Hello! Greetings from Northern Virginia.
I attended the virtual mandolin cabin camp and found it valuable and worth the money. I’m curious: To those who attended a real cabin camp, how does the virtual one compare? Would that be the equivalent to one day’s instruction? What else do you learn on top of that?
Best,
Shannon
I think that the quality of instruction is excellent in both cases as far as the classes go. The instructors are experienced, well-prepared and able to tailor the classes to the students in attendance. The beauty of Cabin Camp is in the fellowship. There are opportunities everywhere to learn from instructors and other students in jams, small groups and one-on-one situations.
I agree with @mharrison43, the fellowship at the “real” cabin camps is what sets it apart. You can’t develop the personal relationships in the virtual camps that you can at the in-person camps. The interaction with the instructors, staff, and other campers, and the relationships that are developed through that experience, is what I value the most at camp.
I have never been but @BanjoBen goes on and on about the quality and quantity of the food so that is one good reason to attend the REAL THING. But I think you can rule out eggs being on the menu. I hear they are very 
in the USA these days.
Great question, and thanks for attending! Yes, the sessions you experienced in the virtual camp are similar to a session you’d have at a regular camp. The mandolin virtual camp had 3 sessions, whereas a full Cabin Camp would have 7-10 sessions mixed with instrument-specific and group sessions. Of course, you’d have time to apply the information in a real Cabin Camp environment.
But as folks said, it’s the intangibles that make the in-person camps so special.