holstein13 wrote:
Thanks for the tips. We will be your neighbors in VIP. Hopefully, we'll see you there. Are you doing the Gondola Club? They sold out and I forgot to book it.
last year we took a small (2kw) portable generator, we were there for 5 days and didn't want to run the large (QD10k) just to charge recover batteries during the day....i ran the Diesel Generator when / if we needed more than 2kwatts (which was almost never).
I think we MAY have run the air conditioner one afternoon (nap time), the weather is spectacular.
Im not sure if ill take the small portable 2kw next week.
We didn't do the gondola club - its seemed like a waste & unnecessary expense, given where we're located...VIP East has better viewing IMO than presidents (presidents has a fence & walking path in front of them)....we literally walked out of the coach (coffee etc in hand) sat down and enjoy the view.
there is a short walking path down to the launch field (its paved) - so getting to the field from VIP East (or presidents) is easy.
In the mornings the field its a SEA of people....iirc 250k folks bussed in at 4a and on the field....theyre gone by 11a, so walking down and visiting vendors etc is like having the place to yourself.
the Fireworks show, from VIP East (in a fold up chair, with your beverage) can't be beat....
VIP East doesnt permit parking on the front row...so theres plenty of room for observation -
Heres a view of the seating (looking back to the VIP East RV Parking)
View of the balloons in the morning from our fold up chairs (VIP East RV / Bluff)...its a SEA of people -
Nightly (weekend) Fireworks -
Stop by & say hello - were pretty easy to spot (Texas Flag & Matching White Jeep)
