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Decadent SCA camp sites.

 

NOTE: See also the files: pavilions-msg, tent-alt-msg, p-tents-art, SCA-gates-msg, tent-interior-msg, tents-weather-msg, camp-kitchens-msg, camp-showers-msg.

 

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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  |

                                |____n____|

 

 

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

===============================================================================

   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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