I've seen some pretty large tents there! They say only one tent per plane, but my friend and I always pitch two tents and I've never had an issue. Like A1Topgun said, keep it in your area.
I have seen tents that require their own zip code in the North 40. Every year I have gone, we have pitched two tents. One a "normal" 4 person dome, and then my larger 6 person you can see in the picture below. I am a little over 6 feet tall and can stand up inside easily. You will see a huge array of tents at OSH. I doubt yours will be the largest (no offense)
You will see a huge array of tents at I doubt yours will be the largest (no offense)
Target is across the road from N40....it has a special section marked AIRVENTURE just for everything you forgot. It's in the same strip mall as US Bank, if you need cash. And Goodwill, so you can buy a bike for transportation during the week, then donate it back to Goodwill. There's also a grocery store in the same strip mall. Used to be a great chinese restaurant, but it closed.
Don't fall in love with your plan.
I have never been to OSH where I got to follow my entire plan! Last year was a fun one. I had to stop short of my planned overnight stop at Watertown and wait for several hours. On the way home, I had to divert a long way to the East. I ended up stopping in DeQueen Arkansas to spend the night and ran into an old friend, airshow great Mellissa Burns (formerly Mellissa Andrzejewski). Sometimes the unplanned stops are the best!One note on planning: my first OSH was planned like yours. Super specific and well thought out. When it came to the flight, weather caused me to toss the entire plan out the storm window
Trust me, I know!!
Fortunately, I'm not too picky!
Me too. Just have to call ahead next Wednesday to all my Podunk stops to make sure they have fuel, and the pumps are working!! Gonna check off a lot of states...CA, NV, AZ, NM, NB, IL, MO, TX, and of course, WI!
When I camp (haven't been to Oshkosh yet) I boil water on a backpacking stove and brew the coffee in a #2 Melitta one cup at a time. I like having that first cup before getting out of my sleeping bag.
At OSH there's no shortage of every imaginable grade of coffee within a 5 airplane radius of most any camping spot in the North 40. Sometimes you don't even need to bring your own cup.
Well, by that description, you narrowed it down to 50% of the attendees.
They have a new text line for space/arrival updates. It may be worth a try.
Leave the cockpit cover at home if you need to save weight, and use a couple of those auto sunshades.
If you are flying in alone for the first time, it'll be quieter Friday or on Saturday early am. And flying over the lush Wisconsin countryside early on a summer morning approaching OSH is really cool.
Flying in alone can be nerve-wracking during the crazy busy times without any spotters in the plane to help.
Reviewing weather ahead while enroute is wise. Afternoons in the mid-west the CBs can build quickly.
My first two trips to OSH by air were 1200 nm each way in my (barely) 100 kt Cherokee. Leave early if you can, take your time, make some stops and take breaks along the way, enjoy the trip. It's part of the experience.
Arriving Saturday early is a good plan.
Yes, there's a cart that tours the campground selling ice. Ice, and other basic supplies, are also available at the camp store on the main road in the airplane campground. It's next to the cafe where there's coffee and a hot breakfast if you're travelling/camping light.
Departures can be backed up any time, but generally mid-week departures in the morning tend to be somewhat more civilized than the afternoon rush right after the airshow ends.
Leave the cockpit cover at home if you need to save weight, and use a couple of those auto sunshades.
If you are flying in alone for the first time, it'll be quieter Friday or on Saturday early am. And flying over the lush Wisconsin countryside early on a summer morning approaching OSH is really cool.
Flying in alone can be nerve-wracking during the crazy busy times without any spotters in the plane to help.
Reviewing weather ahead while enroute is wise. Afternoons in the mid-west the CBs can build quickly.
My first two trips to OSH by air were 1200 nm each way in my (barely) 100 kt Cherokee. Leave early if you can, take your time, make some stops and take breaks along the way, enjoy the trip. It's part of the experience.
Arriving Saturday early is a good plan.
Yes, there's a cart that tours the campground selling ice. Ice, and other basic supplies, are also available at the camp store on the main road in the airplane campground. It's next to the cafe where there's coffee and a hot breakfast if you're travelling/camping light.
Departures can be backed up any time, but generally mid-week departures in the morning tend to be somewhat more civilized than the afternoon rush right after the airshow ends.
