Going to Roo alone?

haha my bad.  i read it wrong.  i'm leaving LR

I plan on going in around 10:00 Thursday morning...but I only have a 20-min drive to get to the farm...

Ummm...I only live 20-min from the farm! 19.9 miles, according to Google Maps! I'll have plenty of gear and supplies, and this is my 9th 'Roo overall...come along!

Probably 10-11 hours going through TXK/LR/Memphis/then around Nashville.

I'll be heading in solo around 11:00 am Thursday morning.

I think going solo is a good idea, though I think your experience will be greatly, greatly enhanced if you are able to talk to people while you're there. I'm not the type to walk up to people and start a convo, and I think my inhibition really held me back at my first Roo (and I think this was exacerbated by smoking too much). It got so bad that Saturday night was exhausted and depressed and just wanted to go home. I was lonely. But looking back on that Roo, there are a few things I remember - sharing some smokables with a dude in the Rod y Gab pit (I think he was from Ohio, so if you're here, hi!), waiting on the rail for Gary Clark Jr. with a young couple that I met, and recovering my stupidly left-on-the-ground camera from someone who was watching it in the hopes that its owner would return. My most positive experiences from that year all involved other people. When people on here say that you're never alone at Bonnaroo, that's true - but only if you're open to it. If you go and just do your thing and don't talk to anyone, you'll still probably enjoy your experience, but if you're like me, you might end up feeling pretty isolated by the end of it. I've been working for a while on approaching more people and stepping outside of my comfort zone, and I think Roo is one of the best places to do that. There are so many interesting experiences to be had, but they only become available to you if you're open to them as well! Regardless of how your Roo goes, it will be a learning experience that will better prepare you for next year, when Prince, Daft Punk, and Jesus headline.

And if you're still worried about it, come find me; you'll have a friend.

My biggest I guess I'll say gripe about going be myself this year is the 12 hour drive. I'm going to be talking to myself A LOT in the car.
I'll probably be staying with a friend of mine on wednesday who lives about 30 minutes from Manchester. So if anyone wanted to caravan in Thursday morning/afternoon, I'd be down for meeting up someplace.
Just think of all the space we would have!

My car is really awesome on gas, I can go about 6 hours before I even need to fill up!

I think a book on tape might put me to sleep (we don't want that, do we?), but maybe not. That's a good idea, because it would keep you focused.
I did all the driving the to and from the past 2 years, so I know that I can make the 12 hr drive. It's just... being by yourself in the car for that long is so lame.

I just gave my coworker all my reasons for going solo today, so I figured this group my appreciate them:

Arrive when you want.
Leave when you want.
Do whatever in between.

If you go with a group of friends, you will experience the following:
-Someone gets way wasted and you have to take care of them
-Someone complains about heat/dirt/bathrooms/whatever else that comes with the territory
-They make you go to a show you don't really want to see
-They make you go back early when you're not tired
-They stay up and talk when you want to sleep
-Someone will ask to borrow money (they will never give it back)
-Someone will get sick and need sympathy

You will have friends who are no longer your friends when you're done.
You will meet people you prefer to spend time with as opposed to the people you brought.
tl;dr just go solo. You'll do what you want, make friends along the way, and have the best time.

Live MMJ is my secret weapon to long drives. The longest I can do is between Denver and Tucson which is 14+/- hours

Most of the crew I'm going with are couples, so I'm like the only single guy so as usual at Bonnaroo I run off from my group and go on adventures alone. Though I'm not traveling alone I will pretty much be alone at Roo this year like the years before it. pretty psyched

I like to go with a group so there's the option of hanging out with friends, but they already know what's up if I dip out and wander off

This was me last year. It was my first Roo, and I went alone. I camped in Camp Inforoo in tent only, so there were always people around that I knew if I wanted to mingle, but if I wanted to be alone there was noone to get their feelings hurt about it. I did what I wanted, when I wanted to. As a wife & mom of 2, that was a really big deal to me!

It was easy to get up close for shows. If I wanted to camp out for rail, I didn't have to consider anyone elses wishes. When I was tired, I napped. Hungry, I ate. I could change course at any given time with no explanation or good reason. It was freedom!

I rarely felt lonely; there was always a friendly face nearby if I felt like being social. Always someone just as excited as me about the music, the food, the people, the sights & sounds.

It was also great having a tent & air mattress all to myself.

The only time I felt lonely was Sunday night. I couldn't find anyone I knew at Petty, and everywhere I went there seemed to be groups or couples who were kind of keeping to themselves. It got dark & I couldn't see any friendly faces. It started raining and I covered my head with a towel; not a good environment to meet people I guess. That was the only moment I really wished I was with friends.

I was tired, and lamenting the soon-to-be ending of the weekend; probably most everyone else was too. I left centeroo and sat down at a friend's campsite right in front of the arch. They weren't there, but I sat a while out of the rain, relaxed and finished my beer, and left to go find my car while I listened to the last show of the weekend in the background.

The ending was bittersweet but the experience itself was incredibly satisfying. I would highly recommend Roo'ing alone, especially for introverts.

This year I'm going with my favorite girl in the world, my 5 year old daughter. I can't wait to see what it's like experiencing Roo with her, and seeing her experience it. It's going to be magical.

Oh, I here you! I love to put my dancing shoes on. If I'm by myself at a show it might take me longer to get them laced up, but I just kind of bust out my moves when the moment feels right. Hahaha