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Needless to say, the two years I've gotten in on Wednesday night have been two of my favorite 'Roos! It's a great time to meet your neighbors or just explore what you can of the campgrounds! I remember in '10 my 'Roo-virgin buddy Zack just wanted to go around and meet people around 3am and we had a lot of fun and met some groovy people.
I think a lot of vendors are open Wednesday night. Check em out before that main drag is packed and dusty. Explore and check out the all the pod art too.
Just watch out for traffic while you run around! And vice versa while you're driving in.
Post by laurensmackho on May 18, 2012 9:13:19 GMT -5
There are some interesting vendors on Bushy Branch too . I end up buying my girlfriend glass every year. Maybe not this year though because we moved into an apartment over a hippie shop and if we need anything we can just go downstairs.
Post by laurensmackho on May 18, 2012 10:01:45 GMT -5
We had a couple of teenage girls next to us in 2010. They got there with us on Wed and I don't think I saw them leave their camp site the entire time. They looked freaking miserable and complained about the noise on a pretty constant basis. We offered them beer and they just gave us the stink eye. I think they left Sunday morning. Horrible neighbors.
That's what I'm kinda worried about, but not so much.. I hope I get cool neighbors, but if I don't- whatever.. I'll barely be at the campsite anyway. I guess it does happen sometimes probably. I think it would be hard to get bad neighbors though. I mean c'mon, it's Bonnaroooo
We had a couple of teenage girls next to us in 2010. They got there with us on Wed and I don't think I saw them leave their camp site the entire time. They looked freaking miserable and complained about the noise on a pretty constant basis. We offered them beer and they just gave us the stink eye. I think they left Sunday morning. Horrible neighbors.
That's what I'm kinda worried about, but not so much.. I hope I get cool neighbors, but if I don't- whatever.. I'll barely be at the campsite anyway. I guess it does happen sometimes probably. I think it would be hard to get bad neighbors though. I mean c'mon, it's Bonnaroooo
I've had great neighbors, and awful ones. In 2010 I found my neighbor just sifting through my cooler which, if they hadn't been nasty to us earlier in the weekend, I wouldn't have cared about. I usually park in the handicap section, so it's a little less wild there (lot of families and older folks in there) and the younger people generally try to keep the late-late night noise to a minimum. These guys BLASTED awful techno reggaeton until sunrise every day, and they also ran their cars for hours at a time so they could sit in the a/c. Miserable people and awful neighbors. But, like you said, I just didn't spend any time at my campsite.
Last year I had AWESOME neighbors. A group of college-aged kids with one of their grandmothers as the chaperone. Granny got down, dude. She was up at 7am making bacon/eggs/etc., she literally woke me up by plopping a piece of bacon on my upper lip to "let the scent wake me." She ate corn, threw back beers, I saw her high-fiving people at Black keys. The kids weren't half bad, either, but Granny made the group.
So you can have people who fully envelop themselves in the Roo spirit, like Granny, and it's a great experience camping next to them. Or you can have the misery brigade cry for 4 straight days. The only thing I will say is that there are way, way, way, way, wayyyyy more of the positive folks at Roo, so if you do end up with some a-hole neighbors, make friends with other people around you. Don't let sh*tty people affect your trip, basically.
We had a couple of teenage girls next to us in 2010. They got there with us on Wed and I don't think I saw them leave their camp site the entire time. They looked freaking miserable and complained about the noise on a pretty constant basis. We offered them beer and they just gave us the stink eye. I think they left Sunday morning. Horrible neighbors.
Yuck why did they come? To sun bathe
To see Jay-Z. They paid 345 dollars to sit around and complain and see one show.
i have to say, last year i would go to bed around 4 and get up around 6. then around 1 or 2 depending on who was playing i would go take a nap in my car with the ac on. It was very nice!
In the middle of the day, when most people are up and active already, it's not as bad. It's also not bad if you've positioned your car so it's not blowing pure exhaust into the adjacent campsite. This guy had a raised F-350 with a giant exhaust pipe that funneled fumes directly into our EZ-up.
On the topic of neigbors: I've been blessed with awesome neighbors every year. In 2010 I camped beside a couple from Milwaukee and they were amazing! Last year we were beside some Canadians who were very friendly (duh), only thing is the got a little noisy in the morning while I was trying to sleep.
The atmosphere on Wednesday night is great, it's not super packed yet and everyone is super excited about arriving on the farm. It's great to walk around and see everyone in their car anxious to get parked.
We had a couple of teenage girls next to us in 2010. They got there with us on Wed and I don't think I saw them leave their camp site the entire time. They looked freaking miserable and complained about the noise on a pretty constant basis. We offered them beer and they just gave us the stink eye. I think they left Sunday morning. Horrible neighbors.
With the exception of the arrival/departure times this sounds very much like these two girls that came up with us last year... never again! Complained the whole time... just looked miserable. These are a rare and strange breed... few and far in between fortunately. I don't understand it myself, sometimes i have dreams about bonnaroo.
I think Wednesday night is the ideal time to walk around and check out the Pods. There isn't much time to do that once the festival starts, and there is definitely a ton of cool stuff out there. Last year at my pod you could decorate pre-made birdhouses and take them home.
Post by candyflippedaround on May 21, 2012 10:31:16 GMT -5
Never got in before thurs but I just had a memory of setting up camp, cracking a beer and watching the thousands of people around me doing the same. God what a great sight that is. I love seeing everyone scramble so the party can start.
Post by deadbeatmike on May 21, 2012 19:45:35 GMT -5
So, I read in a several year old post that showing up early gets you relegated to the back forty. Is there any truth to that? I am not against walking by any means but I assumed that early arrival would carry good positioning! Fact or fiction? Also, is there a gate that is recommended by anyone for Wednesday evening arrival? I come from Cincinnati so that will influence my GPS but I will steer around if there is a benefit. Thanks!
Post by monkybunney on May 21, 2012 22:55:12 GMT -5
It's starting to feel allot more real now and not some distant dream!
deadbeatmike it's very much luck of the draw but from what I've heard yes getting in on Wed will probably land you somewhere on the outskirts of town. I'm under the impression that the majority of folks coming in on Wed are looking to grab a spot in Tent Only, that's my plan. But no one can predict the places they will go once they enter the Toll Booth.
Speaking of Neighbors, we did RV in 2010, and it was peculiar. Everyone seemed like perfectly fine cool folks but the vibe was less like we're all in this together and more like were all in our own little worlds. Anybody else notice this or was it just the folks we happened to park next to?
EDIT: They were friendly worlds, but none the less seemed like we were all on different planets.
Now that parkin' officially opens on Wednesday evenin' it's a total crapshoot all over again. I'd say there are decent odds of early Wednesday arrivals will get parked in the BFE/007 camps. In which case you possibly may not be allowed to leave your specific POD until the followin' mornin'.
Either way I'm excited to be gettin' there on Wednesday again!
I'm not sure if BFE is where volunteer camping is...but I called to see if volunteers would be allowed out prior to Thursday 8am (the rumor I read on this forum is that they are not). They told me that volunteers will be allowed to exit for tent only "when GA admissions opens on Wednesday."
In that case, shouldn't BFE be open for all to leave as well? Can anyone confirm this?
. I end up buying my girlfriend glass every year. Maybe not this year though because we moved into an apartment over a hippie shop and if we need anything we can just go downstairs. 
