Wondering how to beehave at a Swarm™?
We are all free-spirited Nomads so we know how we all feel about RULES…. But this is our party and if you come we do have some rules to live by. It’s our choice to have these rules and it’s your choice to accept them. If you don’t agree you don’t have to come. And that’s all we have to say about that.
Please read these rules to Swarm by! Just read them folks! There may be a test??
- Campfires are allowed. Please use a raised firepit at the Route 66, Bainbridge & Doe Lake Swarms.
- Everyone under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by their parent to attend.
- Gray water dripping is allowed at this venue
- Be kind one to another! Golden rule folks…learn it, teach it, live it!
- No talking politics or religion around the fire. If it’s divisive does it need to be discussed?
- Leave the space better than you found it. This includes bathrooms.
- Kids clean up after yourselves. Respect your elders.
- Curfew for all teens/preteens they must be in your bus from 10:30 PM to 7 AM. Additionally, all kids under 11 must be supervised while in the main areas of camp. THis is for their safety and ours.
- All Motorized vehicles must have a licensed driver. Speed limit of 5 mph with a 3 strike rule
- Dogs– 6′ leash or lead and hold it or tie it to something. Curtail their barking while you are there or away. Watch your dog to know where they poop AND clean it up. Do not let your dog urinate on other people’s belongings. If we need to repeatedly speak to you about this your dog may be asked to leave.
- Aggressive dogs should have a red bandana on. Dogs who are being aggressive and their owners will be asked to leave. If you encounter an aggressive dog please make a confidential report to beehappy@skoolieswarm.com.
- Make lots of new friends/family! The only way you will leave without meeting new people is if you hide in your rig! COME OUT AND PLAY.
- Bring your own dishes to the mess hall every time.
- Widen the Circle-If someone new comes to the fire, announce “Widen the circle” and make room for them.
- Cigarette butts are trash please dispose of them properly. (Y’all! That means NOT on the ground!)
- Don’t throw food on the ground. Keep dogs safe and bugs away!
- Take your trash to the dumpster. If you see litter pick it up.
- No use of hallucinogens!
- This is not a festival. It is a family reunion.
- Alright…this one’s a bit of a touchy subject, and we aren’t asking everyone to believe what we believe but we do expect you to respect it. Please refrain from any practices that are believed to attract evil spirits of any kind.
- People who have been coming for years will help to uphold a standard of how things should be done at Skoolie Swarm®. Listen to them if they speak, they won’t steer you wrong.
- Respect Quiet hours 11pm-7am
- There is NO black dump station at Melrose or Doe Lake. THERE IS one at Route 66 & Bainbridge.
- For a potluck meal to work out, everyone has to pitch in somehow. Help out, bring a dish, or find some other need and fill it.
