Welcome to the.... ...contrary to earlier postings, we ARE going to have a TagFest 2008! Location: Magness Memorial Tree Farm (same as years past) Dates: June 12th -15th More information will be posted soon! Click Here for NW_TagFest-Core Yahoo Group  What is Tagfest? Sign Up / Post Questions Insurance Pictures from Tagfest 2005 Pictures from Tagfest 2004 Where/ Directions to get there? What do I need to bring? Who is coming so far? Hotel/ Motel How much does it cost?   1SLT will be supplying up to 50 LazerTag Team Ops Deluxe and 24 Master Blasters!- so if you don't have any gear - NO PROBLEM!    This will make for some great game playing! Open House -Show & Tell   Something new this year.   There will also be a bit of a swap meet / show & tell  starting after lunch time on Sunday.    So if you have any gear you'd like to show off, swap, or sell - Bring it!     This Year's Themed Games Furby Safari Tank, TAnk, TANK! Cabin Fortress Paranoia! More Info to Come! - to keep up with what is going on, join our Yahoo Goup! Sign Up / Post Questions     To see pictures from last years event... CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2007! >click here to view 2006<      WHAT TO BRING: 2008 LT GEAR: Unless you have a specialized gun, there is no need to bring any tag gear as plenty will be available.  However if you have a "GOD GUN" then you might want to bring it for show and tell / bragging rights.    Although the main signal format we will be using is LTTO and Steradain. MONEY/FOOD:   Each player is  asked to make a donation to the evnet to help cover the cost of the park rental, snacks, food an other items that will be provided.    Just donate what you can afford.   If you can't afford to pay in cash...then pay in kindness and help where you can. 1SLT will be providing simple meals.   There is also a town within 20 minutes drive of the park for those of you who want an alternative to our menu.   If you do eat with us, please consider donating enough to cover what you eat.   If you can't afford that...then pay for your meals by helping clean up afterwards.   With enough hands...clean up will be quick and easy. It should be known that many people in years past have said we should call the event Tag Feast instead of Tag Fest since the food was so good....Dave dosen't scrimp when it comes to food!   CLOTHING:  We are sugguesting everyone bring at least one change of clothes in case for any reason you get wet or muddy.   At the very least bring 2 changes of socks - alot of running around means alot of foot sweat - as any good ground soldier will tell you - its important to take care of your feet.    If your feet reek...you may be asked to sleep with your feet duck taped in a bag, hanging out the window! (just kidding)  Note: Being that the event is going to be held in July this year..the temperature should be fairly warm....although we advise everyone to bring a light jacket / windbreaker just in case it gets a little chilly at night. If you have camoflague clothing, this is a good time to use it!   Flashlights:   Anyone wanting to play in the night time games must have a flashlight that is in working order.   We advise bringing an extra set of batteries as well.  Due to the lack of flashlights last year - 1SLT will have brand new, cheap flashlights with aimable heads available for purchase this year...probably for $1 or $2.   Borrowing Gear:  We ask that anyone not bringing gear, please bring 6 decent AA batteries to replace the ones you will be using over the weekend.   All the gear provided will be sporting brand new batteries, most likely of the Duracell brand.   Accomidations:   There are 3 cabins...sleeping arrangements will be made on a first come, first reserve basis.   There is a motel listing at the bottom of this page for those who perfer not to rough it.   If you get in on the event early enough, arrangements are being made for discount group listings at the Comfort Inn (join Yahoo Group for more info).    There are 40 bunk beds in all, however, they have NO padding, so bring a good sleeping bag and an air or foam mattress pad if you need one.   The beds are the size of a LARGE camping cot, so be reasonable (a king size air matress will absolutely not work, although a queen size might work on some).    If snoring bothers you, I suggest getting ear plugs, as these kind of events have a tendency to sound like a bears den once people get to sleep!   A few additions which you may want to bring: -Cameras. -FRS radios/headsets -Hiking boots. -Headlamp, aside from your flashlight. -Many layers of clothing (base layer, then insulating, etc.). It may get really chilly there at night, even if we're moving. And you may be a stationary sniper in the cold! Especially bring a cap or hat. -Raingear, in case. (Ah! No rain, pleeease!) -Duct tape. -And of course your toothbrush Just kidding....but seriously, you are supposed to tag people out with your gun...not bad breath!   Anyways, these are just a few ideas Note:There is no need to bring water or drinks as 1SLT will be providing a large selection for you...unless you drink something weird like green algea water...you should be covered.   If you'd like to help us out...  If you are willing to let us use them for the weekend, we could use some of the following gear:  Camoflage you'd like to give away or sell, extra flashlights,  and most important of all MUNCHIES AND SNACKS!

  

Who All's Coming!

2008

(Note: This is a list of those who are officially comming, there will most likely be as many as 20-30 more people comming than is listed here)

