Your signed liability waiver (you may sign one at the gate if necessary)
Water: 1.5 gallons per person, per day (for drinking, washing and food). Keep a bottle of water with you at all times.
BRING YOUR OWN CUP!
Enough food/beverages for your entire party and a way to cook / prepare them.
First-aid kit, including ibuprofen, bandages, and tweezers.
Appropriate clothing: light clothes for during the day; very warm clothing for at night (including hat and gloves), raingear
Sturdy shoes or boots
Bedding and shelter of some type; a good camp tent is recommended along with warm sleeping bags and sleeping pads.
Garbage bags—leave no trace! Consider bringing compostable bags.
Container for grey water
Any prescription medications, contact lens supplies (disposables work great), and whatever else you need to maintain your health and comfort in a remote area with no services
Flashlights/headlamps and spare batteries
Sunscreen lotion and sunglasses and a big-ass hat
Single-ply toilet paper (the port-a-potties get serviced only once a day)
If you’re a smoker, portable ashtrays for your ash and cigarette butts (Altoids tins work great)
Give a spare car key to a friend who’s at Apogaea. If you lock yourself out of your car, it’ll be expensive to get a locksmith to come out!
Common sense, an open mind, and a positive attitude
We Strongly Suggest You Bring:
Shade structures, umbrellas, parasols, sheets, canopy, tarps, tent, parachute; something to break the strong mid-day sun (in case you end up camping in a meadow rather than the forested part of the site)
Ice chest(s) (some ice will be available at the Info Booth, but bring enough to be sure!)
Earplugs — not everyone is going to want to sleep when you do
Condoms
Handi-wipes
Watertight protective bags (e.g. heavy zip-type) for cameras or electronic gear
Lotion/lip balm to treat cracked skin
Costumes! You just can’t be too costumed, too decorated, too body-painted, too weird, too fabulous, or too beautiful!
Gifts, toys, trinkets, baubles, magical fabulous-ness and swell stuff to give to your new friends.
Anything you think would decorate and light yourself. Bring rechargeable blinkies. Art, musical instruments, props, banners, signs, and anything else you can think of that might make the experience more fun for you & your fellow Apogaeans
Camp marker (flag, flasher, distinctive marking)
Rope and/or string and flagging to mark tent ropes/guy lines
Stakes/Rebar along with plastic bottles or tennis balls to top and protect drunk people
Duct tape & Swiss army knife
Toilet kit & Sewing kit
Insect repellent
Spray bottle / mister to keep cool
Portable shower and extra water
Portable chairs and table
A bicycle and a lock may help you get around. The Happy Ass Ranch is rugged terrain, so knobby wheels are a must.
For burn barrels or Emergency Services approved fire pits, bring a 5 gallon bucket of water, a way to secure it to the ground, your own wood, and a way to clear the vegetation around the barrel.
Prohibited/Leave It At Home:
Bad attitudes
Fireworks or explosives of any kind.
Glow sticks (officially discouraged)
Charcoal grills (White Gas/Propane is ok)
Weapons
Copious quantities of alcohol
Any pets
Stuff you want to sell – Vending will NOT be tolerated.
Feathers of any kind e.g., boas (they shed, no matter what you do – try marabou instead)
Glass containers of any kind
Excess packaging from foods (For example, remove outer box from cereals and just bring the inner bag.)
Glitter or sequins
Anything that will break up and/or blow away in the wind (confetti, loose paper, etc). Be sure to secure any loose items before leaving your camp.