So now that things have settled down and I actually unpacked and now doing legendary stuff, here is what I learned from maker's faire.

• Halls cough drops help reduce damage to your throat if you have to talk 10 hours for 2 days.
• Always bring backup parts (I didn't and had a hardware failure I couldn't do anything about)
• Bring backup tools also, I broke a flat head screw driver. Ok, I threw it against the wall
• Pack your own stuff to ship there since you'll have to unpack it and then repack it.
• Don't trust books, they lie but they help making fires. Ikea instructions need to be burned.
• It isn't about your stuff working, it is about your stuff looking like it worked. Or getting a hot girl to man your booth ... I didn't have a hot girl though.
• Make your stuff easier to build on-site.
• You won't have time to do anything expect present. So have water and some snacks handy.
• I over commited myself and couldn't handle my entire area, next year I'll scale it back or see if I can bring more people.
• Get a bouncer, they come in handy. People do show fake id's from Texas to you.
• I was here for actually too long. Get in Friday morning to setup, leave Sunday night. If I wanted to sight see, add 1 day.
• Don't be afraid to ask for help. Everyone wants everyone else to look good and to have a fun time.
• The TSA loves my luggage. If you saw my boxers, they have spider-man on them, you'd want touch my boxers too.