America turns 250. We're celebrating properly: three days in the Appalachian countryside with music, competition, camping, firelight, and the kind of camaraderie modern life rarely provides.
CHUDCON is part outdoor festival, part field day, part LAN-party basement, and part bonfire gathering that refuses to end at a reasonable hour. Come with friends or come alone. Either way, you will not stay a stranger for long.
Lift, grapple, throw, compete, learn, and test yourself at your own level.
Sleep outside, jump in the pond, gather around the fire, and remember that comfort is not the same thing as living.
Only 100 spots means enough energy for a real festival—and few enough people to actually know one another.




You'll leave tired, dirty, and a few friends richer.



Arrival, camp setup, dinner, opening remarks, live entertainment, and the first bonfire.
Competitions, lifting, grappling, guests, music, LAN parties, pond time, food, and fire until morale peaks.
Breakfast, closing gathering, teardown, and the ride home with new stories.
Streamer, political commentator, and host of The Astrolabe.
Streamer and content creator.
Content creators and funny guys.
Artist, musician, and content creator.
Interested in partnering with CHUDCON? We'd love to talk.
Full weekend admission. Bring your own food and camping gear.
Food package +$50
Camping gear package +$50
Hot shower package +$50
Commemorative CHUDCON T-shirt +$25
Five-meal food package runs from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast. Gear package includes a tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, and pillow. T-shirt buyers will select a size during checkout.
Men 18 and older who want a weekend of competition, music, camping, brotherhood, and morale-building without corporate-event energy.
Absolutely. Meeting dudes you should have known already is part of the point.
No. Compete, learn, spectate, or relax. You do not need to prove anything to attend.
CHUDCON is rain or shine. If it rains, we get wet. If conditions become dangerous, organizers adjust intelligently.
Toilets, handwashing, cold showers, primitive campsites, nearby stores, plus optional food, camping gear, and hot showers.
Frederick County, Virginia. Registered attendees receive the exact site address and arrival instructions.