who have never been here, there is a section. So there's what for football fields out here for football fields. They got that right. And then off of the football fields is a row of places to get to veneers, f funnel cakes, food donuts I saw ice cream down there. So you know we're out the after the podcast, but I just want to give our listeners a Visual of what all there is here.
Speaker 1:I got a first off say thank you for your service as a state police officer. You know in today's environment that's a tough job.
Speaker 3:It is but it's interesting.
Speaker 1:It is and and for those of you that are in the audience here today and you're walking by the midway, if you want to be a state police officer, they are recruiting just right up the midway, right here. So that's the first thing I want to say. The second thing I want to ask I have a question how many rvs Spots are here at the Albuquerque 1854 spaces? That is incredible.
Speaker 3:I can add something to it. We had just over 3 000 reservations this year 3 000 reservations, so lots of people on a waiting list. You do a waiting list right, each lot. Yes, yeah, we got to just say they sell out and you said there was a little bit of a glitch, but without that it would have been 45 minutes again. Yeah, close to 45 minutes to an hour to Sell out.
Speaker 2:Okay, so that's what we're going to talk about today.
Speaker 3:We got to talk about people planning for years to come. Right now we're at the end of the 51st balloon fiesta, so we're going to talk about how people can navigate when they want to come here and they want to be able to RV here, so we are going to get into that for people now, jennifer, I'm going to put you on the spot how many different RV lots are there and can you tell me the names of all the RV lots?
Speaker 3:I can. We have five areas or five locations with seven different lots. So our, our shortest one or smallest one is going to be in our VIP West and it's tent camping, and then we have the VIP West tent camping.
Speaker 1:So if you don't have an RV, to our listeners. If you don't have an RV, you can come to the albuquerque balloon fiesta and tent camp.
Speaker 3:Yep, yeah, we actually sold out this year's uh, every single day was completely sold with Tents and they're still there. Wow, that's incredible so and I just want to add on to that, because you know If we're coming in a tent, do you provide everything that people need, or?
Speaker 1:that's just the chance. The glamping yeah, that's a different apartment.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we actually have glamping. And then we had a new one this year called camp 505, which is um, it's actually tent camping that they provide everything and once you're done your three days, you pack everything up and it's yours and you can go in. So you said, if somebody wants to come to a camping, you provide the sleeping bags, the bedding, all of that. Um, okay, that's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. So people can be right here on property and they don't need an RV, and that's good to them, absolutely Okay. So then from there, whether the next biggest, you don't have to do it in order for the next trip, um, I have my self lot, which is um, or my self location, which has three lots. We've got standard box view, and then premium, which is full hookups. Oh, okay, so there are full hookups over there. Okay, but you know, that's where I wouldn't be done this trip, absolutely. And then they have pump trucks for those that aren't full hookups. They're they're food docking, basically, right.
Speaker 1:We found the pump coach yesterday during our show.
Speaker 3:Yes, that's right During our show. Yep, yeah we have a third party that does provide um water and pumping or small fee. But yes, they do it for them, so it helps us out.
Speaker 1:Okay, you're listening to the RV life podcast. I'm Dan hunt with my incredible wife, patty hunt. We are in the top 10 percent of all podcasts in the world and you can be a part of it by staying here and watching as we record this podcast. Now, after the break, we're going to ask jennifer some questions, like when should you start planning to come to the albuquerque balloon gift in an RV? Are the sites dry hookups or is there all kinds of hookups? We just talked about that one. How do you went out of order. You owe me a lap around the field now. We travel with our pets and A lot of questions I've heard here is can I bring my pets with me to the albuquerque balloon? Yes, and we're going to cover all of that and more right after this.
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Speaker 1:National Indoor RV Centers. With over 1,000 motor homes available across multiple locations, national Indoor RV Centers continues to provide an outstanding, hassle-free motor home ownership experience. National Indoor is the number one Newmar dealer in the nation and also features brands like Integra, winnebago and much more. Visit NIRVCcom and become a part of the National Indoor RV Centers family. I'm Dan Hunt. This is the RV Life Podcast, and we are here with Jennifer Sherman, who is the manager of the RV spot. So if you're an RVer and you're walking by right now, you want to come over to this table and listen to what we have to say about RVing at the Albuquerque balloon fiesta. Now, there's a lot coming up tonight. We have some fireworks coming up later on tonight.
