Oshkosh 2003 Redux

Jack Allison wrote:. The tricky part at OSH is trying to

dry out a sleeping bag between storms. You walk outside after a seminar or
after going through the booths, see nasty dark clouds, hear a thunder clap
and *know* you won't make it back to your camp before it starts raining. My
bag finally dried out after about three days. Felt like I was sleeping in a
sponge the first night after it got wet. Ah, but it was all worth it
though. I'm hooked and already thinking about next year.

The "trick" is to hang things inside!! We have a HUGE tent (Eureka - "The
Lodge") that has a sleeping room and a porch (no floor). Both rooms have huge
windows and we keep the ones in the sleeping room closed at ALL times we are
away from the tent. Both rooms have rings you can hang ropes from for drying
things and for hammocks for stuff you want to keep off the ground. We do string
a laundry line outside also, but only for things we have duplicates of (towels,
etc.). We have a queen size air mattress so the bags don't get wet. I also
pack a couple of days clothes in plastic bags. Sometimes I just leave a bunch
of things in the plane for dryness sake. You really can stay high and dry in
OSH with a bit of advance planning.

Margy