Berget 7 - 2009

Rileo

Who is going ???

http://www.st.nu/nyheter/lokalt.php?action=visa_artikel&id=741391

Press the play button to see Swedish TV repotage!

kdouglas

No details of Berget 7 on their website yet.....

http://www.berget-events.com/?page=events&sub=berget7

I'll probably go though

ED E

If there are enough going I might. Be 18 then

How much did 6 cost including flights ect?

Lemming

It goes without saying I'm already there.

Lethal, flights cost me abouve 160 + 20 for 'firearms charge', train (1st class with wifi and food) approx 50, and 90 for the event. Accommodation is variable so that's at your own discretion. That said, Sweden is not the cheapest of countries out there ... cheap in some respects, not in others.

Hunter1100

After this years game I wouldn't miss it for the world. Probably wont be going as support this time around.

Tommyboy71

Yeah. I would be up for this.

Cuddlesworth

If you already have the gear you could do if for 500-600 quid. Definitely going again though. And going Nato(Wormbytes commander). That will be the best team next year def.

senordingdong

**** yeah.
After hearing Lemming go on about it, I wouldn't miss it for the world!

TheDoc

i think you can count me in, just even being at the gathering, an event like this appeals to me and im sure ill be in good company.

Now to just work out the old american tour with the misses around it :P

But im defo looking into going

MAD Ozzie

Im going this time for sure, and hope to be with an Irish unit, cos I dont think there will be any Aussies there, and even if there is im with you lot

Will drag some more of the Cork lads with me as well.
Cant wait.

Rileo

They seem to be pumping out games, they have game now in the end of september also!




website:
http://www.berget-events.com/?page=events&sub=opcr3

Tickets will be released the 15th of august 20:00 CET

Skatedude

I'd love to go to crossroads, but not sure if there is enough time to organise it. Berget 6 was excellent, but it was a bit too hot, september would definatly be nice.
I'm going to berget 7, but we are definatly shipping stuff over, It was a pain to carry all our gear. I'd like to be able to ship our own tent with a few additional things.

ED E

Skatedude wrote: »

I'd love to go to crossroads, but not sure if there is enough time to organise it. Berget 6 was excellent, but it was a bit too hot, september would definatly be nice.
I'm going to berget 7, but we are definatly shipping stuff over, It was a pain to carry all our gear. I'd like to be able to ship our own tent with a few additional things.

Did you get a pallet for 6? Did you have enough for a conatainer? If we could get enough lads to split it shouldn't be too steep.

Cuddlesworth

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Did you get a pallet for 6? Did you have enough for a conatainer? If we could get enough lads to split it shouldn't be too steep.

I carried over 47kilos of gear. ***At a 20 kilogram baggage allowance and 10 euros per kilos over I plan to simply send my stuff over next year.

That and the realisation that I was carrying over half my bodyweight constant. And I'm not a big guy.

*** We didn't get charged(well I didn't) but it was a possibility. I also came back with 27.

Lemming

The reason there was no pallet shipping this year was because I was getting quoted nutty prices. And I mean nutty*. But that may have been down to talking with the freight companies. One place suggest I speak with 'removal' companies and the like who would specialise in moving joe-soap's stuff about rather than pallets and containers.

I think for next year, certain things (like food - which surprisingly adds a lot of weight) I'll order and pick up at that airsoft shop in Stockholm.


* Just in case nobody appreciates just how nutty nutty can get, we're talking four-digit figures for a single, not-terribly-large pallet.

jinko

count me in for next year as well. shipping the gear is the way to go as lugging all that stuff around is a real pain.

TheDoc

id actually be very interested in the september event

however since its only 300 places, means it could be manic registration.

I know neil (cheeky) is interested in going and the estimated number crunch is 330 euro excluding accomodation.

But this includes return flights, firearms fee ( aeg's count as firearms) and train.

I'd be interested to see if a list of people develops before then before i weigh up my options.

