Anyone else upgrading for 2011?

While I can't promise anything it was our third year and the heat was freakish! I'm not great with the heat but I've been able to camp and enjoy, this year was like a musical version of hell

Yes, Yes, not sure of the price difference.

having done both, i would say VIP-RV is overkill. normal VIP + use of the AC tents and bathrooms are sufficient. I suppose if it rained like a mofo, then it would be cool to have an RV to go back to, but i havent had that issue...

OOps, forgot to mention that you can also go RV and access and that may be the sweetest deal of all. Location, location, location

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Some people find it soothing

I really want air conditioning for the night time, but i just don't know the best way to get it. Its probably just gonna be me again next year, so its gonna be expensive. Heres what ive thought about.

RV Rental: 650 - 750, more after gas if factored in + GA Ticket
Pros: AC, flushing toilet, maybe one or two showers if really needed, a semi comfortable bed
Cons: Security deposit (ive heard its over $1000), getting it there and back

VIP: $700 for a ticket
Pros: AC in pavilion, close to centeroo (big plus, I was in fucking grizwald this year), no wait to get in (so ive heard), free showers.
Cons: Still stuck with a hot tent at night

Hotel: $750 for hotel rsvp, GA ticket
Pros: AC, clean bed, daily shower, flushing toliet, free breakfast
Cons: Driving there and back every day, waiting in line every day, the walk from day parking.

Did anyone do the hotel travel package that ac entertainment sold this year. Was it worth it? Were the shuttles 24 hour shuttles? or did they have specific times for pickup / drop off? Where was pickup / dropoff? Im assuming the hotel was for thurs / fri / sat / sun?

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm either going VIP or RV.

I need to sleep this year.

it was rather hypnotic, now that you mention it. i was mostly just envious that i couldn't manage to conk out like you did!

^^^ Nomination for Official Inforoo correspondent.

I plan on upgrading to Total Access, unless the lineup is underwhelming.



i will probably not go to Roo in 2012 as Burning Man is calling me. 2011-TA would be a last hurrah, of sorts.

We do the RV/VIP every year..... It's such a nice way to go. I would never rent from Cruise America. They were awful!! We rent from a local dealer, who treat us like family because we take care of the RV. It's easy to pack, rides well, and has AC at night! The AC'd showers and bathrooms in VIP are worth the price alone, let alone the easy in and out access. We made friends with the people that parked next to us in 08, and now meet them every year in the WM parking lot on Wednesday night...

The RV pass for VIP is an additional $150.... ticket was $700, and our RV, with extra miles and generator time is about $1,900 + $450 for gas...... If you rent an RV, make sure you verify the number of genny hours and price per additional hour. We don't run the AC during the day to save hours, and it cools down the RV super quickly at night. Remember that the generator runs off the gas tank, and shuts down when you get to a quarter tank. A good generator doesn't burn that much fuel.

Seeing as how next year is Bonnaroo's 10th anniversary and will be my 5th time on the farm, I find it appropriate to finally upgrade and attend by going VIP. While those reasons will certainly make the affair more sentimental, those aren't the only factors contributing to that decision.

First, it would just be nice to experience the routine of 'roo a little differently. Also, in case the weather decides to be brutal again it would be nice to have more comfortable conditions in order to endure the elements. But the main reason I will devote my monetary funds to whatever VIP has to offer is to skip the line to enter the festival off of I-24.

For 2010 we arrived before the sun rose, figuring we'd make it in earlier than ever before. We actually ended up waiting the longest out of every year we attended. After waiting for 7 hours behind the wheel in line with no end in sight, and in addition to having been on the road straight from Orlando, I finally suffered a conniption fit. I said fuck it, got out of line, and found another way in.

I don't ever want to suffer the injustice of arriving earlier than most, only to be delayed indefinitely because other motorists happened to arrive later and simply queued up further along in line.

I know this is completely out of anybody's control. The cops, the attendees, and the organizers do everything they can each year to make it work. But short of adding half a dozen more entrances, what else can they do?

My solution is easy. I will simply pay more for the experience that I want. And unless I'm somehow able to roll into Bonnaroo with Total Access, I'll be doing it VIP.

If i go i will definitely stick with GA. Im a man of the people! (im poor)

If i could survive last year, im pretty sure i can deal with anything. between not sleeping after i woke up friday morning until my body simply gave out on me sometime sunday afternoon and the unbearable heat the whole weekend, i think i can deal with whatever gets thrown at me. Perhaps ill sleep two nights and it wont be so hot.