Talk:VOC Hut Registration
Old Introduction
DO NOT DELETE REGISTRATIONS: Registrations numbers are being recorded in the VOC Hut Registration Archive page at the end of each month. For further information contact VOC Hut Coordinator Haley Foladare or George Hill.
If you know you will be at a VOC Hut at a given time please post here to let people know. It's the "right thing to do."
- Remember - it's a registration not a reservation
You are registering to tell people that you are going, but also to receive information in case the hut gets too full for your liking. That's why you need to include your contact information. Feel free to register far in advance, but remember that other people may plan trips on a different timescale (especially VOC types, who are categorically disorganized students).
VOC members are very tolerant of cramped conditions in our huts. If you would prefer to avoid crowded situations, please register below so the VOC and other users can contact you to coordinate use. The rule for VOC huts is that there is always room for one more (this works both ways).
We suggest non-VOC members give VOC a donation of $10 per person per night; We now have a place where you can donate online! Alternatively you could send it to us or put it in the blue lock box inside the hut. This money is exclusively for goods to maintain the huts and their trails. All of the hard labor is done by volunteers. If you are interested in doing trail work on your way up to any of the Huts the VOC has a complete set of Tools that you can freely borrow. View our complete inventory of tools at our Tool Inventory page.
New Introduction
One of the core and fundamental policies of VOC Huts is that there is always room for one more and as such, the VOC does not allow "reservations" or "bookings" of our huts. Instead we ask users register before visiting one of our huts..
A "reservation" or "booking" implies that there is a certain number of spots and that by "reserving" you are obtaining the exclusive right to that space for that particular time. This contradicts the idea that "there is always room for one more" and it's contrary to the community nature of our huts in that all of us as users must share the space, respect each other and respect the hut as a community place looked after through the hard work and time of hundreds of volunteers.
For these reasons, we ask users to to register on this page rather than reserve a space. Registration is free, can be changed at any time and is one of the most powerful tools you can use for connecting with other hut users. The VOC encourages everyone visiting one of the VOC Huts to submit a registration, even if your plans are tentative. By registering, the possibility of large groups running into each other is reduced, the ability to communicate with other hut users before you arrive is gained, and you help the VOC know that you too care about the hut. Note, however, that a registration does not give any group priority to use the Hut, however, however, the earlier you register, the more time you give others to plan for alternate arrangements.
VOC huts are open to all non-motorized, non-commercial users. A $10 per person per night fee applies to pay for hut maintenance. The fee can be sent in to the VOC via our Showpass Donation Page or can be left at the hut in the blue drop box. If neither of these work, you can send it to the VOC by mail. VOC trips have priority during fall and winter holidays (New Years, Reading Week, Easter) so please contact the VOC before planning a trip during this time. Commercial groups are requested to contact the VOC before using any of the huts. There is a lost and found page for items in and around the VOC huts.