Who is going to Z Dayz?
Originally Posted by Gilley
There is no cell phone service at Fontana Village so it's a good idea to get one of the FRS radios to communicate. The rustic cabins don't have phones.
No cell service?!?!
Originally Posted by Juno
No cell service?!?!The two-way radios are really invaluable. IMO, they're a necessity.....not only during your time at the resort but also caravanning to and from the event.
If the cell service is still unavailable, plan on bringing a calling card.
Originally Posted by buzzardmountain
That's correct........or at least it was at events in the past. I know the new owners of the resort have been working toward a solution......Hopefully something will be in place before the event. I'll know for sure at the end of march and update everyone.
The two-way radios are really invaluable. IMO, they're a necessity.....not only during your time at the resort but also caravanning to and from the event.
If the cell service is still unavailable, plan on bringing a calling card.
The two-way radios are really invaluable. IMO, they're a necessity.....not only during your time at the resort but also caravanning to and from the event.
If the cell service is still unavailable, plan on bringing a calling card.
Ok, thanks for the warning. Even though ZDayz is a much anticipated vacation for me, I may have to take care of a few business calls while I'm there.
For a good portion of the mountain run, there is no cell service. You'll need to make your business call while still in the Atlanta area or get a calling card and do it old school.
Originally Posted by Gilley
For a good portion of the mountain run, there is no cell service. You'll need to make your business call while still in the Atlanta area or get a calling card and do it old school.
Originally Posted by wild121
speaking of has anyone registered yet. When would be the best time to do that?
I was just thinking about that...I was so worried about getting a room I forgot to register. Oh, well...it's only January. LOL
Originally Posted by 2ndz
I saw the latest sponsors added on the zdayz site....do you know if Zaino will have a representive(s) there? and if so, will they have products with them for sale?
Originally Posted by mcduck
I'll try to get some confirmation on this, but I believe they will have someone on site and they will have product for sale. Please don't quote me on this, though. We just finally got confirmation on several of our sponsors. The exact details of their contributions and presence are being finalized. We *think* we are going to have several sponsors on site this year, including possibly one BIG sponsor we hope to announce soon. 
Originally Posted by Jyoder7
I really want to go, but i'm going to wait till next year. I'll have a better job and a lot more money by then.
Originally Posted by mcduck
But what if we don't have a ZDayZ next year!!! 
Perhaps you should reconsider.
Perhaps you should reconsider.
Originally Posted by kdogg24
Do we HAVE to register? I'm not going to be showing my car, and I plan on getting food on my own. So do I HAVE to register?
Originally Posted by mcduck
Technically, no, you do not *have* to register. Since this is the third or fourth question I've had to field like this, I should probably point out a few quick facts to help you decide.
1 - Friday and Saturday dinners are included in registration. You certainly can eat elsewhere, but if you plan to eat 'on site' at FVR you're only other option for dinner will be the Mountainview Bistro in the lodge. As you can guess, since it has the word 'Bistro' in the title, it is pricey and you'll probably wind up spending more here than you would to register. You could eat offsite, but then you must figure in travel time/gas and you will miss out on dining with the Z-crowd.
2 - Registration includes an event shirt. Maybe you don't want one, but if you do, it will be between $10 and $15 to buy one onsite.
3 - If you do not register, you cannot participate in *ANY* ZDayZ activities. Without a ZDayZ badge, you cannot get into the group dinners, you cannot enter ***or vote*** in the people's choice car show, you will not receive nor can you buy tickets for our raffle drawings, you cannot attend our Friday night activity which is looking like will be a drive-in movie if all goes as planned, and so on.
4 - What can you do if you do not register. Well, there is no reason you can't hang out with everyone onsite outside of organized activities. There will be plenty going on, I assure you. Certainly, you can still get together with friends and drive the mountain roads. They are public afterall. And there are a wide variety of 'other activities' you can pursue offsite and through FVR to keep yourself entertained. So, you won't necessarily be bored if you don't register.
However....
5 - And this is the most important point I can make... ZDayZ exists and happens because of the support of Z-clubs AND ZDayZ attendees. By registering for the event, you are supporting the event. If we start having people just show up and not register, we cannot plan or run ZDayZ effectively. And, I can assure you, when this happens, the joke I made above to Jyoder7 about there not being a ZDayZ next year becomes a reality. ZDayZ is run as close to a $0 balance budget as possible. That means all the money we make at the event we try to put back into it. It also means we really heavily on accurate budget estimates and meeting those estimates. Attending, but not registering, can really throw us off in that regard and in doing so, put the event into the red very quickly. Our policy behind the scenes has always been that we don't look to make a huge profit off this event (we do it because we love the Z community), but we're not going to do it at loss either. When the later happens, we simply will stop doing the event.
1 - Friday and Saturday dinners are included in registration. You certainly can eat elsewhere, but if you plan to eat 'on site' at FVR you're only other option for dinner will be the Mountainview Bistro in the lodge. As you can guess, since it has the word 'Bistro' in the title, it is pricey and you'll probably wind up spending more here than you would to register. You could eat offsite, but then you must figure in travel time/gas and you will miss out on dining with the Z-crowd.
2 - Registration includes an event shirt. Maybe you don't want one, but if you do, it will be between $10 and $15 to buy one onsite.
3 - If you do not register, you cannot participate in *ANY* ZDayZ activities. Without a ZDayZ badge, you cannot get into the group dinners, you cannot enter ***or vote*** in the people's choice car show, you will not receive nor can you buy tickets for our raffle drawings, you cannot attend our Friday night activity which is looking like will be a drive-in movie if all goes as planned, and so on.
4 - What can you do if you do not register. Well, there is no reason you can't hang out with everyone onsite outside of organized activities. There will be plenty going on, I assure you. Certainly, you can still get together with friends and drive the mountain roads. They are public afterall. And there are a wide variety of 'other activities' you can pursue offsite and through FVR to keep yourself entertained. So, you won't necessarily be bored if you don't register.
However....
5 - And this is the most important point I can make... ZDayZ exists and happens because of the support of Z-clubs AND ZDayZ attendees. By registering for the event, you are supporting the event. If we start having people just show up and not register, we cannot plan or run ZDayZ effectively. And, I can assure you, when this happens, the joke I made above to Jyoder7 about there not being a ZDayZ next year becomes a reality. ZDayZ is run as close to a $0 balance budget as possible. That means all the money we make at the event we try to put back into it. It also means we really heavily on accurate budget estimates and meeting those estimates. Attending, but not registering, can really throw us off in that regard and in doing so, put the event into the red very quickly. Our policy behind the scenes has always been that we don't look to make a huge profit off this event (we do it because we love the Z community), but we're not going to do it at loss either. When the later happens, we simply will stop doing the event.
Originally Posted by mcduck
For those who have not yet seen them, here are two working samples of the ZDayZ 2007 logo....
These or variants of these will be appearing on a variety of ZDayZ items this year. Hope everyone likes them.
These or variants of these will be appearing on a variety of ZDayZ items this year. Hope everyone likes them.
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