Post by bsimon615 on Sept 11, 2018 22:37:59 GMT -6
As mentioned before there are no lodge rooms at White Horse so we lose the privacy or semi-privacy of a lodge room. At the DSSG at FRC we typically used all the lodge rooms. About 4 of them were occupied by just one person, so 4 singles and 19 doubles. Add another 10 or so in cottages and we have a head count of 52 not counting those in tents, rv's and campers. So how does this number work at White Horse?
We have bunks/bunkhouses arranged as follows:
Main dining hall bldg bunkhouse can sleep up to 15 wilh 3 triple bunks and 6 in the loft
Main bunkhouse east wing has 7 triple bunks and so does the west wing (total capacity of 42)
An additional two dorms that sleep 15 each (5 triples each) Total capacity of 30.
Chaperone room with 2 triples (Total capacity of 6)
Barn dorm has 9 triples, so a total capacity of 27
Altogether we have 120 bunks which on the surface seems adequate, but is it?
Top bunks are very high and the bottom bunks are low, so most would opt for a low bunk and they would use the middle bunk for their gear/luggage.. If I can, everyone will get a bunk bed assembly,so,the bunk capacity is reduced to 38 and that might be enough. If we do have to stack people it will only be spouses or families. I will avoid putting non relatives in the same bunk bed assembly and will do so only by mutual consent.
Priority and bunk assignments will be given by the date registration is received and number of nights stayed. Bunks will have registrant name stickers on them. I think we can work it all out. However if demand is high, we could run out of bunk space and if that happens your only options would be to talk to a friend who has already registered and secured a bunk to see if he is willing to release the storage bunk above him for you to use. If that is not possible you will have to tent camp or stay off site at the motel in Columbia. My advice is to register early if you want to guarantee a bunk.
I know this all sounds like a big negative but it is a much better sleeping arrangement than what you will find at most star parties; Okie-Tex and the Mid-South Star Gaze at French Camp come to mind.
Barry
We have bunks/bunkhouses arranged as follows:
Main dining hall bldg bunkhouse can sleep up to 15 wilh 3 triple bunks and 6 in the loft
Main bunkhouse east wing has 7 triple bunks and so does the west wing (total capacity of 42)
An additional two dorms that sleep 15 each (5 triples each) Total capacity of 30.
Chaperone room with 2 triples (Total capacity of 6)
Barn dorm has 9 triples, so a total capacity of 27
Altogether we have 120 bunks which on the surface seems adequate, but is it?
Top bunks are very high and the bottom bunks are low, so most would opt for a low bunk and they would use the middle bunk for their gear/luggage.. If I can, everyone will get a bunk bed assembly,so,the bunk capacity is reduced to 38 and that might be enough. If we do have to stack people it will only be spouses or families. I will avoid putting non relatives in the same bunk bed assembly and will do so only by mutual consent.
Priority and bunk assignments will be given by the date registration is received and number of nights stayed. Bunks will have registrant name stickers on them. I think we can work it all out. However if demand is high, we could run out of bunk space and if that happens your only options would be to talk to a friend who has already registered and secured a bunk to see if he is willing to release the storage bunk above him for you to use. If that is not possible you will have to tent camp or stay off site at the motel in Columbia. My advice is to register early if you want to guarantee a bunk.
I know this all sounds like a big negative but it is a much better sleeping arrangement than what you will find at most star parties; Okie-Tex and the Mid-South Star Gaze at French Camp come to mind.
Barry