REGISTRATION FOR F3DADS CAMP IS CLOSED!! WE HAD A RECORD TURNOUT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND WITH OUR 2.0’S.
For the THIRD straight year F3 Dads is taking over YMCA Camp Thunderbird! Camp will be the weekend of August 14 – 16. We will build on the great success of last year to provide experiences that both you and your 2.0s will never forget. Look for this year to be bigger and better than ever before with more activities, a carnival and cookout on Saturday night, and horseback riding all day!
We will have full run of the camp with all the activities, air-conditioned cabins, and meals prepared by the Y staff. This event is open to everyone from in the #F3Nation from Charlotte to Columbia, Raleigh, Statesville and beyond.
- WHO: F3 Dads from across the F3Nation and 2.0s of all ages
- WHAT: Full-on summer camp experience with 2.0s… think: ZIP-LINES / CLIMBING WALLS / ARCHERY & RIFLERY / CANOEING / CAMPFIRES / AND MORE F3 THEMED ACTIVITIES similar to what you get each week at F3 Dads. All fully staffed with YMCA camp counselor. Check out the cable swing
- WHEN: August 14 – 16 (Arrive on Friday evening (6:00-8:00 and Depart Sunday around noon)
- WHERE: YMCA Camp Thunderbird (located on Lake Wylie, just south of Charlotte)
- WHY: 2nd F – Making memories / Building character / FUN
- HOW MUCH: $89 / person (includes lodging, meals and all the activities)
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REGISTER HERE
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PAY HERE
Select the proper number of attendees and click the “Buy Now” button via the PayPal form below. ($89/person – includes lodging, meals and all the activities)
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE 3RD ANNUAL F3 DADS CAMP T-SHIRTS FOR YOU AND 2.0!!!
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
–Halfpipe and Blackjack
iamctoddwilson@yahoo.com
davidrayres@hotmail.com
What are the typical age ranges for the kids?
Ages range from 3 to 16. 5-10 is wheelhouse
Is there a suggested packing list?
WHAT TO BRING:
EVERYONE Must Bring Items for SMORES:
■Box of marsh mellows
■Box of Hershey bars
■Box of Graham Crackers
Recommended List:
■Sleeping bag or blanket and sheet
■Pillow
■Sleepwear
■One or two pairs of close-toed shoes
■Daily changes of socks and underwear
■Heavy and light shirts
■Shorts for warm weather
■Rainwear
■Toothpaste and toothbrush
■Soap, shampoo
■Bath towel and wash cloth
■Water bottle
■Flash light
■Sunscreen
Optional List:
■Binoculars
■Fishing equipment
■Tennis racquet and tennis balls
■Insect repellant (non spray type)
■Travel Coffee Mug
This is from year one Preblast
In and paid! Isotope requests the hill.
Fizzy, my 5 year old went last year and had a great time. I think there may have been some 4 year olds.
IN and Paid!! In for the Hill. Thanks for organizing Halfpipe. Great event. NoCo will represent again for sure.
In, paid. Put us on the hill with NoCo.
Will the pool be open this year? It was there just torturing my 2.0s last year.
HC. Paid. Looking forward to life on the hill with the rest of the MeCa/Isotope crew.
In and paid, we’re looking forward to it.
Place us with the Area 51 Pax.
HC as well. I’d pay extra to get a few lifeguards for the pool and the lake. I think my canoe tipped 17 times “accidentally.”
2.0 and I are in & paid! Want on the hill with Isotope. Thanks!
HC and payment made for me and the 2.0
Paid …Put us with those Weirdos from NOCO
Free Pass and 2.0 Bowser (7) are HC’ed and request the hill cabins too. If anyone doesn’t want to HC for HCL I recommend avoiding Jolly Roger and the fire pit after the sun goes down.
A few guys are asking about the pool. The additional cost to provide lifeguards for a group this large is significant but the real reason is that EVERYONE would have to pass a swim test prior to swimming and it would take hours to accomplish.
This year we are doubling the horse rides, adding more activities and bringing out a arnival and cookout on Saturday night – will be biggest and best year to date!!
