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But we are guessing the earlier you get there Wednesday the better your spit will be right
If you get a Premier pass, you should try to arrive as early as you can. Better to arrive before dark. You definitely want to get there before the General campers start showing up.
But there are really no bad spots in Premier, and arriving early won't necessarily get you a better spot. They don't make any guarantees. They can fill multiple areas at the same time.
I feel this being year 4 and the addition of Macca and the festival director stating they expect 90,000, that Firefly will attempt to get their shit together. If Premier is allowed in on Wed then they need their own route, ala Bonnaroo VIP. I for one have to work Wed morning and wont make it to the Woodlands till 8-9pm. If i am paying for premier and receiving the special perk of location I expect Firefly to make appropriate plans for those who choose premier. Last year I had regular camping and it was so unorganized when we got there. No one checked our camping pass, we never received camping wristbands, we didnt get trash bags for our site. We didnt have a bad time or experience, it was just coming from Roo the week before it was a difference of night and day
But we are guessing the earlier you get there Wednesday the better your spit will be right
Without a doubt. I did premier RV camping last year and we got there at about 9pm and we were literally across the street from the entrance. It was perfect.
If you get a Premier pass, you should try to arrive as early as you can. Better to arrive before dark. You definitely want to get there before the General campers start showing up.
But there are really no bad spots in Premier, and arriving early won't necessarily get you a better spot. They don't make any guarantees. They can fill multiple areas at the same time.
I feel this being year 4 and the addition of Macca and the festival director stating they expect 90,000, that Firefly will attempt to get their shit together. If Premier is allowed in on Wed then they need their own route, ala Bonnaroo VIP. I for one have to work Wed morning and wont make it to the Woodlands till 8-9pm. If i am paying for premier and receiving the special perk of location I expect Firefly to make appropriate plans for those who choose premier. Last year I had regular camping and it was so unorganized when we got there. No one checked our camping pass, we never received camping wristbands, we didnt get trash bags for our site. We didnt have a bad time or experience, it was just coming from Roo the week before it was a difference of night and day
I agree but I feel like there's really no other way they could bring people in. They could maybe bring people in the back way down persimmons tree ln and avoid leipsic all together. That might be an option. But that's really residential so they probably wouldn't consider that.
No one checked our pass either. Nor did we get wristbands. We did get garbage bags though but that was it.
Even if their isnt a different route, they need to make Wed premier the only cars on site till around 6am on Thursday. Like start premier at 6pm on Wednesday and make cutoff 2am. Then start allowing cars in at 6am on Thursday
Even if their isnt a different route, they need to make Wed premier the only cars on site till around 6am on Thursday. Like start premier at 6pm on Wednesday and make cutoff 2am. Then start allowing cars in at 6am on Thursday
Yeah I think they tried to do that in some way but because of how backed up people were it took them well past the cut off Wednesday time to load in.
I think they should give Wednesday a whole day of its own. Let people load in starting at like noon wednesday and go until midnight. That's a huge window of time to get everyone in. Then let general camping start showing up at 6am Thursday.
If they did that and still had a lot of Wednesday campers load in late there's still a huge window of time from midnight to 6am in the event people are held up in traffic.
Even if their isnt a different route, they need to make Wed premier the only cars on site till around 6am on Thursday. Like start premier at 6pm on Wednesday and make cutoff 2am. Then start allowing cars in at 6am on Thursday
Yeah I think they tried to do that in some way but because of how backed up people were it took them well past the cut off Wednesday time to load in.
I think they should give Wednesday a whole day of its own. Let people load in starting at like noon wednesday and go until midnight. That's a huge window of time to get everyone in. Then let general camping start showing up at 6am Thursday.
If they did that and still had a lot of Wednesday campers load in late there's still a huge window of time from midnight to 6am in the event people are held up in traffic.
