#SurvivorMeet (June 9-13) / NC Mountains [SoThis...'17?]

[xRECKONERx]

Heard back from cool game room house:

- Sleeping bags & air mattresses are fine, she says there's plenty of room
- We cannot be loud as fuck because the house is actually in a neighborhood
- There's no yard -- it's on a slope down the mountain -- so outdoor challenges may be difficult

Any objections to this? If not, I'm gonna lock this down.

[Xkfyu]

No objections from me. I'm fine with whatever.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Aw no outdoor challenges

[xRECKONERx]

We could travel to a nearby park for the day or something.

[DeathNote]

Aw no outdoor challenges

He just said they could be difficult. We like difficult right?

[BROseidon]

Nearby park for challenges would be cool.

You can also do semi-physical challenges indoor if you're careful. Did them in my frat in college, mostly searching challenges or things with limited physical movement.

[Axxle]

Balance/endurance challenges should be easy enough indoors.

I'm still excited about that house

[xRECKONERx]

There's a driveway we could use for anything that NEEDS to be outside. What's a scraped knee or two?

Also just a fair warning: I am KING DOUCHE in the mornings before I get my coffee (or two, or three).

[OhGodMyLife]

Clearly we do the opening challenge from Gabon with the steep hill climb

[MattP]

Yes this is awesome!

[xRECKONERx]

OKAY EVERYONE! We have confirmation on the house!

If you want to book your spot, it's easy -- I'll be accepting payments via Google Wallet.

How to reserve your spot:

1. Go to wallet.google.com
2. Login with your Google account (or create one).
3. Enter your personal billing information -- credit card, bank account, etc.
4. Click "SEND MONEY" on the right hand side of the screen.
5. Enter my e-mail address (will.hare.89@gmail.com) and a dollar amount ($100) - be sure to pick the correct payment method.
6. In the notes field, enter your username and "Mountain Meetup Trip" for details.

That's it! I'll send you confirmation personally when I receive your payment and will update the OP accordingly.

[MattP]

Recks Seven Year Plan is finally coming to fruition

[Xkfyu]

Just to confirm before I send my money, we are doing the July 4th weekend?

[BROseidon]

OKAY EVERYONE! We have confirmation on the house!

If you want to book your spot, it's easy -- I'll be accepting payments via Google Wallet.

How to reserve your spot:

1. Go to wallet.google.com
2. Login with your Google account (or create one).
3. Enter your personal billing information -- credit card, bank account, etc.
4. Click "SEND MONEY" on the right hand side of the screen.
5. Enter my e-mail address (will.hare.89@gmail.com) and a dollar amount ($100) - be sure to pick the correct payment method.
6. In the notes field, enter your username and "Mountain Meetup Trip" for details.

That's it! I'll send you confirmation personally when I receive your payment and will update the OP accordingly.

Is space going to be an issue, or are we under the 19 or w/e total?

[xRECKONERx]

I talked to the owner of the house. It sleeps 15 comfortably across 8 beds, she says, so anyone over the 15 bed cap will either take floor, or she said there's AMPLE space for air mattresses, etc.

[BROseidon]

Awesome. Sending monies now. Also, someone should probably check if google wallet charges a fee for using credit to cover interchange (I just dont know if they do, and I'm using debit b/c I'm too lazy to find out)

[xRECKONERx]

Also, we're discussing possible transportation options right now. It's going to be impossible for me/Nuwen/Grimm to transport everybody in our cars (we can fit a total of 10 other people besides us, which still leaves us 6 people short), so if you're driving, that would be amazeballs. If you're not driving, and you're taking a bus, you can bus directly to the terminal in the mountains. If we don't have room for everyone, we'll have to rent a van or two, which I would expect to be split between all attendees. Everyone should also try to keep luggage to a minimum, as it's hard to really fit 19 different sets of luggage in a car.

[BipolarChemist]

I will be driving if I am going (which is v likely)

[xRECKONERx]

and again: I'll be booking first come, first served!

[BROseidon]

I can't drive and don't have a car.

If anyone's driving through/near DC, I'll take a pickup. Otherwise, I can fly to like NC and hitch a ride from there or bus or something.

[Xkfyu]

No

Ah, I see it now. I missed it in the OP. Thanks.

[Xalxe]

Also, we're discussing possible transportation options right now. It's going to be impossible for me/Nuwen/Grimm to transport everybody in our cars (we can fit a total of 10 other people besides us, which still leaves us 6 people short), so if you're driving, that would be amazeballs. If you're not driving, and you're taking a bus, you can bus directly to the terminal in the mountains. If we don't have room for everyone, we'll have to rent a van or two, which I would expect to be split between all attendees. Everyone should also try to keep luggage to a minimum, as it's hard to really fit 19 different sets of luggage in a car.

Where is the actual cabin and/or what are the closest points of interest? For planning purposes.

(If I end up driving down from Ohio/PA I'm happy to pick people up if there's gas money involved)

[xRECKONERx]

I'll definitely help pay for people's gas to get there from the general funds pool if other people are driving.

Blowing Rock, NC is the "main hub town" near the cabin.

[OhGodMyLife]

My summer is still very up in the air, so I might be flying from NOLA or I might be driving from NJ/NYC area. If the latter I'll update and can pick people up along the way.

[MattP]

This is filling up quick! #hottopic