Jay Honeck
Touchdown! Greaser!
After 28 years at OSH I figured there HAD to be a better way then to pack Atlas full to the tippy-top each July. That whole "put the jig-saw puzzle together" thing was getting old, and there was always stuff that we just couldn't fit in the plane.
After much pondering, I settled on the idea of buying a trailer, and leaving it in OSH. We tossed around the idea of renting a storage unit near the field, instead, but that just wouldn't get our gear close enough to the action.
So this was our first year after buying our shiny 16' covered trailer, with all of our Oshkosh Airventure camping gear inside.
It worked GREAT. We had our tent, bikes, coolers, awnings, sleeping bags -- you name it -- all pre-positioned in the private parking area in the woods just through the fence in the North 40, near the red shower building. (Thanks goes to a good farmer friend, who keeps the trailer in one of his out-buildings for 51 weeks a year -- and then hauls it to the field for OSH.)
We currently have 5 people on board. After seeing how it went, we appear to have room for one or two more, so if you're interested, here's how it works:
1. A one-time fee of $200 gets you a giant plastic tote that you are welcome to padlock. This thing is huge -- you could use it as casket, practically -- and easily holds a tent, sleeping bags, etc. in a sealed-up, mouse-proof box.
That $200 also helps defray the cost of the trailer.
The tote is clearly labeled as yours, and is stacked on shelves in the front.
You also have room for 2 full-sized bikes. These get parked in the back of the trailer, behind all the totes.
2. $50/year thereafter helps defray the cost of maintenance, space rent in one of the out-buildings, space rent in the wooded parking area during the show, and the effort and time it takes my farmer friend to schlep the thing to the Airventure grounds.
If you're an OSH regular, this is the ultimate luxury. Mary and I can now literally fly to OSH in a Breezy, and STILL have everything imaginable at our campsite, from generators to blenders!
If you're interested in purchasing a spot, PM me.
After much pondering, I settled on the idea of buying a trailer, and leaving it in OSH. We tossed around the idea of renting a storage unit near the field, instead, but that just wouldn't get our gear close enough to the action.
So this was our first year after buying our shiny 16' covered trailer, with all of our Oshkosh Airventure camping gear inside.
It worked GREAT. We had our tent, bikes, coolers, awnings, sleeping bags -- you name it -- all pre-positioned in the private parking area in the woods just through the fence in the North 40, near the red shower building. (Thanks goes to a good farmer friend, who keeps the trailer in one of his out-buildings for 51 weeks a year -- and then hauls it to the field for OSH.)
We currently have 5 people on board. After seeing how it went, we appear to have room for one or two more, so if you're interested, here's how it works:
1. A one-time fee of $200 gets you a giant plastic tote that you are welcome to padlock. This thing is huge -- you could use it as casket, practically -- and easily holds a tent, sleeping bags, etc. in a sealed-up, mouse-proof box.
That $200 also helps defray the cost of the trailer.
The tote is clearly labeled as yours, and is stacked on shelves in the front.
You also have room for 2 full-sized bikes. These get parked in the back of the trailer, behind all the totes.
2. $50/year thereafter helps defray the cost of maintenance, space rent in one of the out-buildings, space rent in the wooded parking area during the show, and the effort and time it takes my farmer friend to schlep the thing to the Airventure grounds.
If you're an OSH regular, this is the ultimate luxury. Mary and I can now literally fly to OSH in a Breezy, and STILL have everything imaginable at our campsite, from generators to blenders!
If you're interested in purchasing a spot, PM me.
