Need help with OSH trip planning

[Archammer]

Need help with first OSH trip!

Soo I need a little help, and I'll do my best to keep the damn post simple. We'll see how it goes.

Everyone has been so nice offering me a place to stay, to fly in, fly out, camp, stay in a dorm, a house, etc. All I need to really do, is get there and get home. But maybe all of you can help me make a better plan. A little background is, that I've never been to Airventure before, I have no clue what I'm in for, and what I should avoid. Here's my options that I have so far.

Option #1:
Commercial to Ohare tomorrow, drive a car to OSH, camp with the Mooney guys until Wednesday, keep the rental car the entire time, drive back to Ohare, and fly commercial home. I've got to carry a lot of gear, but a nice 4 day trip with people I know.

Option #2:
Fly to Minneapolis tomorrow, stay overnight and fly in to OSH in a Myers 200D, camp with the Mooney guys until Wed, find a place to stay all the way until Sunday, fly home in the Myers. An extensive 8 day trip but flying into and out of the event my first trip out. What a story.

Option #3:
Fly to Ohare Thursday, rental car to OSH, find a place to stay when I get there, Stay until Sunday and fly home in the Myers. A 4 day trip with some logistics (rental car drop off, sleeping arrangements, etc.)

Option #4:
Keep my ass home, find something productive to do, and plan better next year. ;p

Option #5:
You the reader hold the key to this option. If you have some magical solution for me, I'm all ears.

 

[txflyer]

Logistics are too complicated for me, but if you can make it, I know George told me yesterday he still has rooms available at the Gruenhagen dorm. $60/night with no A/C, but he might be able to get you an A/C for a little extra but keep that to yourself. Gruenhagen frowns on it because they rent A/C rooms for much more.

The weather is forecast to be mild so you may not need one.

Contact George Ramin if you're interested: 281-658-5465. Keep calling him because he does not text. Tell him you're from Texas and he may be able to get you in the Texas group with all us retards...

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Re: Need help with first OSH trip!

Option 2. Plan to camp all week. If "the Mooney guys" leave, I'm sure you can find a spot in Scholler. If the Myers is going to a camping area, just camp with them!

At this stage, you probably won't find a hotel room within an hour drive... And camping on the field is THE way to truly experience Airventure. 24/7 aviation heaven!

 

[EppyGA]

Why not fly into MKE instead of ORD?

My wife can't do camping so we're commerical into MKE, rental car, hotel in Germantown, commercial out of MKE back to ATL.

 

[Archammer]

I can have the camp site all week, but I have no interest in camping for 8 days. My back will disintegrate into powder. ;p Ok, I'd probably be fine, but I don't want to sit out and camp all alone for 4 days.

The only reason for ORD is my round trip ticket is the same as a one way ticket to MKE


Shane
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[flyingcheesehead]

Re: Need help with first OSH trip!

Shane: You won't be camping alone. At Oshkosh, there are only three kinds of people: Old friends, new friends, and friends you haven't met yet.

 

[sourdough44]

You have some extra details that you don't need. Just get there and stay with someone. Most would prefer a flush toilet and running water.

The easiest sounds like commercial to ORD then drive up.

 

[evapilotaz]

Sounds like to me the OP is over complicating this.

 

[asgcpa]

Commerically fly to MKE or GRB. Renta a car there and drive to OSH.

 

[Archammer]

Thanks for all the help! I did my best not to over-complicate things, but the situation just had some complications.

I'm working out my flight now, and hopefully I'll get to see a few of you there!