New York Post

ECLIPSE IS $POT-ON

Airbnb lists ‘view’ patches

- By GABRIELLE FONROUGE

Tickets for front-row seats are available for Monday’s historic solar eclipse — they’re just on someone’s front lawn or a dirt patch in the middle of nowhere.

Savvy property owners along the 70-mile-wide “path of totality” — where the eclipse will provide a total blackout — are cashing in on the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon and putting their back yards, front yards, farm land and empty apartments up for rent on AirBnb for the popular event. And they don’t come cheap. For $500 a night, astronomy enthusiast­s can camp out in a “fenced in” family back yard in Lincoln, Neb., tent not included. Apartment and home rentals in the area typically go for as low as $32 a night on a regular weekend.

In another ad, a dusty dirt patch in Hopkinsvil­le, Ky. — a prime eclipse-viewing area — is available for $400 a night.

“1 acre flat level graveled lot. No trees to block view, large area to have camp fire. Could hold up to 20 tents for camping, or parking for 40 vehicles,” the ad reads.

The area was “originally used for parking [constructi­on] equipment,” but is a “great camping/viewing site” for the eclipse, which hasn’t been seen from the mainland in 99 years.

“This is clear country air campin,” the host goes on in the ad, offering a communal bathroom and water source, which many of other plots don’t advertise.

Nearby at the Shady Oaks mobile-home park, 45 vacant lots for RVs are available for $100 a night with a single “hammock” available for anyone interested in sleeping outside.

“Walmart within walking distance,” the ad touts.

Over in Benton, Ky., host Jimmy is offering 20-by-20-foot areas in his yard (pictured) for the same price — but make sure to bring toilet paper, as no bathrooms are included.

“Pretend you’re really camping,” the ad reads, with a happyface emoticon. In lieu of a bathroom, guests will have access to a large gas/charcoal grill and a trampoline.

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