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campGND 2026
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Scotland's first Hacker camp. `--|_,`'
What is it?
The hackerspace goes camping.
We pick a field and get our toys out. Play by day, drink around a fire by night.
When is it?
5th-7th June 2026
Where is it?
Northern Scotland. Forgue, Near Huntly.
How do I get there?
It's roughly an hour's drive inland from Aberdeen.
There is a train station 12km or so away in Huntly.
There will be some people driving who might have spare seats - this information appears on the Attendees page usually. They may be available to shuttle you to/from the train station too!
What should I bring?
Everything, and probably a kitchen sink.
The communal kitchen is using disposable paper plates and wooden cutlery this year. You will need a cup/mug for drinks.
We like to go somewhere with very few amenities (and poor connectivity). You should bring whatever you need to survive, a project to hack on/make/play with and some stuff to burn too.
If you need food, drink, fire or supplies, there is a supermarket ( actually 2!) nearby in Huntly.
There is a flushing toilet available but there are no shower facilities.
How much does it cost? How do I buy a ticket?
There is a suggested donation of £50 per person to participate in the communal kitchen. This is going to be spent on food, van hire, diesel, insurance, propane, and some kitchen equipment. You can of course BYO food, in which case the suggested donation is only £35.
Tickets are available here at Tito.
Participating in the communal kitchen means helping with cooking, cleaning, fetching water etc.
Donations will be collected by bank transfer and accounts will be kept and published for all spending. Any leftover donations will be kept and spent on the Scottish Consulate, either the next campGND or towards communal facilities at our next hacker camp.
If you want to BYO food you can opt out of the kitchen by buying a different ticket on tito.
If you can't afford this, get in touch with tj, hibby or nick and we'll work it out.
To coordinate transport and projects add your name to the Attendees List after you get a ticket.
I don't have any camping gear!
Don't worry - our attendees have some camping gear available for to borrow!
Check the page to see what's available, or to offer your own gear!
Infrastructure
Bring your own power banks and solar panels.
The rest of our infrastructure comes in a van. If you can, please make yourself available to help load the van at the 57North Hacklab at 7pm on Thursday the 4th of June. The van will also need some help unloading at the Hacklab after campGND at about 1pm on Sunday the 7th of June.
Amateur Radio
We will have an HF Station and a special event callsign running when we're capable all weekend.
Hibby would like to build an 80m antenna, but hibby would also like to build a G3TXQ style cobweb or a hexbeam. Volunteers welcome.
During the camp, there will likely also be activity on the standard hacker UHF channel: 433.550MHz Internet availability we'll have a DMR Gateway on UHF, details TBD.