<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Tselmeg,<br><br>No one expects first-timers to have everything perfect. And if you're heart is set on a ger, it would be better to get a large nylon tent for now, and save up to get a nice, well-constructed ger in a few years, perhaps when you have more storage space for it as well. There are very few encampments that require everyone in the camp to have 'period' supplies. The Barony is NOT one of them. There are many people who have been going to Pennsic for years and continue to use nylon tents, because, quite frankly, they are easier to store and set up than most period tents. <br><br>An 'encampment' is simply a fancier word for the camp you are staying with. If you choose to camp with a group, you are a member of that encampment. Nothing more to it
than that...<br><br>Catalina<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "neacalban1@aol.com" <neacalban1@aol.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, January 6, 2010 12:09:01 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ponte Alto] Pennsic<br></font><br>
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<div>Lady Belphoebe and Lord Crimthann, </div>
<div> 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.....</div>
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From: Chad White <usarmymutt@yahoo.com><br>
To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org><br>
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<div>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.</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Belphoebe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:belfebe@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:belfebe@yahoo.com">belfebe@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> The Barony of Ponte Alto <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">ponte-alto@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>><br>
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Tselmeg,<br>
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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. <br>
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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: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fcsutler.com/fccanvas.asp">http://www.fcsutler.com/fccanvas.asp</a></span><br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
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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.<br>
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I hope that this helps.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Belphoebe<br>
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