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Last year was my first 'Roo and being from Idaho where it is 50-60 degrees right before the festival we struggled with the heat/humidity. This year we were camping in pod 2 and we moved our camp about 50 feet inside the tree line where it was easily 10-15 degrees cooler. I was just wondering if anyone else did this?
No, but we were put there to begin with. We had an open area just on the other side of our neighbors that mysteriously filled up the second day. I wonder if you were one of those people. :-)
I saw a bunch of tents camped in nice shady woods and I was very jealous of the idea of sleeping in.
I was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't believe it when they directed our car right into the trees. I would say that our particular camping spot got maybe 2 hours of direct sunlight in the late afternoon.
If only Roo would fill the rest of the farm with a few rows of trees!
Agreed. Even if it was along some of the "streets."
Though, some more wooded campgrounds would be nice, it is probably tougher and more expensive to do than we think, particularly if it is a working farm the remainder of the year.
If only Roo would fill the rest of the farm with a few rows of trees!
Agreed. Even if it was along some of the "streets."
Though, some more wooded campgrounds would be nice, it is probably tougher and more expensive to do than we think, particularly if it is a working farm the remainder of the year.
Im pretty sure it isn't a working farm any more. But you guys need to take into consideration that adding trees will horribly complicate the parking process. It would also make ticks a larger problem. Also, in the event of nasty weather, you have the added concern of falling trees damaging tents and vehicles, as well as injuring and killing people.
Agreed. Even if it was along some of the "streets."
Though, some more wooded campgrounds would be nice, it is probably tougher and more expensive to do than we think, particularly if it is a working farm the remainder of the year.
Im pretty sure it isn't a working farm any more. But you guys need to take into consideration that adding trees will horribly complicate the parking process. It would also make ticks a larger problem. Also, in the event of nasty weather, you have the added concern of falling trees damaging tents and vehicles, as well as injuring and killing people.
No doubt about it. Although I thought ticks were a bigger problem in long grass than in trees.
That said, I did pick up a tick on my arm this year at Roo. Noticed it after I got up Thursday morning to use the portos. Luckily I saw it early and the medical person at Pod 2 was able to remove it.
Roo needs way more trees. Hundreds more. Fear of ticks and falling branches? Please, there two evils and at Bonnaroo- sun and sound bleed. Trees are the solution, in Ceneteroo and camping- a falling branch might inconvenience one person per decade (maybe)- the shade would be worth millions- I live in scorching Florida hurricane country and people kill their natural shade worrying about falling branches. I love the droopy live oaks shading my house and laugh at those pruning them back. A tree branch breaking through your roof is like one in a thousand or less even in hurricane country. The chance that the sun will raise your powerbill by hundreds is 100%. Roo is just too cheap to do it.
I camped in pod two btw. Near a tree, and slept in because of it.
Post by klimfactor on Jun 21, 2011 15:43:39 GMT -5
I camped along the treeline in 2006 - and moved my tent into the woods as soon as the sun came up my first full day on the farm. I didn't have any issues with ticks, but I did have issues with people leaving "stinky presents" in the vicinity of my tent. Not the kind of gifts I wanted...
I saw tents in the trees on our long walk into Centeroo from Pod 11 and was so very jealous.
I would take the risk of ticks and falling branches any day over the heat. Ticks are no big deal but I lived in the Ozarks for many years and as long as you are diligent about checking yourself and then if you find one all you do is hold a lighter near the tick and it comes crawling right out.
Post by footballbat on Jun 21, 2011 20:52:35 GMT -5
I was surprised by the lack of insects at Roo. No mosquitoes, no ticks (that I saw), only an occasional ant whenever I sat on the grass. They must really bomb the place every year.
If you park and camp, an inverter is extremely handy. You can charge your cell phone and laptop computer or even run a small fan. (An extension cord is on my list.) Be careful, though — those inverters will drain a car battery quick.
