Hide Club: SUMMER CAMP

Hello Hide Club!

This is a {free} gathering for anyone + everyone who’s ever been a part of our online program known as Hide Club (FKA Hide Tanning Immersion).

Alumni. Guest speakers. Mentors. You are all welcome to come to the WSANEC Peninsula on Vancouver Island, 30 min north of the city of Victoria, BC. Camping is included. Limited indoor accommodations available for a cost.

July 25-29, 2025.

Bring hides, but this is not a hide tanning course.

This is a chance for us to meet IRL, share good food, ideas + inspiration, and gather at a time when we need on-the-ground community more than ever.

If you have never been a program participant in one of our online* Hide Club (or HTI) cohorts - it’s not too late! You can join Hide Club: FOUNDATIONS 2025 now + catch up on recordings or join Hide Club: SPECIALIZED 2025 ~ Smoke-tanning Edition’s live cohort running May-June, 2025.

*Participants in our in-person hide tanning courses or ad-hoc e-courses are not considered Hide Club alumni.

How to Join:
1. Click the “learn more” button below.

2. Sign up for free!

3. Stay tuned for more details and for a kitchen + grounds support call-out that I’ll be sending around May.

FAQs: 

“Can I travel with hides?” ~ A: Yes! I recommend travelling with rawhide as it is lightweight + can be rehydrated. We will be selling ready-to-tan sheep skins for those who want to tan but not travel with hides.

“Can I bring my family?” ~ Yes if they have been in Hide Club.

“Can I bring my non-working dog?” ~ Sorry no; we are at capacity with dogs.

“Is this a hide tanning course?” ~ No; there will be no hide tanning instruction. But yes, we will be hide tanning, because that’s what we love to do.

“Can I help with shared meals, preparing the grounds, etc” ~ Yes, please! A call-out for volunteers to help hold down the fort will go out around May. 

See you this summer hide tanners

Mara