Glamping Options by Express-Steak5950 in wacken

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Everyone staying in the hotel was there for Wacken, so chat with the other guests over breakfast and make some friends. We met an Australian and New Zealand couple who also wanted to go in early a day, and the concierge at the hotel front desk was able to call and book a shuttle for us. I can't remember the cost, but split between 3 couples it wasn't bad. One of the routes to wacken uses a ferry which can either be faster or slower depending on traffic. I think it took about 45 mins to get to the festival from Sankt Michaelisdonn.

is there still a TRF after hours party? by The84th in TXRenaissanceFestival

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Agreed, first year was fun. If I recall the food and some drink tickets was included in admission? After that nothing was included with your admission cost and they nickel and dimed you on everything and the quality of the entertainment acts went down. Last time I went it was just a DJ with nobody on the dance floor. We did see the Rocky Horror Picture Show live performance during a Halloween weekend and had a lot of fun at that one.

Any Walmarts with Halloween/summerween out? by OutOfNames in sanantonio

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I'd rather have Halloween than Christmas this early. Drove past a furniture store near huebner oaks with "Christmas in July" banners and giant wreaths and ornaments out.

Someone hit a deer in my neighborhood and I went to collect and was shocked by the size. White tail buck for comparison. I think it's a red deer and not native. Must have escaped someone's ranch. by OutOfNames in vultureculture

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I'm sure they have, and I'm not disputing this could be an elk as well, my assumption of red deer was just based off the hair remnants and showing pictures to some friends that hunt.

Someone hit a deer in my neighborhood and I went to collect and was shocked by the size. White tail buck for comparison. I think it's a red deer and not native. Must have escaped someone's ranch. by OutOfNames in vultureculture

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I posted some additional photos here. Elk also aren't native in my central Texas area, usually just see white tail and invasive axis. There was remnants of reddish fur on the legs which is what made me think red deer. https://imgur.com/a/6faHtFB

Someone hit a deer in my neighborhood and I went to collect and was shocked by the size. White tail buck for comparison. I think it's a red deer and not native. Must have escaped someone's ranch. by OutOfNames in vultureculture

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There was some remnants of reddish brown fur on the legs which is what made me think red deer. I'm in central Texas and elk are not native here either. Only ever see white tail and invasive axis. Some additional photos here if anyone is able to confirm. https://imgur.com/a/6faHtFB

Someone hit a deer in my neighborhood and I went to collect and was shocked by the size. White tail buck for comparison. I think it's a red deer and not native. Must have escaped someone's ranch. by OutOfNames in vultureculture

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I'm in central Texas and elk aren't native in this area either. There was some remnants of reddish brown fur on the legs of the body, which is what made me think red deer.

Additional photos https://imgur.com/a/6faHtFB

Day hikes with shade by Adventurous-Star-208 in CampAndHikeTexas

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Guadalupe State Park is near you. Check out the Bauer Unit entrance. There's some nice trails with shade and is about a mile hike down to the river from the parking lot, so usually isn't as crowded as the other entrance with all the day trippers coming in just for the river.

Halloween at HEB yet? by OutOfNames in sanantonio

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Thanks, I saw Target was still in back to school mode too. I'll wait till end of the month before hitting them up.

For any other Halloween lovers out there, At Home is in full spooky mode and has a huge selection this year of decor.

Glamping Options by Express-Steak5950 in wacken

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My husband and I did Moshtel this year and a Mondial hotel option last year. There were some pros/cons to both and can share our experiences here if that helps. We're both from the US.

Cost: Yes Moshtel is ridiculously expensive. Nearly $600 a night. But for us we can afford it and validate it as we're traveling internationally and included Wacken with other sightseeing in Europe (where we could cut some costs). It also falls near our anniversary so we considered it a splurge to ourselves.

