Hare School What do hashers want from a hash trail Question Keep the pack together on trail Give the hashers a fun safe social time Allow hashers who want it the opportunity to run Objectives of a good trail ID: 287078
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October 12, 2014
Hare SchoolSlide2
What do hashers want from a hash trail?
QuestionSlide3
Keep the pack together on trailGive the hashers a fun, safe, social time
Allow hashers who want it the opportunity to run
Objectives of a good trailSlide4
Laid out in a box or oval shape3
-5 miles long for day hashes, 2-4 miles for night hashes.
One beer check somewhere around the middle of trail
What does a trail generally look like?Slide5
Start/end/beer checks should:
Be public land or private land with permission
Have ample parking
Be away from high-traffic areas where cops or horrors are.
Themes
, costumes, decorations, hash tags, or gimmicky items that
wanks
wear can all be incorporated into the day.
Think creatively. Just make sure it doesn’t distract from laying a followable trail.
Trail ConsiderationsSlide6
Don’t skimp on flour!
Buy at least 5-10lbs of flour per hare for trail
Can use other markers:
Chalk
Some colors do not work as well
Toilet paper
Trail marking tape
Accessories:
A good flour bagTennis ball for marking urban trailModified jugs to drop flour
Marking trailSlide7
Use more flour/marks in difficult terrain
Open fields
Dense
shiggy
Lots of angles
Especially dusk/night
Where to mark
Look for high
contrast areasMarking trailSlide8
Keep all marks visibleForce the FRBs to solve trail as a team
Use mixed terrain to keep it interesting
S
plit
the pack
when
there are 2 good trails to get to the same place: one
longer/more difficult
, and one shorter/easierHare strategiesSlide9
Use enough marks that the next one can be seen from the previous
one
R
ule
of thumb: 20-25 steps on paths and pavement, 10-15 steps in
shiggy
, every few steps if you “flour around a curve”
Hare TacticsSlide10
Basic rule of thumb: use checks with
BTs that are around 150 feet or less
The idea is to keep the pack within communication range of the hasher who is checking the trail.
Space
out the next
TT
marker
(checks and hare’s arrows)
at least slightly farther than BT distance.Hare TacticsSlide11
Lay marks in a straight line
L
ook
back now and then to make sure of
this
Hare TacticsSlide12
Lay a T/E split now and then if there’s a fun way to shortcut
These along with lots of checks keep the pack together.
Hare TacticsSlide13
JUDICIOUS use of BCs
Generally speaking only
1 or 2 per
trail
Use YBFs occasionally as a much longer BT
The threat of a YBF keeps
wanks
solving checks instead of just blindly following their favorite hasher.
Hare TacticsSlide14
Use lots of checks to slow down the FRBs
Switch up which direction true trail goes from checks.
If you always have straight as the true trail every time the FRBs will pick up on that and blow through it.
This is the best way to keep the pack together.
Hare TacticsSlide15
Avoid laying long straightaways, especially with regular markings and no
checks
T
his
lets FRBs run and the pack gets stretched.
NOTE
: don’t HIDE flour, just space it out so only 1 or 2 marks visible are visible from any other mark
.
Hare TacticsSlide16
Keep parts of trail far away from other parts, especially first and second half to avoid getting hashers lost
Don’t
cross the streams
!
Ideal trail looks like an oval or box
Hashers should never be able to see marks for another part of trail.
Hare TacticsSlide17
Pick sheltered areas for start/finish/beer check spots in inclement weather.
Shelter/fire in the winter especially!
Hare TacticsSlide18
Use special marks that have the whole kennel or part of the kennel stop somewhere to regroup.
Shot
checks (you provide a libation for these
)
H
ash
halts (usually for a photo op
)
Group hugs (just a hash halt where everyone hugs before moving on)Song checks (how many songs does our kennel know? not many
) or maybe joke checks
A
nd
even though they aren’t so popular with
Bloomingfools
, boob, package, and moon checks (self explanatory,
hopefully)
Hare TacticsSlide19
Hiding
marks!
Notable exceptions:
BT marks. These shouldn’t be immediately apparent to make the scout go the whole BT. (but put the previous mark VERY close to the BT mark so the scout doesn’t pass it by).
F
lour
off of a
BC or YBF – this SHOULD be hidden, but only the first 1 or 2 marks should be hard to find. Here, DEFINITELY use a straight line.If pre-laying where marks may be visible, try to hide marks from passerby sight but still visible
to those running
trail.
For
instance, using street trees can make it possible to have marks visible from the sidewalk without being visible from the street.
