Regional Food

[Ian W.]

Haha, and I thought just bringing a "brown bag lunch" was the obvious solution. Suppose I actually did learn something in those four years of high school...

As a quick addition to my thought above, if any of your team members do have food restrictions (medical, religious, personal, doesn't matter), I believe they will have to let you bring your own food in, or at least provide you with a place to eat your own food (if you don't feel like being sneaky).

I remember the first time I went to a regional it was SBPLI in 2002. I had no idea what to expect, so I emptied out my backpack, and filled it with various food, a sandwich, snacks, all kinds of good, yummy things that I could eat with one hand and wouldn't make a mess, so that way I could at least do something productive (like cleaning the pit) while eating. Some tips for quick and easy snacks, trail mix, dried fruit, m&m's, and granola bars. Don't bring in anything that will be remotely messy (like a juicy plum, that won't mix well with robots), but anything else should be ok.

I have to admit, I've since gotten lazy, and usually just buy food at the competition (or walk around outside and find food), but I usually try to have at least some sort of snack around, somehow that makes completely rebuilding the robot slightly more bareable.

[RoboMom]

The Chesapeake Regional at the Naval Academy will allow you to bring your own food into Halsey Field House. We ask that you do NOT eat in the arena and stands, but you are allowed to eat in the pit area. There were teams last year that ran efficient lunch assembly lines to feed their entire team. There will be a small snack stand on site, and there are other places to walk to on the grounds and right down at the harbor for those who can leave, 5-10 minutes away.There were some complaints last year that no breakfast was provided on site. The solution is to bring it with you.
Tailgating is difficult though. Although team buses will be allowed to drop off gear and people, there will be no parking at the Academy, only at the Stadium offsite. More details on the Chesapeake threads to come.