I want to go to OSH 2024... BUT

Dave Theisen said:
There was a tent in the North 40 that had eight 18”x36” solar panels with an air conditioner hooked up to it. :)
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I need to know more about this tent… this is my type of “camping”
 
Couldn't you just get a small Home Depot 110 volt AC window unit and run it in the camping area that has electricity?
 
WDD said:
Couldn't you just get a small Home Depot 110 volt AC window unit and run it in the camping area that has electricity?
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Reminds me of what I did years ago cruising the country in my 1970’s camper van. Bought one of these window a/c unit units which worked like a charm in the electrified camping areas.
 
GaryM said:
The heat plus humidity was oppressive. And I can only assume Wisconsin has outlawed air conditioning. There was none to be found on the grounds.
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Well, the FAA auditorium is airconditioned. I ended up listening to a lot of speakers there to escape the heat.
 
GaryM said:
The heat plus humidity was oppressive. And I can only assume Wisconsin has outlawed air conditioning. There was none to be found on the grounds.
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I found a vendor that was in a trailer that had ac running. She was selling necklaces and earrings. I must have looked at every earring at least twice
 
Stan Bergey said:
+1 for AirBnb. There are quite a few properties pretty close. If you don't mind staying 30-45 minutes away, your options expand quite a bit.
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Yes I stayed in Green Bay and hotel prices were only a fraction of those in the Appleton and Osh areas.
 
Just move it to end of September. Probably not snowing yet up there that time of year. :)
 
Seems like Air BNB is the way to go. I definitely don't mind driving in each day. I will check it out. Appreciate it. Certainly the heat is a factor, but what are you going to do... gotta deal with it.
 
The accommodations are not all booked for next year....I book a hotel in the Feb time frame. Now, how close do you want? If you want to "walk" to the airfield...ok. But, I drive 20-30 minutes to get to the field and have no trouble getting rooms.

I bet you could find a BnB if you look hard....but, it may be a 20-30 min drive in.
 
Two days walking all day kicked my butt. My worn-out joints are past going for long stretches, plus the heat. I live in Florida and do pretty well in heat, but still am pretty much never outside during peak times for more than 30 minutes.

I was all set to humble down and get a scooter for the rest of it, but got sick and am out for a bit.

The whole spectacle of AirVenture was amazing. It’s just so huge, so much variety and the people are the best! Aviation is a small world. We, by complete chance, wound up chatting with a guy who turned out to be one of the original owners at our airpark. And the next day I meet someone from just up the road and we have a mutual friend. I think that in pretty much all of aviation there is no more than three degrees of separation.
 
Checkout_my_Six said:
The accommodations are not all booked for next year....I book a hotel in the Feb time frame. Now, how close do you want? If you want to "walk" to the airfield...ok. But, I drive 20-30 minutes to get to the field and have no trouble getting rooms.

I bet you could find a BnB if you look hard....but, it may be a 20-30 min drive in.
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I have no problem driving 30-1 hour even. Perhaps right now the hotels haven't opened up booking yet. If you look now say on Booking . com it shows booked all over that area. Like I said, we are in Vancouver and don't at all mind having to drive a bit and make an effort as we have never been before.
 
GaryM said:
The heat plus humidity was oppressive. And I can only assume Wisconsin has outlawed air conditioning. There was none to be found on the grounds.
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Clearly you didn't go into the Foreflight/Boeing fortress. The air was so strong in there it would blow your hat off if you walked over a vent.
 
I have traditionally flown and stayed in a tent. I can say this was the hottest year I've been there for and am glad I wasn't tent camping. I elected to drive up this year with my truck camper and it for sure is the way to go. Storms are a non issue, you have a comfy bed, I ate every meal but one lunch at the camper. AC and a comfy chair to take a mid day break in was NICE! With a bike or scooter you can get around the grounds very quickly and go to the gate closes to what you want to see. No uber, no bus lines, and I could even see the airshow from my camper. I was even able to take my showers in the camper to avoid the bath houses! The only way it could have been better is if I was rich enough to keep the truck and camper in WI, pay someone to maintain it and fly into Fon Du Lac to pick it up.
 
Grum.Man said:
Clearly you didn't go into the Foreflight/Boeing fortress. The air was so strong in there it would blow your hat off if you walked over a vent.
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Or the Garmin building, which was the coldest place on the grounds that I encountered. Felt like they had it down to low-mid 70s. Epic Aircraft was also nicely cooled, as well as the Embraer and Pilatus buildings.
 
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