If only they were smart enough to ask what we thought cause your plan I feel is perfect. I guess we shall see
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
This is my first year attempting Premier so I dont know how it is. I did General last year and it was a sea of cars in a filed with like 8 lines going down to one with little to no organization
We're gonna leave Columbus Ohio bright and early on Wednesday so we can get there and have one final meal before we get there. How strict were they on grills last year
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
How far away are you traveling from? Honestly we didn't show up til about 9 and we had little to no issue. Traffic itself was nothing. It started to get backed up once you pull into the "field" I guess is the best description for it. They create like literally 10 lanes and then all of a sudden it shrinks down to maybe a lane or two.
It sounds like a headache but really it wasn't bad at all. I think what was causing most of the problems was that the people ushering cars in were volunteers that received little to no training and looked like they either didn't care or had no clue what they were doing. The fact that there's no volunteer program this year and it's actually a job leads me to believe there might be better training leading up to the fest.
We're gonna leave Columbus Ohio bright and early on Wednesday so we can get there and have one final meal before we get there. How strict were they on grills last year
This is addressed under camping rules/regulations on the website, in case you don't trust me. You can have a propane grill. I highly recommend the coleman LXE.
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
How far away are you traveling from? Honestly we didn't show up til about 9 and we had little to no issue. Traffic itself was nothing. It started to get backed up once you pull into the "field" I guess is the best description for it. They create like literally 10 lanes and then all of a sudden it shrinks down to maybe a lane or two.
It sounds like a headache but really it wasn't bad at all. I think what was causing most of the problems was that the people ushering cars in were volunteers that received little to no training and looked like they either didn't care or had no clue what they were doing. The fact that there's no volunteer program this year and it's actually a job leads me to believe there might be better training leading up to the fest.
I live in Fairfax. It's about a 2 hour drive, but leaving at rush hour will more than likely add about an hour or so to that. We are also caravaning cause we will have 2 cars. I'm sure we'll figure it out
How far away are you traveling from? Honestly we didn't show up til about 9 and we had little to no issue. Traffic itself was nothing. It started to get backed up once you pull into the "field" I guess is the best description for it. They create like literally 10 lanes and then all of a sudden it shrinks down to maybe a lane or two.
It sounds like a headache but really it wasn't bad at all. I think what was causing most of the problems was that the people ushering cars in were volunteers that received little to no training and looked like they either didn't care or had no clue what they were doing. The fact that there's no volunteer program this year and it's actually a job leads me to believe there might be better training leading up to the fest.
I live in Fairfax. It's about a 2 hour drive, but leaving at rush hour will more than likely add about an hour or so to that. We are also caravaning cause we will have 2 cars. I'm sure we'll figure it out
Fairfax, VA? I'm like an hour and 40 mins south of you
I know you can have a grill but are they pretty strict on the propane tank size
From their Camping FAQ page:
"One cooking appliance is allowed per campsite. Propane only. No wood, charcoal, or flammable liquids allowed. Maximum amount of propane should not exceed 20 pounds or 48 pounds of water capacity. Cooking appliances are only permitted for use from 7am – 2am (EST). Please do not leave cooking appliances unattended."
Premier camping officially started at 6pm wednesday and went through midnight. But it took them forever to load people in so it sort of went through Thursday but with the way they gave times, if you were general Thursday but were in line before someone who had premier you were getting a better spot because there was not separation between the two. If that makes sense.
I really hope that Firefly figures out camping check-in this year, because it's been chaos the last two years.
Last year, there was Premier camping on both sides of the Woodlands. This year, they're putting all Wednesday Premier tent campers in the north area (The Clearing). That should result in a cleaner break between Premier and General. The problem last year was that Premier and General campers were showing up at the same time (late Wednesday/early Thursday), and they had no way to separate them in line.
Anyway, the website currently says this about Premier: "Must load in on Wednesday. No exceptions." "As long as you check-in on Wednesday, you may redeem your Wednesday Premier camping spot (located in The Clearing). If you arrive after Wednesday, than you will lose this spot and be placed in The Westwoods."
