sean.bonner Wrote:Alrighty, so here I am semi-last minute with tickets in hand and I can't find one room online anywhere for the night. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any places not advertised online? A suggested place to pitch a tent? A kind Niagara-on-the-Laker that wouldn't mind a tent on their yard? Anything? Bueller....? Bueller....?
HALP!
Word is there will be parking at the following locations with shuttle buses taking people to/from the event:
-NOTL airport
-Farms near the airport (this may be a good spot to camp)
-Niagara College
-Brock University
Speaking with a friend who is from NOTL, he suspects people will be offering up their driveways to people to park for a few bucks. A friend and I are taking my old man's camper - it's one of those small ones that plops in the back of a pickup truck - and we will figure something out when we're there. My friend is a firefighter so we're going to try to smooth-talk one of the stations in to letting us hang for the night. NOTL is a community that would HATE having this event there, so I think it will be well-organized to keep parking and getting to/from the show simple for everyone. In any case, surviving the inevitable shitshow that will likely ensue is part of the fun - I guess.
When we roll in, we will be checking things out from the airport onwards - I really don't think it will be a big problem. If you can get a pickup truck, pitching a tent in the bed is the best option. All you need to do is find a place to park for the night. Depending on the price of a parking ticket in the area, it might be worth it to just pay in to the local NOTL bylaw team.
If you really want to get creative, check out the hennesee hammock. I have one of these, and it would be a perfect stealth-camping device for you. Very comfortable and packs small. All you need is 2 trees to set it up, and if you found a mildly-wooded area and kept the lights out, nobody would ever know you were there.
If you PM me your cell number, I can send you a text to let you know where we end up. My plan is to arrive early, secure a good spot, and then hang out in the sunshine and toss a frisbee/whatever for a few hours before the show. This all after I run across to Lewiston for a Dogfish Head beer run, of course.