Central Florida is home to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, the state’s first “Dark Sky Park” designated by the International Dark Sky Association. Yet, about 30 miles to the south on the first weekend in March, the night skies will light up bright as day when the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival returns for its annual romp.
From the art to the woods to a line-up that includes jam, electronic, hip-hop, rap, R&B, dance, dubstep, disco, funk, indie, house, and techno, this fest is an evolution in progress.
In this Sit-Down with the Producer, RoadtripMojo posed some questions to fest cofounder Rechulski. We asked what’s new at OkeeFest – and what will never change – and what festival goers and RVers will discover at the fest’s sixth run… (GA and VIP ticket and camping packages are currently available for purchase at www.okeechobeefest.com)
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For most RV campers, “boondocking” is a mythical form of camping. Disconnected, off the grid, separated from other campers – just you and your crew deep in the state or national park or out-of-the-way getaway where no power, water or sewer lines can reach. Just like the pioneers used to do. But glampers aren’t pioneering woodsfolk, unless the pioneers had their own memory foam bed, and shower, and fridge, and solid roof and door to keep out the elements and creatures. Modern boondockers want the creature comforts only power can deliver.
We were sitting in our backyard recently and I noticed something I’d never noticed before. Two of our palms were perfectly spaced to hang our hammock. A nearby was a spot perfect for a fire pit. Trees for the hammock, a safe spot for a fire pit, and plenty of room to sprawl. This is stuff I look for when camping. Why had I never thought of it in our own backyard?