Am planning a 25 Mar'13 NOBO launch and am reading the chatter about over-crowded shelters in this time frame. Am fine with solo tenting but was thinking I might prefer a tent site in the shelter areas for water, table, facilities, etc. Curious: are there tent areas at all or most of the shelters; are these over-crowded, as well; is there some sort of protocol or etiquette for claiming tent sites (i.e., do folks claim they are saving spots for their buddies coming along later)?? Or should I just plan on moving to another location? Any insight would be appreciated.