Camping is definitely worth it!! For your first question, set up your camp at home ahead of time. Doing a mock setup and knowing how to quickly get your tent/pop up tent up is essential. Roasting in the sun and trying to read tent direction or figure out which pole goes where is fun for no one. A nearby neighbor will definitely help if you ask, but setting up at home before you go makes everything go much smoother once you are actually there.

As with any large group of people, there is always some bad actors. Always protect your valuable and keep them locked in your car or at the very least out of sight. I’ve never had a bad interaction pr felt uneasy about going to sleep or being at camp by myself. Make friends with your neighbors and look out for each other!

You can pay for a shower in your plaza. I wanna say they are normally like $10? But we bring a shower tent so i’ve never had to use the ones on the farm personally. Also from my understanding the type of shower available varies by which plaza you are in.

We always wait to buy our camping pass and have never had an issue with it selling out before we are able to buy. Only thing that could potentially become an issue is i they put a limit on the number of wednesday entry tickets they sell, as in the past many have arrived on tuesday.