Post by daytripperr on Jun 21, 2011 21:30:37 GMT -5
to those who camped in the woods - i know some of you said you saw an occasional tick but what about other bugs (spiders, mosquitoes, etc)? i just assumed the more tree-filled areas would come with more critters.
way out in the long gross past pod 11 we saw quite a few spiders, but only one was big enough to concern me...
to those who camped in the woods - i know some of you said you saw an occasional tick but what about other bugs (spiders, mosquitoes, etc)? i just assumed the more tree-filled areas would come with more critters.
way out in the long gross past pod 11 we saw quite a few spiders, but only one was big enough to concern me...
I camped in the trees near Pod 2. I picked up a tick on my arm Thursday morning. No big deal, the medical volunteer was able to remove it. Didn't see another all weekend.
No mosquitos, noseeums, or anything like that all weekend. We saw one bee. A few grasshoppers.
I can't lie though, we saw plenty of spiders. Not like our tent got swarmed or anything, and most of them were small. None that I recognized as aggressive or venomous. Only one was what I would consider large, and we moved it in a cup to another location.
I'd also like to add (hopefully I'm not repeating this ad nauseum) that camping in the trees made all the difference in the world from our experience last year near Pod 1. Yeah the walk was shorter, but if we'd had shade to rest under last year, even in BFE the walk would have been much more tolerable.
I'd gladly pay a higher ticket price in the future to guarantee a spot in the "woods" and put up with a few critters.
The bag of poo left under my car on Friday night was unnecessary, though...
Check out how Total Access is set up. Their 'camp' is completely tucked in the trees with all day shade. I walked down there this year and checked it out from the gate.
I was thinking how great it would be if all camping was like that. But I could see how hard it would be to get 80,000 in their spots in a timely manner. With fewer visual cues there would also be folks getting lost in the middle of the night trying to find their way back to their tents after raging pretty hard.
With fewer visual cues there would also be folks getting lost in the middle of the night trying to find their way back to their tents after raging pretty hard.
Roo needs way more trees. Hundreds more. Fear of ticks and falling branches? Please, there two evils and at Bonnaroo- sun and sound bleed. Trees are the solution, in Ceneteroo and camping- a falling branch might inconvenience one person per decade (maybe)- the shade would be worth millions- I live in scorching Florida hurricane country and people kill their natural shade worrying about falling branches. I love the droopy live oaks shading my house and laugh at those pruning them back. A tree branch breaking through your roof is like one in a thousand or less even in hurricane country. The chance that the sun will raise your powerbill by hundreds is 100%. Roo is just too cheap to do it.
I camped in pod two btw. Near a tree, and slept in because of it.
I slept in because I came prepared. If you were a member of this board before bonnaroo this year, they you without a doubt heard the suggestion to bring a shade canopy, and either put your tent under it, or sleep directly under it, forgoing the tent all together. Next you will expect bonnaroo to supply you with sunscreen and clean clothes.
Let this echo, trees in the general camp ground will only add to the traffic congestion when entering and leaving the farm. As far as Jess's idea about having a wooded area be tent only camping, this would work, but you wouldn't have the perk of being close to centeroo, Also, since the removal of the lunar stage (praise jesus!), I did not have a single problem with sound bleed this year, not one problem.
Also, you may want to talk to your home owners insurance company. If a tree falls through your roof, and they determine that you did not take precautions to reduce demonstrable risk, they may choose to not pay for the damages. Read your contracts very carefully.
Yes, sleeping under a canopy with sidewall sheets and no tent is a great way to go. I did it this year with a cot. My brother chose to sleep in a tent, under our second canopy. he also said it was better than last year.
Regardless of the camp location (trees or not) bringing canopies makes a difference!
However, even with the canopies, the trees also make a difference. Camping in the trees with canopies was even cooler than camping in the sun with canopies. There were a couple of hours in the afternoon where we got sun directly on our canopies, and even in our man-made shade it was hotter during those hours.
That said, planing more trees on the farm in any number to really make a difference really doesn't seem practical at all. But making it tent only (the walk from Pod 2 was only 10 minutes or so) I could see as feasible.
