4 Refky's, 40 hours of entertainment, 4 themes from our past, 4x40 guests (YOU!)

That's 40 hours of totally free entertainment + drinks !
Come and go as you please..

However...

Since we do not want to overstock on food, we do ask you to confirm your attendance for the brunch and diner on Saturday and for the breakfast on Sunday. On top, since we know how well you all can hold your liquor and to avoid personal bankruptcy, we do charge a small fee for the exquisite brunch and the diner (=unlimited supply of fries and burgers) on Saturday. Breakfast on Sunday is on the house, but you do have to reserve your spot.

Food reservations can be done here (sorry, it's in Dutch only)
Food reservations have been closed


As far as sleeping goes, there's a free camping ground for tents available. For those of you that don't like camping, we have a limited number of beds available at a 'hotel' in walking distance (1KM). Unfortunately this is not free of charge and you'll also need to reserve your bed.

Bed reservations can be done here (sorry, it's in Dutch only)
Bed reservations have been closed


Your food vouchers can be picked up and paid for on Saturday at the WINE & CAVA TASTING stance. Your hotel reservation will be delivered separately by e-mail.


And finally, please don't buy us flowers or gifts. There will be a non-mandatory donation box for those of you that do not want to contribute to our personal bankruptcy : )

4 Refky's...

From left to right: Stephane "Skinne" Raskin, Gert "Moes" Maes, Wim De Ceuster, Stijn "Quinten/Kwik" Vaernewyck

Refky

The name Refky originates from the time we all lived together in Antwerp. We were all graduated from school and we've just started working, we were young and had cash on our hands.

It was a Saturday night at the youth club, when Gert mentioned that he was doubting to take on a new job in Antwerp. At that time Wim was based at a client in Antwerp and was nagging about commuting. After a few more drinks and a lively discussion, Gert & Wim decided it was time to leave the rural area of Herentals and move to the big city.

It did not take us long to find 2 more partners in crime. Stijn was also working in Antwerp and when we arrived at the youth club, he was convinced in seconds. Later that night the three of us went to the pub "De Max" where we met with the last of the four stooges. To our surprise, it did not take long either before Stephane was convinced.

One week later the four of us where already driving around in a car, looking for a house to rent. Three weeks later we moved to Antwerep.

Anyway, back to the origin of the name Refky. Four young guys living together: you can imagine that not a lot of attention was being paid to food preparation. We had other stuff to do. So we usually ordered pizza or went to get french fries or something of the sort. In fact, the number of times the kitchen stove was used can probably be counted on a single hand.

It was actually the guy taking orders at the pizza shop that came up with the name Refky. Why that guy misspelled Raskin as Refky remains a mystery to us. Was it because of the poor quality of the network or because Stephane was not capable of pronouncing his family name correctly? In any case, the name Refky was born and we've been using it ever since.

During the time we stayed in Antwerp that pizza place was able to extend its business and they opened up a second location in Antwerp. We're sure that ordering 4 pizza's almost each and every day contributed to the success of the pizza place.

A few years later, after moving back to Herentals, a pizza was ordered at a new pizza place in our home town. When the pizza delivery guy rang the doorbell, the door was opened and the first thing the guy said was: Huh, Refky ?

Seems that they also followed us back to Herentals..

4 themes from our collective past...


Scouts Reynaert-Adinda
By far the scouting group Reynaert-Adinda, based in our home town Herentals, is what unites the four of us more then anything else. Scouting, especially with that typical Reynaert-Adinda flavour, has been and still is an important part of our lives. We would not have been the same fine gents without it.

@KAMP 40, you'll find that typical scouting fellowship atmosphere and of course a camping ground and bonfire.

De Peuk
De Peuk was a legendary pub in our home town which we used to frequent a lot and which was a second home to some of us. We were there when the pub was established by the brothers Luc and Filip Vandeputte and we were there when the doors where finally closed years later. During the reign of Jean, "De Peuk" must have been the only pub in the world where the bartender would actually buy you your fist drink.

@KAMP 40, a reincarnated version of this legendary pub with pieces of the actual original furniture will be erected

10R20
Youth Club 10R20 is where most of us of have spend a vast majority of our time, if not all, as youngsters. This was the place to be for all alternative, progressive, free and metal minded young folks of Herentals. The yearly after school party, the beach party, the free booze party, the movie nights... all of these were food for legends.

@KAMP 40, we've gathered some of the original DJ's that used to be behind the turntable in those days

Den Deca
Den Deca was a large factory hall owned by the company Decatechnics. The hall was rented out during the weekend for organising parties and is a part of the collective memory of anyone who used to frequent parties in the nineties. The place had a nice vibe and typically anything that was organised over there was a huge success.

@KAMP 40, we hope to re-create that same vibe and we'll try to get your feet moving on the dance floor.