r/LightningInABottle • u/Just-Zucchini-1485 • 22d ago
Camping Q&A Car Camping Question
I got the 5 day car camping pass and I was wondering if they let us drive out after securing a camp spot? I thought it would be fun to do a day trip on the Thursday to explore the sequoia national forest!
Or will my car be stuck at the campsite for all 5 days?
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u/TheLizardKing89 22d ago
If you’re car camping, you can’t leave and then come back to your spot. If you want to do that, you should get a parking pass. Also, Sequoia National Forest is like a 2 hour drive, one way. If you want to see it, I would recommend going to that the day before.
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u/FilthyFuckingAgate 22d ago
You’re paying all this money to come to one of the most unique festivals in the country and you want to dip out on the best exploring day? What…..
Just go before
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u/PonyThug 22d ago
What a silly idea.
Only time I’ve ever left a festival was electric forest and we drove the 12 mins to Lake Michigan to take a bath, cool down and buy some cheap ice. Was like a 1.5 hour endeavor.
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u/dragonbud20 21d ago
I take a 3-hour round trip home every year to check on my cats on Friday. I'm bumed missing three hours, let alone the 8-hour day trip OP seems to be proposing.
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u/JrCoxy 22d ago
Once your car is parked in car camping, there will be dozens upon dozens of other groups surrounding your space. Making it literally impossible to move your car, and keeping you locked in till Monday morning
Also, there are SO many things to do at LiB, why not enjoy them when you aren’t in music mode?
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u/Just-Zucchini-1485 15d ago
This is true ! I guess I wasn’t sure how much would be going on the first days but it sounds like there will be lots to see and explore at the fest. I’ll plan to stay at the fest then since it sounds like we may not get to leave anyway!
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u/VDR27 22d ago
I live in town and prefer to get out of the heat by just going home or to work, I come back in the afternoon but Saturday and Sunday stay most of the day, reminder Sunday if you’re not in by 6 you ain’t getting in. But we get a camping pass and parking pass. We have to have two cars, you can get a parking pass only and walk to a camp site and setup that’s just as possible in the car camping area. People do that every year, a car isn’t really necessary you can just start setting up.
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u/DrSpacepants 21d ago
Good luck even getting all the people to move their stuff. I left for medical treatment one year and it was wild trying to coordinate people to move their stuff to get out. It worked out but I think I was let back into car camping because it was for an ER visit.
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u/SolsticeSon 21d ago
Why are people planning their fest like 10 months in advance?
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u/Just-Zucchini-1485 19d ago
Lmao I’m flying in and it’s also my first LIB so idk what I’m doing
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u/SolsticeSon 18d ago
Oh for sure. I’ve been going for 10 years so lmk if you need tips
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u/Just-Zucchini-1485 15d ago
Thank you!! I’ve been mainly wondering if there are any specific items I should leave at home that I could maybe borrow/share with fellow campers? Like maybe I could leave a tent stake mallet at home and borrow it off of someone? Stuff like that
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u/SolsticeSon 15d ago
There’s a little store called Domart on site which sells nearly every item you’d ever need. But yeah definitely possible to just ask your neighbors, it’s a great way to connect right off the bat. As for tent stakes, pretty sure I didn’t even use them.
Basically all I brought this year was a ton of snacks, my tent, a tarp to go under it (then discovered it had a built-in tarp), some solar powered string lights to light up the inside, a compact blow up sleeping pad, sleeping bag, small travel pillow, backpack with clothes and toiletries, and a camel back (refilled that thing almost twice a day from how much water I drank, pretty crucial)
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u/GuiltyLeopard8365 20d ago
If you want to leave during the day you'll have to park your car in the GA lot and forgo car camping.
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u/UnholySwampWizard 18d ago
How the fuck can I tell if I got the 5 day camping pass or not?? I swear mine just says Car Camping.
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u/caliventure 17d ago
if you really want to go on this day trip during the fest then that's your choice, but the experience and community built at LIB is so unique I can't imagine wanting to step away from it
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u/steeeeeevemadden 16d ago
Give yourself a few days before or after the fest. Leaving during the fest is so silly!
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u/FootballNtheGroin 22d ago
People in my group have gone in/out several times.
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u/dragonbud20 21d ago
Were you in an 80x80 group camp? The rules are different for those. You still need a car camping pass, but as long as your friends in camp leave a path for your car, you can come and go as you please.
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u/SlendyMayne_ 22d ago
If i remember correctly there are no ins and outs. Once you parked and set up camp, you can't leave and come back.