[Battlemesh] Battlemesh v18: travel, pickups, packing list & social event

[Andreas Bräu]

Hello everyone, 

Battlemesh v18 is almost here: Monday 7 – Sunday 13 September 2026 at
Pueblo Escondido in Gornji Karin, Croatia. 
A few practical notes before you travel — please read and act on the
parts that apply to you. 

1. Getting there
Please read the travel page [4], including last-mile options from Zadar
and Gornji Karin to the venue. 
Public bus hours from Zadar to Gornji Karin and vice versa (Departure
hour from Karin is for the Gornji Karin 1 bus stop):
https://liburnija-zadar.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KARIN.pdf 
 * Venue: OPG Pueblo Escondido, Lončari 1, 23452 Gornji Karin, Croatia
   GPS: 44.141715, 15.665045
2. Coming by car?
If you are arriving by car, please note that on the participants list
[5]. We need to know how many cars we have for excursions and local
transport. 


3. Who needs a pickup from Zadar — and when?
If you need a pickup from Zadar airport or the bus station, please say
so in the Matrix room [1]: your name, arrival date and time, and
whether it is the airport or the bus station. 
We will coordinate rides from there. The earlier you write, the easier
it is to match people. 


4. Weather
It is going to be hot, especially at the start of the week. The current
forecast for Gornji Karin (as of 1 September): 
 * Monday–Wednesday: mostly sunny, around 30–33 °C during the day,
   nights around 19–21 °C. UV index around 6 — sun protection is
   essential. 
 * Thursday–Friday: cooler, with a chance of thunderstorms and rain;
   daytime temperatures may drop towards 20 °C. 
 * Weekend: cooler and drier again, around 20–23 °C by day, nights down
   to about 10–13 °C. 
Please pack for both: strong sun at the beginning, and a light layer
plus rain protection for later in the week. Forecasts change, so check
again before you travel. 
See also Weather Conditions [6]. 


5. Packing list
Please bring, if you can: 
 * laptop 
 * Wi-Fi router (for the mesh testbed, if you have one) 
 * Ethernet cable(s) 
 * power supplies / chargers 
 * power banks / solar panels 
 * extension cord and a 3-way power strip 
 * t-shirt or other garment you want to print our logo on 
 * water bottle 
 * hat, sunglasses and sunscreen 
 * light clothing for hot days, plus a layer and rain protection for
   cooler or wet weather 
Croatia uses Type C/F plugs (230 V), same as most of Europe. 


6. Social event
We are planning a social outing during the week (Tesla Museum and
Benkovac Fair), likely Wednesday or Thursday. 
 * Note:
   Part of Benkovac Fair is a traditional livestock market. Live
   animals 
   (pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and others) are sold there and taken
   away 
   by buyers. The 
   livestock area is rustic and can be loud; if that is not for you,
   you 
   can skip that part and still join the rest of the fair and the
   outing. 
Details and the date will go on the wiki: Social Events [7] 

See you in Karin! 

The Battlemesh v18 orga team 

 * Email: battlemeshv18-orga at freifunk.net
 * Matrix [1] 
 * Signal [2] 
 * Wiki: BattleMeshV18 [3]

[1] Matrix https://matrix.to/#/#Battlemesh:matrix.org
[2] Signal
    https://signal.group/#CjQKILfDnEdq7naS7A9AGjWB84AFUcOLUFy-R6Dbs-gZn7jiEhAp_rIH8PbP9TAW-UathU3f
[3] BattleMeshV18 https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV18
[4] travel page https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV18/Directions
[5] participants list
    https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV18/Participants#transport
[6] Weather Conditions https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV18/Weather
[7] Social Events https://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV18/SocialEvents
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