Renfaire weekends, 2013

[Sir Edward]

Since the fair season is starting up, I guess it's time for this year's faire-season thread, to discuss weekends to invade the various faires.

I think so far I'm planning on hitting VARF (as a patron, not our demos) this coming Sunday, May 19. So far the weather looks to be 70, cloudy, and some chance of thunderstorms:

http://weather.yahoo.com/united-states/virginia/louisa-2442298/

Depending on the rain forecast, I may end up in aluminum mail that day. Or the steel, just without helm and so on. We'll see (the nice thing is my steel mail is stainless).

[Sir Brian]

Are you going to bring a waster and helm so we can duel a bit? I'm bringing both my great helm and bascinet which I'm adding a chin-strap to finally.

[Lord Dane]

Sirs Edward & Brian, any plans for the PARF when it opens for season??

[Sir Wolf]

when does that one start and end?

[Sir James A]

VARF - Likely won't make anything except the 2 weekends of the shows. Harnessfechten practice this weekend, and some armor tweaks need to be made before, and probably after. That leaves me just 1 weekend after.

MDRF - I plan on somewhere around 5 days, but have no ideas which one until the time gets closer.

[Sir Edward]

Are you going to bring a waster and helm so we can duel a bit? I'm bringing both my great helm and bascinet which I'm adding a chin-strap to finally.

Yup, I'll try to remember to bring some stuff. I also have the synthetic swords.

[B. Patricius]

Wow!  I guess it makes sense, but your guys' Ren-season starts late!  The Phoenix, Az Ren is in February and all the vendors agree it's the first one and usually has great weather to boot.  I can't imagine gearing up for faire in May, June, or July in Arizona.  The LA one ends this coming weekend as well.  Makes sense though, I know VA weather, and May/June is gorgeous.  After that, we'd all be walking lightning rods!  be careful out there and have fun

[Sir Brian]

Opening weekend for MDRF is the last weekend in August which they also designated as ā€œkidsā€ weekend ergo Iā€™m wearing full harness all day long in 90+ heat! 

Are you going to bring a waster and helm so we can duel a bit? I'm bringing both my great helm and bascinet which I'm adding a chin-strap to finally.

Yup, I'll try to remember to bring some stuff. I also have the synthetic swords.

Those would be cool as well, but weā€™ll just have to limit thrusts to the face since I ā€˜thinkā€™ they can make it through the visorā€™s oculars. 

Sirs Edward & Brian, any plans for the PARF when it opens for season??

I try and make at least two weekends, sometimes three. Usually one or two before MDRF and the last weekend which is after MDRF closes, then we do our last faire of the season down in CRF in mid-November.

when does that one start and end?

PARF =  August 3 - October 27, 2013

[Sir Wolf]

do we have a listing anywhere of all the faires again?

[Sir Edward]

Yup, I'll try to remember to bring some stuff. I also have the synthetic swords.

Those would be cool as well, but weā€™ll just have to limit thrusts to the face since I ā€˜thinkā€™ they can make it through the visorā€™s oculars. 

We'll have to check that.

I may have to re-think the whole thing. Are we thinking about trying harnessfechten? If that's the case, I need to wear more plate, but there's the threat of thunderstorms that day, and I can't put myself into it. Also, I don't have any helms that are working well for fighting. Closest I've got is the sallet for my 15th C. plate. And I need to do some more fitting on that I think. Otherwise I'm probably using my Terry Tindell mask.

do we have a listing anywhere of all the faires again?

I haven't been bothering to do that lately, since it's been quite a pain to go to every single website and find the new dates, with some of them not even updating their dates until later in the year.

[Sir Brian]

 

I may have to re-think the whole thing. Are we thinking about trying harnessfechten? If that's the case, I need to wear more plate, but there's the threat of thunderstorms that day, and I can't put myself into it. Also, I don't have any helms that are working well for fighting. Closest I've got is the sallet for my 15th C. plate. And I need to do some more fitting on that I think. Otherwise I'm probably using my Terry Tindell mask.

Actually we could do a little of both Blossfectchen and Harnessfechten so steel maille with gambesons should be adequate protection. As for helm what about your Circa 1250 helm? 

[Sir Edward]

That's true, that one could work. We'd have to be careful about hits to the front of the face though, since I don't there's much to keep it from smashing my nose.

[Sir Brian]

That's true, that one could work. We'd have to be careful about hits to the front of the face though, since I don't there's much to keep it from smashing my nose.

Well you are going to block right?

[Sir Edward]

Oh yeah, what am I worried about... I'm not going to get hit.   lol

[B. Patricius]

Reminds me of my friends and I airsofting... we always, always sacrifice our bodies to protect our weapons!  just don't hurt the pretty helmet!