Hotel or camping

steve talley · Dec 13, 2002

This will be my first dirtweek and i was wondering weather to camp or find a local hotel because i have young kids that cant take the weather if its real cool. As far as hotels i didnt know if there are some in the area that was giving discounts for this advent.Thanks for any info that can prepair me and my family for this week.

dklink2000 · Dec 13, 2002

I'm camping. :aj:

Rooster · Dec 13, 2002

I reserved a motel room, primarily for the use of a hot shower. You will def. want to camp, it's not that cool. We had one night last year that I froze, but it was my own fault for not bringing a quality sleeping bag and having too many beers to legally drive in to the motel :eek: :yeehaw:

You may find yourself wanting to do the same, that way you are there and ready to go in the morning.

Reesknight · Dec 13, 2002

Does anybody rent U-haul trailers for dirtweek? I was thinking that if I can make it, I might try to rent one to haul the bike and camp in. Anybody got a recomendation on which size for 2 bikes and how much they are?

dklink2000 · Dec 13, 2002

6X12 the biggest uhaul has. For two bikes and to camp in you will def. need it.  I have rented them in the past and was surprised at how little rome was in them considering.

Tony Eeds · Dec 13, 2002

Camp Tejas will be bigger and better this coming year!

As far as the weather, it could be anything from desert heat to a blizzard.  The norm is 70~80 durning the day and 50~60 at night.  I slept on a cot under our tarp last year.  I do plan on being farther from the coolers this time so the raiding parties don't wake me.

Tony

MrLuckey · Dec 13, 2002

Originally posted by Tony Eeds
I do plan on being farther from the coolers this time so the raiding parties don't wake me. Tony

At the VERY LEAST oil the hinges man.... SQUUEEEEAAAAKKKK! WHAT are you guys doin? hehehe good times my friend :)

Old CR goat · Dec 13, 2002

CAMP, trust me, you won't want to leave when the sun goes down.
Probably half of the fun is after the bikes are parked, maybe more.

Patman · Dec 13, 2002

This year we will RV it. I've done the hotel thing the past two years and it works out just fine but you do miss some of the "interesting" happenings late in the evening which may or may not be a good thing. :eek:

Tony Eeds · Dec 13, 2002

Originally posted by Patman
This year we will RV it. I've done the hotel thing the past two years and it works out just fine but you do miss some of the "interesting" happenings late in the evening which may or may not be a good thing. :eek:

NVGs can be a wonderful thang .... :)

firecracker22 · Dec 13, 2002

I only went into town to shower, I did not want to leave at all. Definitely plan on staying out there. There are even showers of a sort there thanks to BSwift.

Tony Eeds · Dec 13, 2002

Originally posted by firecracker22
There are even showers of a sort there thanks to BSwift.

 :worship: BSWIFT!!! I kept seeing everyone going in dirty and coming out clean.

They had everything a person could want .... except hot water.  DW03 will include hot water.

Tony

Papakeith · Dec 14, 2002

Camp definitely! The night life is sooo entertaining. :)I would have missed the cheese-whiz bomb fire in 01, and double pickles in 02 if I had gone to town to sleep.

Tony, who would steal another mans beer? :confused:

Tony Eeds · Dec 14, 2002

Originally posted by Papakeith
Tony, who would steal another mans beer? :confused:

They didn't ... It was always replaced the next day.  It was just that darn hinge. :)

BSWIFT · Dec 14, 2002

Originally posted by Tony Eeds

 :worship: BSWIFT!!! I kept seeing everyone going in dirty and coming out clean.

They had everything a person could want .... except hot water.  DW03 will include hot water.

Tony

The water heater failed this year. :ugg: Actually the water temp in the early evening was perfect.  Morning temps would definitely cause some shrinkage. :scream:

firecracker22 · Dec 14, 2002

It was a great set-up, Bswift, and thank you for all your time and trouble on it! It was easier to shave my legs in the hotel room shower though . . .

CR Swade · Dec 14, 2002

:eek:..don't know where to go with THAT one (leg shavin' that is) although some finer establishments actually put that sort of activity on stage :confused:

We hotel roomed it, did kind of wished we had camped.

firecracker22 · Dec 14, 2002

"Finer establishments" isn't what I'd call THOSE kinds of places.

Okiewan · Dec 14, 2002

All I gotta say is, sure is a good thing you shaved your legs at DirtWeek... someone might have seen thru the riding gear and red dirt, lol.

firecracker22 · Dec 14, 2002

Very true Okie, you never know. ;)

BSWIFT · Dec 14, 2002

I wouldn't tell anyone that I shaved my legs at Dirtweek!  DOH!  I just did.

justql · Dec 14, 2002

Originally posted by Okiewan
All I gotta say is, sure is a good thing you shaved your legs at DirtWeek... someone might have seen thru the riding gear and red dirt, lol.

Boy I could say something here....and a lot of people know what it is. ;)

firecracker22 · Dec 14, 2002

Whatever might you be talking about?

justql · Dec 14, 2002

Who? Me?? uh ... I .....uh...well.....uh.....it........the........uh......maybe everyone doesn't know I guess. :p

Dapper · Dec 14, 2002

From all the post about DW02 I for one am going to camp. It appears that's the place to be after the bikes are put to bed. :thumb:

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