Camping in Vintage

[tmckernan]

My wife and I camped in camp Scholer last year after driving out. This year we are flying our Colt out and want to camp in Vintage. Where are the closest shower facilities to the Vintage camping area?

[MickYoumans]

Here is a map that shows the layout and facilities.

http://www.airventure.org/images/av11_visitormap.jpg

[RickFE]

I have a 1965 Cherokee Six, so I'm pretty sure I can use the vintage parking. I checked it out last year but it seemed to me the North 40 facilities were nicer. The shower house was really nice and now they are putting up an eatery of some sort also. Additionally it is an easy bike ride with a nice road to the nearby stores if you need something.

I plan on putting up the GAC sign again this year. Anyone else feel the same way?

[Jim Clark]

I camp in Vintage just for the evening discussions and libation. If you want nice showers you want the North 40. Shower facilities in Vintage are usable but not desirable. The showers closest to the Red Barn and Theater in the Woods are so primitive that we can't keep the tourists from peeing in the steel trough that serves as a sink. Can't really blame them as it looks more like a urinal trough than a sink.

[Bill]

The showers closest to the Red Barn and Theater in the Woods are so primitive that we can't keep the tourists from peeing in the steel trough that serves as a sink. Can't really blame them as it looks more like a urinal trough than a sink.

Weren't we trying to get more of the big round motor vintage aircraft to come to Airventure because many people come to Airventure (myself included) to enjoy the nostalgia of seeing and hearing those beautiful old airplanes. This hardly sounds like an inducement for anyone to bring their airplane to Airventure if these are the amenities (?) provided to Vintage aircraft.

[MEdwards]

Ha! Come on, they're not that bad. No, the shower facilities in Vintage aren't as nice as the North 40, but they're functional and adequate. There are two, one as Jim said south of the Red Barn, and one way down in the South 40, just beyond the ultralight runway. Don't take the shortcut across the grass ultralight runway at night when it's pitch dark because the guard will accost you and tell you you're walking on "an active runway." Right. It's a bit of a trek to either one if you're parked in the middle rows of Vintage. I think Vintage is still the place to be, since it's closer to the center of the show and you can sit under your wing and watch the airshow.