Oshkosh ?

[Neal@F14]

I've attended for the past 5 years, and every one of them was just the Monday thru Wednesday. 3 days of walking around that huge place is enough. Any more and my poor feet would be too sore and blistered to operate the rudder pedals for the flight back home to Texas on Thursday.

[Bill "Popeye" Flaherty]

Would it be possible to have 1000 RVs there on monday when Van lands the RV-1.

[Ironflight]

Originally Posted by Bill "Popeye" Flaherty

Would it be possible to have 1000 RVs there on monday when Van lands the RV-1.

I think that you just gave "Sprucemoose" a heart attack.....

[Neal@F14]

Originally Posted by Bill "Popeye" Flaherty

Would it be possible to have 1000 RVs there on monday when Van lands the RV-1.

That might be a tough one to pull off.

If I remember correctly, I think the largest counts of RVs attending so far, is around 500... registered at AirVenture for the entire week.

To double that number, and on the first day, would take some serious organizing and "marketing" efforts. Not to mention likely parking space problems in HBP.

[sprucemoose]

Originally Posted by Ironflight

I think that you just gave "Sprucemoose" a heart attack.....

Not quite, but certainly a good chuckle.

The most RVs that have ever been at Oshkosh at one time is about 400, back in 2009. The total number over the week is difficult to nail down, as a significant percent do not ever register (it's not required unless you are camping or entered in judging.) I suspect that 500 is a good estimate. Not 1,000 but not a bad way to spend a few days either.

[RV10Man]

Originally Posted by tadpole rider

My wife and I flew last year and did motels. This year we would like to take our trailer. Does anyone have a rough idea of when the electrical hookup sites fill up. I realize there are not reservations and are just first-come-first-served. Would I need to be there the previous Wednesday? Thursday? or earlier?
If you have experience in this area, I appreciate your input.
Curt Anderson
-12 kit on order.

Sleepy Hollow Farm is only 1/2 mile from the entrance gate. They have electric & water hookups, and a dump station. Google them and get a reservation. NOW.

[gib]

I put in my vacation request and after a little begging it was approved. So looks like we are coming to Oshkosh. I think flying commercial to????, and staying at???? I have work to do to put this all together. A little help please. I did some checking and it looks like all the hotels around Oshkosh are booked.

[msturgis]

Originally Posted by gib

I put in my vacation request and after a little begging it was approved. So looks like we are coming to Oshkosh. I think flying commercial to????, and staying at???? I have work to do to put this all together. A little help please. I did some checking and it looks like all the hotels around Oshkosh are booked.

Keep your eyes open. As we get closer to the date, some stuff may open up as people change their plans. I think the college dorms have space most years.

Of course there is always the camp ground which I love. You can stop by a Walmart on your way up and buy a cheap tent and supplies.

[gib]

Tent camping is fine with me....but the wife is not to thrilled with it. Maybe a little more begging is in order.

[resrob66]

Our group rented a motorhome last year. Showed up Monday afternoon, stayed till Sunday morning. Great week. Not sure how he did it but last year one member of our group called for info about spots with electric hookups and found out there were a few left. The camping folks must have been in a good mood that day. They took our credit card info, we paid for the advance days prior to our arrival and the rest of the week and she went out and put a camping receipt on our spot, which was empty and waiting for us when we showed up a few days later. May not be their normal procedure and I can't say they'll do it again, but it worked for us. Having camped in tents the three years prior, I'd definitely rent a motorhome again. It was well worth the cost. Having the power and water hookups was very nice.