The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #83936   Message #1580224
Posted By: Ferrara
10-Oct-05 - 12:46 PM
Thread Name: 2005 Getaway Program Information
Subject: RE: 2005 Getaway Program Information
Yes, everybody needs to bring rain gear and cold weather gear if they have room for it! And several changes of socks in case of wet feet.

And flashlights. It is dark between buildings in the camp at night and they do help.

If you're not traveling too light, bring an identifiable coffe cup to avoid using too many styrofoam cups.

Also, I recommend using a heating pad for warmth at night rather than a space heater -- less likely to blow the fuses and leave everybody without warmth. Turn it off in the daytime though! They can be a fire hazard. Or, if you have any of those microwaveable bags filled with rice or seed corn, you can warm it at the dining hall. No electricity, no fire hazard, but only about 4 hours of warmth.

There is a (small, low-watt) microwave in the dining room, and hot water and coffee until they run out late at night. Charlie writes that there is a large hot plate for the Friday potluck for keeping foods a bit warm. There is NO facility for cooking though, be sure whatever you bring is fully cooked.

There is only a tiny sink for washing up after the potluck but some folks take their stuff to the bathrooms to wash it.

By the way, one of the least appreciate features of Ramblewood is that the bathrooms are down a flight of stairs from the dining room and TV Room. If you can't manage the stairs, make sure you leave yourself time to get to one of the cabins! Or, you can go outside and come in on the lower level.

For people who really can't handle going up and down stairs all day we have special parking permits to let them drive from venue to venue. PM Charlie ahead of time if you need one. And, if you have a parking permit, please pay careful attention to the areas where we are allowed to park. For example don't park too close to the dining hall.

Bring your own bed linens and some extras for overseas guests, we've discussed that before.

Have you all found the Directions and What to Bring ?