Oshkosh camping

Last time I was there I parked my airplane in the homebuilt parking and
camped next to it. I am wondering if a friend flew in with me in a
production aircraft, could we park together in the homebuilt parking or
would they have to go off with the production parking. Can you camp in the
production parking area?

Thanks for any info.
Gary

They will (most likely) make the production aircraft park in the North
40 unless it is considered a classic, then it will be in the
antique/classic section. The other alternative would be for you to park
in the general aviation North 40 parking area.

keepitrunning wrote:
Last time I was there I parked my airplane in the homebuilt parking and
camped next to it. I am wondering if a friend flew in with me in a
production aircraft, could we park together in the homebuilt parking or
would they have to go off with the production parking. Can you camp in the
production parking area?

Thanks for any info.
Gary

keepitrunning wrote:
Last time I was there I parked my airplane in the homebuilt parking and
camped next to it. I am wondering if a friend flew in with me in a
production aircraft, could we park together in the homebuilt parking or
would they have to go off with the production parking. Can you camp in the
production parking area?

Anybody can camp in the North 40 (spam can) parking area. Homebuilt,
classic or otherwise. You often see people who would qualify for
showplane camping parked up there for the exact reason you have.

It used to be that homebuilts could park in with the classics, but
since the homebuilts got their own camping area there seems to be
some rift between the two communities. Never hurts to ask once
you get there, but be prepared to deal with the least common denominator.

The North 40 isn't that bad. I parked there two years. There's
no blasted PA system and your much closer to the off-field services
(Restaurants, groceries).

Ron Natalie wrote:

The North 40 isn't that bad. I parked there two years. There's
no blasted PA system and your much closer to the off-field services
(Restaurants, groceries).

I've only been to OSH once, in 1995 to see the WWII birds. I parked and
camped for two nights in the north 40 with my 182 tail against the fence
by the hangar owned or maybe just used that week, by Kermit Weeks. It
was a nice location, although it was either a bus ride or very long walk
to get to the heart of the action.

The only real complaint I had was the lousy toilet and shower facilties.
The shower trailers had about 25% of the capacity required and I don't
think they were cleaned even once a day. The grass had been mowed right
before the start of the show (I arrived on the first day) and the
trailers were soon tracked full of grass which clogged up the shower
drains and made things a mess. And it stayed that way for the two days
that I camped. My friend and I got a room at the dorms for the rest of
our five day stay and that was much nicer although a little warm and
night with no AC. However, the dorm restrooms and showers were quite
nice as dorms go and were kept very clean by the staff.


Matt

Anybody can camp in the North 40 (spam can) parking area. Homebuilt,
classic or otherwise. You often see people who would qualify for
showplane camping parked up there for the exact reason you have.

It used to be that homebuilts could park in with the classics, but
since the homebuilts got their own camping area there seems to be
some rift between the two communities. Never hurts to ask once
you get there, but be prepared to deal with the least common denominator.

The North 40 isn't that bad. I parked there two years. There's
no blasted PA system and your much closer to the off-field services
(Restaurants, groceries).

Do they have showers/bathrooms in that North 40 parking area just like
in homebuilt camping? I haven't done the camping thing there yet, and
was wondering, are the showers/bathrooms overly crowded in the
morning? that is, do you have to stand in line just to get inside?
Not having that PA system sounds nice, as do being closer to the
services. I guess up there, you're out of walking distance to the
show.

"Tedstriker" wrote in message
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Anybody can camp in the North 40 (spam can) parking area. Homebuilt,
classic or otherwise. You often see people who would qualify for
showplane camping parked up there for the exact reason you have.

It used to be that homebuilts could park in with the classics, but
since the homebuilts got their own camping area there seems to be
some rift between the two communities. Never hurts to ask once
you get there, but be prepared to deal with the least common denominator.

The North 40 isn't that bad. I parked there two years. There's
no blasted PA system and your much closer to the off-field services
(Restaurants, groceries).

Do they have showers/bathrooms in that North 40 parking area just like
in homebuilt camping? I haven't done the camping thing there yet, and
was wondering, are the showers/bathrooms overly crowded in the
morning? that is, do you have to stand in line just to get inside?
Not having that PA system sounds nice, as do being closer to the
services. I guess up there, you're out of walking distance to the
show.

There are a couple of block shower houses in the North 40. I've camped
there several times and liked the ability to camp by the airplane. In the
homebuilt, antique, and classic areas, my experience is that you've gotta be
an early arriver to stake out enough room for an airplane and tent.
Otherwise, the plane will end up in showplane parking, with the tent a few
hundred yards away, crammed up against a bunch of other tents.

Kyle Boatright wrote:
In the
homebuilt, antique, and classic areas, my experience is that you've gotta be
an early arriver to stake out enough room for an airplane and tent.
Otherwise, the plane will end up in showplane parking, with the tent a few
hundred yards away, crammed up against a bunch of other tents.


Not true. The parking area fills up faster than campign which goes on
practically forever to the south. Those people camped in the trees
(alternatively known as Sally's Alley or Calcutta depenidng on who you
ask) chose to camp there away from their aircraft. Many of them are
volunteers for the Vintage division.

"Ron Natalie" wrote

Those people camped in the trees
(alternatively known as Sally's Alley or Calcutta depenidng on who you
ask) chose to camp there away from their aircraft.

Biggest reason, I'll guess, is shade.
--
Jim in NC

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 06:02:54 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote:

Kyle Boatright wrote:
In the
homebuilt, antique, and classic areas, my experience is that you've gotta be
an early arriver to stake out enough room for an airplane and tent.
Otherwise, the plane will end up in showplane parking, with the tent a few
hundred yards away, crammed up against a bunch of other tents.


Not true. The parking area fills up faster than campign which goes on
practically forever to the south. Those people camped in the trees
(alternatively known as Sally's Alley or Calcutta depenidng on who you
ask) chose to camp there away from their aircraft. Many of them are
volunteers for the Vintage division.

Don't they fill up all the way South to the airport boundary fence
which is well beyond the end of the runway? Now that is the middle of
nowhe-))

I've always been able to get into showplane camping, but they always
question the age of the Deb which looks like a modern F-33, but was
built in 59.

Of course that does fill up early on, but you don't need to get there
a week ahead of time like I usually did.

BTW, what color is your Navion, Ron?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Tedstriker wrote:


Do they have showers/bathrooms in that North 40 parking area just like
in homebuilt camping? I haven't done the camping thing there yet, and
was wondering, are the showers/bathrooms overly crowded in the
morning? that is, do you have to stand in line just to get inside?
Not having that PA system sounds nice, as do being closer to the
services. I guess up there, you're out of walking distance to the
show.

There's one permanent shower building similar to the one in the
classic area or the ones over in Scholler. I think they have a
second WMI shower trailer (similar to the one by the Hangar cafe)
over on the north side of 27-9.