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campGND 2023
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Scotland's first Hacker camp. `--|_,`'
What is it?
The hackerspace goes camping. For the first time in 4 years!
We pick a field and get our toys out. Play by day, drink around a fire by night.
When is it?
2-4 June 2023
Where is it?
Northern Scotland. Forgue, Near Huntly.
How Do I get there?
It's roughly an hour's drive inland from Aberdeen.
There is a train station 12km or so away in Huntly.
There will be some people driving who might have spare seats - this information appears on the Attendees page usually. They may be available to shuttle you to/from the train station too!
After a quick look at vehicle hire costs from Aberdeen, Friday - Monday, costs looked like, small-ish car £120 (thrifty), large-ish van £240 (enterprise) or Camper £480 (T6 vdubadventures).
What should I bring?
Everything, and probably a kitchen sink.
If you'd like to participate in the communal kitchen then please bring a plate, bowl, cup, knife, fork, spoon and tea towel. Something like this is ideal.
We like to go somewhere with very few amenities (and poor connectivity). You should bring whatever you need to survive, a project to hack on/make/play with and some stuff to burn too.
If you need food, drink, fire or supplies, there is a supermarket ( actually 2!) nearby in Huntly.
There is a flushing toilet available but there are no shower facilities.
How much does it cost? How do I buy a ticket?
There is a suggested donation of £40 per person to participate in the communal kitchen. This is going to be spent roughly as follows: £5 for fuel for the van/generator/stove; £15 towards food; £20 for kitchen equipment. You can of course BYO food, in which case the suggested donation is only £5. Participating in the communal kitchen means helping with either cooking or cleaning. Donations will be collected in cash on the first day, accounts will be kept for all spending and any leftover donations will be spent on the next CampGND.
Ticketing isn't something we do, you sign up by adding yourself to the attendees page. For catering purposes we will assume everyone on the list is eating from the communal kitchen, please add yourself ASAP to help with catering planning. If you want to BYO food please indicate this in the dietary requirements column.
I don't have any camping gear!
Don't worry - our attendees have some camping gear available for to borrow!
Check the page to see what's available, or to offer your own gear!
Infrastructure
| Item | Owner | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol Generator | Hibby | All weekend |
| Propane Gas Can | Hibby | All weekend |
Talks/Presentations
Anyone want to run talks? Post about it here.
Amateur Radio
We will have an HF Station and a special event callsign running when we're capable all weekend.
Hibby would like to build an 80m antenna, but hibby would also like to build a G3TXQ style cobweb or a hexbeam. Volunteers welcome.
During the camp, there will likely also be activity on the standard hacker UHF channel: 433.550MHz Internet availability we'll have a DMR Gateway on UHF, details TBD.