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Jan. 26th, 2008 04:34 pmHaving seen the notice that CF is under complete fire ban, including NO
What is people's prefered medievaloid looking lighting method, especially for those who tend to camp and socialise in a cluster? I suspect the kerosene and candle lanterns we used last year will be quite out.
There also wont be a forge, as it comes under the banned "solid fuel bbq" catagory.
You would probably insert here a rant from
basal_surge re holding medieval camping events north of the Rakaia in Canterbury* and how this leads more to costume parties than being able to do living history events, but he is busy reading and we all are familiar enough with that one to be able to fill in the details anyway :)**
*Brookfields being north of the Rakaia but having a wonderful site in a moderate rainfall region where you can generally do the whole cooking with fire thing (Insert advert for May Crown 2008 and various MLH events here). Less successful when the ducklings are swimming in the firepit, but we should really be doing raised fire hearths anyway...
** I'll probably hear the squalk and spluttering over that paragraph after he finishes the book. So far I just get growled at any time I enter the bedroom and attempt to start a conversation. Just as well I have sewing*** to get on with as opposed to any other CF prep...
*** Blue linen footless, quite loose Hedeby style hose are done bar tacking down the loop the belt goes through. Braes are done. Undertunic just needs the hem finished, and I am just attaching the neckhole on the woolen tunic. Still lots of seam finishing to do on the linen stuff, but it is all very close to wearable. Wool tunic may slow things down a little due to it being handsewn (too nice a fabric to machine), but my short Anglo-Saxon woman's tunic may be usable in the interum til it is done anyway. There is also a woman's white linen undertunic cut out, but I'll hand sew that in linen over the next while.
* Lanterns (including gas and enclosed candle buttons)
* Candles, tiki torches etc.
What is people's prefered medievaloid looking lighting method, especially for those who tend to camp and socialise in a cluster? I suspect the kerosene and candle lanterns we used last year will be quite out.
There also wont be a forge, as it comes under the banned "solid fuel bbq" catagory.
You would probably insert here a rant from
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*Brookfields being north of the Rakaia but having a wonderful site in a moderate rainfall region where you can generally do the whole cooking with fire thing (Insert advert for May Crown 2008 and various MLH events here). Less successful when the ducklings are swimming in the firepit, but we should really be doing raised fire hearths anyway...
** I'll probably hear the squalk and spluttering over that paragraph after he finishes the book. So far I just get growled at any time I enter the bedroom and attempt to start a conversation. Just as well I have sewing*** to get on with as opposed to any other CF prep...
*** Blue linen footless, quite loose Hedeby style hose are done bar tacking down the loop the belt goes through. Braes are done. Undertunic just needs the hem finished, and I am just attaching the neckhole on the woolen tunic. Still lots of seam finishing to do on the linen stuff, but it is all very close to wearable. Wool tunic may slow things down a little due to it being handsewn (too nice a fabric to machine), but my short Anglo-Saxon woman's tunic may be usable in the interum til it is done anyway. There is also a woman's white linen undertunic cut out, but I'll hand sew that in linen over the next while.