rich wrote:
They are forecasting temps in the 50's at night all next week in
Lakeland. That sounds ideal for camping next to my homebuilt. Sure
would make the trip easier, not having hassle with a rental car and
hotel. Has anyone camped at Lakeland in the homebuilt camping area?
Just wondering if they have showers that aren't a mile away.....Or
showers at all.
There are ways to avoid a rental car also, even if camping isn't
desired. Lake Wales airport is only about a mile from the Super 8
motel, and I can ride my folding bike from there easily. But it's $62
a night. I've found lodging rates in Florida to be routinely
overpriced. As soon as I drive out of the state, they drop in half.
Would be nice to camp and get out of that rip off.


I've done it both ways, & my personal pref is camping. Distance to
showers is dependent on where you pitch your tent. Most a/c camping
areas can have a pretty long hike (maybe 200 yards) to the showers, but
if you park in the 'homebuilt showplane' area, there's a homebuilt
shuttle that will haul you & your gear to your choice of tent camping
area closer to showers. Pull up a map of the grounds & take a look at
where the shower houses are in relation to parking. If you can convince
the marshalers to park you in 'classic camping' you will be closer to
the showers and to the center of the action.

The worst thing about SNF camping is that they charge for the whole week
& you can't get a refund for unused nights. But if you stay more than 3
days, a full week's admission is an ok deal.

There's less variety in the food dept than OSH, but the flyin itself is
a bit less commercialized than OSH. (They are *trying* to be as crassly
commercial as OSH; they just haven't achieved it yet.)

I gave up on OSH years ago, but I'm still willing to attend SNF (so far).

Charlie