The Ford Barn

Incognito-A · 09-18-2023, 01:49 PM

$350 flight from SFO to PHL nonstop, round trip, with seat upgrades on major carrier.

$300 rental car, midsize pickup or SUV from major brand.

$500 Airbnb, fully equipped modern apartment in Harrisburg. That’s for the whole week!!!

That’s $1,150 for one person.

$100 more will get a 2 bedroom, 2 bath in Harrisburg.

Splitting the car and apartment two ways bings it down to $450 each for the week. That’s less than one night at Hershey Hotel.

Lots of options if you want to get your own car etc.

Any takers? I’m booking the Airbnb soon…

nkaminar · 09-18-2023, 02:15 PM

$1,150 will buy a lot of chocolate bars, or parts from my favorite vendor. So what if I drive up there from the Carolinas and sleep in my car and eat at Micky Dees?

Incognito-A · 09-18-2023, 02:23 PM

Yup, to each his own.

ronn · 09-18-2023, 02:54 PM

some sleep on the ground and some at the Lodge...........

in the end its all about rust and history and engineering. good fun!

Kurt in NJ · 09-18-2023, 04:08 PM

full tank of fuel?? who knows how much that will be in a couple weeks
booth on field 100
food from supermarket 100
sleep in car

Incognito-A · 09-18-2023, 04:20 PM

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I appreciate all the comments that keep this post at the top.

The purpose was to find someone who wanted to split costs for a premium experience.

ndnchf · 09-18-2023, 04:22 PM

I'm camping by the Giant Center with the northern Virginia early V8 club guys. Just a walk across the street to start shopping :-)

ronn · 09-19-2023, 10:44 AM

premium experience.

think it had the opposite effect...........lol

Incognito-A · 09-19-2023, 01:21 PM

Seems like it. Compared with sleeping on the ground/in car, no shower for a week and fast food it is a premium experience.

Who ever said Model A people were cheap?!?!?!

I just booked a single so I’m now set. Maybe I’ll find a travel partner for next year.

Tim Ayers · 09-19-2023, 08:40 PM

For the past two years, I've done the same thing you were offering up with my buddy. I thought it was pretty cool of you to even offer this deal.

We've been booking an Vrbo or similar right in downtown. We love this set up. Generally comes out to $500 each. Well worth it in my opinion.

I've slept in my car, in a tent and in a camper. Nothing like a nice bed after doing Hershey all day.

ronn · 09-20-2023, 07:18 AM

I think cheap is only part of the equation.

Many people are not comfortable "rooming up" with someone they really dont know.

In Tims case, its a buddy, so it is familiar and comfortable.

noboD · 09-20-2023, 12:13 PM

As far as I know there are showers in the middle of the chocolate field.

Kurt in NJ · 09-21-2023, 12:24 PM

some years there are showers everywhere

Tim Ayers · 09-21-2023, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurt in NJ

some years there are showers everywhere

I'm going to look into this. They use to be at the stadium. If they still offer this, we may sleep on air mattress in the trailer. I'll report back if they still offer showers.

Seth Swoboda · 09-21-2023, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

$1,150 will buy a lot of chocolate bars, or parts from my favorite vendor. So what if I drive up there from the Carolinas and sleep in my car and eat at Micky Dees?

If you eat at Micky Dees you might as well eat rats from the dumpster at Hershey Park.

ModelA29 · 09-21-2023, 03:12 PM

I'd need a very long parts list to amortize the attendance cost on a per part basis. Lets see I saved $20 on my $50 part by not buying off the web but spent $1,000+. Guess I'm just one of those cheap Model A guys......

Oldbluoval · 09-21-2023, 03:39 PM

“If you eat at Micky Dees you might as well eat rats from the dumpster at Hershey Park”

If inflation continues we may all be eating such. I hear there are delicious recipes! Check Food Network!!

WTSHNN · 09-21-2023, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

I'm going to look into this. They use to be at the stadium. If they still offer this, we may sleep on air mattress in the trailer. I'll report back if they still offer showers.

I think that was a rain joke.

Incognito-A · 09-21-2023, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ModelA29

I'd need a very long parts list to amortize the attendance cost on a per part basis. Lets see I saved $20 on my $50 part by not buying off the web but spent $1,000+. Guess I'm just one of those cheap Model A guys......

You totally miss the point. For myself and others it’s called a vacation and the experience of seeing new things and meeting up with old friends and making new friends. What’s the value there…priceless.

ronn · 09-22-2023, 04:04 AM

If inflation continues we may all be eating such. I hear there are delicious recipes! Check Food Network!!

