decadence-msg - 8/20/07
Decadent SCA camp sites.
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Some people's idea of camping involves a back pack. Mine involves a
U-Haul truck...
Lady Anne du Bosc
Known as Mordonna The Cook
From: meg at tinhat.stonemarche.org (meg)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Sleeping at Pennsic (was newbie)
Date: Mon, 23 May 94 01:13:34 EDT
Organization: Stonemarche Network Co-op
Megan here.
And then there was the year Claus first came to pennsic.
He 'borrowed' (read stole) my period pavillion, since it was the first
year I had my cabin, and he figured I didn't need my pavillion anymore.
He fixed up the outside so it would look really authentic. He set up his
workshop in another tent...again, striving to make everything look just
right. It was all in all a very fine encampment.
During the week, a group of dukes came by to judge a period pavillion
competition. The loved the outside. The inside, however...
He brought our bed from home...headboard, metal frame, boxspring and
mattress. He brought a floor lamp, a carpet, an easy chair, a
refrigerator, a microwave, a toasteroven, a comic book rack full of
comics, and a lava lamp.
Sigh.
Of course, since then, he has repented, and mended his ways...
Megan
==
In 1994: Linda Anfuso
In the Current Middle Ages: Megan ni Laine de Belle Rive
In the SCA, Inc: sustaining member # 33644
YYY YYY
meg at tinhat.stonemarche.org | YYYYY |
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From: corun at access4.digex.net (Corun MacAnndra)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: YKYITSCAW
Date: 1 Jun 1995 07:06:48 -0400
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
In article <azrael.801945878 at access2>,
Razmus the Innocent <azrael at access2.digex.net> wrote:
<snip>
> The ideal vehicle? An old school bus: painted like a viking
>longship, complete with brackets to hold shields (esp scuta) to the
>exterior walls, and a central mast. (A drummer would just be the
>icing on the cake.) (Add a mattress and a built in beer cooler, and
>one could minimize the amount of mud you would have to clean out of
>your gear when it rains all weekend!)
Actually Razmus, it's been done. At Pennsic XX, as I was walking up to
take a shift at Security one afternoon, I happened to arrive in the area
of Troll at the same time the Viking Long Bus pulled in. I think the
tape player was blaring some Wagner, but the shields slung from the
windows was a nice touch, and if memory serves, they had a dragon prow
mounted on the hood. I still don't know who they were, but they were
having entirely too much fun. It was great.
In service,
Corun
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Corun MacAnndra | What's coming at you,
Dark Horde by birth | is coming from you.
Moritu by choice | Jack Flanders
From: corun at access4.digex.net (Corun MacAnndra)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Those Magnificent Gentles and Their Flying Dome-Tents
Date: 11 Jul 1995 08:44:45 -0400
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
In article <3treokINNmq9 at iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu>,
william thomas powers <powers at cis.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>wilelm the smith who last pennsic spent the time during major storms
>in a 8'x12' raised floor, post&beam, mortoise&tennon framed tent,
>lounging on the built in double bed and wondering what all the fuss
>was about----Better Living Through Decadence!
In service,
Corun (who was wondering the same thing while lounging on the futon in
his yurt)
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Corun MacAnndra | The first rule of intelligent tinkering
Dark Horde by birth | is to save all the pieces.
Moritu by choice | A. Leopold
From: Andrew Tye <atye at efn.org>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Hot Tubs was Re: Caidan Camping
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 17:56:39 -0800
Organization: Oregon Public Networking
On 23 Feb 1997, NatalyaDeF wrote:
> "A Turkish bath, called in Scythian _tzerga_, with a hide
> cistern of red leather; 12 three-measure pitchers; 12 grates
> for the bath (pp 105-7)<see note>"
>
> Ah ha! Just as I suspected! For all of the criticisms we Caidans take
> for being not authentic enough, it is obvious that we are actually on the
> cutting edge of historical research about this whole hot tub thing.....
>
> Natalya
Ivar here,
About 10 years ago or so I remember a household from the Barony of
Allyshia, (Humboldt Cty., CA) that showed up at an Egil's Tourney in An
Tir, and at a Purgatorio in the West with an early-60s Lincoln, (or some
other piece of big Detroit Iron), towing a trailer that had a large wooden
hot tub on it. They would dismount the tub, fill it with water, and then
disconnect the radiator on the Lincoln and run a pair of hoses from the
engine and water pump to the hot tub. It would take about 3-4 hours of
the engine at idle to bring the tub up to temperature. (The tub held
about 16) I hope they were not using anti-freeze. For myself, I'll stick
to the wood-fired baths at Clinton War.
Ivar Hakonarson
Adiantum, An Tir.
From: "Morgan E. Smith" <mesmith at freenet.calgary.ab.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Hot Tubs was Re: Caidan Camping
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 07:37:38 -0700
Organization: Calgary Free-Net
A gentle named Geoffrey of Cyrtenham(sp?) started the hot-tub/car radiator
thing about fifteen years ago at Clinton. It will always be remembered
fondly by me, as he brought it to an Avacal Regional Tourney one year, and
a lady with whom I had a long and acrimonious history sat with me in that
tub, and we drank wine, soaked and not only resolved all our differences,
but became, after that, very close and dear friends. Hot tubs are the
ultimate leveller, and far pleasanter than the alternative methods of
resolving disputes. Hmm? Maybe this bridge could use one?
Morgan the Unknown
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:37:07 -0400
From: Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Items of Possible Interest
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Daniel Phelps wrote:
> Ran across these and figured at least the first would be of some
> interest.
