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Days of Knights III - 2014
Sir Edward:
James, we should still bring the LED lanterns. The small orange light is still useful inside the tent, where it wouldn't be seen from the outside.
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2014-09-12, 13:12:43 ---
James, we should still bring the LED lanterns. The small orange light is still useful inside the tent, where it wouldn't be seen from the outside.
--- End quote ---
Agreed, I still have them packed in the chests, and figure they'll be useful in case of an emergency too. I'm going to work on a few period lanterns and lighting if time permits the next few weekends, but they're definitely staying as backup options.
Ian:
Bluecorn Naturals sells pure beeswax candles. Their tapers (the normal thin candles) burn 1 hr per inch. So a single 10'' taper candle gives you a 10 hr burn time. Bluecorn Naturals also sell their products on Amazon and they are 'prime-able'
Their pillars (the big cylindrical candles, which I'm not sure are medieval) have insane burn times. Their largest pillar burns for 240 hrs.
Pure beeswax candles also smell like honey while they burn :)
I'm going to pick up some tapers and a lantern or two for DoK this year.
If anyone's interested, real medieval candles were either beeswax, tallow, or a combination of the two. Beeswax is self explanatory, tallow is rendered from animal fats (think medieval crisco) and a hardener is added so it just doesn't melt away (it's very soft). Pure beeswax, think upper class and the church, then start to add tallow as you climb down the social ladder. The poor would make their own candles from pure tallow they made from suet (leftover fat basically) from their food. Tallow candles will basically smell like you're frying a hamburger when it burns, whereas beeswax gives off a nice honey scent.
Sir Douglas:
I just remembered: there's a place at PARF that sells assorted beeswax products. And I just happen to be there this weekend. I'll have to stop in and see if they have any tapers. Those would be the period styles, right?
Not that I'd have any use for them since I don't have a tent, but if they're still there and the price is right, I might just get some anyway and bring them along.
Sir Ulrich:
My friend Elliot might not be showing up. In this case I need someone to act as my squire as I cannot put my armor on all by myself. Last time I put my own hauberk on I hurt my hernia and was in pain all through DoK 2 though I didn't complain outwardly about it cause I tend to be hardy about pain or discomfort. Just need a backup plan in case he doesnt show up. Someone with experience tying the feet to maille chausses would be preferred as thats the one part I KNOW for sure I wont be able to do. If I have a table or something I can put my hauberk on myself. What I want to do honestly is show the arming of a knight as a demo to some of the people who visit.
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