I'm curious how most people make the decision on whether to rent a hangar or just tie down outside when they are away from home. Over the years I have flown a fair amount of overnight x-country trips, but I have never rented a hangar. The club planes I have had access to were all reasonably nice, but nothing that I would be afraid to leave outside for a few days, assuming no major storms were likely. I always thought the expense of a hangar was too large compared to the tie down fees, which are usually just a few dollars.
Now however, I am a sole owner of pretty nice RV-6, and I think my opinion is changing.
How does every one else decide? Always hangar? Never bother? Depends on the weather?
I'll be making a trip from Denver to Central Minnesota in a few weeks, and the hangars are $35 a night at BRD. An extra hundred bucks for the trip sounds like a little bit of an extravagance, but not having to worry about the possibility of a storm or high winds seems like it might be worth it.
I guess the best case would be if you can find a fellow RV'r with some space on the field you are going to, but I don't really know that many people around the forums yet. There isn't anyone on the RV white pages showing Brainard as home.
Now however, I am a sole owner of pretty nice RV-6, and I think my opinion is changing.
How does every one else decide? Always hangar? Never bother? Depends on the weather?
I'll be making a trip from Denver to Central Minnesota in a few weeks, and the hangars are $35 a night at BRD. An extra hundred bucks for the trip sounds like a little bit of an extravagance, but not having to worry about the possibility of a storm or high winds seems like it might be worth it.
I guess the best case would be if you can find a fellow RV'r with some space on the field you are going to, but I don't really know that many people around the forums yet. There isn't anyone on the RV white pages showing Brainard as home.