Skatedude

Think we also need to allow more time before and after the event for travel, Idealy we should be able to spend a night in hanasand before the game starts to get stuff organised, And going to get a later flight back, rushing to the airport at 7am was a pain.
we have plently of time to organise stuff,(probably not enough time to get fit)

Conkey

jinko wrote: »

count me in for next year as well. shipping the gear is the way to go as lugging all that stuff around is a real pain.

And then some!!

I am so going again.

Lemming

Skatedude wrote: »

Think we also need to allow more time before and after the event for travel, Idealy we should be able to spend a night in hanasand before the game starts to get stuff organised, And going to get a later flight back, rushing to the airport at 7am was a pain.
we have plently of time to organise stuff,(probably not enough time to get fit)

Well technically we did spend a night in Harnosand before the game started. But we're in no way guaruanteed to be playing in the same place as last year. Previous years have been much further outside Harnosand town.

I would have like to have spent more time in Stockholm though. Beautiful city!

jinko

my plan for next year is to go to the event and then spend a few days in stockholm after the event recovering with some good food and great beer

Lemming

jinko wrote: »

my plan for next year is to go to the event and then spend a few days in stockholm after the event recovering with some good food and great beer

+1 one to this idea ... Incidentally, that bed in the sheraton (5-star) in Stockholm was the best bed ever after Berget 6 :pac:

senordingdong

Rileo wrote: »

Who is going ???

http://www.st.nu/nyheter/lokalt.php?action=visa_artikel&id=741391

Press the play button to see Swedish TV repotage!

Link is broken.

I could have a way around the huge shipping costs.

Rileo

The price for a pallet with around 300 KG of gear shouldent be more than 400-500 EURO.

Check with DHL.

Fallschirmjager

well i will be going ...as it happens will me mixing it up with me summer hols...

Cuddlesworth

Lemming wrote: »

+1 one to this idea ... Incidentally, that bed in the sheraton (5-star) in Stockholm was the best bed ever after Berget 6 :pac:

One of the guys from the desk had to come up into my room to shake me awake. I slept through the phone call, him banging on my door and him standing beside me telling me I missed my wakeup call. Very, very good beds.

DevilsBreath

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

One of the guys from the desk had to come up into my room to shake me awake. I slept through the phone call, him banging on my door and him standing beside me telling me I missed my wakeup call. Very, very good beds.

That may have something to do with the amount of alcohol you had the night before though :P or the come down of all the Energy bars.

jinko

Lemming wrote: »

+1 one to this idea ... Incidentally, that bed in the sheraton (5-star) in Stockholm was the best bed ever after Berget 6 :pac:

any bed was fantastic after 4 days in the wild

Conkey

jinko wrote: »

any bed was fantastic after 4 days in the wild

Any room away from the farting quire of Jinko, Devils and Cuddles was bliss!:D

fayer

Im up for this.

Saw the videos, looks class.

Skatedude

jinko wrote: »

any bed was fantastic after 4 days in the wild

Sod the bed, it was the showers that we really needed

Keggers

It will be Berget 11 before I get to go:(:(:(

Rileo

More info about Berget 7 is out at their forum

http://www.berget-events.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=93&sid=7224a60100584bb1c8427c4d573c8156

MAD Ozzie

Great, Im in for the first batch of tickets

and book the flights early for the cheaper rate
And the hotel too.

TheDoc

this is going to be deadly.

Rileo

OMG ! ! ! !

Check this out !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwl4rC1LwBg

NakedHedgehog

Think there's a few from ASI going as well. I'm still mulling it over, but may be worthwhile hooking up with them at the game-end? Good lads them.

Here's their thread: ASI

Cuddlesworth

Rileo wrote: »

OMG ! ! ! !

Check this out !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwl4rC1LwBg

4:01; Ian giving out

That's it from India company, that I can see maybe the second last shot of action is us getting a briefing, I'm not sure.

Lemming

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

4:01; Ian giving out

That's it from India company, that I can see maybe the second last shot of action is us getting a briefing, I'm not sure.

The Danish recce squad were in it at one point as well with their willis jeep, moving out in convoy. That might have been the first night's action when india 1 were moved to the far side of the merc & sep. bases.

