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I enjoyed camping in BFE in 06 a little more than the pretty good spot we got last year...
Don't know why. I guess it seemed like there was much more going on over there, got to know allot more neighbors, and well, because it was more spread out.
In 2006, we got in at 6:30 am on Thursday, and got placed near the middle of BFE. The walk to Centeroo was pretty crappy, though, because between the camp and centeroo (up along the woods and along the fence of What Stage) there is really nothing to look at or do in between, and the walk generally took us 30 minutes.
But you do meet some of the more dedicated (in many ways ) by getting stuck in BFE... so it has it's advantages.
What about entering VIP on Wed. night? Will they let you? Also, do they fill that in front to back too? I do not want to be right behind the stage! Still will probably go 8am or so on Thursday.
i wonder if you were to come in on wed night if you dont like your spot can you leave and come back in and say...hey I forgot something gotta go back out and repark??? just wondering
As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
i wonder if you were to come in on wed night if you dont like your spot can you leave and come back in and say...hey I forgot something gotta go back out and repark??? just wondering
Not likely. You will be blocked in by everyone else until Monday. Even if you could squeeze out, they won't let you go against traffic until maybe Sat.
Post by ignignoktroo on Feb 28, 2008 19:22:57 GMT -5
From all I've seen about this, there doesn't seem to be any way to guarantee where you'll get camped either way. In '06 we arrived Thursday afternoon (3:00 or so) and got a pretty good spot (Camp Chewbacca I think). In '07 we got in Thursday night around Midnight into Friday and got screwed out to Austin Powers (upper right corner in map picture). I know for damn sure people that arrived later got closer. The one advantage to Austin Powers was that there were a few trees. There was also a wooded area a short distance behind it that people disappeared into for an hour or two at a time, but I never got to go... If I had, though, I may have intruded on some rather private matters! lol