Hutchinson ? Two bathrooms. An interactive GPS navigation system. Self-contained vacuums that don’t need a new bag for four months.

With modern conveniences and high-tech gadgets, the old motor home has been transformed into a “land yacht.”

Up to 6,000 people devoted to the lifestyle are expected to visit Hutchinson this week for the Family Motor Coach Assn.’s 68th Premier International Extravaganza at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.

The FMCA event is one of the key selling events for motor-home manufacturers, and about 1,000 units will be for sale during the event, which ends Thursday.

The event will feature more than 450 vendors selling everything imaginable to make motor-home travel easier.

That includes motor coaches with two bathrooms. Not much tops that for motor home owners, according to Walter Bennett of Wichita.

Satellite television isn’t new on motor coaches. But a dish that rises out of the roof of the coach and hones in on the satellite is a high-demand item.

“Literally, the touch of one button will cause the antenna to go up, locate the satellite and lock onto it,” said Bill Adams of RV Satellite Sales and Service, a traveling company based in Missouri.