NRGE 2025: MAIN CARPOOL

OVERVIEW

My dearest NRGE shredlings,
**PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 9/15) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS**
This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please.
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ADDED TO AN ACTUAL NRGE TRIP AND PAID THE 30 DOLLAR TRIP FEE. MORE INFO BELOW.
♣ Trip leaders — You should have received a text to let you know if your trip has been approved or not. If your trip has been approved, you can post it on the website and AFTER PAYING THE TRIP FEE put yourself on the waitlist for this main trip!
♣ You may ONLY sign up for this adventure once you’ve JOINED (been let on) to another NRGE trip posted on the website. Being on the waitlist, or “intending” to go on the trip, does NOT count. If you are not actually on the trip, you will NOT be added to this adventure.
♣ If you are going to NRGE, and are on another trip, you MUST sign up for this carpool. This applies even if you have arranged a ride with your trip leader.
♣ You MUST pay the $30.00 trip fee BEFORE joining this adventure (comes out to $10/day!). I will NOT add you if you haven’t paid or communicated with me about payment. You may also pay by cash/check if absolutely necessary.
PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TMFYZWLD6ALRQ
♣By signing up for this carpool, YOU ARE COMMITTING TO ATTENDING NRGE. We understand that things come up, but it is not acceptable to drop last minute and take the spot of someone who really wanted to go. Be a good human, do the right thing. If you have to drop (especially if you are a driver), you MUST contact us or the officers ASAP. Once you sign up, you will be asked a few questions about your medical stuff, car, camping/gear needs, adventure plans, and dietary restrictions (dinner is provided Saturday night). Please answer ALL of the questions.
A General Packing list:
♣ FOOD (you will be responsible for your own food, with the exception of Saturday night dinner (PIZZA TIME PIZZA TIME). That’s 1 dinner, 2 breakfasts, and 2-3 lunches depending on how long you stay. You also need utensils/cookware for whatever you decide to bring, so plan ahead. You might also want to bring $$ for food if you and people in your car want to stop in town for some grub. Recommendations: Biscuit World for brekkie (the one with the museum inside) and Pies & Pints.
♣ If you have your own camping gear, PLEASE bring it. Pro tip: write your name or something on it too to help keep track of it. We will be bringing all the Club tents, so if you don’t have a tent, don’t worry.
♣ Sleeping bag and sleeping pad. We will NOT be bringing sleeping bags and sleeping pads this year. If you do not have your own, we have plenty in the gear room that you could check out!
♣ Whatever you need for your respective adventures; the Trip Leader will specify what gear they are bringing and what you are responsible for getting.
♣ Water bottle/camelbaks. There will be spots to fill up at the campsite.
♣ Warm clothes & layers (it gets chilly at NRGE. chillier than you may be expecting). Think quick-dry, non-cotton stuff. And fleece! Hats! You may also want rain gear/water- resistant shoes. It somehow is always wet and muddy at NRGE.
♣ Headlamp
♣ Enos? Portable camp chairs – Crazy Creeks? There are usually picnic table benches, but these are good for hanging around the fire.
♣ Instruments? If ya have em and are ok bringing them camping, bring em. There’s nothing like a jam sesh around the fire.
**The departure time set for this (9am) is NOT necessarily when you will leave. You may leave earlier/later depending on what trip(s) you sign up for. Refer to your Trip Leader(s) to communicate about ride plans; I will also be overseeing all ride plans to make sure everyone who needs a lift gets one.
As always, hit us up if you have any questions.
Stoked to see you all at the most NRGE-alicious NRGE to date,
Haley, Sarah, Evelyn, and Chris
puh6bh@virginia.edu, yqx9ze@virginia.edu, mph4ca@virginia.edu, cej5pq@virginia.edu