Lodging for 2016 events

All lodging is first-come, first-served with the caveat that all can change according to the whim of the dictator or the needs of the community.
The first-come, first-served is for gappers, ants, workshop participants, or those doing other jobs or bounty work around here, otherwise rent will be charged.

You will be expected to keep your lodging tour-ready if you are staying in one of the provided structures rent-free.
If you are paying rent, you cannot be shuffled out of your lodging, and you will not have to keep the space tour-ready because tours will not be taken through spaces that are being currently rented.

"Wait, tours?" you say. Yes, tours. We want to be able to show off the cool stuff we have here! If you have a sweet rmh in your bunk, or if you're kipping in a wofati, or the tipi, these are a big deal and people want to see them. Unsurprisingly, this also means that there is a minimum level of tidiness we expect you to maintain.

Without further ado, here be the latest on the lodging availability at both base camp and up on the lab. If you're thinking about coming out to gap or to ant, etc. this is information that you want to know. Note that the following information is subject to sudden and capricious change.

Everyone is responsible for purchasing their own food and feeding themselves. On Feast Days Jocelyn cooks a delicious dinner for everybody, and everybody tries to help as much as possible without becoming a nuisance. Feast Days are also the day when people can shower in the house if they want. There are outdoor showers, but they do not function in the winter.

As of this writing (Jan 5 2016) there are 3 gappers likely to show up soon, so expect to see the “currently unclaimed” space diminish rapidly.

Base camp

Amenities

good well water

on-grid electricity

wifi

outdoor willow feeder (like an outhouse)

Red Cabin

bedroom only (no kitchen, no bathroom)

newly insulated

minnie mouse rmh newly installed

limited electric power

WiFi access

claimed from February on

Porta-cabin “The Loveshack”

bedroom only (no kitchen, no bathroom)

partly/mostly insulated (needs work)

will have the waterbug rmh installed soon (currently no heat)

has solar panel for light & device charging (somewhat spotty in dark winter times)

currently unclaimed after February

The Lab
The lab is two miles from base camp up a paved-then-gravel-then-steep-dirt-sometimes-mud-or-snow-adventure road.

Amenities

as yet no water source, so water must be brought up from base camp

one willow feeder (like an outhouse) between the Abbey and tipi

solar off-grid power at the Abbey and wofati 0.8

Wofati 0.7 “Allerton Abbey”

powered by the solar voltswagon

small propane oven and 3 burner propane cooktop

batch-style rmh

also used as community space/kitchen due to its proximity to the ant plots

a couple bunks - claimed from February on

Wofati 0.8 “Point Eight”

powered by solar leviathan

has full size gas range running on propane

double sink (though water is hauled in)

nice rmh and bench

one bed

Several cots

Could house 5-10 depending on arrangements

One spot taken from March on

Tipi “The Tipi”

rmh bed/bench

currently unclaimed

In the winter time, most of these places are pretty rough living. Paul and Jocelyn used to share their house more than the weekly feast and shower nights, but that didn't work out so well, so for now the extra beds in the house are reserved for special and short term guests.

The winter is not a fun time for tent or camper living, but in the other seasons people are very welcome to bring their own habitations.

This post will be updated as things change.

Thanks Sharla for getting this all shiny and up to date!

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Hi Sharla,

I'm a bit confused. I read that accomodations are first-come-first-served, but also see that some are reserved. So if somone wanted accomodations, do they make reservations, or come there first?

Thanks!

Also, how long does it take to get there from Missoula by car?

I think all of everything has to have a big "it depends" combined with a lot of "and crazy could happen".

In the past, most people tell us which bunk they want and then they show up a week after four other people show up. Or somebody is keen on something and a vip arrives ... so the gapper gets moved. Or it turns out that somebody has been here a while but doesn't do much, and somebody new arrives and is getting a lot done. The Newby could get the premium bunk. I think the key is that we have lots of bunks, so everybody gets a bunk.

Brett Hammond wrote:Hi Sharla,

I'm a bit confused. I read that accomodations are first-come-first-served, but also see that some are reserved. So if somone wanted accomodations, do they make reservations, or come there first?

Thanks!

You gotta get here first.

People who rent stuff, get a date and get what they rented for sure.

Gappers get a bunk, but we figure out which bunk when they get here. Mostly because things change and a lot of gappers don't show up when they say they are going to show up.

Brett Hammond wrote:Also, how long does it take to get there from Missoula by car?

Less than an hour.