Be Careful!

[kat619]

If you are camping in an RV or a Tent, be careful. Last year our RV was broken into on the first day of the concert (fri). They busted through the bathroom fan and stole everything, clothes, money, ipods, laptop, shoes, purses etc. There are a lot of people walking around and although they check for wristbands people get into the RV lots that shouldn't be there. It will be 100x worse if you end up parking your RV in a lot were there is a lot of car parking as well= many passing drunks.

Last year we paid for a spot in the El Dorado 1 lot and when we got there early Friday Morning they said the lot was full. (ppl parked in multiple spaces and other reasons) They made us park in a different lot and of course we were broken into.

Advice:
1)Get there early, to get the correct parking. Thursday morning, Wednesday night even.
2)Do not bring anything valuable with you. Even to keep in the RV, Car or Tent. Leave your Ipods, nice purses and expensive shoes/clothes etc at home. You never know what will happen.
3) Your often walking long distances through dirt and mud, be prepared.
4) DO NOT talk to the people scalping tickets or those desperate for a ticket. There will be a lot out there and they may be looking for someone to steal from. (we thought we made a friend, gave him our extra ticket FOR FREE, and that is who we think broke into the RV)
5) make sure the people around you know who you are, our neighbors saw someone breaking in but thought he was with our group and forgot a key...IDIOTS

Its a fun event but all big events like this attract bad people as well as good, so BE CAREFUL! Needless to say we will not be going back.

[horsephotographer]

I think you posted a vaild point...

They also will be looking for the big party area's with drunk ones to get your extra cash or expensive items left out......:eek::eek:

Marking your camp spot with flags and declaring all weekend a drunken state may be an invite for bad people.:mad:.:eek:

Have fun yet use common since...:cool::cool::cool:

[socalcountrygrl]

Sorry You Had A Bad Experience Kat619 :(....Thanx For The Advice

[Kymery]

Good advice and I am sorry that happened to you. This is the first time I have heard of anything like this over the past two years at SC.

Reminder on your Advice #1. You can only get there Thurs even when they open the gates..no sooner. Hopefully they have rectified the issue with people taking up more than one spot! GRRRRRR to those idiots!!

I am sorry that you are not going back. As you stated it was probably due to someone you sold a ticket to and maybe you should of been more vigilant, if that was the case. Meet at a mutual spot, never bring anyone you dont know into your RV! Never give anyone the room to "scope" out what you have in there.

Not all people trying to get rid of their extra tickets are bad people. I know I am not bad!! and I was getting rid of my extras. I ended up giving one away for free...and he was one who took care of my camp after that!

We had neighbors that took care of our camp and didn't really even know us!

Don't let that spoil your fun! My home has been broken into, even my cars...but I still go home and still drive my car! It can happen anywhere...not just at SC!

[horsephotographer]

Good advice I am sorry that you are not going back. As you stated it was probably due to someone you sold a ticket to and maybe you should of been more vigilant, if that was the case. Meet at a mutual spot, never bring anyone you dont know into your RV! Never give anyone the room to "scope" out what you have in there.

It can happen anywhere...not just at SC!

Yes it can ,and yet everyone should still have lots of fun.Just as you said (Kymery)keep your smarts about you and stay vigilant and a good time will be had by all.:D:)

I do not want to hear any forum members here got tazered being naked on the top of someones rig...lol:eek::D;)

[tgcali]

Yes it can ,and yet everyone should still have lots of fun.Just as you said (Kymery)keep your smarts about you and stay vigilant and a good time will be had by all.:D:)

I do not want to hear any forum members here got tazered being naked on the top of someones rig...lol:eek::D;)

Must. Try. To. Remove. Mental. Image.

[temo223]

Must. Try. To. Remove. Mental. Image.

Lol...That's pretty funny.:)

[Rose]

I'm really sorry that this happened to you kat619.

Thank you for sharing your loss with us so that we can be extra careful.

[onebadcountryboy2613]

that sucks kat619, well hopefully all is well this year, and i really hope it doesn't happen to me or any other forum tentgoers!!