Bottom line, even with my canopies, the trees were damn nice :-)
Roo needs way more trees. Hundreds more. Fear of ticks and falling branches? Please, there two evils and at Bonnaroo- sun and sound bleed. Trees are the solution, in Ceneteroo and camping- a falling branch might inconvenience one person per decade (maybe)- the shade would be worth millions- I live in scorching Florida hurricane country and people kill their natural shade worrying about falling branches. I love the droopy live oaks shading my house and laugh at those pruning them back. A tree branch breaking through your roof is like one in a thousand or less even in hurricane country. The chance that the sun will raise your powerbill by hundreds is 100%. Roo is just too cheap to do it.
I camped in pod two btw. Near a tree, and slept in because of it.
I slept in because I came prepared. If you were a member of this board before bonnaroo this year, they you without a doubt heard the suggestion to bring a shade canopy, and either put your tent under it, or sleep directly under it, forgoing the tent all together. Next you will expect bonnaroo to supply you with sunscreen and clean clothes.
Let this echo, trees in the general camp ground will only add to the traffic congestion when entering and leaving the farm. As far as Jess's idea about having a wooded area be tent only camping, this would work, but you wouldn't have the perk of being close to centeroo, Also, since the removal of the lunar stage (praise jesus!), I did not have a single problem with sound bleed this year, not one problem.
Also, you may want to talk to your home owners insurance company. If a tree falls through your roof, and they determine that you did not take precautions to reduce demonstrable risk, they may choose to not pay for the damages. Read your contracts very carefully.
Yeah, trees really are bad. The barren sunscorched earth is a real winner that shouldn't be triffled with. Not my first Roo, btw. Thanks for the insurance warning. I'll be sure to run out and butcher the oaks asap. As for expecting free sunscreen, the tickets are like 300 dollars. I do expect services and conveniences. It's not like it's Woodstock. They're making a fortune.
I slept in because I came prepared. If you were a member of this board before bonnaroo this year, they you without a doubt heard the suggestion to bring a shade canopy, and either put your tent under it, or sleep directly under it, forgoing the tent all together. Next you will expect bonnaroo to supply you with sunscreen and clean clothes.
Let this echo, trees in the general camp ground will only add to the traffic congestion when entering and leaving the farm. As far as Jess's idea about having a wooded area be tent only camping, this would work, but you wouldn't have the perk of being close to centeroo, Also, since the removal of the lunar stage (praise jesus!), I did not have a single problem with sound bleed this year, not one problem.
Also, you may want to talk to your home owners insurance company. If a tree falls through your roof, and they determine that you did not take precautions to reduce demonstrable risk, they may choose to not pay for the damages. Read your contracts very carefully.
Yeah, trees really are bad. The barren sunscorched earth is a real winner that shouldn't be triffled with. Not my first Roo, btw. Thanks for the insurance warning. I'll be sure to run out and butcher the oaks asap. As for expecting free sunscreen, the tickets are like 300 dollars. I do expect services and conveniences. It's not like it's Woodstock. They're making a fortune.
Someone should talk to MikeD about making a smiley face that would universally indicate sarcasm, it would eliminate so much snarky back bite on this forum, I venture it would be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
For Clarity:
I do not deny that it would be more pleasant to camp under trees, but I do still hold firm to the idea that adding trees in the general campground would lead to even longer waits to get in. Maybe you would like to wait an additional 2 hours in your car, on the side of I24, I don't know.
My comment about supplying sun screen and clean clothes was complete sarcasm. The fact that you (sorta) agreed with the idea of AC Entertainment being responsible for supplying sun screen to the masses, based on the profit you estimate them making, is laughable, and makes me question your concepts on reality. I am assuming you don't agree with capitalism.
Finally, my suggestion for you to consult your insurance provider about your responsibilities, as a home owner (assumptive), to reduce and or control the amount of demonstrable risk was just a kind warning. In a location where torrential rainfall and high winds are all but given, it would not suprise me if you found, somewhere in your insurance agreement, a section outlining your responsibilities of controlling the growth of tree limbs directly over your house. My renter's insurance, for example, protects me from burglary, but with the assumption that my doors are equipt with a locking mechanism. If my house were burglarized, and they found that my doors were not equipped with locks, they could, according to their contract that I signed, refuse to cover my loses. They are not asking me to sit at home with a loaded shotgun 24/7, much like they wouldn't be asking you to live on a barren piece of land with no trees, but they do expect me to take (reasonable) steps necessary to protect the belongings I am asking them to insure. Insurance companies exist to make money, like most everything else in our country.
