Lots of folks are suggesting leaving items at the vendors booth to pick up later. Three thoughts about doing this.

- make a list of every booth you have items at so you remember to collect everything you bought.

- some vendors pack up early so don’t wait til the end to collect your items.

- the vendor booths are only so big, imagine if every one bought items and left them for later pickup. Be considerate.

Have fun shopping!!

Most of the vendors in the dealer buildings will take cards or cash.

In the tail gate area, cash is king.

You can join the NTA at the convention and thus go to the members only demos.

Be prepared to do a lot of walking. You won’t see everything in just one trip around.

If you see something you really want to buy and it’s a good price, grab it when you first see it. If it is a really good deal, it most likely will be sold by the time for come back.

Sorry, can’t help you with your second question. Maybe bring a small wagon to carry your purchases, but that can get a bit annoying.

Most important - have FUN!

You can store your stuff at my booth.

I've had ppl store stuff at my booth A&J Skinners and or buy something and leave it there for the duration also, stop by and say hi! There will.be a lot of walk and talking!!

We take cards/cash/Venmo/PayPal I'd say 1/2 is cash the rest split between the other 3.

1 - Make a list of the things you need and what the price should be. Some times things are cheaper, some times not. Easy to get distracted and get off course (at least for me).

2 - If you see stuff you need, grab it. I held off one year buying chain and cable because I didn't want to haul it out to the car mid-day and was screwed when vendors started closing up shop. Thankfully Cumberlands stayed open till the official time and had stock!

3 - Take cash and card. If they don't mind doing card, use it, but definitely have cash.

4 - Slow down and wander and BS with folks. EVEN THE GROUCHY LOOKING VENDORS. Ask questions.

First timers may not understand how big this event is. You do not get a program till you get there. They will be a lot more vendors than you see listed. Also keep in mind that there is a tailgate section and a lot of sellers set up there.