[Ponte Alto] Pennsic

Thu Jan 7 05:20:45 PST 2010

Tselmeg,

That is a great opening - if anyone is interested in becoming land agent for Pennsic (or knowing what this entails) please contact me.

Once our land agent is determined, more information will be shared with the barony through this list. As many others have stated, we have a good Ponte Alto camp and everyone is welcome. James and I will again be camping with the barony and look forward to another great encampment this year.

If you or anyone else have questions about this, please either ask this list or let me know!

Thanks!

Katharine

Katharine Devereaux

Baroness of Ponte Alto

Kingdom of Atlantia

To: ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:49:40 -0500
From: neacalban1 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Pennsic

Sian, and everyone who's replied,

      good to know. When the Land Agent is determined, who will let us know? I do have a good 6 person modern tent(which is good for me and all my stuff!)

thank you,

Tselmeg

-----Original Message-----

From: Nicole E. Miller <schnauzer2 at cox.net>

To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>

Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 12:20 pm

Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Pennsic

There is no requirement for period tents for anyone (unless specified by the 
group you choose to camp with).  Most people do try to eventually move to a 
canvass tent for both the aesthetics and the comfort level (canvass breaths and 
you will usually have more room).  Most encampments will try to keep the modern 
tents off the main drag to help with the overall period look of the area, but 
everyone understand that these tents are expensive, much bulkier to store and 
carry than most moderns and for many people Pennsic is the only time they will 
camp.  

There are many articles about ways to disguise a modern tent (think big slipcover).

Sian
---- neacalban1 at aol.com wrote: 

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Lady Belphoebe and Lord Crimthann, 
    thank you for the advice. I understood,perhaps incorrectly, that one had to 
have a trad tent to camp with an 'encampment' or you were stuck somewhere way 
out? first timers are excepted?  as far as trad tents, my heart is to get a 
ger.....

Tselmeg

-----Original Message-----
From: Chad White <usarmymutt at yahoo.com>
To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 11:33 am
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Pennsic

I have the FCS A-Frame tent, with doors/openings on each side.  I made the poles 
myself, and the center pole, being collaspable in two pieces, and everything I 
need for Pennsic, fit in my MiniCooper just fine. And I'm a clothes horse.  I 
recommend it.

Crimthann of Fid-Nemed

From: Belphoebe <belfebe at yahoo.com>
To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 11:01:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] Pennsic

Tselmeg,

Where are you camping?  Ponte Alto usually runs an encampment.  Being your first 
Pennsic, you would not need a canvas tent for that.  A nylon would do if space 
and storage are an issue.  The Baronial encampment is perfect for first timers, 
and even for seasoned Pennsic goers.  It is very pleasant environment and there 
are no requirments for specific style tents.  

Of course, if you already have a group to camp with, and they require canvas, 
that's a whole different matter.  If what you are looking is canvas that is easy 
to pack, transport and store, I would recomment Fall Creek Sutlers.  Here is the 
link:  http://www.fcsutler.com/fccanvas.asp

Look at the standard tent wall.  It is perfect for one person (or two although 
cozy), it is canvas, it looks right, and it is less expensive than most of the 
tents you are going to find elsewhere.  You can make your own poles very 
inexpensively.  And because the poles are short (and the center one breaks in 
two), they are easy to transport and store.

Of course, it is not a ger, if that's what you have your heart set to.  But it's 
a great tent, sturdy, and dependable.  I have seen those little guys withstand 
the worst Pennsic storms, and that's saying something.  

True, they are used very much by the Civ War reenactors, but they do resemble 
many of the period tents anyway, so they look and feel right.  And nothing beats 
camping in canvas.

I hope that this helps.

Regards,

Belphoebe
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