Camping at OSH

I am planning to attend Airventure for the first time this year. I thought I'd
drive up the morning of the 27th and camp for 3 nights. Is it likely I will be
able to get a site at that time? How are the facilities?

Thx

Chris

"COROSS2" wrote in message
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I am planning to attend Airventure for the first time this year. I
thought I'd
drive up the morning of the 27th and camp for 3 nights. Is it likely I
will be
able to get a site at that time? How are the facilities?

Thx

Chris

You should not have any problem getting a camp site in the camp ground. We
have never run out of sites in the campground. It might be a long walk to
the shower houses. There are a couple of camp stores. There are portapotties
everywhere as we grab all there are in a 6 state area.
--
Cy Galley - Chair, Emergency Aircraft Repair
Safety Programs Editor - TC
EAA Sport Pilot

"COROSS2" wrote in message
...
I am planning to attend Airventure for the first time this year. I
thought I'd
drive up the morning of the 27th and camp for 3 nights. Is it likely I
will be
able to get a site at that time? How are the facilities?

Thx

Chris

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:36:06 GMT, "Cy Galley"
wrote:

You should not have any problem getting a camp site in the camp ground. We
have never run out of sites in the campground. It might be a long walk to
the shower houses. There are a couple of camp stores. There are portapotties
everywhere as we grab all there are in a 6 state area.

One thing I never figured out was where do you clean off your dirty
dishes and pans if you are camping? RV's have their own kitchen but
those who are camping don't. You can't, or shouldn't be washing food
off your dishes at the communal water trough's so where do you go?

Corky Scott

wrote One thing I never figured out was
where do you clean off your dirty
dishes and pans if you are camping? RV's have their own kitchen but
those who are camping don't. You can't, or shouldn't be washing food
off your dishes at the communal water trough's so where do you go?

Corky Scott

Take a water jug along and fill it up. At your site, use a dishpan and
soapy water. After the dishes have all the food off, use a pot on your
cookstove to boil water, then pour on the dishes to sterilize them. Some
use a Clorox and water solution, instead.
--
Jim in NC


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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:30:39 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

Take a water jug along and fill it up. At your site, use a dishpan and
soapy water. After the dishes have all the food off, use a pot on your
cookstove to boil water, then pour on the dishes to sterilize them. Some
use a Clorox and water solution, instead.

What do you do with the dirty water? Throw it downwind? Pour it on
your neighbors tent? Save it for next time? I know how to wash
dishes, getting rid of the food flecked dishwater was what gave me
pause. I really did not know what to do with it, the quarters were
close and I wanted to be a good neighbor.

Corky Scott

Pour it on the fire. The grass there is already dead, and nature will take
care of the Ph imbalance before it gets back to the ground water.



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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:30:39 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

Take a water jug along and fill it up. At your site, use a dishpan and
soapy water. After the dishes have all the food off, use a pot on your
cookstove to boil water, then pour on the dishes to sterilize them. Some
use a Clorox and water solution, instead.

What do you do with the dirty water? Throw it downwind? Pour it on
your neighbors tent? Save it for next time? I know how to wash
dishes, getting rid of the food flecked dishwater was what gave me
pause. I really did not know what to do with it, the quarters were
close and I wanted to be a good neighbor.

Corky Scott

I walk out into the huge, wide area between rows of aircraft and pour it
on the ground.

Dave

wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:30:39 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:


Take a water jug along and fill it up. At your site, use a dishpan and
soapy water. After the dishes have all the food off, use a pot on your
cookstove to boil water, then pour on the dishes to sterilize them. Some
use a Clorox and water solution, instead.


What do you do with the dirty water? Throw it downwind? Pour it on
your neighbors tent? Save it for next time? I know how to wash
dishes, getting rid of the food flecked dishwater was what gave me
pause. I really did not know what to do with it, the quarters were
close and I wanted to be a good neighbor.

Corky Scott

wrote:
What do you do with the dirty water? Throw it downwind? Pour it on
your neighbors tent? Save it for next time? I know how to wash
dishes, getting rid of the food flecked dishwater was what gave me
pause. I really did not know what to do with it, the quarters were
close and I wanted to be a good neighbor.

All the solid food matter gets scraped off into a trash bag and is
placed in one of the campground dumpsters.
What solid food matter remaining on your cooking implements should be
minimal.
Wash them in a dishpan and disperse the dirty water in the taxi aisle
between the rows of airplanes. If you are in the campground, pour it on
the roadway (it will help keep the dust down).

Tips to minimalize waste:
1) cook food wrapped in aluminum foil
2) use paper plates and cups
3) use plastic utensils
4) buy pre-packaged instant food (boil-a-bag rice, instant oatmeal,
frozen veggies); anything packaged in such a manner that you can drop it
into a pan of boiling/hot water to cook or heat. You can also use
ziplock freezer bags to heat food in hot water.

Backpacker freeze dried meals have an excellent selection available. You
prepare them in the foil pouch they come in by adding boiling water, and
you can eat directly from the pouch when ready.

I took my two kids (11&10) with me last year. I walked over to Piggly
Wiggly each day after the airshow and purchased groceries for each
evening meal. I didn't have to worry of keeping anything other than the
milk cold. I fixed steak and chicken breasts for dinner. The grill I
brought didn't even get dirty. Cooked the meat in heavy duty aluminum
foil and threw it away after dinner.
I fixed balanced meals just as I do at home. We had corn on the cob,
frozen veggies, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, rice, gravy, etc.

2 solutions to the dirty dishes:

1. Paper plates and plastic hardware (Knife, fork, spoon, spork, whatever)

2. Fill one of those 5 gallon collapsable water containers (sold at Wal
Mart or camping stores) at the drinking fountains in the campground
(they have a valve down below that can be opened to fill the container)
and bring it back to your campsite, heat the water on a coleman stove,
open fire or even one of those solar water heaters (black bag filled
with water and hung in the sun normally used for showering).

Scott
29 year OSH veteran



wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:36:06 GMT, "Cy Galley"
wrote:


You should not have any problem getting a camp site in the camp ground. We
have never run out of sites in the campground. It might be a long walk to
the shower houses. There are a couple of camp stores. There are portapotties
everywhere as we grab all there are in a 6 state area.


One thing I never figured out was where do you clean off your dirty
dishes and pans if you are camping? RV's have their own kitchen but
those who are camping don't. You can't, or shouldn't be washing food
off your dishes at the communal water trough's so where do you go?

Corky Scott