Birds @ Bonnaroo ?!?!?!?

[Kurt Horvath]

Gregg,

My kids have been going to ROO, for years. They want me and the wife
to go with them. Thier motivation, home base," THE BIRD ". Tell me
about camping at Bonnaroo, if you would, I have several fiends that
attend or work security, you know the guy's on horseback, Most of
them told me taking the Indulgance to Bonnaroo isn't a great idea,
but they have no good explaination. VIP parking sounds like the best
option. Thanks

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42
10AC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Greg Young
wrote:
>
> They're probably using El-wire (Electroluminescent wire). It runs
on 12V, very efficient, varies in wattage, flexible, very thin, comes
in many colors, and can be controlled to pulse with sound or other
patterns. A good source is http://worldaglow.com/. We use this
stuff at Burning Man all the time for costuming and such.
>
> We are hoping to repaint our PT-40 sometime next year and add El-
wire on... The bus will then become the BlueLight, our vision for it
that goes with our traveling 36foot wide by 12foot tall video wall.
We use the Bluebird as the backdrop for that at various events.... we
were at Bonnaroo this June in Tennessee testing it out.
>
> Greg Young
> 1986 PT-40
> Escondido, CA
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jack & Donna Smith
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 8:19:01 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Exterior side trim- rope light trim?
>
>
> When we were in Colorado a couple of years ago, someone had a
Prevost
> that had strips of neon or some type of "glowing' lifgt
that 'banded'
> the coach. Not bright but kind of muted blues, greens, yellow or
red
> colors. They seemed to have trouble keeping them on for any
length
> of time. looked great when it worked!
> .
> Another idea: We also saw an American Flag, 4X5 feet or so, made
out
> of Red, White & Blue rope lights. Looked great! Perhaps someone
> will make one for our rallys.
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Stephen H" <share74@ >
> wrote:
> >
> > Good evening fellow birders.. May I pick your brain once again??
> The
> > aluminum side trim of our 82' PT40 "Good Times" has long strips
of
> > clear 'rope lighting' all the way down the sides extending to the
> rear
> > of the bus. With 40 foot of this, only about 2 or 3 light bulbs
> still
> > work... LOL. I'm not sure if it would be good idea to try to
> replace
> > the lighting, or just remove it and replace it with push-in black
> > rubber trim. this trim is also on the bus in other places on the
> same
> > aluminum strip, that is not lighted.
> > Anyone know where to obtain this rubber trim strip, or at least
the
> > name so I may Google it, or e-bay search it? I could imagine
> the 'rope
> > light' strips are expensive.. Any ideas?
> > Thanks,
> > Stephen & Jeffrey
> > Full-Timing in 'Good Times' in Dover, FL
> > 82 PT40 6V92
> >
> > Getting ready to hit the road in about 1 month! Headed out of
> Florida!
> >
>

[Greg Young]

Hi Kurt - It's a great event, very nice "vibe" compared to other big commercial music festivals we've been to in the past. But I can't comment directly on the general camping - we were in a unique position as we were there with a bunch of people from the Burning Man organization, and we created a theme camp and show there for the attendees in the artist's area between two of the big performance tents. So we were definitely VIP camping, right in the heart of the event. I hear the general camping was mud city and in worst case you had a two mile walk from your campsite to the performance areas.

Thanks!
Greg Young
86 PT-40
Escondido CA

----- Original Message ----
From: Kurt Horvath
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 9:25:25 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Birds @ Bonnaroo ?!?!?!?

Gregg,



My kids have been going to ROO, for years. They want me and the wife

to go with them. Thier motivation, home base," THE BIRD ". Tell me

about camping at Bonnaroo, if you would, I have several fiends that

attend or work security, you know the guy's on horseback, Most of

them told me taking the Indulgance to Bonnaroo isn't a great idea,

but they have no good explaination. VIP parking sounds like the best

option. Thanks



Kurt Horvath

95 PT-42

10AC

[freewill2008]

A coach is the perfect accomodation for a festival.

We haven't been to the ROO, but have had our WL in other festival
lots. There are always a few nice late model coaches. Haven't seen any
problems, but "festival" is just another name for "party". Our son has
taken a rental RV to ROO a couple times without incident. (Doubt he
got his cleaning deposit back

It also depends on the festival. A renaissance faire or folk/bluegrass
festival is one thing; Ozzfest or Lollapalooza would be another!
Bonnaroo is somewhere in the middle.

Festival goers will show respect for your coach, but not the space
around it. They will sit/sleep in the shade of your coach, and might
even lean on it. No harm intended, its a festival! We've never had
anything damged or stolen, but suppose it could happen - like anywhere
else. There WILL be folks wandering around with a serious load on!

Sometimes festival lots get crowded. This can be a problem if the
generator is needed. Often there is no way to leave with a big rig
until other folks start to clear out. Depends on how well the lot is
managed. Bottom line - RVing at a festival has little in common life
at an RV park. Still, it can be great fun if you like music and a
party atmosphere.

We have heard that Burning Man is no place to go with anything you care
about, but then Burning man is apparently the exception to just about
everything!

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Horvath"
wrote:
>
> Gregg,
>
> My kids have been going to ROO, for years. They want me and the wife
> to go with them. Thier motivation, home base," THE BIRD ". Tell me
> about camping at Bonnaroo, if you would, I have several fiends that
> attend or work security, you know the guy's on horseback, Most of
> them told me taking the Indulgance to Bonnaroo isn't a great idea,
> but they have no good explaination. VIP parking sounds like the best
> option. Thanks
>
> Kurt Horvath
> 95 PT-42
> 10AC
>

[Greg Young]

That's for sure - Burning Man is unlike any commercial festival and pretty much anything else on earth. We've gone five years, two with a trailer, one with another small RV, and last year with our Bird. We are fulltimers in the Bird, and it did very well with minimal additional prep and attention - though we are having overheating problems with the genny in extreme temps. But we're not overly concerned with appearances - a little playa dust on the paint doesn't bother us at all. We don't fit so well in the ritzy RV parks, LOL...

Greg Young
86 PT40
Escondido CA
Black Rock City or Bust!

----- Original Message ----
From: freewill2008

We have heard that Burning Man is no place to go with anything you care

about, but then Burning man is apparently the exception to just about

everything!



Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

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[Kurt Horvath]

I've heard that Burning Man is a close to falling off the plant as
you can get. Sounds like a blast! If you like edgy stuff.
Bonnaroo has a VIP parking area that as I know is as classy as it
gets at Roo. The kids slept in tents the first night the car for 3
nights, it always rains at Roo, and with the fact that it is nothing
more than a pasture it is a problem for anything with some weight to
it. I'll check into coach parking and let you know what I find.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42 WLWB
10AC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Greg Young
wrote:
>
> That's for sure - Burning Man is unlike any commercial festival and
pretty much anything else on earth. We've gone five years, two with
a trailer, one with another small RV, and last year with our Bird.
We are fulltimers in the Bird, and it did very well with minimal
additional prep and attention - though we are having overheating
problems with the genny in extreme temps. But we're not overly
concerned with appearances - a little playa dust on the paint doesn't
bother us at all. We don't fit so well in the ritzy RV parks, LOL...
>
> Greg Young
> 86 PT40
> Escondido CA
> Black Rock City or Bust!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: freewill2008
>
>
>
> We have heard that Burning Man is no place to go with anything you
care
> about, but then Burning man is apparently the exception to just
about
> everything!
>
> Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA
>
> ___
>