One of many reasons the scene is dying..

The "scene" is fine, every time I take my 4yr. old son to preschool in my truck every little boy in that place has his face smashed against the window pointing at it.....I was that kid...now I am a "minitrucker".My son took an airbag to show and tell for the letter A yesterday, he's spreading the word so don't worry.

Originally posted by hitncry



Edited: 9/6/2008 5:40:26 AM by hitncry

Why do people hate the word Scene. it's a noun.



scene

i disagree...i just got into the world of minitrucks and just because i got rid of the lifted truck for my bd blazer alot of my friends minus the new friends ive made through this scene are wanting in as well...i know of at least 20 or 25 guys just in the surrounding counties keeping this alive

Awesome....another thread about how the "scene" is "dying". Everyone needs to read Dropem's post if you want the truth. I think John would know a little bit about the "scene".

Edited: 9/6/2008 10:03:12 AM by lowranger5561

Originally posted by lucky_brew



if anything is killing the "scene" its the fukin internet...

As a business based almost completely in the "automotive scene" I can say that last month was my best month on the books. So I dont think the scene/hobby/sport/insert whatever label you want to call it is dying. I think its changing for sure.

I agree with John, decline in shows has to be directly related to diesel/gas prices rising, I know I now consider what a trip will cost before taking it. I pick and choose my events more wisely than before. At some point though we all have to bond together and stop the hate, stop the trashing hotels at shows, stop the bs in general. We all should be above this by now, most of us are grown ups.

Originally posted by DropEmWear



MT isn't dying ....it has started a rebirth of new people. How do I know this? We have noticed a huge trend in selling older shirts. This tells me there are new people getting involved in building killer trucks. We have seen this trend happen within the last 2 years. While one guy moves on in life another steps in his place. There will always be old schoolers like myself hanging around. Once again each hobby/scene/lifestyle has its fair share of complainers and idiots. lol.

The biggest KILLER in the last few years is the economy! There has only been a few shows this year that can say their numbers were up and the rest took a hit in attendance. WHY? GAS PRICES. Does lack of attendance mean its dying? NO it just means people have priorities. So when attendance is down at a show we and every other vendor has less opportunity for sales. So some people look at loss of revenue at shows = minitrucking is dying...we don't think so in the least! why? Although sales may be slightly down at some shows, more and more people are ordering over the phone and over the internet. Our phone and internet sales are the best we have ever had in the 15 years we have been doing this! So this trend leaves us to believe MINITRUCKING HAS NO ISSUES....THE COUNTRY DOES! People can't get to the shows they want but they still want product. This is the positive side of this issue.

Please ask your self these questions...if gas prices were the same as they were in 2004 would I attend more shows this year? Would have more money in my pocket? and if attendance was up at the shows and the shows you loved were still around, would you even have the thought of minitrucking being dead on your mind?

People acting a fool at shows is a drop in the bucket to what the gas prices have done to the show scene.

Sorry for the long post , just thought I would shed some positive feedback and the positive trends we have noticed. Nobody attends more shows than we do, so we have a good gauge on what goes on in the mintrucking show scene.

John BeebePresident, Drop Em wear clothing co

Originally posted by lucky_brew



if anything is killing the "scene" its the fukin internet...



Well correct me if I'm wrong but SSM in part of the internet. And you have over 2300 post in about 10 months. Hmmmmmmmm......

Not talking shit to you lucky cause I respect anybody who has been in the scene as long as you have but I don't think the "internet" is hurting the "scene".

Edited: 9/6/2008 10:47:03 AM by snydecat

where i live minitrucks are really startin to catch on. ive only been into them for a couple years and there was only a few i can think of and now i see more and more different ones everyday. but then agian im in lewiston, idaho and we are a little behind the ball in everything. haha.

I've been in the "scene" since 1993 and if it's declined it has nothing to do with the economy or the internet (at least here on the West Coast). It's the lack if River Runs like there once was (Spring Splash, Endless Summer, West Coast Nationals). Everyone used to live for these things and the second 1 was over, we were preparing for the next one wanting to step it up every time. Once these started to go away, so did the minitruckers...