SURVIVAL
GUIDE

Come prepared,
and you’ll have more fun!

In the Survival Guide you’ll find some general advice and information that will help you make the most out of your participation in Vårlys.

Participation

Vårlys is run by volunteers, and relies on the effort committed by the participants. Together, we are responsible for what this event is and can be.

When you secured your membership, you chose one of our volunteer roles. Check out the volunteering page in main navigation!

Health
and safety

How to
get there

What to bring

While preparing for Vårlys, keep in mind that you are responsible for yourself at all times, and that this event is an exercise in radical self-reliance.

There will be no vending at this event, so whatever you need to survive or wish to enjoy while participating, you are responsible for bringing it.

Be sure to bring what you need to survive and hopefully enjoy your time at the event. The nearest grocery store is 1 hour walk from the Vårlys site.

Gifting is one of our principles, and a good expression of community, but you must take personal responsibility for yourself, your survival and wellbeing.

Being there

Leave no trace

Moop is an acronym for “Matter out of place” and refers to anything and everything that is not of the land where the event takes place. This can mean anything that does not originate from the site. Examples can be cigarette butts, glitter, food waste and build materials.

Being a Leave No Trace event entails that there will be no trash cans at Vårlys, which means that everything you bring in, you must take back with you. You pack it in, you pack it out.

Before you arrive:
• Remove excess packaging
• Avoid glass
• Leave your feathers, glitter, confetti and Styrofoam

Everyone is responsible for their own trash and campsite. We ask you to kindly carry a moop-bag with you and please pick up any moop you find during the event. Secure everything in your camp and on yourself.

Make a plan for how you are going to store and transport your MOOP. Please dispose of it responsibly. Do not dump your trash in quayside containers. If you brought it from home, you can take it home.

Trash disposal

Nord-torpa 35 min north - un-staffed sorting (open on Sundays)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aJMoRxVofQtAzFSXA

Nearby - a large container, no sorting
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dAs5uQd46A8HNgUcA

Towards Dokka - small container, no sorting
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4LMz8qBRZH1jS68J7

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