Here's some info that will hopefully help clarify any questions about individual sites for the Winter Hang:
- Batona Campground has 12 numbered sites, plus Group Site A
- Every year we need to book the entire camp in order to make sure we can hang freely
- No one person can reserve more than one single site for the weekend
- Just because you didn't reserve a site doesn't mean there's no room left, or you 'missed out'
That's why we ask people to step up and help reserve all the campsites - to make sure we have the whole camp locked down for our event. Once all the sites are reserved, it is
no longer relevant who did the actual reserving of each site. Likewise, the spread sheet is obsolete (sorry, SilvrSurfr
) - if you want to attend, feel free to add your name, or don't, and just show up. Either way, we now as a group have full run of the campground for the weekend, and people are free to hang anywhere they can find room.
For example:
- The fact that I reserved site 9 does not mean that I have to hang in site 5 when I actually get to camp
- It also doesn't mean that no one else can hang at site 9 other than me
- Good thing too, otherwise the person who reserved site 6 would be S.O.L.
Other than the area right around the group site fire pit, which will be set aside for the group fire, kitchen pavilions, and usually Iafte and his crew's hammocks (don't worry, they get there early and lay claim to that area), any trees that don't cross the main road that navigates through the camp are fair game.
If a set of trees is available when you arrive, grab 'em - though please be aware of where you are parked, and whether your choice of trees would somehow limit others (i.e. try not to hang across an area in a way that effectively cuts off other potential hang spots). We should have plenty of room for everyone, but it may be a little tight at least in the center of camp. The closer you are to the group area, the louder it will be late into the night. Keep that in mind, if you hang nearby.
No one will be asked to move simply because someone else technically reserved that site. If you have your heart set on a particular site/area/set-of-trees, get there early
All that said, just show up when you are able, hang your gear, and have a good time. Any monies put out for these reservations will be reimbursed at the hang. I volunteered to collect site fees and deal with that last year, and will happily volunteer to do it again, unless someone else feels strongly about it. I'll spend most of the weekend in a (not so bright anymore) orange jacket and a blue wool hat. I'm loud, and hard to miss.
See you next week!
Originally Posted by fallkniven
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