Very few people know this but "Oshkosh" is actually a combination of two Native American words "osholaka" and "koshnan" which loosely translate to "No Shade" and "Gonna Rain". Dress accordingly.
Very few people know this but "Oshkosh" is actually a combination of two Native American words "osholaka" and "koshnan" which loosely translate to "No Shade" and "Gonna Rain". Dress accordingly.
"Don't believe everything you see or read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln
About running your generator. There a some guidelines that the EAA has at: https://www.eaa.org/airventure/plan-...ler/guidelines
Some people ignore these.
Generators
- No generators will be operated between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. (except in designated 24-hour use area).
- All camping units in 24-hour generator area must be positioned perpendicular to fire lanes. Fire lanes are marked as burn lines in the grass or with signage.
- No tents are allowed in the 24-hour auxiliary power area.
Being that the convention is held on planet earth, there’s no telling what the weather will be.
From: https://www.wunderground.com/blog/we...peratures.html
But it was during the July heat wave of 1995 that the highest dew point of all was measured in the Upper Midwest: 90° at Appleton, Wisconsin at 5 p.m. on July 13th of that summer. The air temperature stood at 101° in Appleton at that time leading to a heat index reading of 148°, perhaps the highest such reading ever measured in the United States.
I don’t think there’s any way to prepare for that.
Last edited by PaulDow; 04-16-2021 at 10:11 AM.
I have believed for a long time that it's a Wisconsin state law that it has to rain at least once during the convention.
Thanks for the info everybody. Out of curiosity, what are the evenings and nights like? Does it usually cool down?
Do your dog a favor and leave it home with a friend, neighbor or relative. Apart from being half way across the country, in an unfamiliar environment, AirVenture is a pretty hostile environment for a dog's sensitive hearing. If you leave him in the camper, it's seperated from you anyway. Dragging it along with you on the show grounds is very imposing on other attendees and only puts you dog in closer proximity to the noise. Don't get me wrong. I have been a dog owner all my life. I love my dogs but in over 40 conventions I have never felt the need to bring my pets along.
Something no one else has mentioned....mosquitos, and not the British variant. Some repelant would be advisable.
......and a second set of keys to your vehicle, secreated away somewhere safe on the frame of your vehicle.
Some evenings can require a warm jacket to fend off the cool air, and the next night you might wish for a fan to cool you off.
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