RenFaires 2014 Season

[Sir James A]

Happy to share my experiences and contact with them (maybe under another topic?) if folks would find that useful.

Thanks for all the warm wishes. 

Made it back safely and in fact had a great (if too short) visit in Prague, Bucharest and Sofia.

While I was in Prague also picked up a few more 14th century Bohemia replica items for our LH camp kit from Wulfund

Doh! Congrats; I wish I knew you had access to Wulflund stuff. I've been eyeballing their Cinquedea dagger for a while now.

I would

[Sir Edward]

Has anyone been down to the NC RenFaire? It was my first time making it out...went in 14th century soft kit and had a blast! We have a pretty awesome set up down here...Virginia Order members should come on down next year!

Speaking of which for LARP and daily use I was thinking of getting some Sodhopper Moccasins and was wondering if anyone in the order had ever bought Catskills or Sodhoppers before...they are basically from the same lineage of craftsmen and pattern. I was thinking of going with some basic muted colors like Brown and Black so I can pull it off at work as well as for LARP.

Are they worth the $350-$500? What really made it interesting was my wife uses orthodic inserts and they would custom build the moccasins to work with her insert so she can have a day to day shoes that is super comfortable and fits her insert and feet right! To me that is worth lots of money. But since I know a lot of the Order members have probably had more interaction with Catskills boots I thought it would be interesting to get some feedback on them.

Thanks!

There used to be two faires in NC, but since one of them fell apart, I'm assuming you mean CRF, over by Charlotte? It's been several years since I've been down there, but I always liked that faire.

Catskills are definitely expensive. In fact, last I looked, they started in the $900 range and went up from there. Do they have some more affordable options now?

From what I understand, they're worth it if you have special needs with your feet. Otherwise, it's usually considered more cost effective to go with something like Son of Sandlar, which also is in the range of $350-$600, which is why I'm a little confused.

[Sir Brian]

Has anyone been down to the NC RenFaire? It was my first time making it out...went in 14th century soft kit and had a blast! We have a pretty awesome set up down here...Virginia Order members should come on down next year!

This is a favorite faire of my lady and I. We were there a couple of weekends ago on the 8th and 9th of November. We have been going at least one weekend a season for the past several years and have many friends that are regular patrons.

Speaking of which for LARP and daily use I was thinking of getting some Sodhopper Moccasins and was wondering if anyone in the order had ever bought Catskills or Sodhoppers before...they are basically from the same lineage of craftsmen and pattern. I was thinking of going with some basic muted colors like Brown and Black so I can pull it off at work as well as for LARP.
Are they worth the $350-$500? What really made it interesting was my wife uses orthodic inserts and they would custom build the moccasins to work with her insert so she can have a day to day shoes that is super comfortable and fits her insert and feet right! To me that is worth lots of money. But since I know a lot of the Order members have probably had more interaction with Catskills boots I thought it would be interesting to get some feedback on them.

I would put them on par with the 'Son of Sandler' boots which I purchased mine several years ago and have loved them since I put them on the first time. They are extremely comfortable and durable. I've also had less expensive boots I used as frequently but they lasted two or three seasons before being replaced so the cost of the better quality balances out over time.