What to bring
So you’re out in the wasteland, scrounging for your most basic supplies, bartering what scrap you find for produce and herbs that you can try and make into something resembling a meal... but you don't want to starve yourself for real at game! What are you to do? Here are some helpful tips about providing for yourself at the event.
Vaccination Card - Per our vaccination requirements, remember to submit your vaccination card to drmimercypointe@gmail.com, or bring your vaccination card with you to present at check-in.
Hydration - Invest in a decent water bottle or canteen, something you can scuff up with some sandpaper or steel wool to look a bit more genre appropriate, and make sure you keep it filled and regularly partake of it! Winter, summer, spring, or fall, hydration is a big part of what keeps you healthy through a Dystopia Rising event. Coffee, tea, and sugary drinks drain your body of precious water, and you need to be sure you are regularly replenishing.
Trail Mixes and Energy Bars - The easiest way to stay on your feet and healthy is to keep a stash of energy bars and a trail mix of your choice. Nuts, dried fruits, and simple sugars help keep your body going, and having some trail mix in a food bag or some protein bars makes it super easy for you to eat on the go, so you don't miss out on adventures in the wasteland! (Our site has a no peanut policy. So please avoid bringing items that contain them)
Eat a Solid Breakfast - Breakfast, they say, is the most important meal of the day. With a camp burner, campfire, or a sterno can you can easily prepare oatmeal or similar warm breakfasts. Oatmeal is particularly good because it's dry-stored and quick to make. For those who prefer other breakfast options, consider breakfast bars and rice cakes with preserves or spreads to help get those important starches and sugars into your body to give it long term energy through the day.
Fruits and Vegetables - Simple fruits like apples and oranges are fantastic camping foods. Naturally packaged and requiring no refrigeration, these fruits provide lots of excellent options for quick wasteland snacks. Need more ideas for how to eat in the Wasteland? Check out our Cooking Blog!
Keep it Simple - It's the wasteland. In the end, it's up to you to make sure that what you have prepared for yourself is easily stored, easily prepared, and easy to clean up. You don't want to lose hours of play time to complicated food prep and clean up.
Keep it In Game - Wasteland cuisine is a marvelous opportunity for characters to share an experience, bond over a meal, and perhaps make new friendships. Keep your cooking and eating process in game and use it as an opportunity to interact with your fellow players. If you're a giving sort (or perhaps playing a cook or farmer...) you also can consider bringing extra food to prepare in game to share or sell!
Clothing - Remember to bring plenty of clothing. Things like socks, underwear, shirts, pants, and so on. Weather can go from a sunny day to thunderstorm so having changes of clothing for all seasons is a great idea to keep from being miserable and will help you stay healthy.
Hygiene - Remember to bring things such as soap, towels, toothbrush/tooth paste, and hand sanitizer. This is to help from getting sick as well keeping clean and comfortable. Things like taking showers and washing your hands after using the bathroom prevents you and others from getting sick. Also remember to cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough and wash your hands afterwords.
Sleeping Gear - Everyone has to sleep sometime. With that being said its always good to bring a sleeping bag rated for the season/weather or bed linen to sleep with. It provides warmth as well as comfort. Sleep also keeps you healthy as well as helps give you energy for a full weekend.
Red Flashlight - It gets dark at night and at some parts of the site it makes it hard to see. For safety reasons we ask that you bring a red lens flashlight so you are still able to see without blinding anyone. This is so you will be able to see at night and prevent yourself from getting hurt.