Aye Halfpipe. That sounds like a logistical nightmare. One possible solution would be for PAX and kids to take a swim test at a YMCA prior to the camp to earn a green or yellow arm band.
See YMCA swim test: http://www.ymcacharlotte.org/programs/youthdevelopment/swimsportsplay/youthswim/test.aspx
I could spearhead this if you want to see if this is an available option. I would think since Camp Thunderbird is a YMCA camp, that an arm band from a Charlotte club would suffice.
We asked about that option specifically and was told that you have to “test” at camp on the premises.
Its all good Halfpipe, but I would like to see some analysis on the relationship between pool closings and kayaks capsized. #whoops 😉
Aye. You men are on it.
Blindside in with Skittles and Ariel! Round 2! Put us with some of those Lexington SC weirdos!
Dunphy PAID. Sonic,Beastboy,&to be named 2.0 for mumble chatter by the fire. Put us with Lexington SC WEIRDOS.
In and paid. Please put Carbs and I on the hill with Isotope. Looking forward to it.
TNT HC with 2- 2.0s. Good to see that some Isotope/HEAVY bros and Lexington crew will be in attendance!
YHC and my 2.0 @Caviar are HC and paid! BAM and his 2.0 are in too. Who else from the DashPax wants to join in the fun?
In.
Magoo and 2.0 Sparkle are in for another year. Can’t wait. Put us with the Lake Murray?Lexington/Columbia crew
In and Paid. Now the kids can slow down on asking: Are we going? Are we going? Are we going? ……
Thanks Halfpipe and Blackjack for leading the charge here.
In and Paid. Same here Alf my 2.0s have been asking if and when we are going. They are ready for the water slide. Makena aka Swimmer 10, and Reese aka Bubbles 8. Thanks again Halfpipe and Blackjack for what I’m sure will be another great camp.
HC w/2.0. Requesting the hill w/@Hootie and MECA PAX.
In and paid – first year for us.
Blackout in & paid. Let me know if Im not registered, it acted funny when I did it. Me and my 2.0 (Maddie) no F3 name yet. Put is in with Lexington, SC if possible. THANKS!
In and paid for myself and 2.0 “Bubbles”.
In and Paid w 2.0 Red Bull. 3 for 3 and it get’s better every year!
Can’t repeat this enough: TCLAPS to Halfpipe, Blackjack, and M Halfpipe for all their work on this.
Aye!
In and paid. Thank you for organizing!
2.1 and 2.2 are already asking about it…In and Paid!
In. Bleat.
Floppy Disk from Lexington is in with (3) 2.0’s. Put us with the Lexington crowd. Thanks for organizing.
In with both 2.0s
Tumbler and 1 2.0 are paid and HC. Can’t wait! Please put us with the Lexington SC Pax.
Yellow Cake and Cubbie In and paid! More Lexington, SC Pax here.
Calypso +2 (2.0 13F, 2.1 8M) In and paid. Isotope, requesting The Hill again!
In and Paid with shirts on order for the 2.0s… Sounds like fun!
Boutique in & paid. 2.0’s Crash (8), Bernstein (6). Looking forward to our 3rd F3 Dads camp!
In and paid, YHC and 2.0, A51 Camp
In and paid.
IF YOU HAVE DAUGHTERS ONLY AND WANT AN ALL DAUGHTERS CABIN, REQUEST “SUBWAY” AND WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF WE GET MORE THAN 1 CABIN, WE WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL ALL GIRLS CABINS.
#Candy has agreed to do FREE mani/pedis on Saturday night!!
Peace be with you,
Subway
Just FYI but most cabins will be segmented by sex of child once we break out the regions. Certainly notate in comments if there are specific guys you want to bunk with.
This is for Chainsaw (Brian Bloom) out of NoCo. Put him on the hill as well with the rest of the NoCo fellas. THanks again for organizing this awesome event.
Turnbuckle is in with 2- 2.0s. Please put us with the Lexington-SC peeps. 1st time for us and really looking forward to it.