Cuddlesworth

Lemming wrote: »

The Danish recce squad were in it at one point as well with their willis jeep, moving out in convoy. That might have been the first night's action when india 1 were moved to the far side of the merc & sep. bases.

You can see the aftermath of the India one defence of the Yellows base around at the bunker/crossroads when all the reinforcements are trying to leave. Of course at that point we were all gone.

Lemming

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

You can see the aftermath of the India one defence of the Yellows base around at the bunker/crossroads when all the reinforcements are trying to leave. Of course at that point we were all gone.

What time count was that at? Missed it.

Conkey

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

4:01; Ian giving out

That's it from India company, that I can see maybe the second last shot of action is us getting a briefing, I'm not sure.

Yeah.. The Separates loved us that day. 12 guys holding off 50+ mercs:eek:

Rileo

The new site about Berget 7 2009 is out!!!!

http://www.berget-events.com/?page=events&sub=berget7

fayer

Info from Berget Events

Times, Dates & Location
Location: Sweden - Härnösand area

Maps and location will be posted soon.

Date: Wednesday the 24th - Sunday 28th of June 2009
Check in opens: Tuesday 23th 09:00 CET
Pre-game Gathering: All players shall gather in Safe-zone 18:00 CET the 24th.

Game start: 22:00 CET Wednesday the 24th
Game ends: 20:00 CET Saturday the 27th.
Beer party starts: 21:00 CET Saturday the 27th
Beer party ends: 03:00 CET Sunday the 28th

NOTE!
Safezone, Gamearea and parking wont be open until tuesday the 23:th 09:00. Before that you have to stay at camping or hotel/hostel in Härnösand city.


Tickets to Berget 7
The first tickets to Berget 7 will be released Friday 31th of October 2008 20:00 CET. (GMT+01). The 300 first will be sold with a discount. In total there will be 2000 tickets avaible. All other following tickets will become less and less cheap by the turn of each month. We are doing this to reward those who buy their tickets early which help us plan and make a better Berget for all.


Price October (300 tickets): 78 EURO
Price November: 98 EURO
Price December: 108 EURO
Price Januari: 118 EURO
Price Februari: 128 EURO

Tickets are generally sold out in a very short period of time, have the following information ready when booking your ticket: Name, Surname, Nickname, Team tag, Country, City, Mobile number, e-mail, Birth date (DD-MM-YYYY), Any optional extras; food, pickup from the airport etc.


NOTE!
You must be atleast 18 years old to participate in Berget-games.

Random question
You will get a "game rule" question when booking to confirm that you have read and understood the rules. Therefore we suggest that you read up on the rules before you register your ticket. You will not be able to book a ticket until you have answered the control question correctly.


Traveling & Weapon transport
The closest airport to Härnösand and the game area is Midlanda (Sundsvall), and the closest bus/train station is Härnösand central station. We can arrange transport from/to both.

When you travel by airplane to Sweden, you should travel to Arlanda (Stockholm) and then take a plane to Midlanda (Sundsvall). The price is about 30~40 EURO to travel from Arlanda to Midlanda if you book in advance.

Use the Swedish airlines service for this: http://www.sas.se/ and klick on the english flag in the left corner.


NOTE!
When booking your roundtrip to Berget please keep this in mind!!!

When flying to Sweden you will arrive at Stockholm Airport (Arlanda). The transport option we provide is from Sundsvall airport (Midlanda).

So you need to book a connectionflight from Stockholm to Sundsvall where we pick you up (and leave you after the game).

If you book in advance the price is about 30~40 EURO one way for this connection flight.

You can also travel from Arlanda (Stockholm) to Härnösand by bus or train, it takes 6/3 hours and costs around 40/50 EURO.

Weapon transport
Customs in Sweden will not confiscate airsoft weapons. The transport within Swedish borders will not be a problem either. We will contact and inform Customs about Berget in advance. For your safety please mark your gun barrels with red tape and bring some papers about Berget 7. Still, if any problem arise, just ask Customs to contact us and we will do our best to sort it out.

It is worth noting that German Customs often confiscate airsoft weapons. Therefore, if you are planning to travel through Germany, there is an option to send your guns to us and collect them at check-in.

