Hitchgathering/2023

Here we start with the process of thinking about where the European Hitchgathering 2023 could take place.

Communication

• Main organisation platform is this wiki page. Here you can collect/present proposals and use the talk page
• Other communication channels are the mailing list, Signal-group and the Facebook group. Please transfer all relevant info to the wiki page.

Pre- and Postgatherings

Midsummer Gathering, Sandviken, Sweden, 16.6.-25.6

Directions: About 40km north of Uddevalla (E06),12km northwest from Färgelanda, 30km northeast from Munkedal.

Location: Small cabin next to a lake, place for pitching tents.

There should be running water and electricity but that will be confirmed by mid may.

Dumpsterdiving is gonna be hard - next supermarket is 12km and not much to find there.

We have two bikes there that we can use.

For details ask Tobi or Paula on the Signal group or in the mailing list.

Proposals

• Pregathering right before the maingathering at Country Town, Denmark .
• Postgathering in northern Finnland and at Europe's most northern point - Kinnarodden.

Main Gathering

Proposals

Svullrya, Norway

We are invited by some friendly local farmers to have the gathering on their property next to Rotna River outside of Svullrya, Norway, about 130km northeast of Oslo.

The actual spot we would camp at is right next to the river away from any human habitation. There is a dry toilet the Corps of Hitchgathering Pioneers built two years ago, a couple of tables with benches, and a whole lot of forest around. The river water is drinkable, and there is a floaty platform off-shore to use for all our weird jumping stuff. There is a dumpster in Svullrya, but the shop is quite small, so we would also need to send missions to Kirkenaer (26km) and Kongsvinger (40km) where food is plentiful. The potential hosts have asked us about two things: One would be to dig out the firepit to make it safe (about two hours' work for three or four dedicated people... I know we're a lazy bunch, but that might be doable), and the other would be that we dispose of our own trash. Which goes without saying.