Landcrat
Brenna “Froggie” O’Duynie
landcrat@gulfwars.org
Ansteorra Landcrat
landcrat.ansteorra@gulfwars.org
Meridies Landcrat
landcrat.meridies@gulfwars.org
Trimaris Landcrat
landcrat.trimaris@gulfwars.org
General Information
Attendees of Gulf Wars often camp together in encampments. These areas are named on the site map and are managed by a Liaison. When registering for GW, you will need to select the area you are camping in. You must coordinate with the liaison of an area in order to camp with that group. If you are not camping with a group, please select Open Camping, Private Lands, or RV (whichever is appropriate for your situation).
The Gulf Wars Landcrat has final authority for the resolution of all land disputes and issuance of permits for vardos and any other wheeled camping constructs allowed or disallowed in encampments at any given war. ALL such permits and agreements are only valid for the duration of the event in which they are issued. The GW Land office holds final jurisdiction over encampments assigned for the event (not for any privately owned adjacent areas or camps). GW Land office also maintains the records of attendance and upkeep of all encampments (only excluding private lands, RV, and equestrian lands) and decides the ongoing status of those encampments for eligibility to build structures, make improvements, or continue as an encampment at future wars. The GW Land office works with the Autocrats and site owners for all legal situations regarding building, improvements, and status of the encampments.
Please be sure you are familiar with the Site Rules. These are located at https://www.gulfwars.org/policies/site-rules/
The rules about parking for unloading and set up being only for 3 hours and then you can be towed, tents MUST have 3 ft of space between the ropes for a fire break, what you MUST have in camp if you have a firepit of any type (water bucket, extinguisher, buckets of sand, etc), and many others are handled at that link. Please be sure you read them. You are responsible for following them.
Existing Lands
Groups with existing encampments at Gulf Wars will be responsible for maintaining the minimum number of campers registered each war in order to keep land. This number is established by the GW Land office and reflects the most efficient use of land/campers ratio. All Camp Liaisons are responsible for relaying rules, regs, and information regarding updates for the war and camps to their camping populace and will need to have current, valid contact information on file with the Landcrat at the start of each war registration period. [Note: As of 2019, children aged 6 years old or older count towards camp numbers, even if they are not required to pay for admission.]
Camp Liaisons and their deputies are the go-between of the encampment populace and the GW Landcrat. These individuals are responsible for knowing the rules of the office AND for the site/war. These individuals are responsible for making sure any campers on the land they represent are aware of and in compliance with these rules and regulations.
New Lands (How to get land)
Keep in mind that spaces for groups to camp in do not come up very often, and that there might not be one available. A waiting list is on file to help keep track of groups waiting to get land. To begin the process, groups of a minimum of 20 can begin to establish a camping history together. A name for the group and a Liaison and Deputy Liaison will need to be chosen first. The Liaison and Deputy will be the people responsible for communicating with the GW Land Office officially for the group. These individuals will need to email and notify the GW Landcrat of their intent to camp as a group by email to landcrat@gulfwars.org NO LATER than January 1 for their numbers to count at the upcoming war. (Notification after January 1 means that year’s war won’t count but the following year will start eligibility tracking). The Liaison for the new group will need to compile a list of the names of their registered and paid campers (refunded campers don’t count for this number) and 1 week after war closes will need to submit that list to the GW Land office to have it verified for attendance. Maintaining a presence as a group of 20 will qualify to be considered viable camping size and makes a group eligible to get land when it comes open (ie, you get added to a waiting list for openings). Waiting groups will need to turn in their list after each war to remain on the waiting list and will need to keep 20 campers minimum during this time on standby. If you wish to camp together while waiting for land to come open – you can utilize the Open Camping area on the map located by the pond (Named the Lilly Pad – Open Camp) OR you can arrange through agreement with another established area to register with them and have an area on their land temporarily. You will still need to have a list of your 20 campers for Land at the end of the war to stay on the waiting list.
Citizens of Ansteorra, Trimaris, and Meridies looking to establish new encampments inside their Kingdom can contact their Kingdom Land Representatives who will administer their land request in house as a portion of their existing kingdom lands.
Any questions should be forwarded to the GW Land office via email to landcrat@gulfwars.org.
