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Old August 12th 05, 05:51 AM
RST Engineering
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When we were commercial exhibitors, EAA would store our booth from year to
year in the commercial exhibit buildings (which are absolutely empty) for a
hundred bucks or so. A group going to EAA (ask me, I'll find the right
path) that wants to store stuff from year to year ought to be able to do it
for a couple of hundred bucks for a whole BUNCH of camping gear.

But it can't be a "loose association". We need cubic feet and a formal
organization to approach EAA with this request. I'm willing to be the EAA
conduit, but you all have to form the association and request a specific
amount of cubic feet of storage. A couple of rules:

1. If you aren't there the next year, your stuff is either discarded or
taken home by other members.

2. Somebody HAS to be there the day before the show to tell the EAA
forklift operator where to dump the stuff.

Jim



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Wow, that's almost creepy, Jim. Mary and I were just talking about how
great it would be if someone would build a gazillion of those stupid
storage units (basically glorified miniature garages) on Wittman Field.



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Old August 12th 05, 06:08 PM
George Patterson
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RST Engineering wrote:

2. Somebody HAS to be there the day before the show to tell the EAA
forklift operator where to dump the stuff.


Possibly the stuff can be kept in an enclosed trailer that can be moved to some
sort of parking area during the event?

George Patterson
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Old August 13th 05, 04:01 AM
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But it can't be a "loose association". We need cubic feet and a formal
organization to approach EAA with this request. I'm willing to be the EAA
conduit, but you all have to form the association and request a specific
amount of cubic feet of storage.


Hmm. The "rec.aviation club" works for me.

Or do we need something more official sounding?
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Old August 13th 05, 05:24 AM
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How about the "rec.aviation.owners". THat works for me.

I'll make some quiet inquiries on Monday.

Jim


Hmm. The "rec.aviation club" works for me.

Or do we need something more official sounding?



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Old August 12th 05, 06:53 AM
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"Jay Honeck" wrote

Wow, that's almost creepy, Jim. Mary and I were just talking about how
great it would be if someone would build a gazillion of those stupid

storage
units (basically glorified miniature garages) on Wittman Field.

I'm sure hundreds (thousands?) of us would rent them for the whole year,
just so we'd have a place to store all the stuff we bring to (and from)

OSH
each year.

I'm surprised EAA hasn't jumped on this as a money-making proposition.


Yeah, it would be great. Shoot, a 5' x 5' x 8' tall would be more than
enough room for a few couples.

The thing "I" see as a problem is the EAA's not wanting permanent building
on the field. I don't know why, for sure.

The Aviation Explorers wanted to build a permanent kitchen building on their
base. The base is not used by anyone else, the whole year, but still they
said everything had to be moveable. So they built a building that "could"
be picked up by a mover, and moved. Same problem with a permanent shower
building. We have to walk down to the Warbirds shower building.

Speaking of permanent, what happened to the new control tower that was
supposed to be built? They broke ground for it last year, IIRC.
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Jim in NC

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Old August 12th 05, 02:13 PM
John T
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(scrambling to discover how to turn old walmart into storage units...)

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Old August 12th 05, 02:41 PM
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John T wrote:
(scrambling to discover how to turn old walmart into storage units...)


The building already has a loading dock in the rear of the structure.
Fork lift the storage containers within the building to the dock, load
onto delivery truck.
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Old August 12th 05, 09:16 PM
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Actually, I was thinking of turning the inside into self-storage units.
Hundreds of closet sized units.

John

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Old August 12th 05, 05:17 AM
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"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote

Don't know any logistical details but it would appear they buy matching
tents by the dozen. They do know how to have a good time.


You know, if a gang regularly went to OSH camping, they could get all of

the
stuff they need every year, and rent one of those small climate controlled
storage units, and just go and get their stuff when they get there, and

put
if back when they leave. It would be a good way to have a lot of luxury
stuff, without having to deal with shipping, or packing every year.

Sound like a good idea?
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Jim in NC


It already happens to some extent. Folks with campers and the right
connections have been known to store on the grounds or in one of the exhibit
buildings 51 weeks a year. If you are a serious volunteer it might just
help the situation along iffen you know what I mean.



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Old August 12th 05, 06:05 PM
George Patterson
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Morgans wrote:

You know, if a gang regularly went to OSH camping, they could get all of the
stuff they need every year, and rent one of those small climate controlled
storage units, and just go and get their stuff when they get there, and put
if back when they leave.


Sunshine Rental is located 4 blocks north of the Whitman field FBO (end of the
bus line). It's at 1607 Ohio St. Phone is 920 426-2117.

That's the closest one I found.

George Patterson
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