Haha, they really did use the wrong form of then/than in that FAQ answer. It's comforting to know that Red Frog's incompetence also extends to grammar.
Anyway, the website currently says this about Premier: "Must load in on Wednesday. No exceptions." "As long as you check-in on Wednesday, you may redeem your Wednesday Premier camping spot (located in The Clearing). If you arrive after Wednesday, than you will lose this spot and be placed in The Westwoods."
Haha, they really did use the wrong form of then/than in that FAQ answer. It's comforting to know that Red Frog's incompetence also extends to grammar.
LOL. I noticed that too. It's not the first time they've made that mistake, either.
Post by imalikindamusic on Mar 1, 2015 17:51:21 GMT -5
So I was looking at last year's line-up and comparing it this years. The two lists have such different vibes. In the same way that colors create different feelings, like red/yellow create warmth and energy, and blue/green create cool and relaxed.Both good in their own way. I feel like that's how the line-ups are. In my opinion, 2014 had more bands with high energy, punch and enthusiasm. This year's has more bands with a chill invigorating feeling. Anybody agree?
So I was looking at last year's line-up and comparing it this years. The two lists have such different vibes. In the same way that colors create different feelings, like red/yellow create warmth and energy, and blue/green create cool and relaxed.Both good in their own way. I feel like that's how the line-ups are. In my opinion, 2014 had more bands with high energy, punch and enthusiasm. This year's has more bands with a chill invigorating feeling. Anybody agree?
Are you saying the dress is gold/white or black/blue?
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
Yeah, I'm kind of worried about it too. I was planning to leave DC around 7/8 to get there around 9/10 because I figured anytime before midnight or so would be fine. Is this not true? I have a friend who will be flying in on Wednesday afternoon. :/
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
Yeah, I'm kind of worried about it too. I was planning to leave DC around 7/8 to get there around 9/10 because I figured anytime before midnight or so would be fine. Is this not true? I have a friend who will be flying in on Wednesday afternoon. :/
I too plan on arriving in Dover around 9-10pm. I am hoping that is fine. I am hoping its a get in line before midnight and your ok deal
Yeah, I'm kind of worried about it too. I was planning to leave DC around 7/8 to get there around 9/10 because I figured anytime before midnight or so would be fine. Is this not true? I have a friend who will be flying in on Wednesday afternoon. :/
I too plan on arriving in Dover around 9-10pm. I am hoping that is fine. I am hoping its a get in line before midnight and your ok deal
Yeah, my friend will actually prob get to DC around like 7 or 8, and we'll pick him up from the airport on the way...but needless to say, I'm banking on that "before midnight is fine" idea. I don't want to lose our premier spot, that would really suck.
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
Ugh the way y'all are describing the premier camping load in makes me think I'm gonna have to take half a day off to even try to load in on Wednesday, Dont think me leaving from the DMV area at 4 is gonna do much good
Yeah, I'm kind of worried about it too. I was planning to leave DC around 7/8 to get there around 9/10 because I figured anytime before midnight or so would be fine. Is this not true? I have a friend who will be flying in on Wednesday afternoon. :/
9 or 10 won't be that bad. Worst-case scenario is a long wait. If you're there by midnight, you'll get your Premier spot.
The wait depends on when they open check-in. If it's the same time as last year (6 pm), there's likely to be a backup by 10. But I'm hoping they'll open check-in earlier this year.
Don't worry about it until they post the check-in times.
Alert to those who won tickets. Not sure if you guys knew this but apparently your code was also supposed to waive the fees too.
If you were assessed fees with your free ticket code you should contact red frog. I saw some people talking about it on the FB fan page.
I knew something had to be wrong about that. It just seemed incredibly odd to have to pay $25 for a ticket I won, much less $66. Glad I won't have to pay that tomorrow.
Probably within the first day I'd say, no longer than the first week for sure. As for fastest buying, sign up for an event sprout account because that's the website you'll be buying the tickets from, if you sign up now you'll skip all the nonsense steps at checkout