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Sir Ulrich:
I'd be very interested in going but it's rather far away and I dun have a ride there. I was wondering if I could be driven by my folks to a pick up spot and I can go with someone else the rest of the way as a carpooling idea. Do have a bit of stuff I'd have to bring but overall I think I could do it if someone else was willing to carpool with me and I could partially drive the way myself.
SirNathanQ:
I need a ride as well, though I am pretty determined to go.... Somehow...
Ian, your kit would be awesome down there. You have one of the best ate 14th century impressions I've ever seen, and it would be awesome to have such a high-quality harness at DOK.
For camp accessories, a tent is the most important (though it is pricey, and I would reccomend making arrangements to bunk with someone doing a similar time period if you wish to avoid the initial cost)
Basically you need a well-fleshed out soft kit, a chest or two (they can function as furniture as well as storage) and little period things. Knights probably would have a flag or two w/ their COA, a couple nice things about, ect. Really try to think if you were a knight on campaign, "would I bring this" to each possible item.
Sir Wolf:
i would like to go, but with work, travel and the kids i'm not sure i can go at this time. if you can't camp i would say get a period looking chair and bring with you at the least, that way you can set it up near a camp and sit with them :)
Sir Edward:
I'm also a total noob as far as "living history" goes. I'm a bit intimidated too, since so far I've only aimed for "renfaire accuracy" and not "living history".
But I get the impression, after talking with some of the folks on the facebook group, that they're not aiming to be real strict, but rather want people to make an honest effort to be accurate where they can, and not come in with cheesy costuming and obvious anachronisms.
Sir Nathan and I are discussing the idea of carpooling. But one of the things we'll need to work out is lodging.
I do have a period tent (panther pavilion), but I'm probably still going to get a hotel room and be comfy. I'm asking Nicky about that, since he said he'll make hotel info available to folks.
I figure any of us coming from our group here will be welcome to use my tent as a staging area during the day. We can use it to create a display, and section off an area as a changing room. The side panels are pretty versatile, and I think it'll work to run a rope across the middle and hang up the panels to wall in one half, and have the other half be exposed but sun-shaded. I have yet to try that with the wall panels themselves rather than just hanging a sheet, but I think we can make it work.
By not packing actual camping supplies, I think I'll have enough room in my truck to pack other encampment items, like some chests and other goodies. I'm trying to compare it to going to Pennsic, where I pack the truck to capacity, and usually don't bring armor. Here I'll need to pack armor, but not bedding if I sleep off site.
Things to remember to bring for an event like this will include a wooden chair if you have one, tables if you have them, extra arms and armor to display, racks for them if you can manage it, period lighting (candles, oil lamps), and feast gear (mugs/goblets, utensils, plate, bowl).
I'll want to pack a cooler, and keep it in the "back stage" area of the tent. Modern stuff needs to stay out of view.
Everything I can think of packing is going to take up space in my little truck. I'm going to have to plan smartly.
Sir James A:
I'm still on the fence with it. It's a big expense, and trying to transport something like a tent would take a large vehicle, such as my truck - which gets 10 mpg. Staying at a hotel wouldn't be nearly as immersive, and is less appealing to me (save for the showers part ;)). If someone is going and staying in a hotel that I can bum a shower off of, that would be perfect. I thought it was to become an annual event, but if it is going to be a "one time event", I'll have to push harder to make it happen.
I'm completely lacking in almost all campsite gear, though. I think it will be highly dependent on how much time/money I have for projects the next few months.
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