Sending your weapons
To avoid problems or delays with customs we have arranged an option to send your guns to Sweden by mail/speed post.

You must pack your guns properly and place a paper inside the package with contact info to you, name, phone, complete address and booking numbers. Please also add a clearly visible note on the outside of the package with your Team name and the name on your contact person.

Send the package to:

Berget-Events AB
Spjutgatan 21
871 51 HÄRNÖSAND
SWEDEN

Phone:
+46 76-1404515

When you arrive at the game-site & check in you will receive your package un-opened. You will have to show proper photo-ID/passport and booking number. (Remember to check the delivery time before sending, if you don't use speed post it can take over 4 weeks before the package arrives to us.)


There is an administrative fee "600 SEK" per package for this service and you will have to pay this at check in.

There is also an option to send your guns back to desired address in your country. More about this will be explained on site.

If you want prices about the costs for this. Estimate the total weight of the package and talk to your local post office.

NOTE!

We strongly recommend that you book the return shipping as well for pickup on the same address Monday the 30th of June. This will in most cases be cheaper than contacting a Swedish company.

If you for some reason cannot book the return shipping by yourself, we can do this for you. To be able to do this, we need the following information:
• Destination address along with contact information
• Measurements and weight of each package
When we have obtained this information, we will contact a shipping company for a quotation. You will receive the price, and are to pay us in advance.

We will arrange so that the packages will be picked up Monday the 30th of June. If the packages are bigger or heavier than you have advised, and thus leading to a greater fee. The package won’t be shipped until we have received additional funds, this including fees for storage at the shipping company.


Logistics
We will provide military tents or shelters for sleeping, drinking water, toilets and 220 volt generators in all bases. Showers, restaurant & Airsoft-shops will be available in the main Safe-zone.

Small Kiosks will also be placed in the bigger bases along with a crew-help desk. All battalion, company and platoon commanders will be equipped with a cellphone and High output radio for better means of communication with the crew.

Storage:
There will be storage space available in the main Safe-zone, for equipment you don't want to carry around in the field. This will cost 50 SEK, for which you get supervised storage and a ticket to collect your kit. If you lose your ticket, you will need to show your identification to retrieve your gear.


Check in:
All participants must carry valid identification, such as a driving license, ID card or passport. We also recommend that you write down your booking reference to expedite the check-in process. Check-in will open at 09.00 on Tuesday the 24th of June for early arrivals.

All material you rent or borrow from us will be given to you at check in.

Immediately following check-in, players will be shown to the relevant base and prepare for the game. We expect the game to begin at 22.00 on Wednesday the 25th. Players arriving after this will simply join their groups as they arrive.


Water
All bases and main Safe-zone will have drinking-water 24/7 available in large tanks. We will have staff taking care of filling these 1000 liter tanks when necessary.


Food and vending
Since we will have no facilities to accept credit cards during Berget, make sure you bring cash if you intend to buy anything. All those who have ordered and paid for food will get it delivered to the game area restaurant 11:00 and 17:00 on the Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

Personally supplied food may be cooked in designated areas in the field or in the base. Berget will provide a shop where provisions can be purchased in the main Safe-zone. The shop will supply soft drinks, sweets, coffee, snacks, tobacco products and a limited range of hot snacks. There will also be micro-shops in some of the bigger in game camps.

EURO`s are accepted in the kiosk/shops in safezone. But we won't accept coins. You will get your exchange in swedish currency.

Sleeping
All facilities will be pre-built by Berget-crew, you will get a spot in a military tent/ shelter along with your teammates. All players shall sleep in base-areas. There wont be any off-game sleeping area.

If you want to sleep outside the game-area (in hotel/hostel or camping etc). You must report this to your base commander before the game starts.

Waste Disposal
Any waste, of whatever kind, must be disposed of responsibly; dustbins will be provided at designated points. If you stop in the woods for a snack you will be expected to remove all your rubbish to the nearest dustbin. If we caught anyone throwing trash in the forest we will ban this player from game area.

