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If you will start unpacking and SET UP YOUR TENT immediately when you get parked, you will find that you have more room. People by nature will spread out as much as possible and you will find that if you wait, someone has spread into your turf on both sides.
Post by wellbalancedmusic on Nov 7, 2007 18:23:16 GMT -5
yes we already had our site set up and when the next round of happy campers came in the said we had take to much space and made us take it down and reduce our camping size all this after the guy parking us said we were fine. I got the parking nazi back...i put an open can of sardiens and some linburger cheese under the seat of his golf cart and on the manifold of it little motor in that heat it stunk like hell...lol
It really varies, seems to be no rhyme or reason. Best advice i got was swing wide when you pull into your spot. My sister (dcbee) was driving and swung wide (but not so wide they made her back up and try again). She almost hit the direction dude and he commented on it and she giggled all cute and he didn't make us readjust. ;D
We had room for two 4-person tents and a shade pop-up in between. No room really width-wise (on top of neighbors) but behind us we had a ton of room to the next row of cars. So we were like 10'X30' or something. But if you have good stuff like shade, a grill, a cooler full of beer - room is not an issue and you can probably make a little compound with your neighbors. They give you tent space, you give them shade... live is good at Bonnaroo!
We had more room at Bonnaroo than we did at Bisco this year. We had room for our 12x16 tent and an 8x8 easy up no problem. Plus the SUV. At Bisco it was more of a challenge.
Sharing is key so we shared space and shade with our neighbors with smaller tents and had no issues.
Post by BrokenLight on Nov 8, 2007 23:57:26 GMT -5
This past year I camped in the handicapped area. I came in the entrance right off the interstate going north. Once inside Bonnaroo, I was about 100 yards down the road on the right. I was right on the main road inside Bonnaroo, and the best part was - I was pretty much directly behind the other tent. The walk from my camp to the festival entrance gate was shorter than the time it took me to smoke a cigarette. Not to mention we had plenty of room, I bet you could've fit 4 or 5 more cars, along with their camping gear.
This past year I camped in the handicapped area. I came in the entrance right off the interstate going north. Once inside Bonnaroo, I was about 100 yards down the road on the right. I was right on the main road inside Bonnaroo, and the best part was - I was pretty much directly behind the other tent. The walk from my camp to the festival entrance gate was shorter than the time it took me to smoke a cigarette. Not to mention we had plenty of room, I bet you could've fit 4 or 5 more cars, along with their camping gear.
I was in the same area, we had a pretty good sized area, when we set up I let some people use my hammer, and then other people came up and asked. After that it was pretty much layed back and help each other out atmosphere. Some people from Boston thought it was tent only and was drunk as can be and set up camp next to us but everyone seemed cool with them.
Point is, I think it matters where you get stuck at, staff on duty at the time and many other variables. If you a good pirate just jump out sword a swinging and plant you flag......
We were in the back next to the fence. We had a HUGE silver tarp set up right next to the white Phish flag... I think I know what drunk guys you're talking about ... they were fun to watch.
We were in the back next to the fence. We had a HUGE silver tarp set up right next to the white Phish flag... I think I know what drunk guys you're talking about ... they were fun to watch.
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Why did the mod delete this post. It was just talking about these to girls next to me that took everything like a idiots and was confused why the od'd.
We were in the back next to the fence. We had a HUGE silver tarp set up right next to the white Phish flag... I think I know what drunk guys you're talking about ... they were fun to watch.
Damn Aly-we were not far from you at all. We were at the very corner of that fence, but on the dirt road toward the away- from -centeroo end if that makes sense. We hung in my buddy's huge red jeep screenhouse/tent watching and commenting on the action as it zoomed by on the road.(Hoping we were not the drunks!) I had the big silver tarp wedged over my green pick up.
My buddy may have even smoked breakfast with you one day.
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alyroo
Bonnafunky Dirtyroo Princess of Blinkytown and moonpie expert
I might be mistaken. Your set up looks familiar, but that might be from seeing it on here. We were in the diagonal corner of access from centeroo. So when we ventured in, we mainly went down the road and past the portos in. It looks like you were closer to the 2nd street and i think we were on the 3rd st end of that fence. The Kidz i was thinking of were just a few spaces over from us on that fence toward you, but had the tarp triangulated off the ground and fence. We were over by where the blueboy sang afterhours on fri and sat nites
but i'm sure we must have crossed paths at the ice truck or the other tent entrance to centeroo.. ..
I think I remember you! Were you next to that one lady with the neck brace and like 12 kids with her?
This was us...
Did your buddy, by chance, borrow something? It may have been a hammer...
Okay Aly, how did you get the fan? generator? We were thinking of getting a generator for a fan and to recharge my wifes chair but the ones we seen were to loud....
I can't take credit for it all. I have insanely resourceful and slightly obsessive campmates. If I'm remembering correctly the fan was charged off a 12 volt marine battery with an inverter. they make these... which are easier and do the same thing. We had a generator too, for the microwave and other stuff. It was in a box type thing surrounded by some kind of insulating foam. They had it on the other side of their van and only ran it occasionally (so it wouldn't bother anybody)
I don't know if that helps... I'll email my guy and see what I can find out.
... and he rigged a freezer. We had popcicles all weekend.
But the real lifesaver is that tarp. Look at it close, it's a double tarp. The top one is an industrial silver tarp and the bottom one is a regular silver tarp, the dark sides face each other. It's all held up with recycled EZ up legs with chains hooked to the corners. The tarps are held onto the chains with zip-ties. The tarps have beachballs in between them for air flow and as a buffer from the heat. The center pole is telescoping PVC pipe. It's masterful.
We slept until noon.... easily
and you don't have to kidnap him. Just time your entrance with ours and be our neighbor ;D
I was typing and lost my post somewhere, I hate vista, so sorry if this comes up again somewhere but there is a missing post on the loose.
Anyway, Aly thanks for the help, I am looking at the powerpact that is charged by the car cig lighter. last year the people behind us had a tiki lounge under a big setup. My wife has MS and cannot help so I will be setting up everything on my own so I am looking for quick and easy but effective. We made a few freshman mistakes last year one being under estimating the Tn heat the other is thinking that poptarts and other quickies would be fine for food. So this year we are adapting and bringing a few extras. I would like to say that the post and leo survival guide helped out a great deal. If not for both I would have not enjoyed roo. THe freezing water and gatoraid helpout a great deal along with the bring the tarp to make into a canopy for shade were life savers. Some friends are going this year and I guided them this way. Karma for the help