Furthermore, falling trees have killed people, it's documented. Your insurance provider may cover the damages to your property, but will they bring you back to life?
I was in Pod 2, right under a tree. Def felt lucky on landing a spot with a tree!
SPIDERS: As we were packing up I mentioned to my GF how we could expect numerous spider surprises on the drive home. Sure enough from Manchester to Tampa and for a week after one spider after another came crawling out of little spots all over my car. Some scarier than others.
NEW TREES: Regarding new adding more trees to GA camping. . . so long as the trees are in rows along the dirt roads and not scattered (like in Pod 2) I doubt they would add much trouble to the traffic.
Plus, if each road was tree lined I think that would catch a lot of the dust and provide each pod with a couple of hours of shade in the morning and evening
I was in Pod 2, right under a tree. Def felt lucky on landing a spot with a tree!
SPIDERS: As we were packing up I mentioned to my GF how we could expect numerous spider surprises on the drive home. Sure enough from Manchester to Tampa and for a week after one spider after another came crawling out of little spots all over my car. Some scarier than others.
NEW TREES: Regarding new adding more trees to GA camping. . . so long as the trees are in rows along the dirt roads and not scattered (like in Pod 2) I doubt they would add much trouble to the traffic.
Plus, if each road was tree lined I think that would catch a lot of the dust and provide each pod with a couple of hours of shade in the morning and evening
Do you have any idea how much money that would cost? You would have to get trees big enough to live on their own, and just at a guesstimate 4-5000 of them to get everywhere. Getting a tree that large and getting it planted would be 2grand at a minimum. Do you really think Bonnaroo is going to spend a minimum of 8 million dollars for trees? Also it would reduce the amount of available space by at least 20-25% so they would be unable to sell as many tickets.
I was in Pod 2, right under a tree. Def felt lucky on landing a spot with a tree!
SPIDERS: As we were packing up I mentioned to my GF how we could expect numerous spider surprises on the drive home. Sure enough from Manchester to Tampa and for a week after one spider after another came crawling out of little spots all over my car. Some scarier than others.
NEW TREES: Regarding new adding more trees to GA camping. . . so long as the trees are in rows along the dirt roads and not scattered (like in Pod 2) I doubt they would add much trouble to the traffic.
Plus, if each road was tree lined I think that would catch a lot of the dust and provide each pod with a couple of hours of shade in the morning and evening
Do you have any idea how much money that would cost? You would have to get trees big enough to live on their own, and just at a guesstimate 4-5000 of them to get everywhere. Getting a tree that large and getting it planted would be 2grand at a minimum. Do you really think Bonnaroo is going to spend a minimum of 8 million dollars for trees? Also it would reduce the amount of available space by at least 20-25% so they would be unable to sell as many tickets.
Jess, do you think we could persuade Druid to come change the name of this thread to "Noobville's irrational requests for AC Entertainment"?
Without capitalism, Bonnaroo wouldn't exist. Just sayin
How do you know? Maybe it would be all summer long, in fields of free corn, with big shady trees and hammocks and ice cold beer for everyone.
Yeah, maybe so... maybe all the musicians, concessioneers, medical personnel, security personnel, etc, would all decide to work out of the goodness of their hearts. That is assuming, of course, they can all get time off their government assigned jobs, where they work seven 12 hour shifts (without bathroom breaks) each week at their local sewing factory.
Without capitalism, Bonnaroo wouldn't exist. Just sayin
How do you know? Maybe it would be all summer long, in fields of free corn, with big shady trees and hammocks and ice cold beer for everyone.
Yeah I am guessing you have never been to Manchester in the off season. Also without the investment of notorious capitalist, and real estate entertainment tycoon Coran Capshaw there would be no Bonnaroo at all.
and provide each pod with a couple of hours of shade in the morning and evening 