[MR] Getting Camping Info for Pennsic

Sat Jun 5 06:03:04 PDT 2010

The rules on what constitutes "period" are pretty fast and loose at Pennic. I have seen a vehicle diguised as an elephant and an Airstream painted with faux stone work. So the Period Police probably won't come for you if you are planning a structure of some sort. I don't think there is a list of rules anywhere per se. 

I think now is a bit late to start a project, though. It will take you longer than you think to complete it. 

You can work on it at War, but let me tell you that your disturbing the peace with constant hammering and construction noise will do nothing to endear you to your neigbors. A guy did that on our block last year and I am surprised he was not lynched. Not only was it inconsiderate on his part, but he spent his entire war building sometime that probably would have been better off being built at his own home and not down in a Swamp with no electricity and neighbors that don't want to wake up at the crack of dawn.

My own vardo is one that is put together on site, but it goes together with pre drilled wing bolts 

There are many structures at Pennsic, from vardos to various types of houses to ships. There is a huge Italian villa and an ginormous, absolutely georgeous castle complete with a stain glass rose window. Why don't you wait, come to Pennsic, and go around and talk to some of the structure builders and vardo builders before taking on a task like that right now? No point rushing this. Wait a year and do it right. 

If you want, we could take you on a tour, if you like. We live in Court of Miracles in (i think) X09. I'll go check on that for you. We have two vardos down there, and know a lot of other structure builders I can take you to. 

There is a vardo builders group on Yahoo, the Vardoshavora. I can hook you up with that, if you like. 

Dulcy

> 
> Is there still time to build or buy a wagon or mobile home before Pennsic?
> 
> Could you put fake half-timbering on a standard travel trailer and make it
> into a house? There are some groups that transport "dwellings" to Pennsic, and
> assemble them there.
> 
> I did a quick search on "vardo sca pennsic" and got a bunch of hits, some of
> which had links to pictures or plans, not just of vardos, but of earlier (more
> period) gypsy dwellings, and of non-gypsy conveyances or dwellings.
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:06:06 AM EDT
> From: Christopher J <ren_junkie at yahoo.com>
> To: Atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] Getting Camping Info for Pennsic
> 
> > I used the email link for the Land Staff. Am I supposed to email someone
> else? Maybe someone specific who can answer?
> >
> >
> > Height max is the only thing I *could* find (16', I think?). I don't
> > have a trailer or structure yet. I was kinda gonna decide that based on
> > the rules. If it's a structure, and not a trailer, no bigger than 12x12,
> > and almost certainly smaller (it'd be a miracle to be able to one that
> big). Probably use a canvas roof. If it's a
> > trailer, I can't go any bigger than 8x10 due to vehicle. And I gotta be
> > careful to stay uber light. So, again, almost certainly canvas roofed.
> >
> > Yup, looked at Pennsic.net . Lots of tips. But I don't know a whole lot more
> about the trailer/structure rules than when I got there. Or is what I need
> buried somewhere I didn't find?
> >
> > Really, other than worrying about weight, the rules were gonna be my
> parameters.
> >
> > Any advice?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Christopher
> >
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> > Date: Sat, 5 Jun
> > 2010 00:48:21 +0000
> > From: Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
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> > Who have you emailed? Have
> > you been to www.pennsic.net?
> >
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> > 
> >
> > What kind of trailer do you have and where are you camping? You
> > can put up non permanent structures, but they have to be under a
> > certain height. What are we talking about here, maybe I can help.
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Dulcy
> >
> >
> >
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