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Bonnaroo, Camp or Hotel?

Im still hereIm still here Posts: 826
edited March 2008 in The Porch
please enlighten a newbie to Bon

I am torn

I have Hotels booked, but have heard Camping is the best way

any advice would be helpful

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INCUBUS~Austin, TX. 9~3~07
Bonnaroo~Manchester, TN 6~14~08
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  • LloydChristmasLloydChristmas Posts: 224
    You gotta camp...thats the best way to experience it.
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    it's pretty nasty camping... from what I heard it's just a parking lot jammed with as much cars and tents as possible.....

    you know anyone with a RV?
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  • NeilJamNeilJam Posts: 1,191
    It's a farm, you'd be camped in the middle of a field with lots of others. You'll get plenty of room to set up your tent and have additional room for chairs etc. around your camp.

    There's always something going on at Roo. I wouldn't leave the campgrounds during the weekend unless I absolutely had to. You will have to wait in line to get back in and park every time you return, and then it's a long walk from the day parking area to Centeroo.
  • LloydChristmasLloydChristmas Posts: 224
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    it's pretty nasty camping... from what I heard it's just a parking lot jammed with as much cars and tents as possible.....

    you know anyone with a RV?

    It is a huge field with tents, cars, and RV's. Its not really jammed. You have your space to live for the weekend. There so much that goes on you don't spend a lot of time at your camp site.
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Bonnaroo.
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    I am a newbie this year, and not even having been to Bonnaroo, I know ya gotta do it proper! Bonnaroo isn't Bonnaroo without being a fucking hippie and camping out for four nights.
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  • Im still hereIm still here Posts: 826
    hot shower and a bed sounds good too

    especially if it rains
    PEARL JAM~Lubbock, TX. 10~18~00
    PEARL JAM~San Antonio, TX. 4~5~03
    INCUBUS~Houston, TX. 1~19~07
    INCUBUS~Denver, CO. 2~8~07
    Lollapalooza~Chicago, IL. 8~5~07
    INCUBUS~Austin, TX. 9~3~07
    Bonnaroo~Manchester, TN 6~14~08
  • StrykerStryker Posts: 585
    If you camp, bring LOTS of toilet paper. This point cannot be overemphasized enough.
  • flyersfan62379flyersfan62379 Posts: 58
    I'm sorry, but I don't know how camping appeals to anyone. I'd never do one of these things.
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  • piombapiomba Posts: 103
    Camp. It's all about the experience.
  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    I went to Woodstock in '94 and we "had" to camp. It sucked more than I can say. I even had hotel rooms booked months before but they said you weren't allowed in unless you stayed there. That was crap and it blew. We ended up leaving early... whole other story. Camping is for suckers!
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  • upina2001upina2001 Posts: 764
    LloydChristmas wrote:
    You gotta camp...thats the best way to experience it.

    Roo isnt Roo when you wake up in the morning and are without a bit of dirt on your body from the day before.

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  • Red LukinRed Lukin Posts: 2,994
    Camp, but go VIP if you have the extra coin. It's worth the extra $100/day, and much better than a hotel.
  • GushfestGushfest Posts: 56
    do it right and camp. you can stay in hotel any other show. experience the way it was intended and the way our forefathers of woodstock, montery pop and what not did it. im personally a big fan of jam band festivals and the whole out doors deal. it's especially a nice departure from the city. just think and pack right and you should have one of the best times of your life.
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