Power supply
There will be limited access to electricity during the event, and it will be primarily used for lighting and limited battery charge in the bases.

We can only promise 100 % working 220V sockets in the main Safe-zone. We recommend that you bring fully charged spare batteries and airsoft battery chargers.

Internet
Berget-events are proud to announce that we will have a fully operational Internetcafé and wireless connection in the main safezone. This means that players can borrow computers or logon to a WIFI network with their own laptops for a small fee. This service will be avaible 09:00 - 03:00 all days during the event.

Hygiene
We will supply toilets in the main Safe-zone and in all main bases. We will also provide showers in main Safe-zone. Showers and saunas are also available free of charge in Härnösand at Högslätten sports center. We strongly recommend that everyone washes daily, since poor hygiene can lead to skin and stomach problems. There are large bodies of water around the game area which can be used for washing; bring towel, soap and shampoo.

Security and Safety
Swedish laws, naturally, apply during the event and apply above all other rules before, during and after Berget. If you are one of our overseas players and have questions about rules and laws check with the Swedish Police or contact us.

Eye Protection and Other PPE
Everyone on the game area must wear eye protection, including while asleep. It is essential that you wear eye protection suited for airsoft and that you only use proper and tested protection. We also recommend players to wear dental shields to avoid tooth injuries. Naturally this rule also applies to the LARP contingent.


The Game Area
There is always a risk that real civilians find their way into the game area. While we have taken all possible measures to inform the public, everyone will be expected to help reduce the risk by explaining to them that the area is being used for an airsoft game and that it is dangerous to be there without eye protection.

If you see a civilian during a firefight, or when a firefight is imminent, immediately shout "Cease fire“ "game off"! Civilian! This should be repeated by all other players to make sure that everyone knows. Make your weapons safe and ensure that the civilian is informed about the event and politely escort the off the area before calling Game On.


Make Safe
Before entering a Safezone you must make your weapons safe. Remove the magazine and fire a few rounds in a safe direction (marked) to clear the chamber. It is absolutely prohibited to point a weapon at anyone inside a Safezone, and the marshals will take a very dim view of any careless behavior. If necessary the person concerned will be asked to leave.

Lemming

I recommend taking the high-speed train, 1st class up to Sundsvall. It beats the /sh1t/ out of flying.

No fubared hearing and/or sinus pressure upon descent for landing, no airline food, no sitting in a cramped seat for an hour unable to move around, no being told to keep your phone/laptop/mp3 player turned off, amazing scenery for 3 hours. The food (if you booked a meal) is yummy, there's free coffee/tea. And you get wifi :pac:

NakedHedgehog

Yeah, put me down for this!

Will a group-booking be done for this or will it be a free-for-all?

OzCam

NakedHedgehog wrote: »

Yeah, put me down for this!

Will a group-booking be done for this or will it be a free-for-all?

+1

Lemming, you're up!

Lemming

NakedHedgehog wrote: »

Yeah, put me down for this!

Will a group-booking be done for this or will it be a free-for-all?

OzCam wrote: »

+1

Lemming, you're up!

hehe, I was creating the booking/info thread before you even wrote that OzCam

And to answer hedgehog, it's all to play for. A group-booking can be done, although we managed well enough with individual bookings for Berget 6. We specified a faction and a team name (we used 'Na Fianna' for various mythological/representative reasons) so we were all kept together as a group.

I'll see what kind of response there is to this and what sort of mechanism the Berget-events crew have in place before deciding if a group-booking is the wya to go or not. The other thing to consider is that since tickets are released in stages, there may be multiple group bookings. And the first group of tickets are discounted, but it is rather early for most people who may be deciding yes/no/etc.

NakedHedgehog

Fair enough- what side do you reckon we'd be on?
I'm guessing NATO (which will have 300 spots)?

TheDoc

Think ill have to put my name down for this, looks class

Lemming

NakedHedgehog wrote: »

Fair enough- what side do you reckon we'd be on?
I'm guessing NATO (which will have 300 spots)?

NATO for me. Maximum 600 players (30%) if you check the teams info page. For Berget 6 I think we had about 300 odd.