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The Greybeards of PXL Invite You to Join
Our 65th Noble Grand Humbug,
Dave "Boulder" Staley for
Our 2026 Fall Doin's as We Remember...
Camp Hamilton, BakersfieldThur Oct 1 - Sun Oct 4 (6031 CE)
This trip to Camp Hamilton will be something very special. Any fool can head for the desert at the end of summer (believe me, been there, done that - more than once). But Camp Hamilton is a green oasis just north of Bakersfield with easy access and plenty of room to spread out. You can pitch a tent on the lawn under the trees or set up your RV in the ample parking area with others. But that's not what makes this trip so special.
Camp Hamilton was created by our late PXL Brother, Master Gunnery Seargent Glenn Denton, who began with a bare ten-acre parcel and a few saplings to commemorate his squad members who perished during the Vietnam War. Since then, the site has grown into a tree studded memorial park dedicated to all veterans who have gone on ahead of us to that better place.
For his generosity and his work, Glenn himself is worth remembering, so on this trip we will be dedicating a plaque on Saturday to the memory of "Master Guns" and the "Kool Aid Kids," the squad members he promised never to forget. And on Friday, we will be planting two trees in honor of two other PXL veterans who have also gone on the Golden Hills.
So won't you join us for what promises to be a very chill weekend? Just make sure to sign-up and get your dust in before the deadline. This event is pre-pay only. Redshirts, get it done by September 25th, or by September 14th if you want an event shirt. PBCs are due by September 5th. No walk-ins, no retreads, no drama.
Just click on the links below (and above) for more information. See you at the Doin's!
- A Personal Invitation from Our Humbug
- Redshirts, Use USPS or Email to sign-up by September 25, 2026!
- How to Pay with Zelle -- and Make Sure to Add a Memo!
- Order and pay for Event Shirts by Midnight, Monday, September 14, 2026!
- Weekend Event Schedule
- Sponsor and PBC Instructions. Get the Handbook!
- Download the Flyer
- About Clamping at Camp Hamilton
- Directions to the Doin's Site
- Rules for the Weekend
- Whom to Contact for More Information
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YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER AND PREPAY FOR THIS EVENT!
If you have been to Camp Hamilton before then you know it is a great place to Clamp at the end of summer: It has plenty of trees and shade if you'd like to pitch a tent, and there is plenty of space to spread your RV and throw back a few with the Brothers if that's your style. So won't you join us?
Our gates open at noon on Thursday, October 1st, for early arrivals who are willing to pitch-in with set-up. Then our Doin's officially kicks off on Friday afternoon with our Humbug's Meet 'n' Greet, when the feedbag goes on and stays on throughout our long, relaxing and glorious weekend. We've retired our Saturday Morning Potluck, so no need to bring the bacon. Just bring your appetite. We'll feed you. Saturday Brunch is part of the deal.
As a Redshirt, all this can be yours for a measly $75. While the rub for your PBC is only $130, and if he passes the tests, he'll get a T-shirt, sheepskin, name plate and event hanger. We'll also feed him whether he's hungry or not. Of course we don't offer refunds to weenies so he'll still have to earn all this glorious stuff. And he's not getting in unless he is first vetted by our Humbug or one of our Graybeards. As a PBC he'll be expected to have studied the PBC Handbook, and have a bribe, a joke and a five-minute historical presentation for our notorious Board of Inquisitors -- Torquemada Style! That means that as his sponsor, you'll be responsible for getting him up to speed or both of your new nicknames will be "Stretch."
So what are you waiting for? Sign-up now for this pre-pay only event. Redshirts must submit their dust and paperwork by September 25th, or by September 14th if you want a T-shirt. PBCs must be vetted and their essentials submitted by September 5th. No exceptions, and again, no walk-ins or retreads. Use USPS or email to register by the deadline. Order your event shirt by using the All-Purpose Doin's registration form included in the Infallible Fillable Flyer. Sorry, other than Zelle as an option to fork over your dust, there will be no electronic sign-up for this Fall's Doin's. The Humbug's dingle balls got caught in his computer and they blew out the internet. Sometimes (unfortunately) size matters.
