- The best things of summer are as follows.
Bonfires, Busch Lights, and truck shows.
There's absolutely nothing better than spending a weekend
with some of your best friends in the hills of Missouri
or the beaches of Daytona,
kicking back, drinking a few brewskies
and getting to see some long lost friends.
And generally,
just checking out some wicked awesome truck builds.
But with that being said, there are a few mistakes
that even some of the most experienced vets make
when they go to truck shows.
I'm Dustin, dusti.co on Instagram.
And in today's video,
we're diving in and breaking down a few of those mistakes
that all of us inevitably make at a truck show
at one point or another,
and what you can do to avoid 'em.
Let's get it.
As we get into this one,
drop a comment down below on what the biggest mistakes
you guys see people make when they go to a truck show is,
either their first or maybe their 50th.
One of the first mistakes that you guys can make
at a truck show is not actually having your truck
ready to go.
We get it.
Winter, it's long.
It's cold, I think it's four below zero in Wisconsin today.
The air hurts your face when you go outside,
and nobody just wants to be out there to begin with.
But soon enough, spring will be here.
From that point, it's a mad scramble to get your truck built
for the first show, much like the SEMA crunch, because well,
nobody wants to be the guy to bring their truck to the show
stock, or maybe just not bring it at all,
because it's not done.
Nobody wants to be that guy.
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Another big mistake that I can confidently say
most of us have made at a show
is not dressing for the weather.
Listen, I've been to shows in everything.
In rain, in sleet, in hail, in 95 and humid.
Hell I've even been to a show in a snow storm,
which was an experience to say the least.
There was snow literally everywhere in my beard.
This is where the guys can put the picture of me
just frozen, snow, the beanie, just not good.
It's not fun.
On a more serious note here though, guys and gals,
one of the biggest things that you can keep in mind
as you look to head out to a show this show season
is to make sure you check the weather before you leave.
Even though Florida is gorgeous this time of year,
you're gonna want to bring a hoodie to keep warm
when that temperature dips after 9:00 PM,
because it's a power move.
Nobody wants to be standing out there
in shorts and a t-shirt, freezing at 60 degrees.
It's not good.
Another one is having a good pair of boots
so that you don't trash your dude shoes
when you're walking across the showgrounds
at Lifted Truck Nationals after it rained all week.
Also a power move.
It's just being prepared.
Regardless of where you're going though,
it is a good idea to check the weather
and pack appropriately,
so that you guys don't end your show weekend early
because you're drenched.
It's not fun to stand outside in a show in the pouring rain
if you don't have a rain jacket.
Ask us how the showcase went in 2021.
It was an experience.
Biggs did a little twin boot click thing in the rain.
It was, we were vibin'.
Another thing you're gonna want to keep in mind
when it comes to shows is that,
despite what that little red devil says on your shoulder,
burnouts, they're not really cool at shows.
Now, I know we've been there,
and doing a burnout outside of the main gate
is a sure way to make sure that all eyes are on you
and your truck build at the show.
And while you know it's gonna get your build some attention,
it's more than likely not the actual attention type
that you want.
There's a few reasons that burnouts
are typically frowned upon at truck shows.
But number one is safety.
As a tire spins around doing a burnout,
it has a chance to eject things like rocks or other debris
that may be on the road surface, underneath the tire.
And it's gonna shoot it straight backwards
like a two by four shot out of a table saw in shop class.
You ever seen that?
It leaves a massive dent in the door.
Not that we did that in shop class,
because it sounded like fun.
This can be bad news bears for anyone standing near
or behind your truck when you decide to just let her eat.
Additionally here, we love burnouts,
and most guys love burnouts, but the local PDs,
they don't love burnouts at all actually.
In fact, they actually really dislike 'em
because it creates a bunch of smoke.
It leaves a bunch of black marks all over the place
on nice pavement.
And more importantly,
it runs that risk of someone getting hurt.
The good news here is that there's a silver lining.
If burnouts are your thing,
if you really love to kill tires,
then find a show that has a burnout pit.
Shows like Flog Fest, for example,
actually have a whole dyno setup and a burnout pit.
And I think last year they had dirt drags.
So not only can you show people how much power you make,
but you can also smoke the tires off 'em,
just letting her eat, like in a smoky blaze of glory,
because American and bald eagles and freedom, dude,
that's just the way it works.
But perhaps one of the biggest mistakes
that we've seen people make, and quite honestly,
that we have also made when we're just starting,
is chasing hardware, otherwise known as trophy chasing.
This is the guys who go to shows solely to win a trophy
and don't actually go there for any other reason.
And when you're first getting started in the truck shows
and you bring your truck for the first time to a show,
it can be extremely disappointing to hear him call off
all the trophies, and then not a single one
ends up in your hands.
It's easy to start throwing shade at other people's builds.
A truck by nature is really an extension of who we are
and our personality.
So when you build it, it's one of those.
And it's really, really easy to make it feel personal
and feel personally attacked.
But here's a little advice when it comes to truck shows.
They're not all about trophies.
Now, sure, you could build yourself
a wicked trophy winning show truck.
There's guys that have buried hundreds of thousands
of dollars into their trucks and have custom everything.
And if that's your thing, good for you, man.
If you want to build a truck and want to invest that,
then do that.
But for the most part, truck shows aren't really about
bringing home trophies for most of us.
For me personally,
truck shows are all about that experience, the travel there,
the story of Jeremy blowing a brake caliper
in some Podunk town in Illinois.
Hanging out at the actual show, getting to meet new people,
seeing old friends that live all over the country,
and otherwise, just enjoying being at the show
away from home and surrounding myself
with all the awesome trucks that you guys have built.
For us, that's worth more than any trophy.
What's one mistake you guys have made at a truck show?
Let us know down in the comment section below,
and as always, be sure to subscribe to the channel
if you haven't already.
With that, I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets.
We'll see you guys on the next one.
Peace.
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