Looking to get started haring? Here's a guide and some tips for you:

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Virgin Lays

If you have never ever hared a trail before, your first trail will be your virgin lay. You must have a co-hare! If no one has offered, ask around. Your co-hare should take care of most of the following and teach you how to do all of this

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Get a date

• Check out the upcumming trails to find a free Wednesday

• Think about a location and a co-hare

• Let the hareraiser (2 Guys 1 Hole) know which trail you want by filling out this form

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What to tell the hareraiser

• The hareraiser will post your event in all of the channels we use to inform people about trail ahead of time. While you don't need to know all the exact details of your trail, the sooner you get him the details, the sooner it can get added

• Recommending knowing the following by at the latest Monday before your trail:

  • Shiggy scale rating (see below)​

  • Length of trail (time and distance both)

  • Is trail a loop or an A-to-B

  • Headlamp requirements

  • Dog-friendly

  • On-after location (which preferably has food)

  • Any special considerations/requests

• Shiggy scale:​

  • Level 1: 100% scooter friendly, will be an in-town trail over streets, sidewalks, stairs, city parks​

  • Level 2: Some off-road, but mostly urban. No significant mud or water. Darth Scooter can traverse the off-roading with minimal difficulty

  • Level 3: Some scooter schlepping may be required, trail will be on ready-made paths with some trailblazing through the woods. May want to consider shiggy socks on this trail due to poison ivy and thorns

  • Level 4: Mostly trailblazing, swamp/water crossing up to knee high. Could include crawling through dense or thorny underbrush and obstacles such as fences and walls. Darth Scooter ain't getting through this trail. Shiggy socks are highly recommended.

  • Level 5: Dense underbrush, thorns, challenging climbing obstacles, soul-sucking thigh-high mud, hazardous water crossings with strong currents or deep water. Find yourself an accounta-bili-buddy for trail and get ready for hell. 

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Scout Trail

• Plan a couple weeks out

• Check out the parking situation around the time that trail will be starting

• If starting or ending at a venue, it's always nice to inform the bartenders that we will be there

• Know your beer stops and how you'll get the beer there. You can drag a cooler/backpack or have a car pulled up

  • Get an idea before trail and again at start how much beer/cider/water you'll need for the pack​

• Run the actual trail​

  • You'll find new obstacles (locked gates, barbed wire, nosy​ neighbors)

• Decide if you want to live lay, dead lay, or a mix of both​

• Recommended 2-5 miles for True Trail​​​

  • Provide Turkey/Eagle splits for any crazy obstacles, vert, or extra length​

• Aim to have circle begin no later than 8:30pm

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Supplies

• Arrange with the previous hare to obtain coolers, flour, and chalk. You're responsible for taking inventory and buying more beer if the coolers need restocking

• Shot checks are optional and paid for by the hares

• Make sure you have a trash bag available for empties at each stop (including start and end)

• If you purchase anything for trail, save you receipts. Contact Cummy Bear for reimbursement

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Day Of To Do

• Arrive a little early! 6-6:15pm and then hares away by 6:30pm

• Leave the marks you'll use on the ground at the start for chalk talk

• Make sure the hareraiser knows about anything special for your trail, marks or otherwise

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While Laying

• Use chalk on sidewalks and roads. In the shig, opt for flour, sawdust, or toilet paper

• If it's dark, use longer marks and only white/yellow chalk so it's more visible

• Try to avoid using cock/tit marks are schools and parks

• Checks should be used to keep the pack together. Wait at each beer stop for the pack to assess if you need to lay more or less

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