Speaker 1:The parachute jumpers that have fireworks on their feet. Ok, that sounds a little crazy to me, but they are here and they are having fun doing what they're doing. We also have an incredible drone show coming up. So if you like drones, you've got to see what these guys are doing. And there's their drone crew car right next to us over here. You've got to see what these guys are doing. This is not just a balloon fiesta. This is entertainment for the entire family. So if you are an RVer, you want to stop by and check us out as we record the RV Life Podcast here at the 51st Albuquerque balloon fiesta.
Speaker 3:I was just going to go back to hearing about the different sites, because Dan and I actually have our RV off property because we stay with friends and so we have to decide where we're going to camp next year when we come back. So now we covered the south plot, which has three different sections. What would be next? So then, earlier I said, we have VIP West, which is west of the lot, and it's just west of the museum. So it's a nice lot, it's convenient and a lot of things fly over, so it's a good place to be. Can you see the field from there? You can. In certain parts of it you can.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about the lot right up there that's got the best seats. I was up there last year doing some filming and I have to tell you it is beautiful up there. That is a place to be.
Speaker 3:So we have to tell our listeners, you have to paint a picture because they can't see this. So Dan's pointing to right over Main Street, at the top of the hill is where there's a lot, and that's probably the lot I want to be at. We actually have two up there, oh, two lots. So, jen, I'm going to tell us about that, but I want our listeners to know that that is probably the best viewing without being on the field.
Speaker 2:So go ahead and tell us about that or those lots.
Speaker 3:Yeah, the two lots that we have to the east are VIP East and it's the east, and then present compound, which is our premium lot. That has just about everything you could want up there.
Speaker 2:Everything up there you want.
Speaker 3:So that means full hookups to an RV here. We know what that means Full hookups, water, and then they get helping service. That comes with their reservations. Let's take four tickets soon I was going to say, do some. So those reservations include four tickets, or For a session per day, for a session per day. Do any of the other lots include tickets? Or just those All of the VIP lots? So VIP West, vip North and VIP East all come with two tickets for a session per day. Ok, there you go. So people have to factor that in as well, including the tickets, and then we don't have to worry about transportation. But let's talk. Are there shuttles? So shuttles from these different lots, the only lot that has shuttles is going to be our South lot. It's furthest away from the field, so we do shuttles to and from throughout the day, or at least throughout the event in the evening. Throughout the day.
Speaker 3:So the other ones are easy to just walk on, yeah they're all walking distance. So yeah, I mean they can they're shuttles around, but they don't need them. They're all walking distance Extremely close.
Speaker 1:Now, I know this isn't your area, but I'm going to put you on the spot, because we used this two years ago every single day and there's a bike valet here. So if you ride your bike, you actually can go to the bike valet and they'll take it, take care of it for you all day and then, when you're done and ready to leave, you can skip the traffic, skip the hassle and just come in here on your bike.
Speaker 3:Absolutely. We expanded this year so we encourage them to ride the bikes. So traffic is getting so much heavier that we're using parking space, so we encourage those to ride their bike, get some exercise. But it also makes it convenient if you don't have to wait in line.
Speaker 1:Yes, Now I'm going to say right now that you're not allowed to bring your bike out on a field. I found that out the hard way. If you do have a bike, it's a great option to ride your bike in, because this morning there was so much traffic it took me an hour and a half to get in and we left at about 6 AM.
Speaker 3:We left at 6 AM before that and we took the front part. We had some of them at leave at 4 o'clock and still took a little while to get into.
Speaker 2:Yeah, they line up really well Right here to our live.
Speaker 3:See you tonight. And Dan is throwing RV Life podcast t-shirts to people.
Speaker 1:When I was told that this event sold out right away, that you had to be on the phone with you guys and get a holding area.
Speaker 3:Actually online, online All done automated.
Speaker 1:All done automated online. So tell me how fast did the RV spot now?
Speaker 3:how many spots are there? Approximately 1850.
Speaker 1:Almost 2,000 spots, just short of 2,000 spots. How fast did all of those spots sell out?
Speaker 3:About 45 minutes to an hour. It goes very fast Wow.
Speaker 1:About 45 minutes to an hour. Now, if you want tickets, you can get tickets to get into the event. You can get those as late as today. When you're walking up, you can use your phone and buy your tickets to get in.
