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Glad to hear John made it OK to the Hamvention. Myself and son KG7OF were one of the vehicles in line for an hour waiting to get into the parking area. There was plenty of spaces to park. We went on Friday AM and only stayed a few hours, not interested in any purchases it didn't take long to cover the high spots. The weather was cool so AC was not a worry. There were 3 main display buildings and another 4 or 5 smaller buildings. I'll have to give DARA credit for such an undertaking. I'm sure there will be changes coming next year. I think for those who have complaints they should volunteer THEIR time and understand the challenge. We didn't experience any rain but I'm sure it did rain in the afternoon as well as every afternoon. When we left about 11:30am there was still lines of traffic over a mile long to get into the parking area. It looked like the RV parking area may be a consideration in the future. It was right next to the display area so not far to walk at all. Here are a couple photos of the RV parking area. We were camped in Lancaster Ohio at a site simply called Lancaster RV Campground, to be close to where my son and DIL lived on the SE side of Columbus (Reynoldsburg). It was a great little campground with 24 backing sites on the grounds of a Methodist Church campground that was about 140 years old. There were also close to 100 cottages on the campground that were mainly used for summer getaways. Many of them were built shortly after the campground was established. The campground is on the Historic Register. Very quiet, close to shopping, there was a railroad in the valley below us but we only heard the sound of the engine, no horns. It was water and electric and they had pump outs on Tuesday and Friday at no extra cost, a guy had a cart behind a golf cart with a pump and storage tank to do it so that was very convenient. There also was a dump site if needed. Except for the daily rains (even on travel days) it was a very enjoyable trip (1200 miles).