ECV Brothers who are on Active Military Duty who preregister by the prepay deadline get in free. Just mention it on your registration form and make sure to bring proof, like a copy of an official email showing your current orders, or an active military ID.
All Chapter Hawkers are welcome to ply their goods. But be prepared to do some trading.
PXL now requires a current written waiver from all attendees. You can speed things up for yourself and your PBC by downloading the form ahead of time and filling it out for each of you. We've also included one in the Infallible Fillable Flyer. These waivers are an ECV wide policy imposed by Grand Council to help keep E Clampus Vitus in existence. So no carping. If you read it ahead of time, it will only take you a minute to initial and sign a copy at the Doin's, even if you forget yours at home. Click here to read the waiver.
You can snail mail your application and rub to our Gold Dust Receiver at: Peter Lebeck #1866, c/o Rick “Hardluck” Veiga, 27624 Ennismore Ave, Canyon Country Ca 91351 You can also Email your application to Registration@ECV1866.org,
Make checks payable to "Peter Lebeck, Chapter #1866" Payments using Zelle should be sent to: paypeter@ecv1866.org
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Click Here to Download a PDF Copy of the Infallible Fillable Flyer.
An event shirt will be waiting for you at the gate, but only if you use our handy registration form and prepay by September 14th! If you don't need another shirt you can still sign up for the Doin's until September 25th, but don't count on getting a shirt once our order is in.
Shirts are still $25 each for up to 5X, so shipping is not available at this price. If you miss the Doin's and we owe you a shirt, you'll just have to come down to one of our Saturday Redshirt Getaways to pick it up. Our Hawker may have an extra shirt or two at the Doin's, but his supply is extremely limited so don't count on it. It's one run and all done.
But you can pre-order almost anything in the Wrecking Ball catalog from our Hawker Mike "12 Volt" Mazzetti, and save yourself shipping and sales tax if you pre-pay and pick it up at the Doin's or at a Saturday Redshirt Getaway. To take advantage, email "12 Volt," at Hawker@ECV1866.org ahead of time, or give him a call at (661) 803-4881.
SCHEDULE OF EVENT COME ON OUT FOR MASTER GUNS
NO BURN BARRELS OR VEHICLES ON THE LAWNS! TENTS AND RV PARKING ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR OUR USE. EXPECT NO HOOK-UPS. FOR YOUR SAFETY DRAW POTABLE WATER ONLY FROM DESIGNATED SPIGOTS. NO DOGS. NO WEAPONS. NO WIDDERS. AND NO RETREADS. All PBCs must have a bribe and a joke for the board and do a 5 min. historical presentation as part of their interrogation. PBCs will submit and remain under the control of our Hangman upon entry to the Clampsite, no exceptions! AND again, No Retreads!
Thurs. October 1: Gates opens at 12 Noon. You are on your own for lunch, dinner & Friday breakfast.
Fri. October 2: 7:00 am Gates open for Redshirts & PBC's. You will be on your own for breakfast & lunch.
10:00am & 4:31pm: -- Early check-in at the check-in table.
3:23 pm: -- Tree Dedication for fallen PXL Veterans' Family members.
4:03 pm: Humbug's Meet & Greet open to all. XNGH's & NGH Meet at the PXL Tittie Bar for a Greybeard confab.
5:03 pm: Humbug's dinner delight. Guaranteed to cleanse your colon.
6:07 pm: PBCs must present themselves to the Hangman for survival instruction by the NGH &VNGH at the Bar.
6:30 pm: Clamper Poetry, Redshirt Tales & other BS, plus the "PXL Pickers."
Sat, October 3: A great day of Clamping with the Brothers...
6:03 am: All PBCs must report to the cook shack for our XNGH breakfast preparation/bonding ritual.
9:06 am : Redshirt check-in at the Check-in Table (No Grub-stub, no meals). No Kiddin'.
9:33 am : BRUNCH PROVIDED BY THE CHAPTER. DON'T BRING ANYTHING EXCEPT YOUR APPETITE. PBC's always eat first, help serve when done, and then do the clean-up.