Speaker 3:Correct. We've never sell out, so tickets are available any time. They're not dated. You can use them any time, from when you purchase them to any day that their event is going on. Ok so that's good to know. So the event actually, how many days is the whole event? The event is nine days with 14 sessions. Nine days, 14 sessions.
Speaker 1:Let's talk about sessions. I'm going to really put you on the spot for knowing something about the balloon. Yes, dan, but that's a question that I've heard people talking about, since I'm walking around and interacting with people, so tell me what a session is Session?
Speaker 3:is when the different types of either a balloon, like the morning is a lift off or mass ascension, and then the evening is the glow. So it's a flake and they're static, but they light up and flicker and different types of things that they do while they're static.
Speaker 1:Okay. Do you have any idea of attendance numbers on a year-to-year basis here at the balloon pool?
Speaker 3:No, we have blueberries, but last year we had 900,000 people come last year.
Speaker 1:Wow, 900,000. We're just shy of a million. Hello, wait, wait.
Speaker 3:Okay, dan's interacting with the crowd here.
Speaker 1:There we go. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3:So I do have to ask a question about going back to the RV sites. Now, nine days Could somebody come for, say, the first half of the week, or do they have a couple of nine days? No, they have a three-day minimum and we can actually start parking a week before the event, or actually the five days before the event. So this year, for example, we could start checking in people on October 2nd so they can come in, get settled, not have to fight traffic, and be able to see Albuquerque before the event starts. Oh well, that's awesome. Five days before the event and then they only have to book three days at a time, okay.
Speaker 1:Okay, I'm going to go back a little bit and talk about pets, because I said we'd talk about pets. Can people bring their pets just walking around, or do we have to leave them in the RVs?
Speaker 3:Well, you'll have to live in the RVs. They can be locked within each lock. They have to be on a leash because they are not allowed in the parking cell.
Speaker 1:They're not allowed in the parking cell Except for service dogs. Yeah, because dogs are allowed.
Speaker 3:Okay, there's just too many people here that have pets and I love pets. No offense to any of them, but yeah, it just gets you too many and I guess with kids you can bring them to the field, but not least the RV, unless they're on a leash, that's a good idea. They can probably bring them to you yeah, yeah. You should probably bring them with you, and children uh 12 and under are free with a petal. Oh, okay 12 and under free with a petal, that's great.
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Speaker 3:It tastes better for sure. So today's live question and we took this from we've been here for a week. We took this from the past week. People asked about coming to the Blue Piesta in groups, as a group, and we kept Jennifer on to help us answer this. So, as an RVer, they wanted to know about can you come? Are there groups that come here?
Speaker 2:and RV.
Speaker 3:We do have groups. We limited to the number of groups that we have. That way we can live where our individual customers have the ability to have a reservation. But we do have a wait list. So if one of the groups decided they would like not to return this next year, then we pulled out a month of lists to see if they're still interested in coming and the number of guests that they would like to bring One of the groups now. Yesterday we recorded the RV live podcast at the SKPs, skpers Wow, jennifer sorry, that's all right, I get to mix that through.
Speaker 3:Skskps is the company and then, as part of that, you can be an SKPer S-C-A-P-E-R. Okay, I got that. So the Skskapers have a group here and I don't know how many RVs they have. Dan and I are part of that membership and maybe next year that's where Will Stays hang out with that group. But I know there's the Monaco groups, there's the Airstream groups, whether they're groups, can you pick up what Jennifer on the spot again?
Speaker 1:S-Now your first year. A couple of years ago, we were here and the Airstream had their national convention here at the same time as we took off over the fields. We were in a balloon. We took off over the field and we floated that way towards the museum and that entire parking lot was completely full of Airstreams. I've got a great picture of that.
Speaker 3:S-Yes, it's amazing to see all those super Airstreams there and they have usually about 150 to come and it's incredible to see that many there and it's just beautiful. S-so, if somebody's part of the group, I guess that's one way they could check. Like I said, I know Ski Bees. They actually have three different events. There's a very different groups that are here. There's many other groups that come.
Speaker 1:S-A Boomer. I want to be a baby Boomer.