	Name	Gear*	From
1	David Roman - SparkySU1-(1SourceLaser Tag)	H	Springfield, Oregon
2	Cathie Roman - DaBoss -(1SourceLaser Tag)	H	Springfield, Oregon
3	Gabriel (CrossFire!) Most Likely	HH	Oregon
4	Peter Montgomery (LaserBlitz) Don't know	HH	St Louis,MI
5	LaserBait  -Most Likely only a day	HH	Seattle, Washington
6	TagFerret (Shoot the Moon) -Planning on it!	HH	San Fran, CA
7	TagFerret's Wife (hopefully)
7	Doug Ross  - Have not heard from Doug yet	H	California
8	Melanie Ross  - Have not heard from Melanie yet	H	California
9	Doug acka DX9 (Comming!)	H	Washington
10	Tom Baker -WILL NOT BE THERE	HH	West Lafayette, IN
11	Alex Moon / Steradian - semi - possible	HH	West Lafayette, IN
12		H
13	Tunde Akinade (Ground Zero Strategic War Games) most likely not	HH	Phoenix, AZ
14	Howard Hull (Tactical Field Simulations)  most likely not
15	Bill & Gaila & friends... Most Likely		Albany, OR
16	David Rimple -Hopefully		Seattle, WA
17	Berry Sullivan and Pack (most likely)		Silverton, WA
18	Troop/Crew 75(maybe)		Springfield, OR
19	Pack from Albany (maybe)		Springfield, OR
20
21	John Falto - most likely not.		FL
22	John Stewart - Haven't heard from	HH	Bermuda!!!
23	Greg acka Flux  - (most likely)		Auburn, WA
24	David Lyons - Most likely will not attend		Kansas City, MO?
25	Add your name here by mailing:  droman @ 1SLT.com

* H-Has their own,  B-Needs to Borrow

-WHAT IS TAGFEST

TagFest(TF) is an annual event thrown by 1SLT to allow people from the NW States of the U.S. or anywhere for that matter to get together and meet each other.     But the best part about TF is that various groups contribute gear so that we can do what we enjoy best...play LASER TAG ALL WEEKEND LONG! 

 Morning to afternoon is mainly made up of skirmish games.   This allows everyone to get to know everyone else and have alot of fun with very basic simple rules.   We stop for about an hour around lunchtime and 1SLT provides Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, & fixins.    As the day wears on we switch over to more themed games, and this year will be trying a few role playing games like our brethren taggers over in jolly ol' England.   In the late evening we play at least one unlimited class role playing game where everyone pulls out guns of their own design - weapons are catagorized and people are assigned to teams depending on their weapontry and skill level.    When people are "tagged out", they go to a dead zone, where teams can recruit them and get them back in the game!   The game goes on till a team accompishes its goal, or is wiped out.

At TagFest there are no loosers....everyone is a winner because they get to play tag.   This is the attitude that a true TF tagger carries!    If you find that you are the type of person who's feelings get hurt when you repeatedly are tagged out of a game, then please do not come.      EVERYONE gets tagged out sometime!   Besides, being in the Deadzone is fun too...thats when you get a chance to talk to other players and trade ideas and form alliences and friendships (oh, and Cathie, "DaBOSS" said to add...and MUNCH ON SNACKS! - some people call this even TagFeast..lol)!

In the evening when everyone is dying to be tagged out because they are too tired to pull a trigger...1SLT has rented 3 cabins which can house 40 people.    So, there is plenty of room to crash.      You will need to bring a sleeping bag or blankets as the beds lumberjack style......solid wood.

If the fire season allows, we will have a nice campfire going, and a Dinner will be available as well as snacks and drinks.   There is a lighted area with picnic benches and this is the time to swap stories, information, photos and gear.   We will also have a CD/DVD projector available if anyone wants to display some photos or footage (DaBoss says, or whatch a movie).    There will be discussion for holding another event in the fall, and what we can do to make things better next year.

-ABOUT MAGNESS MEMORIAL TREE FARM

(click on map to enlarge!)

  The above map gives you an idea of how big the actual park is(once again you can click on the map to download a larger picture of it.  Circle 28 is where the log cabins are notice they are on the edge of an open field (yellow), and that there is a hard top trail that circles this field just inside the tree cover.   The hill with circle 11 would be decent for a king of the hill game or another team camp.   Like I said, I'll try to get more loaded later tonight.

This is the main center which has a large meeting room.  Located at the triangle on the map to the right of point 28.   The porch to the right is the top of a small hill with a trail leading back to the log cabin area.  To the left is a road and two other trails ( you can see this if you zoom in on the map).  Could be used as a possible base, although it is fairly open and would be hard to defend.

This is the trail going down on the right side of the building to the log cabins.  Notice that the trail is paved.   The main trails are all paved (which is nice if the ground is wet).  However, there are many side dirt trails off of the main path with brush which would be perfect for ambushes.

Most of the dirt trails are covered with sawdust, which is nice if you want to run down the trail without slipping in mud.

This is the covered picnic area at the end of the trail shown above.  If you look past the picnic area, you can see the feild on which the log cabins are on.   The paved trail forked to the left of this gravel trail going across a small gully.

If you look close at the map in the middle of circle 1, there is a small screen that divides the park in half, with 3 main crossing points.   This could divide the sides, and the bridges could be crucial control points in a game with a large amount of people.

This is the three log cabins.   #1 and #3 are rather small, but the logs sticking out at the corners could make a good place to duck behind to shoot from.   Notice cabin # 3 is elevated.

This is the perfect base. A raised area with only one route to get to the top...although unfortunately it is stairs and not a ramp...okay so it is an almost perfect base.   The area under the deck is faily dark and could be used for a sentry.    Also notice that there is a path to the left. this goes to the hard top loop that circles the log cabin opening just behind the trees.  If you look at the map, you will see that the trail goes to the oppposite side of the creek opposite of the cabin.    Which means someone with a long range gun could attack and the defenders would have to cross the creek at a bridge to get to them if they wanted to charge them.   Although you could just shoot at each other across the creek.

<--Here is a shot off the hard top trail showing the little trail I mentioned off to the side of cabin #2.

To the right is a picture of one of the bridges crossing the stream.  Notice there is adequate foliage to the right and left of the bridge to lye in wait for the unwary bridge crosser.

Alas, the only thing I found as a negative for this place is that there is no drinkable water source (we have plenty of means of bringing some).   And the necessity facilities are not the greatest....oh well

"major de nada!"

At least they have a his and hers...and there are 2 sets! 

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