Mi>deep lake>sept 27,28,29 2013 fall hang & chili festival

[gargoyle]

Weather forecast is
Fri- 79-59 cloudy
Sat- 73-52, chance of rain
Sun 69-51 cloudy

WOW!! The numbers are amazing! Approaching 100 hangers/campers.

We will have a check in station at the entrance of the group area. Please check in, get your nametag, and make payment ($10) for the event. Any vehicle passes will be additional at the main gate.

Please bring your own dishes, bowls, eating/cooking utensils, cups, etc.
Cooler for your food storage, ice. Water container.
Chair(s)
Kayak, canoe or bike (if your planning that) PFD.
Extra tarp and rigging, if you have one, for the community area.
Dish or two to pass/share.

Deep Lake Rustic Campground
Yankee Springs Rec. Area
2500 S. Yankee Springs Rd.
Middleville, MI 49333

Vault toilets, pump water. NO ELECTRIC HOOK-UP OR AVAILIBILTY, no pavilion or shelter (we will be under a tarped community, if needed), fire rings. Hopefully enough trees.
Cooking will be on the fire/charcoal or on small camp stoves.
Park rules are in effect.

[Geck0]

I'm so excited. Can't wait for next weekend.

A quick question for all the chili chefs, are you prepping and cooking there? Or cook at home and reheat there?

[gargoyle]

I'm so excited. Can't wait for next weekend.

A quick question for all the chili chefs, are you prepping and cooking there? Or cook at home and reheat there?

Some can cook there. If we got enough dutch ovens/cook pots? But you can cook and reheat. If we are paddling, that may put a time crunch on chili cooking. I was going to cook and reheat.

Plus the hammock tour X 100
That might take all day!?

[mountainhanger]

This is gonna be awesome, btw I will be hiking the nct/mrc trail after this event in case anyone is game, plan on taking it slow n easy and take from Sunday to wed morn

[Stone]

1.0 is pretty light whats the load on that? About 250 lbs. max?
Oms, You bringing your Cuben Tarp?

Comfort is at 200#. I'm around 165# and I get in gently.

[boulderv7]

I'm so excited. Can't wait for next weekend.

A quick question for all the chili chefs, are you prepping and cooking there? Or cook at home and reheat there?

we are cooking at home and reheating there.

[Taser]

Nah no biggie if you aren't. I'm looking at tarps and quilts. Next years big buys. Gotta do my homework. Is anyone uaing a big daddy or tadpole? Or anything similar? Been thinking about making my own sil tarp

[Dblcorona]

I'll have a cuben tarp with me.

[mountainhanger]

i plan having my set up for camp but will also have my backpack ready to go as im hiking after the weekend....it is my vacation....but i will have a wbbb xlc and sf in the pack,,just in case

[bloomgorge]

yeah......i'll probably have my 14' hammock that i'll string up between two trees 10' apart. a new peanut foam underquilt and a blue H.F. tarp i'll loosely drap over my set up to annoy paul because it isn't taut.