>
> www.campfireinacan.com
>
> It is a "flambeau(?)" type arrangement for a vertical campfire.
I guess for some folks this would be good, but I prefer a regular
horizontally-oriented campfire!
> www.roundthecampfire.com
>
> This is a cast iron clamp shut "pie iron" arrangement for cooking
> sausages and cornbread.
The pie irons are a great idea. Plow and Hearth (www.plowandhearth.com)
also sells the fire rings.
> www.peak62.com
>
> There is one of those foldable collapsible fit in a bag tables and
> a windup, with a crank, blender.
Now this is a GREAT idea...just think: Pina Coladas at Pennsic!!!!!
Kiri
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:20:14 -0400
From: "King's Taste Productions" <kingstaste at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Items of Possible Interest
To: "'Cooks within the SCA'" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
We'll evidently have a marine-battery-powered-solar-recharged blender in
camp this year as well - somebody is addicted to his smoothies :)
Christianna
<<< Pina coladas at Pennsic? You should drop by the Western encampment and
ask Sir Geoffrey Scott about this. He has a blender powered by a
garden mower engine. It's been a popular item at war parties for a year
or so.
Cordelia Toser >>>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:45:58 -0400
From: "Daniel Phelps" <phelpsd at gate.net>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Items of Possible Interest
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Was written:
We'll evidently have a marine-battery-powered-solar-recharged blender in
camp this year as well - somebody is addicted to his smoothies :)
Christianna
Check out Cabelas' Catalog they have a battery powered one and one that
looks like a cross between a blender and a chainsaw. Comes with a
very nice case.
Daniel
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:01:19 -0700
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Items of Possible Interest
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
At 09:05 AM 7/15/2006, you wrote:
> Pina coladas at Pennsic? You should drop by the Western encampment and
> ask Sir Geoffrey Scott about this. He has a blender powered by a
> garden mower engine. It's been a popular item at war parties for a
> year or so.
>
> Cordelia Toser
I thought the booze whacker was banished? Alail said something about it
earlier this weekend (I just got home from An Tir Coronation) and everyone
agreed that a two-stroke engine has no place at a camping event...
Of course, the only blender drink that I like is a margarita. Given the
choice, I'd much rather have ouzo.
'Lainie
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:25:04 -0700
From: "Dan Brewer" <danqualman at gmail.com>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Hand cranked blender
To: "'Cooks within the SCA'" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
<http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?
itemID=1670&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=blender>
http://www.realgoods.com/shop/shop6.cfm/dp/602/ts/4063867
http://www.gsioutdoors.com/products/lexan/73365.html
For those of you that can provide your own power and not rely on a gas
motor.
Dan in Auburn
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:23:22 -0700
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Silly Season Starts August 4
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
> But I am with you in the Stuff That is Necessary to Camp With... If I were
> to drive to Pennsic with all of my Stuff, it would take a week to get there,
> two weeks camping and a week to drive back. When I go, I plan to fly there,
> find a nice B&B with a hot tub, and day trip it. You never saw all of the
> Stuff that I brought with me when I camped at GWW, which is only 45 minutes
> from home. Two loaded station wagon trips, so that I would have that
> "home-away-from home" feeling... Sigh... I am so effete...
>
> Huette
Heh.
Well folks, I camp pretty decadently- full-size bed with four poster frame
and curtains, rugs, occasional tables, trunks, candelabra, washstand, and
sometimes my pre-dieu. The pavilion is 12x16 up, no guys. The kitchen goes
up under the dayshade out back- full service, water, stove, coolers,
tables, and dishwashing assembly. Could be my old days of playing Tetris,
but I can fit all of that into an 82 Volvo wagon. With room for a passenger
even.
Oh- almost forgot- there's a 9-foot spear on the roof, too...
Now what I _really_ need is a sedan chair and a fleet of good-looking slave
boys to tote me around site! (oy, especially the Coronation site last
month, where no matter where you go, it's UPHILL!) And someone to wave a
big feathered fan in my direction, and someone to bring me tasty
treats. :-)
Must go now- my favorite Cabana Boy is due into town any minute!
'Lainie
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:12:03 -0700
From: Mark Hendershott <crimlaw at jeffnet.org>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Powered blenders
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Some while ago there was a discussion here of gas engined
blenders. I received a catalog from Northern Tool today. They a
sell one quart blender with a 23cc gas engine. $250 for those
comtemplating the purchase.
Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:35:35 -0700
From: lilinah at earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Powered blenders
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Simon Sinneghe wrote:
> Some while ago there was a discussion here of gas engined
> blenders. I received a catalog from Northern Tool today. They a
> sell one quart blender with a 23cc gas engine. $250 for those
> comtemplating the purchase.
One of our stickjocks - eventually a Prince and later a Knight - made
a powered blender by combining an electric blender with a WeedWacker.
He made it for Royal parties, so they could have blender drinks at
events, since nearly all ours are camping in rather undeveloped
settings.
He called it the BoozeWacker. It was annoying under any
circumstances, beyond annoying after 10 PM, and downright rude around
midnight.
I don't know if this intentional one is any quieter - but if sound is
a factor, i'd watch out.
There are hand crank ones - not cheap, but about 1/3 the price. Maybe
they can't make a Margarita really quickly, but they'll be quieter
and give the user some exercise :-)
--
Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
the persona formerly known as Anahita
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:46:50 -0600
From: "Georgia Foster" <jo_foster81 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Powered blenders
To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
Weed Eater now makes a version using the power head and a blender
converter.
It is called a "Tailgater". The Romanii in Artemisian Royal had
one at Pennsic. Works great ... but MAN is it a gawdawful noise.
Malkin
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