tetra316 0 #1 July 27, 2010 So is it bearable? I'll be there the 3rd week in August and deciding between a hotel in Sherman or tenting it. Or is it too hot and humid for tenting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 July 27, 2010 It's Texas!! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #3 July 27, 2010 It will be nasty humid!!!!!!!!!!!! Why not stay in the bunk room? Its free, all you have to bring is covers and a pillow. http://www.skydivedallas.com/Site/Dropzone.aspx?topic=lodging Or do like i do and stay in the game room were it is quieter most of the time Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #4 July 27, 2010 I thought about that but the picture is a very small room with 12 bedsPlus you can't make a reservation and there will be 80+ people there that weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #5 July 27, 2010 Oh your gonna be there during the 36 ways Sorry yea.....not the best idea then. Sorry......unless heat does not bother (at all) u then i would go with the hotel. Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 July 27, 2010 Quote Oh your gonna be there during the 36 ways Sorry yea.....not the best idea then. Sorry......unless heat does not bother (at all) u then i would go with the hotel. There was a time when I was younger that I had no problem tenting it or staying in the bunks, but at my age and there on, there's no better substitute than a nice bed in a hotel room where I can also take a nice hot bath in the tub with a beer or two. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zlew 0 #7 July 27, 2010 I have lived in this area most of my life...and of all the months, the very worst to camp would be august. Hot...no wind. August is usually our most brutal month for heat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shward 0 #8 July 27, 2010 Shell out the cash and get a hotel room, August in North Texas is miserable!!!! Either that or pack alot of ice and sleep in your cooler.Life is short, eat more bacon, have more sex and jump anytime you can!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #9 July 27, 2010 QuoteSo is it bearable? I'll be there the 3rd week in August and deciding between a hotel in Sherman or tenting it. Or is it too hot and humid for tenting? I live in Central Texas and it's actually relatively cool this summer so far, I suspect that will be the same in August. At night it really isn't THAT hot (80's). During the day however a tent is going to be a solar oven. If you can do something with yourself during the day I think you'll be just fine especially if you already know what tenting is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 July 27, 2010 Oh Sher-town (Sherman). I grew up there, went to high school there...left there. Anyways, the better hotels are on Hwy 82 and Hwy 75 near the Wal-Mart. Most of the other hotels in town are old and really crappy, but those are the newer ones. Stayed in the Holiday Inn Express there just last month and it was nice enough.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,406 #11 July 27, 2010 You might want to check into the number of RV hookups they have available and either buddy up with an RV owner or rent a pop-up with generator.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #12 July 27, 2010 My dog and I camp or sleep in my truck in all seasons @ Skydive Dallas. It will be hotter than the hinges of Hell in Aug @ Skydive Dallas. Sleeping in a tent will likely be a miserable experience which will result in sleep deprivation and lousy performance the next day. There is a motel nearby in Trenton (SE of the DZ) which I have used when my wife visited the DZ overnight for Ernie's legendary annual party! Regarding RV hookups--- I don't believe that there any open slots.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beachbum 0 #13 July 28, 2010 Unlike Dave, I didn't grow up there, but have had grandparents, and later my own parents living in Sherman area so have spent a lot of time up there. I camp a pretty good deal, and backpack ... and I live in Texas. I would NOT want to camp up there this time of year. If you get cool nights, it might not be TOO bad, but you are just as likely to have overnight lows above 80, and that makes it pretty hard to get a decent sleep. I'm with those who suggest looking into a motel or other arrangements that offer some a/c!! That said, I don't agree with a prior post about humidity. I live in Houston, and we have serious humidity down here near the coast. Up that way, the humidity is not nearly as much a problem unless you are just used to very dry air.As long as you are happy with yourself ... who cares what the rest of the world thinks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motomike 1 #14 July 28, 2010 Pop up rental is 230 for 3 days... if you have someone to haul it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #15 July 30, 2010 QuoteSo is it bearable? I'll be there the 3rd week in August and deciding between a hotel in Sherman or tenting it. Or is it too hot and humid for tenting? Just bring a window unit and you will freeze your ass off after the sun sets. Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhisattva420 0 #16 July 31, 2010 Bring a tent. I planned on sleeping in the bed of my pickup but the mosquitoes were pretty bad, ended up sleeping in the cab. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #17 July 31, 2010 Quote Bring a tent. I planned on sleeping in the bed of my pickup but the mosquitoes were pretty bad, ended up sleeping in the cab. Get one of THESE . Only downside is no running to the gas station with it up...Hmm... rachet straps and some netting... bet we could fix that too!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