Posted for Tommy Boy Brett Alkins. Please put Tommy Boy on the Isotope hill with his 3 2.0s, Buzz, Deep Sleep, and Mirror man. Thanks
G. Goat requests this hill thing with Isotopians.
FDIC and two 2.0s, Stilts and Sparkles, are registered and paid. Please put us with Lexington Pax: Blindside, NoShow, and Crapper.
I’m pretty sure 95% of the male population in Lexington will be at F3 Camp. Well done men!
No Show and two 2.0s, Castnet and Backflip, are registered and paid. Please put us with Lexington Pax: Blindside, FDIC, and Crapper.
Another Isotopian (with 1 son who’s birthday falls on 8/15) in and paid. Would prefer a room with Gnarly Goat (our kids know each other) but any Isotopian (hill?) would be fine if numbers don’t work. Aye!
In and paid.
Two 2.0’s: boy (15) and girl (12).
Request cabin with Area 51 pax, if available.
Looking forward to it.
Aye!
HC, Paid. Place on the Hill with NoCo.
HC, Paid….place us on the Hill with NoCo
Posting for Ditka – paid and request the Isotope hill for he and his 3 2.0s.
HC & Registered will be paid up by next week. Accompanied by 2.0’s F3 Queen B, and F3 Tiger Cub. Looking forward to another Great Camp experience with the fellow F3 Dads. Prefer to be placed with F3 Magoo, & F3 OC, along with any other Columbia / Lexington PAX.
H.E. is paid for him and his two 2.0s (girl 8, boy 5). Request Metro Charlotte please. Had a great time last year and my 2.0s have been asking about this camping all year.
H.E. attendance info (paid for three total in my tank crew):
– Caroline Montgomery (8, “Tank Commander”)
– Charlie Montgomery (5, “Wrecking Ball”)
– Tom Montgomery (42, “H.E.”)
Charlotte Metro cabin please. Thank you!
Lee and 2 2.0s (one girl/12, one boy/10) are in and paid for.
Charlotte Metro.
T-claps to Halfpipe, Blackjack and others for spearheading.
Rock Thrill and 2.0 Buggy are in.
Place us with Area 51 or The Fort, please.
Thanks for organizing!
Chestnut and 2.0 Walnut are in. Request the Isotope hill. Prefer a cabin with some of other younger 2.0s (Walnut is 6)
Strawberry and 2.0 Darth Maul in and paid. A51 or SOB cabin please – would like to be in cabin with Big Tuna of A51/SOB.
In and Paid…..stoked to camp with F3 brotherhood and 2.0s
In and paid!!! Me and the 2.0s, Road Runner and Skittle, are excited! The girls can’t wait to try out the cable swing.
Put us on the NOCO hill please, thanks!
Reboot is in with 2x 2.0s.
In and paid. My 2.0 (Cinnabon) and I are looking forward to this weekend and would like to stay with anyone from the Foothills (Hickory) area.
In and paid w/ 2.0 and 2.1. Request the hill with F3 Isotope.
Three years in a row…Snoop and Triple Threat(12yr Daughter) are IN…request cabin in Subway’s all daughter cabin. Aye!
Not sure how i forgot to HC here. Paid and Register back in May. HC for YHC and 1 2.0. I guess i can bunk with those Lexington weirdos again.
Because Landshark has been in F3 for 2+ years and still has not figured out how to get a log in to the website, I will confirm the HC for him and 1 2.0. Put him on the hill with Isotope….if he can find it 😉
OneCall from Myrtle Beach in with two 2.0’s (12 and 9 – boys).
In and Paid w/ 2 – 2.0’s. Request a Metro cabin.
In and Paid. Me plus my yet to be named 2.0s: daughter (9) and son (7). Request cabin with Markup and Tooth Fairy from F3 Hickory.
Caviar and YHC are looking forward to it. Please put us in a cabin with the other F3Winston-Salem PAX, including @Balco, @BAM and @Burlap.
I’ve been in and paid for a while now. Please put us in w/ Papa John on the hill with the rest of the MECA crew.
Of course, thank you guys for pulling it all together!
First year for my 9 year old girl (“Spunky”) and I! Looking forward to it! We’re the only ones coming from F3 Greenwood. Just curious, what are the cabin arrangements for a father/daughter? Looking forward to a fun weekend!