What to Bring:

Things to make you comfortable:

• Printed out google directions to the property. There is no cell service so you cannot rely on your phone.

• A spare car key

• A battery charger if you plan on using your phone for photos.

• A headlamp.

• A shade structure
  There are very few trees that are safe to camp under.

• A tent! This is a camping experience. Don’t forget your tent stakes :slightly_smiling_face:.

• Everything that goes in a tent, sleeping pads, and blankets, pillows (check the weather before you leave for appropriate warmth)

• A tarp to go under your tent.

• A small sledgehammer to put your tent stakes into the ground.

• A pillow.
  Everyone sits on pillows on carpeted ground. We have some, but if you want your own pillow, please bring it. We also sit on them during workshops, performances and the community circle.

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Health Items:

• We are providing dishware this year (plates, bowls, flatware)! Just bring your own vessel for water. You will still need to clean your own dishes.

• WATER! As we have been blessed by rain, attendees now get to enjoy the propane heated outdoor showers. You will, however, need to bring TWO 2.5 gallon waters--one of which will get dropped off at the greeter station when you arrive, the other which you will keep for personal consumption--the one you surrender will be added to the communal water stations that are conveniently located for us all to enjoy.

• Eco Friendly shower soaps. We do not want to harm the land.

• A camelback hydration system if you have it. A good old fashioned water bottle will also do nicely.

• Wet Wipes

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Personal Items:

• Sunblock

• Bug Spray. There are lots of bugs. Some whose bites itch.

• Earplugs

• Toiletries kit: Toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, etc.

• Lip Balm

• Towels

• Lotion, or aloe vera post-sun burn stuff

• Eye Drops

• Hand sanitizer

• Saline nasal spray (it can get dry for some out there)

• Prescriptions
  Be they birth control, contact lens solution, just anything that you might possibly need, and enough for a week.

• Spray bottle
  Mist away.

• Wet Wipes (yes it’s on here twice)

• Sealed container to put any snacks in (wildlife will be attracted to it if you do not. Bears, foxes, insects, oh my!

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Clothes:

• First of all check the weather and think layers if it’s high in the day and low in the night.

• Sturdy, high top shoes that go past your ankle are best. Things with laces may get prickly nature attached to them. You might want to hike as well. This is farm/mountain life!

• Sun hat

• Sunglasses

• COSTUMES! Not required but it can be fun. We usually put out a theme of the day and night list prior to the event that’s totally not mandatory.

• We have one evening ceremony that is White Night. Bring white clothing or pack whatever is sacred to you.

Our Ethos:

Everyone will sign a liability waiver prior to the event

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• You must be aware of your footprint, and the way you interact within the spaces we share (i.e. your trash, your personal items, your physical/energetic presence, etc.)​

• Please introduce yourself to people that you do not know!

• Be intentional with what inebriant(s) you partake in.

• Picking up after yourself is a given. Please also help to keep the spaces clean even if you had no participation in making them untidy and it's not currently your "job".

• Affinity is a sex-positive community, though this event is not a "sex party." To accommodate our friends' personal proclivities, we have a love lounge open for Saturday evening-Monday.  This area is a clearly labeled safe space for those who want to get down while leaving the rest of the event space free to enjoy whatever other activities they choose.

• You are welcome to bring a vape pen, and we highly encourage it. Smoking of cigarettes and cannabis is only permitted in the marked smoking area due to fire hazard. Considering the fires this year, it is imperative that you only ash in the bucket provided. 

• Please me mindful of how the smell of smoke clings to an outfit and consider designating a jacket for smoking so we can enjoy your fresh scent when you return to communal areas. :)

• Please keep the usage of synthetic perfumes to a minimum or not at all. We will be spending some time in inclosed spaces together and people have allergies. Perfumes and highly scented deodarant will also attract more bugs to you.

It is not required, although it is encouraged. 

Our dear Affinity member and social media lead, Gisele, is from Brazil, where they always wear white for New Year's Eve. According to Gisele, this tradition came from Africa through the Candomblé Religion. It represents "spiritual purification". They would go to the beach in Rio dressed in white and offer roses to Yemaya, the queen of ocean.

The tradition was adopted by everybody else because white for Brazilians also represents harmony, serenity and peace. We've decided to adopt this tradition for ourselves to symbolize our desires to our community love, and our intentional celebration for our sacred sacrament ceremony.

If you do not have white you are welcome to wear whatever is sacred to you.

This will be an all camping event. There will be a camping area designated for everyone! This year it will be closer to the event in the meadow behind the kitchen. Please bring shade for your tents as it will be sunny!
 

Car camping this year will be up above the meadow amongst the trees. Optional camping will be up there as well. You will not be able to car camp down below by the event this year.
 

If you plan to car camp please let us know prior so that we have enough room. If you have not let us know by the Wednesday prior, there may not be space for you to car camp. You can only bring the 21-31 foot RV’s. NO 40 ft ones! They must have a strong engine to go up a mountain road.
 

There will be porta-potties near the camping area and the car camping area.

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