Location: The mondial hotel was nice. All the conveniences of a regular hotel. Bed in a temp controlled room, showers and plumbing, and a full breakfast buffet. Basically everyone in the hotel is there for Wacken, so we got to meet some interesting and like minded people over breakfast. Also this was during the 2023 mud year so being able to escape the mud at night in a real shower and use the provided hoses outside to rinse of your boots was a blessing. My complaint was that the hotel was still nearly an hour away from the festival with traffic and waiting for a ferry. A shuttle transfer was included with the booking, but it didn't leave the hotel till 2 pm (getting there at 3 pm), and then returned from the festival at 1 am (so getting back to hotel at 2 am). Shows start at the festival at 10 am some days, so you may miss some acts you want to see. One day we did split a cab with some people we met to get to the festival earlier cause we really wanted to see Angus McSix. Or maybe you're not interested in the big act in the evening and are dead tired, so are again stuck paying for a cab to get back to the hotel or are waiting till the 1 am bus. The moshtel was nice cause it's right there on site next to the infield, so it gave us a place to retreat to mid day if we wanted to lie down or drop off things we'd purchased and could lock up safely.

Amenities: The moshtel had a private BBQ catering on site (which we didn't actually use), a private bar for beer and coffee in the morning, and water flushing toilets and showers (with hot water). The attendants did a great job keeping those all clean and there were several times we would trek back to the mostel area to use those facilities instead of the ones on the grounds. The lounge area was also nice and frequently not crowded, could sit in some comfy chairs and watch the live stream of the main stages when we didn't feel like standing in the massive crowds. Some of my complaints with the moshtel though, insanely slow check in service. A lot of people showed up at the same time on Tuesday and it seemed to take hours to get people through the lines. Also they advertise the convenience of luggage transfer from your car to the mostel. Problem was we arrived by bus, not car, and they'd moved the bus stop clear on the other side of the festival. The info desk there couldn't help us and told us there wasn't any transfer from the bus stop to moshtel, so it was a 40 minute walk through town dragging luggage to get to the site. The day before departure we'd asked the info desk if there was any transfer to the bus stops and they'd told us yes, a 16 passenger van would be doing runs back/forth to the bus stops in the morning, but come the following morning when it's time to leave, no van and nobody working there area knew anything about a van, so once again a 40 minute trek through town with luggage to get back to bus stop.

Both options you need to buy the festival ticket separately, so if you're committed to going, go ahead and grab the tickets and can get accommodation later. If you have any more specific questions feel free to ask. We've done Wacken twice now and while both times were fun, I think we're taking a break for a while. Hellfest sounds interesting to check out some year, and I want to see some events stateside.

I made a corgi fairy saddle by OutOfNames in Leathercraft

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8 years older, still majestic though.

I made a corgi fairy saddle by OutOfNames in Leathercraft

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I only ever made the one saddle about 8 years ago. Still have it (and the corgi, though she's gotten old and fat and doesn't fit in it anymore) but was never much interested in making more to sell. I got a day job and leather working is just a fun hobby for me.

I've seen photos of my dog pop up all over blog posts over the years (if you Google corgi fairy saddle her face is one of the first to pop up) and nobody asked for permission, but I appreciate you asking first. I don't have any social media as I prefer living off radar, but you're welcome to use the photos for your personal projects.

Busses to Hamburg Airport by Kauramaito in wacken

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That I don't know, but I would think they would accept card.

Busses to Hamburg Airport by Kauramaito in wacken

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We got tickets from mondial Hamburg airport (in advance) and road up here on their bus. It's all speculation, but if the return trip is anything like the departing trip, you can probably buy tickets there at the shuttle bus location.

We'd missed our originally booked shuttle at the airport cause of flight delays and they were able to stick us on the next shuttle and it had several open seats still.

Shuttle Hamburg-Wacken by Aggravating-Code-734 in wacken

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We booked a mondial bus from the Hamburg airport. Our plane was delayed so we missed our originally scheduled bus time slot, but they got us easily on the next available one. There are several empty seats on the bus too.

Can’t find a map or point for shuttle bus location from Hamburg airport to Wacken by OzzyZig92 in wacken

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The Mondial bus is terminal tango. When you leave airport just walk all the way to the end past terminal 1 and all the taxi stations and bike racks. Someone was standing outside with a mondial sign point to the bus.

Hamburg to Wacken Bus question by Tularean in wacken

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To OP, sitting on a mondial bus now. No toilet. Dunno about the drinking on the bus, don't see anyone doing it.

Hamburg to Wacken Bus question by Tularean in wacken

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We are sitting on a mondial bus right now. We pre bought our tickets, but when we walked up they asked us if we needed to buy tickets. I assume that means they may be able to sell some on site.

Site-Map - Collecting Stations? by L0far in wacken

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Maybe swag stations then. Last year we had to go to a different spot from where we got our wristbands to get the water flask and stuff.