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Camping or Inning
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belquar
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You should start a poll. It will obviously be skewed since only a small percentage of rally goers come here.
We are staying in a Inn. Black Bear Inn specifically. We have rented out the Mountaintop Suite for the week. Pretty much a fully stocked house.
http://www.blkbearinn.com/luxury_suites.asp#mountain
Breakfast served every day and if you want they make dinner too. Or you can cook yourself if you are in their suites. They also have regular rooms that look above average as well. I am aware of several other reservations there by rallygoers. Don't know if they are fully booked or not. www.blkbearinn.com
We will be there past the rally enjoying the northeast kingdom so that is why we chose it.
Dad and I got a room in Lima as well. AC, shower, bed. Main perks there. Since we were on a quick turn around and a lot of long hours in the saddle we wanted really good nights sleep.
I camped plenty in the Army. I still love to camp, but this year I have in tow my daughter who will be 10 mos old at rally time. My mother...who won't be riding much and my wife who will ride once there, but someone has to bring my little girl. They are flying in and renting cage. So we are three bikes and a cage. Sister is the third bike. Except for me and my father, this will be a first for everyone else.
Brian
We are staying in a Inn. Black Bear Inn specifically. We have rented out the Mountaintop Suite for the week. Pretty much a fully stocked house.
http://www.blkbearinn.com/luxury_suites.asp#mountain
Breakfast served every day and if you want they make dinner too. Or you can cook yourself if you are in their suites. They also have regular rooms that look above average as well. I am aware of several other reservations there by rallygoers. Don't know if they are fully booked or not. www.blkbearinn.com
We will be there past the rally enjoying the northeast kingdom so that is why we chose it.
Dad and I got a room in Lima as well. AC, shower, bed. Main perks there. Since we were on a quick turn around and a lot of long hours in the saddle we wanted really good nights sleep.
I camped plenty in the Army. I still love to camp, but this year I have in tow my daughter who will be 10 mos old at rally time. My mother...who won't be riding much and my wife who will ride once there, but someone has to bring my little girl. They are flying in and renting cage. So we are three bikes and a cage. Sister is the third bike. Except for me and my father, this will be a first for everyone else.
Brian
Based on previous surveys, typically 60-65% of attendees camp while the other 30-35% will lodge off-site. We'll be posting Kbasa's room number and location on line as soon as it's available. Anyone wishing to stop by for a cool beverage will then know the parteee room!
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Riding Like the Wind...
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Black '02 K12RS
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BUBBAZANETTI
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camping AND staying in the dorms at St. Michaels
i have the room reserved thurs/fri/sat, not sure when my arrival is and will be dictated by my volunteer load. after camping at lima last year i'd like to have the option to stay at the end of the night and party to the wee hours or rest myself on a comfy bed. for my girlfriend this may be her first rally and i'm sure she'd appreciate the room more than my eureka solitaire one person tent (no commments please)
i have the room reserved thurs/fri/sat, not sure when my arrival is and will be dictated by my volunteer load. after camping at lima last year i'd like to have the option to stay at the end of the night and party to the wee hours or rest myself on a comfy bed. for my girlfriend this may be her first rally and i'm sure she'd appreciate the room more than my eureka solitaire one person tent (no commments please)
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RIDERR1150GSADV
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Although I won't be attending the National 
, I found that camping at rallies is the best way to soak in all that's going on. There is always a quiet area for those light sleepers and earplugs work well too 
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The camaraderie always amazes me while camping, regardless of being at a rally or just a (national) park. I understand that tenting isn't for everyone and the small New England B&B's are great too, but the tent thingie is really kewl..
, I found that camping at rallies is the best way to soak in all that's going on. There is always a quiet area for those light sleepers and earplugs work well too .The camaraderie always amazes me while camping, regardless of being at a rally or just a (national) park. I understand that tenting isn't for everyone and the small New England B&B's are great too, but the tent thingie is really kewl..
BRADFORDBENN
Slowpoke & Proud of It!
If I remember right KBasa was in the same hotel as me last year.... it was fun.
I have enough points from travelling for work that I don't pay for hotel. Last couple of years I did both camp and hotel, it is fun to hang with people this year I will probably do the same. I am with Poobah on this one, at the end of the say I need my time....
I have enough points from travelling for work that I don't pay for hotel. Last couple of years I did both camp and hotel, it is fun to hang with people this year I will probably do the same. I am with Poobah on this one, at the end of the say I need my time....
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tessler
univers zero
Great stuff. This is the kind of info I was hoping folks would provide. Thanks, Stat.Statdawg said:
I've camped/backpacked in my 20s and 30s but mostly in places that had relative solitude and quiet: national park and small state park campgrounds, etc. The described rally scenario: crowds and space issues, potential adverse weather, etc. may not be for me (I kinda live in the middle of the noisiest place on Earth
). That's why I'm trying to get as much of a big picture as possible. Like Kbasa and Brad, I know I definitely like my space at the end of the day. But I'm still up in the air. Remember, I'm new to riding; as a newbie, I have no experience with MC Camping; barely with packing and riding with personal effects and luggage. But I'm working on it. I bought the book "MC Camping Made Easy" am studying it intently and do intend to try it (but most probably in a smaller venue as opposed to a large national rally).
HankPfister
New member
Camping is the way to go IMHO 
You won't need to pack cooking and food supplies as there will be plenty of that on site, and easy to access.
But, alas, for me, this year We will be motelling off site. This is because my wife will be with me, and that is her choice. We are staying at the T-Bird Motor Inn in Shelburne, just south of Burlington ( www.tbirdmotorinn.com) I know there are some other rally goers staying there as well.
You won't need to pack cooking and food supplies as there will be plenty of that on site, and easy to access.But, alas, for me, this year We will be motelling off site. This is because my wife will be with me, and that is her choice. We are staying at the T-Bird Motor Inn in Shelburne, just south of Burlington ( www.tbirdmotorinn.com) I know there are some other rally goers staying there as well.
cjack
K Bikes Complex by Choice
Voni said:
Hmmm. Last time I went to a National Rally in VT, the temp and the humidity were each 95. I quickly found a room across from the fairgrounds and a friend said I had the air turned up so far that you could hang meat in the room. The Green Mountains were obsecured by a heavy haze. Never saw them. Some friends found a road thru the country which crossed a creek and they went swimming. That same creek runs through Hurricane Mills, TN by the way.
But, this time will be different...
BRADFORDBENN
Slowpoke & Proud of It!
tessler said:
Actually having done both, I think that at the national, more people will be there to help if you need it. Plus with all the vendors you can purchase what you forgot. There is also a shipping solution if you realized you brought too much.
Don't forget to check out the camping info on the main MOA site. http://www.bmwmoa.org/camping/camping.htm
Thanks to Visian for getting that section started.
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ridesR100RS
Guest
I've lived here in the hills of Vermont for many a year. Weather will vary from 50s-90s, from brilliant sun (let's hope) to deluge. But the mountain roads make it all worthwhile. For those seeking a getaway, I can offer tent space just north of Montpelier. It's within an hour to the suburbs of Essex, where rally will occur. I also have tent space on wilderness pond in the Northeast Kingdom (1.5 hours to rally) with wood-fired hot tub and primitive facilities. If anyone wants luxury (read: shower) I have a nice new apartment here in worcester, with pastoral views and nearby swimming hole for modest fee. Fully stocked workshop for fluid changes, repairs. ping me for details. Can also suggest riding routes in northern Vermont. chrisowenvt@yahoo.com