Generally Bad Ideas: confusingSlide20
Really long distances without beer (3 miles tops, preferably shorter)
Generally Bad IdeasSlide21
Putting a mark with a high probability of disappearing.
Removal by
muggles
L
awns
that need
mowing
P
arking spaces that may be parked inAnything that will get rained on and wash away if it rains.
S
now
in streets and
driveways
etc
Generally Bad IdeasSlide22
Laying trail through slippery surfaces, especially wet rocks or muddy slopes, loose rocks, deep water or any possibility of flash floods, excessive elevation, unreasonably heavy
shiggy
.
These
might be fun for you, but they could be impossible
or dangerous for
others. Keep it reasonable!
Generally Bad IdeasSlide23
Don’t lay checks between BN mark and beer check.
Lay
a BN before the beer check is visible, but only flour/chalk dots and MAYBE a hare’s arrow should be laid after the BN.
Generally Bad IdeasSlide24
90 degree turns on trail without proper marking
Use a check, hare’s arrow, or multiple dots
Hare CrimesSlide25
Laying very difficult sections without a turkey
trail.
Remember
, we have
wanks
with all kinds of ability levels, and we love them all
.
Hare CrimesSlide26
Contradictory marks
A hare’s
arrow pointing into a BT mark will get you
flayed
Follow the rules!
Hare CrimesSlide27
Laying trail on private property without permission
STAY OFF!
Hare CrimesSlide28
Not scouting.
Get
out there and test it before you lay it.
Hare CrimesSlide29
Incomplete trail.
Sometimes
you can’t do it all because
wanks
may see it when driving to
the start or it is too close to other parts of trail.
But it MUST be done by the time they get there.
Have a plan. For example, a BT near the start can be changed into a hare's arrow.Hare CrimesSlide30
Being a dick.
Haring
is about providing a fun time, not about being
overly tough or devious
.
You
can use your cunning to create a puzzle, but laying an intentionally confusing trail is frustrating at best, possibly dangerous, and no fun at all for the hashers.
Hare CrimesSlide31
Not marking when diverging from an established trail/road
.
Even if the hash trail runs straight off the road/trail, make sure to mark it.
Hare CrimesSlide32
Getting the number on a BC wrong.
DOUBLE
CHECK
!
Lay several dots close to the intended BC target in case the number is off.
Hare CrimesSlide33
Using marks that are not very visible.
Colored
flour is great in winter on snow, but
some colors are pretty
shitty most of the rest of the year as it
diminishes the
reflective visibility of the flour.
Hare CrimesSlide34
Find a co-hare and sign up on the
hareline
Plan your trail. Start with where you want to have circle, then determine a good beer check location.
Make
trail a large oval that doesn’t pass through any private land.
Scout your trail - first with a map, then by hiking the area and making sure it will work as a trail.
You
may hear wankers say that they don’t do this - they are the hares that regularly get people lost.
Alert the Joint Masters and/or Beermeister
of your plans
.
At least 5 days beforehand create the FB invite
Haring TimelineSlide35
The
FaceBook
invite should contain:
Names of all hares
Time
3pm winter, 4pm summer.
Mismanagement will decide for you.
Start location
Please include address, map coordinates, and/or directions.Any information/warnings needed for the trailWitty writeup is optional but encouraged.Theme, if the trail has one
Cost
$6, free for virgins
Hash Trail InvitationSlide36
Lay trail.
If live laying, pre-laid portions should be done on the same day.
Meet up with Mismanagement at start. They will check people in and get the beverages flowing.
Give chalk talk, point the pack in the right direction, and get the beer to the beer check.
Haring
Timeline: Day of the HashSlide37
Hangover trail/ Fat Boy trail
T
hese
are short
(usually
no more than a ¼ mile), walking trails that generally only have beer at the beginning and end. These are usually laid to offer an additional trail at the end of a hash weekend or for a midnight trail during a campout.
Types of TrailSlide38
Bar Crawl
These
are pay as you go trails that lead
wanks
from bar to bar in a contained area.
You
can use trail markers to provide a bit of fun between bars as they won’t know which bar you’re going to next, but the trail won’t be where they’re spending the majority of their time.
Types of TrailSlide39
Larrikins
Everyone
picks straws at the beginning of the
hash.
Short
straw is the hare until that
wank
is caught or they get to a beer check location.
Then the wank who caught the hare or the first wank in lays the next bit until THEY are caught or reach a BN.Continue until you get everyone back to their cars.
Types of TrailSlide40
Clue Hashes
These
are a series of clues that when solved tell people where the next “check” is.
When
they get there, there’s another clue.
You
can give people envelopes to open, leave the clues at the checks (in a finable but secure location), or use technology to deliver the next clue.
Types of Trail