9:41 am : PBC & sponsor check-in at the cookshack. PBC's will be Clean & Sober.
11:01 am : Plaque Dedication. ALL PBC's MUST ATTEND.
12:31 pm : Our Historian will impart an ECV / PXL History Lesson to our would-be Brethren - All Redshirts are welcome.
1:33 pm: PBC interrogations, entertainment, bribes, presentations, tomfoolery, etc.
3:03 pm: Necrology Ceremony & Hall of Comparative Ovations.
4:44 pm: Dinner.
8:17 pm: Raffle and Fireside fun - stories, jokes, male bonding, pass the bottle and the usual BS.
Sun, October 4: The dreaded "morning after."
7:00 am: A continental breakfast at the cook tent. Aspirin & Rolaids for those who survived.
8:09 am: Camp clean-up. Everybody helps, from XSNGH to XPBC! ANY FORMER PBC WHO LEAVES EARLY WILL NOT RECEIVE HIS SHEEPSKIN AND ID CARD --- AND WILL HAVE TO EARN THEM ALL OVER AGAIN!
10:06 am: Drive back to the real world, but do it SOBER!! And get ready for a 10 minute hot shower.
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Serious Sponsor Sh*t & PBC Requirements
SPONSORS! IGNORE THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR PERIL!
As a sponsor, it's your job to get your candidate ready to be taken in. Let him know what he is getting himself into and get him vetted. Provide him with a copy of the PCB Handbook and show him what he needs to do with it. The last thing we want is to wash out a disoriented or pissy candidate. It's not fair to him nor to the other PBCs, and ultimately, only to you, because we'll ask you to leave and take your charge with you, without a refund.
Your candidate must bring a bribe and prepare a joke and a five-minute historical presentation for our Board of Inquiry. PBCs must not wear RED until they have completed their sacred ordeal. Membership at PXL is open only to men 21 or older with good attitudes. If he isn't someone you'd want to go Clamping with, then leave him at home.
Upon arrival at our Clampsite, your PBC must be handed over to our Grand Imperturbable Hangman, Rob "STFU" Forsberg, who will have complete and exclusive control of your supine sucker. Your PBC will be expected to take directions from our Hangman or his designees, and complete whatever tasks he has been assigned to do and to do them with a smile. He'll get extra atta-boys for assisting our more senior Clampers if they need help. PXL allows no private PBC "hazing" or bossing around of any kind - even by you -- and we abide by all Grand Council Rules. Our initiations are clean, but memorable.
Lastly, all infirmities that might affect your PBC's ability to do moderate physical tasks MUST be disclosed to the Hangman. Vertigo, bad knees, bad ticker, claustrophobia, diabetes, flatulence, all that stuff counts. Failure to disclose will result in PBC washout and possible sanctions for his sponsor. Our initiation is intended to be a mind f**k not an endurance test! If your friend has health issues, we will get him properly initiated without sending him to Para-medic-landia. Our Hangman will respect his privacy, but a failure to disclose health problems endangers everyone and is not appreciated.
ALL PBCs ARE ADVISED:
That from the time of their arrival all PBCs are guests of the Brothers of Peter Lebeck, ECV and will be under the protection and control of our Hangman & his Vigilantes.
As is our custom at PXL, PBCs may fraternize with the Brethren through Friday night but must show good attitude and submit to the directions of the Hangman from the time of their arrival, including being of service when so instructed by our Hangman.
All PBCs in Camp on Saturday Morning must report to the Cookshack at 6:07 a.m. for Kitchen Duty on pain of foregoing initiation. Last call for PBCs is 9:01 a.m. Saturday morning, but only if the Humbug accepts his excuse for not showing up. PBCs must be familiar with all educational materials provided to them, especially the Handbook, be prepared to stand and deliver before our Board of Inquiry, and remain sober throughout the initiation. No Exceptions!
The PXL PBC Handbook should be downloaded Here!For Clues download the PXL/ECV Glossary Here!
PXL adheres to all Grand Council Rules which will be strictly enforced. It will be a clean, but memorable initiation as befits our Honorable Order.
