I was originally going Tuesday-Friday, now I am going Saturday-Tuesday. Now I am not sure if those are really the days I want to be there....haha. I guess unless I go all 7 days, there will be something I miss.
Even if you do go all 7 days, you will miss things... But you'll miss less.
Why did you switch from 4 show days to 2 show days and 2 non-show days?
What is Camp Scholler like? I'm interested in going to Oshkosh this year. Looked at the rates of local (and not so local) hotels/motels and as expected, they are ridiculous.
So how much is it to camp at Camp Scholler? We'll be tent camping most likely. Unless we can find some RV rentals in the area.
Camp Scholler is like a mini-city that's only tents and RVs. There are three small grocery stores, a theater, and lots of social activity.
Actually, it's not "Mini". It's a mile from the West Gate to the east end of Paul's Woods (east of there is where Vintage airplane camping starts). From the north end to the South Gate is slightly over a mile. It's an irregular shape, so the camping area isn't a full square mile, but it's likely the largest camping area you'll find outside of Burning Man or something like that. And I'm not even sure Burning Man is bigger...
RV rentals in the immediate area are going to be gone already. If you're coming from afar, the best thing to do is just drive an RV from wherever you airline into. You'll save yourself some money by going into MSP, MKE, MSN, ORD, etc instead of ATW or GRB, and that puts you far enough away that you should be able to get an RV. MKE or MSN might actually be too close, depending on how early you reserve said RV, so don't delay.
I found Scholler to be crowded at times and noisy from traffic...but still a lot of fun. The couple times I tent camped I was near the camping admissions gate near the Interstate. The traffic noise never stops. There's a lot of people that are not pilots out there...it turns into an RV destination for people who want someplace to take their RV. The ATV's are scary when the kids start tearing around in them. Don't want to sound like an old grumpy guy, but there's an accident waiting to happen out there.
Interesting. I camp fairly far to the east, so about a mile from the highway, and I've never noticed the traffic noise at all. Our site is also only a couple of blocks from EAA Security HQ, so no kids on ATVs by us.
Interesting that it's an "RV destination". I suppose $28/night and a free dump site is a pretty good deal if you're a full-timer, and there's plenty of entertainment.
Got to camp in Vintage once. Nice and quiet amidst all the planes and nice short walk. Shower was just a trailer, but I think it's gotten better in the last couple years.
IMO, the trailers are great! Maybe they're different trailers now, but I found them to be as
@Lowflynjack describes (quoted below).
Never camped in N40 or North Fond Du Lac, but just from walking around, it doesn't look quite as hectic as Scholler.
It seems like, for the most part, the North 40 is pretty quiet. With the exception of the legendary Rubber Chicken party, I spent most of the rest of the week socializing in Scholler at night because it seemed like everyone in the North 40 were morning people. Of course, you don't have much choice when the Trimotor departs runway 27 a couple hundred feet from your tent at 6 AM.
I stay in Vintage. The showers are trailers, but I'm assuming they're better than what you saw. I say that because they're the nicest showers I've ever had when camping. Each trailer has probably 8-10 showers, they're individual, private rooms with locking doors and you have a small area to dress.
This. I haven't camped in Vintage, but there's a shower trailer in the part of the North 40 just east of the Hilton that sounds similar. The new shower building in the North 40 is also similar, with private showers with a separated changing area for each. The door from the changing area for each shower opens up to the outside.
Sorry, that was supposed to read, "without a plane".
You have to have a plane to camp in the plane camping areas. The rules do say one tent per plane, but that isn't strictly enforced - I'm sure there's families with more than one tent, and I've brought friends in and had them camp under my other wing as well.
Ah, I don't think so. In fact, they try to limit you to one tent per plane. There are camping areas for people with just a tent though.
Yep, that'd be Camp Scholler. I've done both the North 40 and Scholler, but these days I'm gravitating towards Scholler. There's more going on, you can have a campfire, etc... But it's worth trying both.
