[MR] Atlantia Digest, Vol 89, Issue 9

Sat Jun 5 21:47:58 PDT 2010

I wonder if they would take me so I could get an idea of the
engineering that is used to make them take apartable and yet stable
and sturdy enough to pass the pennsic safety inspection.

Sara

On 05/06/2010, Christopher J <ren_junkie at yahoo.com> wrote:
> *UPDATE ON EMAIL*
>
> I have been contacted by one of the Land folks at Pennsic. Looks like I had
> the right addy after all! Yay!!!
>
> **
>
> To be honest, without this project working out, I can't. I have no other
> shelter. And besides....I can never seem to get stuff done without a hard
> deadline. And that's if I'm able to come at all.
>
> If it's not done in time, there's not much I can do there. I doubt it would
> even get there if it's not done enough to live in...lol.
>
> Actually, Pennsic was sort of an after thought after I saw the class
> schedule. The wagon was already on the drawing board, just with a date
> further out. But if I can get it done in time for Pennsic, then so much the
> better. Instead of barely getting it done for the late summer/early fall
> events, I can be detailing it for those events.
>
> I work in odd ways. Must. have. pressure. to build....lol
>
> As far as the period rules, it's not so much the rules of what constitutes
> period to me. It's what I think is acceptably period. If it looks awful, I
> won't use it. The rules were more the technical points of size, and are they
> allowed in general camps, or do they have their own area (period style, not
> modern style).
>
> I would love to take you up on your offer of the tour if I can make it, tho.
>
> This design is more of a sleeper berth that anything else. I was a truck
> driver, so I can deal with a tiny little space like 7'4"x7'4" interior
> dimensions. Old hat for me. My main goal is fast up and down (a lesson from
> the rains last Friday setting up at Sapphire). So, for now, dry, easy up and
> down, and enough room to function when I have been drinking (to help me
> sleep, of course!) is all I'm after.
>
> Now for next year, I'd work on something more Pennsic specific. Maybe
> concentrate on a vehicle with real towing capacity, and do an 8x12 or
> something with a camp toilet room in it...lol. Maybe even a structure that
> totally breaks down. Infinitely expandable, in theory, anyway.
>
> So it's only a a month or so more of a rush than I was planning on, anyway.
> And like I said, it at least ensures (I hope) completion for the late
> season.
>
> Thanks!
> Christopher
>
> --- On Sat, 6/5/10, atlantia-request at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> <atlantia-request at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:03:04 +0000
> From: Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
> To: <chessler at usa.net>, <ren_junkie at yahoo.com>,
>     <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Getting Camping Info for Pennsic
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> 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.
>>
>
>
>
>
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