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA Thanks for the laughter Bill!
great start to the morning.

yes the showers was a joke, as in it rains at Hershey ALL OF THE TIME!

this thread went kaput real fast......

well Incognito- while your intentions were xlnt, the only suggestion I would give at this point is to start earlier next yr. Many guys plan for this a yr in advance and nobody
seems to be flexible at the last minute. which it is.
Hope everyone has a great time. I will be staying home, though I am only a couple of hours away. Economics being the deciding factor. Also my wheels have worn out....
and so it is. see you all in the funnies!

09-18-2023, 01:49 PM	#1
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Cost to attend Hershey $350 flight from SFO to PHL nonstop, round trip, with seat upgrades on major carrier. $300 rental car, midsize pickup or SUV from major brand. $500 Airbnb, fully equipped modern apartment in Harrisburg. That’s for the whole week!!! That’s $1,150 for one person. $100 more will get a 2 bedroom, 2 bath in Harrisburg. Splitting the car and apartment two ways bings it down to $450 each for the week. That’s less than one night at Hershey Hotel. Lots of options if you want to get your own car etc. Any takers? I’m booking the Airbnb soon…

09-18-2023, 02:15 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: Cost to attend Hershey $1,150 will buy a lot of chocolate bars, or parts from my favorite vendor. So what if I drive up there from the Carolinas and sleep in my car and eat at Micky Dees? __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

09-18-2023, 02:23 PM	#3
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Re: Cost to attend Hershey Yup, to each his own.

09-18-2023, 02:54 PM	#4
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,793	Re: Cost to attend Hershey some sleep on the ground and some at the Lodge........... in the end its all about rust and history and engineering. good fun!

09-18-2023, 04:08 PM	#5
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,159	Re: Cost to attend Hershey full tank of fuel?? who knows how much that will be in a couple weeks booth on field 100 food from supermarket 100 sleep in car

09-18-2023, 04:20 PM	#6
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Re: Cost to attend Hershey Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I appreciate all the comments that keep this post at the top. The purpose was to find someone who wanted to split costs for a premium experience.

09-18-2023, 04:22 PM	#7
ndnchf Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 764	Re: Cost to attend Hershey I'm camping by the Giant Center with the northern Virginia early V8 club guys. Just a walk across the street to start shopping :-)

09-19-2023, 10:44 AM	#8
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,793	Re: Cost to attend Hershey premium experience. think it had the opposite effect...........lol

09-19-2023, 01:21 PM	#9
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Re: Cost to attend Hershey Seems like it. Compared with sleeping on the ground/in car, no shower for a week and fast food it is a premium experience. Who ever said Model A people were cheap?!?!?! I just booked a single so I’m now set. Maybe I’ll find a travel partner for next year.

09-19-2023, 08:40 PM	#10
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,181	Re: Cost to attend Hershey For the past two years, I've done the same thing you were offering up with my buddy. I thought it was pretty cool of you to even offer this deal. We've been booking an Vrbo or similar right in downtown. We love this set up. Generally comes out to $500 each. Well worth it in my opinion. I've slept in my car, in a tent and in a camper. Nothing like a nice bed after doing Hershey all day.

09-20-2023, 07:18 AM	#11
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,793	Re: Cost to attend Hershey I think cheap is only part of the equation. Many people are not comfortable "rooming up" with someone they really dont know. In Tims case, its a buddy, so it is familiar and comfortable.

09-20-2023, 12:13 PM	#12
noboD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 319	Re: Cost to attend Hershey As far as I know there are showers in the middle of the chocolate field.

09-21-2023, 12:24 PM	#13
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,159	Re: Cost to attend Hershey some years there are showers everywhere

09-21-2023, 03:12 PM	#16
ModelA29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: SoCal Posts: 591	Re: Cost to attend Hershey I'd need a very long parts list to amortize the attendance cost on a per part basis. Lets see I saved $20 on my $50 part by not buying off the web but spent $1,000+. Guess I'm just one of those cheap Model A guys......

09-21-2023, 03:39 PM	#17
Oldbluoval Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Signal Mtn, TN (SE TN) Posts: 2,372	Re: Cost to attend Hershey “If you eat at Micky Dees you might as well eat rats from the dumpster at Hershey Park” If inflation continues we may all be eating such. I hear there are delicious recipes! Check Food Network!!

09-22-2023, 04:04 AM	#20
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,793	Re: Cost to attend Hershey If inflation continues we may all be eating such. I hear there are delicious recipes! Check Food Network!! LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA Thanks for the laughter Bill! great start to the morning. yes the showers was a joke, as in it rains at Hershey ALL OF THE TIME! this thread went kaput real fast...... well Incognito- while your intentions were xlnt, the only suggestion I would give at this point is to start earlier next yr. Many guys plan for this a yr in advance and nobody seems to be flexible at the last minute. which it is. Hope everyone has a great time. I will be staying home, though I am only a couple of hours away. Economics being the deciding factor. Also my wheels have worn out.... and so it is. see you all in the funnies!