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For those planning to attend you can post your route so others can follow along. We may even be able to have a few travel together.

Wayne and Nelda Malm, driving from Florida. Taking I-75 and I-24 from Chattanooga.

Don King and maybe wife Vicki from mid Missouri.
I-70 to Mount Vernon I’ll. I-57 south to east on I-24 and Nashville.
Then east on I-40 to Lebanon.

Will have a yet to be determined truck on a trailer, the official Stovebolt awning, a couple tables and of course a few chairs.
Maybe a deep fryer and some mystery food to fry up.
Hope to hold an official Stovebolt meeting and vote in an official Southern Stovebolt event Coordinator.
This will come with the title of “Knight Commander of the Southern Stovebolt Division”!

Don

Edit: Will be traveling Thursday and head back Sunday?

Tentative plans are , 401 west through Ontario ,cross to Detroit , 75 S to Cincinnati , 71W to Louisville , 65 s to Nashville area .
Can also cross at Buffalo if a group was heading south from northern N.Y. or P.A.
Hope to grab Motel an Hour or two north of Lebanon on the Thursday night .

John

I reserved a campsite at Cedars of Lebanon so I'll be there on Thursday. I'll be pulling our 22' camper with the "Family Truckster" (05' Yukon). Pretty sure we'll make our way over to I-75 and up to I-24. We are going to take a week and see somethings.

Safe travels wish I was on the way

My son, grandson, and I were going to bring my travel trailer. However plans have changed. We will probably be staying at a local hotel. We will be coming west on I-40 from Statesville, NC. I will be driving my ‘53 3100.

Tim
I too wish you could join us! We did not do Nashville Justice two years ago.
If Vicki s with me, we will try to do Broadway proper with a late night music tour?
Memphis was a hoot!

Don

Papa Joe,
If timing works out we could convoy on I-40 going West. I'll be heading up I-26 from Columbia, SC to I-40 and then heading West to Lebanon.

Just a short hop for me- - - -about 60 miles Northbound on I-65 from near the Alabama state line to Nashville, and about 40 miles East on I-40 to Lebanon! See ya there!
Jerry

April and I may be in the neighborhood while on our way from Florida back to Cahokia via 75 &24. So we might be dropping by for a short visit with whoever is there. Hopefully our plans will come together and we can make the stop.....joe

I'll leave my house and hit I-26 towards Asheville to I-40......maybe Jay and some others coming this way could join up alone the way.

This is shaping up to be a big Stovebolt Event!
Maybe we can get some of the ODSS folks to join us?

Don

If anyone is headed northbound on I-65, you'll pass within 5 miles or so of my place just after crossing the Tennessee/Alabama state line. Also, you won't need to navigate Nashville traffic, AKA the "Redneck 500"- - - - - -I-840 loops around the south side of town, crosses I-24 near Murfreesboro, and ends up intersecting I-40 about 3 miles west of Lebanon. The state park is about 5 miles south of town if you're camping there.
Jerry

.....depending on everyones route, and day we go up, it appears we could have a nice convoy......jay, TuT, Wayne, and i noticed a few more that may be headed up my way
of I-85 toI-26 to I-40............85 & 26 cross her in Spartanburg and I'm only 3 or 4 miles from either one. Maybe we can hook up along the way.

I’m in. I live about a mile from I-40. So just name where and when y’all want to meet up, on I-40 and I’ll be there.

Wife an I will be coming from the west.
Stop over in the south east Missouri area and pick up a 216 for Jerry.
Be in the Lebanon area on Thursday.
The Heartland Pony Express is alive and well!!!!

Don

The original plan was for us to take I-75 up thru Atlanta, I have thought better about this as I'll be pulling the Camper. So now the plan is to scoot up I-95 to I-26 and over to I-40. We still plan to be at the Campground on Thursday to get set up.

There is a Pilot/Flying J Truckstop on I-40 just a few miles west of Asheville. I believe it’s Waynesville. That might be a good place to meet up. We can gas up and get something to eat then convoy from there to Lebanon.

Have you folks doing the convoy decided on a set route and rally point? I would love to be able for some of us to meet up and get Breakfast or Lunch together ant then hit the road.

