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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:56 am    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


I just decided I wanted to go to Oshkosh this year (24th-28th). However, every hotel is booked. Every hotel within 20 miles is also booked.
Does anyone have any advice for me? I do not want to rent a car (dont know if I even could since the hotel operators told me those were
also booked). Do you really have to plan for this over a year in advance in order to go? (and be within shuttle distance so you dont have to
rent a car)
- Matt


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:13 pm    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


In a message dated 01/09/2006 4:35:35 PM Central Standard Time,
matt(at)n559rv.com writes:
Do you really have to plan for this over a year in advance in order to go?
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Howdy Matt-
IMHO, there is ONLY one way to "do" Oshkosh- stay right there! Depending on
your perspective, naturally, camping in Camp Scholler is almost as good as the
best 5-star hotel, (did it 7 times until plane was flyable) and last two
years camping with the plane. No hassles with rental car, parking, reservations,
etc. and the best of all you are right there the whole time. If you have some
basic gear (tent, bag, mosquito repellant, shade, bike, adult beverage) you
are good to go. "Food" is right at the field, the Red Barn has anything else
you could possibly need (really! well, maybe not female companionship...) and
you WILL meet some unforgettable people. If you live close enough to "taxi" to
OSH, it's the only way to go. And you'll save a HUGE amount of $$$ better
spent on the RV.
Picture this: It's about 3:30 and the airshow is starting- hot as hell and
you've pounded the grounds since yodel-time and you're starting to get burnt
out. Ride your bike (these are essential if you are Camp Schollering) back to
your canopy (shade is a requirement) and indulge in adult beverage while taking
in the airshow from the comfort of your own lawn chair! After the show,
watch mass-departure, then as the sun lowers, mosey down to the flight line to
score the arrivals until the field shuts down, then wander the antique area
talking to old-timers about the relics they lovingly restored and flew to the show.
Priceless.
And much cheaper than the motel/rental car/parking/restaurant/etc of the
"others"!
Contact me off-list for more info...
Mark Phillips - Columbia, TN RV-6A N51PW
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:21 pm    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


On 01/09 5:55, Matt Johnson wrote:
> That would be nice but I have to fly commercially to get there so I would not be able to bring camping gear. I live in Central California.


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:53 pm    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


Matt: I've got an extra tent and I always get an extra camping spot for the
Rv7 Barbecue.You're certainly welcome to occupy it during your stay.
I also have a two bedroom tent and I doubt I'll have anyone going with me
this year.
Bob Collins
St. Paul, MN.


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:55 pm    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


How about flying into Ohare or Milwaukee and renting an RV, the non flying
kind.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:53 am    Post subject: Re: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


Matt wrote:
I just decided I wanted to go to Oshkosh this year (24th-28th). However, every hotel is booked. Every hotel within 20 miles is also booked.
I went to Oshkosh for the first time last year, and I stayed in the dorms. I did it all last minute, since the flights from Switzerland were very expensive until a week before the event. Still can't quite understand that...
Anyway, the dorms are convenient. The dining area is close, cheap, and good. Shuttle bus leaves every 30 minutes. Community shower, so if you don't like to see fat, naked men every morning, get up early to take your shower! Smile
I even heard a rumor that some dorms will get air conditioning this year...
If I'm not flying in with my RV, I'll stay at the dorms again.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:58 am    Post subject: Oshkosh Housing Question... (not processed: message Reply with quote


Matt wrote:
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I just decided I wanted to go to Oshkosh this year (24th-28th). However, every hotel is booked. Every hotel within 20 miles is also booked.
I went to Oshkosh for the first time last year, and I stayed in the dorms. I did it all last minute, since the flights from Switzerland were very expensive until a week before the event. Still can't quite understand that...

Anyway, the dorms are convenient. The dining area is close, cheap, and good. Shuttle bus leaves every 30 minutes. Community shower, so if you don't like to see fat, naked men every morning, get up early to take your shower! Smile
I even heard a rumor that some dorms will get air conditioning this year...
If I'm not flying in with my RV, I'll stay at the dorms again.
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Mickey Coggins
http://www.rv8.ch/
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