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Is a Tent Too Much for Launch?

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Jman14

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I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
 
Jman14 said:
I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
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Why not just park your car right by the door?
 
I remember a time when I was so rabid for a new phone but after MANY introductions I found just waiting for it to be delivered a day later was good for me. If you are very young and crazy about Apple, then I say go for it as it is an experience you will not forget. What will you do with your camping gear while buying you phone?
 
Lucille Carter said:
I remember a time when I was so rabid for a new phone but after MANY introductions I found just waiting for it to be delivered a day later was good for me. If you are very young and crazy about Apple, then I say go for it as it is an experience you will not forget. What will you do with your camping gear while buying you phone?
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Better yet, what will you do with your camping gear when the line shifts? Is that a tent on wheels?

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Jman14 said:
I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
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My local forecast is also calling for some rain. I'm just going to take a poncho and an umbrella. Much more portable and security isn't going to have a problem with it like they probably would for a tent. Just something to consider.
 
I think it's fine so long as it's not too big. All I usually bring is a small tent(if weather is expected to be bad), a box or two of KIX, some roast-beef sandwiches to give out to new/potential friends, my Bongos and my Hamster. What else do you really need?

Happy Camping.
 
Jman14 said:
I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
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Take one of these bad boys:

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Jman14 said:
I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
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I hope there's no metal in the tent poles or you might have a rather shocking experience.
 
The answer to this will absolutely depend on the location of the Apple store. Technically most malls have the right to shoo you from the premises (even forming a line), however Apple generally talks to the mall "cops" before hand so as to avoid issues.

Apple fans are usually pretty nice people (in terms of honoring lines, not in terms of forum talk LOLOLOL) and are generally cool with you going to your car. I have waited in Des Moines, San Luis Obispo, and Boston, and people were all cool with waiting in cars and then getting back into an orderly line about an hour before the store opened. I have seen people bring sharpies and write numbers on people's wrists, one guy made printouts (this was for the Xbox 360, but still), and others just use the honor system.
 
Jman14 said:
I plan to spend my night at the Apple Store waiting for the new iPhone. Looking at the forecast 90% chance of heavy thunderstorms.

I am thinking of packing a tent with a rain cover and get there before the rain settles in, in order to keep dry.

Is this too much for a launch, would you bring the tent or just chance the rain?
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Wait...you're planning to camp out for something like 18 hours overnight to buy an electronic device...and you want to know if pitching a tent is sensible, or over the top!?:eek:
 
The way I see it, we're CAMPING out, so what's wrong with using a tent to camp? Wouldn't you use a tent to camp if you were in the woods?

I personally am not using a tent because it's suppose to be very nice out tonight, but I see nothing wrong with a tent if weather is suppose to be bad. To each his own!
 
I hear Ikea have pop-up houses these days. Why not take one of those? You can bring the wife and kids then. :p
 
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