Craig, I'm open to join anyone coming up I-26 which I think several will be coming....as in I-26 to I-40.
........anyone coming up I-85 then onto 26 will also be coming my way. I'm only 4 or 5 miles from where the two cross.
I could join up at exit 15 on I-26, which is only 15 miles till you cross over into N.C.....still staying on 26.


....or we could simply choose a place and time anywhere along the route and we could figure out our own time schedule to be there.

I will be heading up a day early to set up the Camper but I'd still like to meet up with you and maybe eat lunch. I decided on not dragging a Camper through Atlanta so we'll be heading up I-26 to I-40.

Alvin and Craig,
We are heading up early on Thursday (7-8). Where do y'all connect with I-40? In an earlier post I suggested the Pilot/Flying J truck stop at Exit 24 in Waynesville, NC. It is just a few miles west of Asheville. But I am up to meet up with y'all anywhere along I-40. Just let me know the approximate time so I can plan accordingly.
Edit: There is a restaurant, "The Buttered Biscuit" in Waynesville. Sounds like breakfast is their specialty. A lot of 5 star reviews. Might be better for breakfast than Pilot/Flying J.

I would like to join up with you guys also. I’ll be coming up I-26. Takes me about 2.5 hours to get to I-40 exit from Edgefield. Just let me know when and where you plan on meeting up.

We are going to leave Brunswick Wednesday afternoon and head up I-95 to I 26, will most likely spend the night somewhere and continue on in the morning. I like PaPa Joe's idea about meeting at "The Buttered Biscuit", I'll need to look it up. Does anyone know about the parking situation there?

593ETow and PapaJoe, TUTS59, I'm pretty doggone flexible. I can go about anytime. I'm close to I-26. Only about 15 miles before I cross the N.C. line. I think then the mile markers "count down" for me starting with about marker 67 but not sure.
So, for me to get to say mile marker 24 would take me about and hour the way I drive!!!

....all of us may not be able to do it together but I'm willing to meet up with whoever I can.
...not sure when Jay "lugnutz" is leaving either.

I had planned to drive my 37 but may end up driving my regular pickup. HRL has a rear end I'm interested in if we can work out details. Still, I'm game for whoever or how many of us can link up. As we get closer we chime in. Heck, only about 5 weeks away. Yippeeee.

Achipmunk, 593ETow and TUTS59, I am about 2 1/2 hours east of Exit 24. So as soon as I know what approximate time y'all wanna meet up, I can schedule my leave time. We (my son, grandson and I) can get up as early as necessary to meet up with y'all. I'm looking forward to some good biscuits and gravy for breakfast, with some good company! Like Alvin said, I am pretty flexible.

So has anyone registered your vehicle for the show? I did register my old rust bucket '53. Haven't received my packet yet. I'm not expecting to win anything but my grandson insisted I register. I am just looking forward to a good time.

Craig,
Here is a satellite view of the Buttered Biscuit. You will need to copy and paste it to your browser. https://www.google.com/maps/@35.5257434,-82.9857275,72m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Doesn't look like they have enough parking space for an RV. However, there seems to be an abandoned parking lot just to the right of there. Plenty of room there.

We will be coming from Chattanooga up I 24 and either 441 or I 840 that connects to Lebanon on Thursday.

It would be good to meet on Thursday evening as a group.

I'll be trailering from Flint Michigan on Thursday the 8th. I-75 south. Heading to Crossville, then driving to Lebanon Friday morning.

Anyone going to be coming from Crossville area Friday morning?

We are leaving Ga. tomorrow afternoon about 2:00, going to try and stay ahead of the storm. The plan is to get a room in Waynesville NC that evening and meet you all for breakfast in the morning and convoy on from there. Hope to see you all soon.

I will be leaving Statesville, NC at about 5:30 Thursday morning. Meeting up, with y'all at the Buttered Biscuit about 8:00 AM. From there convoy the rest of the way across I-40 to Lebanon. I will be driving my '53. My son and grandson will be driving my 2015 GMC. The '53 is a little crowded with 3 of us in the cab. LOL. Looking forward to seeing y'all Thursday morning. Drive safe.

Planning to head out from Central Florida tomorrow about noon. This should put us behind the storm. Spend the night in central Georgia and then to Lebanon on Thursday.

We will be at the campground mid-day Thursday, site 88 with the 1946 Chevy

Changed plans due to this storm not moving out of our way. We'll be leaving early in the am and driving straight through.

We are at the Campground, site 3, space 117.