Hip, hip huzzah! I'm on my way to another Pennsic War! Next week I'll be boarding a plane and flying across the country to spend two and a half weeks camping with 13,000+ of my closest friends! I can hardly wait!

Since I had to get creative with my transportation plans this year, I wanted to share them (in case this helps anyone else). Because gas is so outrageously expensive these days, I decided to fly rather than drive. (It would have cost about $1500 round trip to drive, whilst my plane tickets are only $375.) Ok, one challenge solved, but how to get my gear there?

A friend recommended Jim Myer's storage (which is right outside the Pennsic campground). I decided to have my gear shipped out in advance and to store all duplicates in the storage when I'm done (so they'll be there next year). I bought most items from Amazon.com (they sell camping gear!!!) and had it shipped using Amazon Prime (which gave me free two-day shipping). I had it shipped directly to Jim's storage, where I'll pick it up once I'm in PA.

Next, I've arranged for help in carting the items from storage to camp and in setting up. My friend who is running our new camp with me will pick me up at the PA airport. We'll spend one night at a local hotel and the next night camped in the parking lot of Pennsic, ready for Land Grab Day. (My tent and bedding are already waiting at the storage unit.)

After Land Grab, we'll head over to storage to pick up everything else and bring it back to Pennsic to set up the camp. Once it's all over, the gear goes back to storage and I and my garb hop on a plane to head back to Las Vegas.

Oh, what we'll go through to "live the dream", lol. :) See the rest of you luckies at Pennsic next week!

~Wench Christina

P.S. Here's the number for Jim Myers Storage: (724) 924-9016 (Remember to tell him that Wench Christina sent you!)