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These are the Rules--So Read 'em!
RULES FOR THE WEEKEND- - Our Brothers are always respectful of the places we visit, but if you take the following seriously it will help preserve your reputation and that of our chapter:
Above all, please respect the trees. We are guests of Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park, a charity which is run by volunteers who maintain this work out of love. The park shelters a growing collection of over 300 trees. Each tree stands in memory of a man or woman who once served in the armed forces of the United States and has journeyed off to the Golden Hills.
Keep in mind that veterans' families may be on site to visit their loved-one's tree or to just relax. Our tradition requires seemly decorum in their presence. Give them their space and show them respect. We've been given plenty of space to conduct our Doin's. There's no need to be selfish.
Camp Hamilton has a club house called the "Crow Bar," named after Leland "Crow" Crawford, the 9th Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps. ECV brothers are welcome to gather and socialize in the Crow Bar, but respect the artifacts and memorabilia. Help yourself to the adult libations, but if you partake, leave an appropriate tip in the jar or leave a libation in kind.
Burn barrels are allowed, but keep them and vehicles off of the lawn. Park cars and RVs only in areas designated for our use. The park reserves parking for its members and volunteers, so respect their space. There are no RV hook-ups, or shade in the parking area. Make good use of the space available, and cooperate with our Hostrix if you are asked to make adjustments, especially to preserve a fire lane. Potable water is available, but make sure you get it from the right spigots or you may suffer from Mexican War flash backs. When in doubt, ask.
Lastly, we don't have to remind Clampers to clean up after themselves, but thoughtful Clampers pitch-in when we set-up and break-down. Guys remember the Redshirts who sit on their hinies when others are working or split early to avoid helping out. The really cool kids become auxiliaries of "Petey's Flying Circus," and that makes them our bestest besties.
So have a great time at Camp Hamilton. This will be another great weekend.
DO BRING: Shade, raffle/auction prizes, water buckets, libations for yourselves and your Brothers, good PBCs, ideas for PBC games, trash bags. Please bring personal hygiene items for the ladies and toys for the kids at the Women's Shelter in Bakersfield. Burn Barrels are OK but must be off the ground and not on the lawns.
DON'T BRING: Dope, firearms, explosives (including females), anything for Saturday's brunch other than yourself, weaponry, anyone under 21, pissy PBCs, or any of the usual No Nos. Violation means expulsion without refund. So, don't risk it. This applies to everyone! . . . . . . AND NO DOGS OR RETREADS!
ALL PBCs must have a suitable bribe for our board of inquiry, a joke and a five minute historical presentation. PBCs will submit to the authority of our Hangman upon entry to the Clampsite and remain under his control. PBC Harassment is the exclusive province of our Hangman so hands off! We don't care if you brought him yourself.
NOTE: This chapter respect and adheres to the rules of the Board of Proctors of E Clampus Vitus®, Inc.
REMEMBER - The PXL bar has snacks, sodas, iced tea and water. Want more? Bring it yourself.
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So You Want Directions?
From Bakersfield: Take CA 99 North to Exit 30. Exit and proceed north on CA 65 towards Porterville for 4 miles. At the T-intersection turn left onto Lerdo Highway towards Shafter. Drive about .9 miles to where you'll see the Camp Hamilton sign on the right. Turn right onto the dirt road and drive to the Camp Hamilton Entrance.
From L.A.: Take Interstate 5 North to CA 99 North, then follow the above directions.
From Mojave: Take CA 58 West to CA 99 North, then follow the above directions.
From any place else, you're on your own.
Questions?
For more information contact:
Dave "Boulder" Staley, NGH (661) 245-0613 or Humbug@ecv1866.org
Merle "Shaft" Phillips, VNGH (661) 607-4106 or VNGH@ecv1866.org
Rick "Hard Luck" Veiga, XNGH (661) 645-4609 or Clampatriarch@ecv1866.org
Mike "MGM" Ramirez-Mares, Cyberrecorder (818) 517-8781 or Cyberrecorder@ecv1866.org
