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    Camping At CPX

    TOTAL TENTS: 10
    TOTAL CANOPIES: 10
    TOTAL TABLES: 8

    About half of the group going with me is going to go for the CPX camping - We will need space for at least 4 pretty good sized tents -

    I will not be arriving until late Afternoon Friday and would like to try and camp relatively near some AOers I can finally put names to faces with until the alcohol kicks in.

    Can someone flag off 4-6 good sized sites for my crew?

    Can you park near your camp site or are all vehicles sent to the parking lot?

    Thanks for any assistance

    Assuming a Tent + personal space area to be roughly 10X10 I will try and keep a running tally based on replies to this post to how big a chunk of real-estate we need-

    StygShore - 4 tents + 2 Table +2 Canopy
    BTAutoMag - 2 tents
    Skipdogg - 2 tents
    Andrum85 - 1 Tent 1 Pop Up Canopy
    BBotts77 - 2 Pop up Canopies for common area
    Syko89 - 2 Tents
    Nobody - 1 Canopy +1 Table
    Andrum85 - 1 Tent +1 Table +1 Canopy
    RT Lover - Relaxing in the Pool
    Flatliner - 1 Canopy + 2 tables
    Vintage - 1 Canopy + 1 table



    Assuming camping space will also be staging space based on the newly published maps I know several people have contacted me and said they are no longer camping but wish to maintain their space for staging


    If anyone lives close and has extra staging gear, I'm sure there are a lot of people travelling that don't have the luxury of hauling that stuff around with them.
    Last edited by StygShore; 05-15-2014 at 03:24 PM. Reason: Damnit suckered into being the organizer for camping :)
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    Yes. We need a list of people camping to make sure were together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BTAutoMag View Post
    Yes. We need a list of people camping to make sure were together.
    Good call. We also need to know how many tents they will be bringing.

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    yes. a couple of us will be there thursday with fence posts and rope

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    how big are the camping spots? or is it just a big open field? Can you park vehicles at the camping area or do they have to stay in the parking lot? Currently we need enough space for 4-6 decent sized tents, and we are going to try and bring along a raised fire ring so we can have a campfire at night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StygShore View Post
    how big are the camping spots? or is it just a big open field?
    It's just a big open field. Fires are only allowed in grills and portable fire pits, but I think that's what you're talking about when you say "raised fire ring."

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    Camping areas are large, they are open spaces. But they are not sectioned off into individual campsite areas. Its first come first serve. They fill up quick though. You have to park in the parking lot with your vehicle. The only exception is if you have a RV. then you park in the RV area, and could have your vehicle nearby too. We can rope off a AGD campsite Thursday for everyone. We need a accurate tally of tents before then.

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    Do we stage out of the camping area or is there a staging area up closer to the action?

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    Prior years their was staging. This year, the prior staging area is in the field of play. So staging this year is out of the campsite or parking lot
    We can get the campsite area closest to field of play if everyone wants to do that.

    * closest may not have decent shade though. So distance vs. shade may be something to consider.

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    That would make the most sense to me - I always hated Michigan Monster game and the hike/ride back to the campsite if you forgot something or needed to load up more paint.

    Maybe a spot close to the field of play, but not right on the main road so people are not cutting through our site. Is there a map of the field layout already?

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    I dont think there is a offical map yet...

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    nope. I ask him... alot... about it

    Styg edit your first post with a list. I'll be there with 2 tents... MAX. maybe just 1

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    2 tents

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    I'll have two pop-up canopies and a couple of tables that we can use as a common area/staging, since I'm not camping.

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    Couple of local players want to camp with us ( playing for the Empire ) I think they went Empire just because their team jerseys are Blue


    Styg

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    I'm going to be joining the campers, I will have a tent , I can bring a canopy tent and a table to if we could use it?

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    Yes

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    Well wife's rich friend is taking her on a cruise so I am driving out Thursday afternoon so if anyone can save room for 2 let me know

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    You think we could get away with a big old satellite dish and say its just a fire pit

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    Probably could, someone bring the flatscreen and a generator as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by StygShore View Post
    Probably could, someone bring the flatscreen and a generator as well
    There's usually at least one camp that has a generator, projector, and video games. It really wouldn't be a problem if you guys seriously did want to bring all that stuff.

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    ...you guys seriously want to bring this stuff?

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    I was jk no TV for me unless TV is code for beer

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    we could watch Tom's Tech tips with directors commentary

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    Quote Originally Posted by BTAutoMag View Post
    we could watch Tom's Tech tips with directors commentary
    +1

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    Quote Originally Posted by BTAutoMag View Post
    we could watch Tom's Tech tips with directors commentary
    +1

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    Anyone else camping, this is a pretty short list if AO is supposed to have an Army attending this event.... or we are all soft and rented out the hotels


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    Don't forget camping chairs, even if you don't plan on camping. It's always nice to have a place to sit. They'll be safe over night in our common area.

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    Question about camping and LL in general , is there good for sale or do I need to bring a camping stove ?

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    They will have concessions there according to Sean Scott - But doesn't hurt to bring a few snacks and extra waters. I assume the concessions will have "captured audience" type pricing

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