Assistance

Overview

For the events at Dadford Road Campsite this year we will be operating a system to assist all players getting their kit onto and off the IC and OOC fields. This page explains how the system works, so that you can understand how to take advantage of it.

Mules

• We have hired 6 ATVs - all terrain vehicles to move kit around on site for players and crew
• We have recruited half a dozen new crew to operate the vehicles on set-up and take down

We will have six ATVs - all terrain vehicles - mostly Kawasaki mules like the one pictured. Some of the mules will have trailers to carry extra kit. We have recruited a team of new crew purely to operate them so that we can move equipment quickly and simply around the site for players. In addition we expect to have a tractor and large trailer for moving heavy equipment.

Arrival

• Make your way to a Mule pick-up point and request assistance
• There will be a pick-up point in the quiet camping field next to the main gate
• There will be one pick-up point in each of the OOC camping fields
• They will radio GOD who will log your name, location and time
• GOD will direct the mules to the next person on the list as soon as one comes free
• You must remain with your equipment to be sure that you do not miss your slot
• Make sure your equipment is ready to be quickly loaded

We are going to log all requests for assistance from players on the site (you cannot request a slot in advance). This will allow us to make sure that we are able to help players move their kit into place as quickly as possible with the fewest possible delays. To get help, you need to go to a Mule pick-up point and request assistance. Please tell them roughly how much equipment you have (a car load, a trailer full, a van load etc) and show them where you will be waiting. They will log your request with GOD. GOD will manage the list and send an ATV to your mule pick-up point for you as soon as one becomes free.

There will be a pick-up point in the quiet camping field - near the main gate - and another one in each of the OOC camping fields. They will either be wearing a crew t-shirt and red hat or a hi-vis waistcoat. Please make sure that you remain in the area once you have requested help. We will get to you as quickly as possible - but we will move to the next name on the list if we cannot find you quickly.

Please have your kit ready to be loaded as quickly as possible. Once your kit is loaded, at least one of you should travel with the mule driver to your destination. You will then need to unload your equipment. The quicker you can load and unload your equipment - the quicker everyone on site can get onto site and get set-up.

The mule driver will move your equipment to your destination. If you need to drop equipment in the OOC field and in the IC field, then tell the crew operating the mule and try to pack your kit so that the equipment you need for your first destination is at the top. You can either drop all your kit at once, or you can move your kit to one location and set it up and then request more help to move kit to the other location. You cannot hold the mule while you set-up your OOC tent so that you can then continue to the IC field.

Departure

• Look for the Mule pick-up point and request assistance
• There will be a pick-up point in each nation camp
• They will radio GOD who will log your name, location and time
• GOD will direct the mules to the next person on the list as soon as one comes free
• You must remain with your equipment to be sure that you do not miss your slot
• Make sure your equipment is ready to be quickly loaded

On departure, we will deploy a member of the crew to the rough centre of each nation camp to act as a point of contact for players to request a mule. They will either be wearing a crew t-shirt and red hat or a hi-vis waistcoat. They will manage all requests, as per the process for arrival. Please make sure that you remain in the area once you have requested help. We will get to you as quickly as possible - but we will move to the next name on the list if we cannot find you quickly.

Please have your kit ready to be loaded as quickly as possible. Once your kit is loaded, at least one of you should travel with the mule driver to your destination. You will then need to unload your equipment. The quicker you can load and unload your equipment - the quicker everyone on site can get onto site and get set-up.

The mule driver will move your equipment to your destination. If you need to move equipment from the OOC field and IC camping field, to the quiet camping field then make sure you have everything packed and ready to go. The crew operating the mule will try to collect your kit from the IC field first, then travel with you to the OOC camp and collect the rest of pack your kit so that it can all be taken to the quiet camping field together. Please do not ask the mule operator to wait while you take a tent down. If you do not wish to take all your tents down at once then you can move one set of equipment to your vehicle and then request assistance again once your other equipment is ready to be packed.