Outside services for camps in 2018

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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by some seeing eye » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:47 am

This official list of 2018 vendors came across my radar. It is from https://www.blm.gov/press-release/vendi ... -man-event.

https://www.blm.gov/download/file/fid/26119

There might be a note around on catching unplaced concierge camps through their use of outside services.
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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by Token » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:34 am

Well, that would be one way to mess with PnP camps.

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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by Jackass » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:48 am

That list of vendors is already too long for starters. About 12 vendors seems like a nice round number that's easy to keep tabs on....
Sooner or later, it will get real strange...

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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by Jackass » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:58 am

And where are all of the PnPs at? Shouldn't they be registered as commercial vendors as well?

Or do Chip and friends just continue to operate un-checked?..
Sooner or later, it will get real strange...

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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by some seeing eye » Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:34 pm

Hahaha. Mr Jackass brings up an important point.

Concierge camps are camps that charge fees for shelter, food, showers, mistress/masters of merriment, costumes, etc. and are not placed. (see the next post)
Jackass wrote:
Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:58 am
just continue to operate un-checked?..
They are not unchecked! In fact placed pnp camps are checked on by the BORG acculturation police.

An informal poll at the camp summit on dues found a significant proportion of camps with dues of greater than $750. Along with the BM tradition of not selling tickets over cost, it would be nice for camp finance books to be open to their campers.
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Re: Outside services for camps in 2018

Post by some seeing eye » Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:37 pm

Don't feed the concierge camps...

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