Waffle House RV rolls into town

Not many recreational vehicles draw attention like the one you'll see Kevin Upchurch driving around Columbus this weekend.

Upchurch said the vehicle, an RV with an exterior decorated like a Waffle House restaurant, had motorists honking horns and reaching for cell phone cameras as he drove it into Columbus Thursday. "It's definitely an attention getter," he said.

Upchurch, a district manager for Waffle House, along with co-worker Heather Mills, were serving breakfast to residents and staff at Club Hill Apartments in Columbus Friday morning. On the menu, of course, were freshly-made waffles, along with biscuits. They used a portable waffle iron to make the waffles in the apartment complex office.

Inside, the Waffle House RV is the same as any other recreational vehicle. It has a small kitchen, bathroom and sleeping quarters. It only appears, because of the exterior decoration, to have a miniature Waffle House inside. The vehicle will be at Thunder in the Valley this weekend.

Upchurch said the company uses the vehicle for marketing and promotions and that it provides the Waffle House marketing team a place to sleep when they are working an event where lodging is difficult to get, like the upcoming Masters event in Augusta.