Speaker 3:S-Yes, there's Excapes, excapers, and then Boopers, and Boopers, I believe, are part of the Excapes as well. So we have several of them. And then Vanity Tours comes, white Bagel comes. We have a large group that's called Rainbow Arby's that come, so we have quite a few. We have some smaller groups, like Friends and Family, that have been coming for years and we do ask them to minimum of 20. But there are lots of groups that come in that would like to be groups and we encourage them, but unfortunately we limit that number. But we do. We do want to wait for this because I know they want to come.
Speaker 1:S-Yeah, that sounds like a great way to do it.
Speaker 3:It's being part of one of those groups.
Speaker 1:S-Now. One of the ways to stay in the loop about the Albuquerque Balloon Diesta is to follow the RV Life Podcast on our Facebook page or our Instagram page, because all through the year when there's updates, we've posted there for you so you can get yourself a spot here and enjoy this. I'll tell you this is one of my basket list items. I don't have a bucket list, no, no, we're at the balloon fiesta. I have a basket list and I gotta tell you, being here is one of those basket list items and going up in a balloon and flying over this beautiful mountains and city definitely part of my basket list item.
Speaker 3:You know, it's one of those amazing experiences that I've had. Dan and I have done a lot of things. You can't really describe it unless you're here. I know the balloon fiesta or just going in a hot air balloon or being here is on a lot of people's fucking basket list. Absolutely, it's a big one. It is a big one. We have had people get married here. Matter of fact, during the eclipse that we had today, a gentleman proposed to his girlfriend and she accepted so anything can happen at balloon fiesta. Anything can happen.
Speaker 2:And it does.
Speaker 3:Anytime and we are truly grateful. Thank you for having us. Yeah, thank you for being here and thank you for having me. We appreciate you taking the time, and anybody that wants to know about the balloon fiesta, they can go to elvakerfeevoluntiazzacom find out everything that they need to know as we wrap up this year's. This is the last evening of the show as we start wrapping up and it is just a note for your listeners RV reservations do go on sale January 10th at 9am mountain time, so they'll just go to our website and there's a link that will be posted on there for them to do it, but we post updates and announcements for them to keep up with what we're doing, so balloonfiestacom is a good way to keep up with what's going on and you can also see that link in the show notes below.
Speaker 1:So if you're looking at the show on your iPhone or something like that, you can see in your show notes exactly that link so you can get all the information about coming to the balloon fiesta next year. And you're listening to the RV Life Podcast. We are live at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the 51st Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. There are thousands and thousands and thousands of people here, there are thousands of fun cakes over there and they're ready to get eaten, and there are thousands of RVs. So if you have your RV here, thank you for coming, because this has been an incredible week. Now, for those of you that are in the audience out there or listening to the sound of my voice because you're walking by, we have a lot of things coming up tonight at 7.30. The skydivers are going to be jumping out and then right after that fast tracks in the drones at 7.45.
Speaker 3:The drones at 7.45.
Speaker 1:If you have not seen a drone show, you are in for something tonight. And then those fireworks Disneyland move over, because these are some of the best fireworks I've ever seen in my life.
Speaker 3:Got a fun fact for you.
Speaker 1:Fun fact?
Speaker 3:okay, there are 500 drones that put on that drone, show 500 drones and they're all run by one computer that's in the back of that car right over there. It is absolutely incredible what those things can do. It's amazing.
Speaker 1:It really is, and it's an amazing, beautiful show. I just sit back and I listen to the people go ooh, so you want to be around for that tonight. It's just really something very special.
Speaker 3:And for our RV live podcast and this is part of the prop you get up at four o'clock in the morning, you can't talk by this point, but for our RV live podcast listeners I will take pictures as best I can and put it on social media If I can get them. You know, get some good pictures of that just to share what we're talking about with our listeners.
Speaker 1:Now, over the last two days we've also recorded a video version of the RV live podcast and we've done it from a hot air balloon. Now, today and yesterday we did get grounded because of weather, so we didn't get up because of weather in the last couple of days. But we're looking forward to getting up tomorrow and finishing off that television show and hopefully you'll be able to see that on our YouTube channel or on RVTV.
Speaker 3:On Exploring Through Our Lenses, our YouTube channel. Let's share that, okay, thank you for that information 500 drones. I'm still stuck on that. It's amazing. It's amazing.
Speaker 1:You're listening to the RV live podcast live from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I'm Dan Hunt with my incredible wife, Patty Hunt, saying have a great rest of today.
Speaker 3:And an even better day tomorrow.