[SCA-AE] A Camping Question from a Camping Novice

[Kat Sulliivan]

Hello!
I had one of the large Marquis for 8 Pennsics.  I had finials on each of the 
poles, that worked very well.  They weren't anything fancy, just a short 
piece of dowelled wood, painted to look pretty.  The only problem I ever had 
with water was that it pooled on the corners near the end of war when the 
canvas had relaxed a bit.  Just keep those ropes tightened, especially on 
the corners!  A word of caution about wind however!  I had several close 
calls with huge wind gusts coming in my door when the flap was open and 
causing the whole pavilion to puff up and allowing the center beam to be 
freestanding for the duration of the gusts.  On one such occasion, one side 
went in one direction and the other the opposite, snapping the center beam! 
When my brother Sir Wulfstan returned to camp he called out for duct tape 
and "fixed" the center beam.  He and Lord Patrick (the lost) then devised a 
method of using rope to "chicken wire" criss cross support on the inside of 
the pavilion to minimize sway should this happen again.  It never did.  When 
Sir Wulfstan made me a new center beam before the next war he also made me 
two little pedistals for the bottom of each supporting beam to raise them up 
two inches, insuring that the entire pavilion would be more taut in the 
future.  This probably won't be a problem for you until your pavilion is a 
very old saggy baggy elephant, however.  Mine was 12 years old when this 
happened!    Long Live the Panther!  Mine is still in use, as a common shade 
by my household, and it's 16 years old!
Lady Katirona


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> baby bottle nipples.  Cut the top off and slide them over the spike then 
> through the tent.  They work great.
>
> Anna
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: ladymarypt at aol.com
>
>>
>> Greetings Good SCA Campers!
>>
>> I recently bought a rectangular Marquis tent.? I discussing the concern 
>> of rain
>> water flowing down the tent poles, someone suggested that they knew 
>> someone who
>> had cut leather disc that fit over the spike of the tent pole, thus 
>> covering the
>> open grommet.? It was suggested that when the leather got wet, it would 
>> swell
>> and seal the opening even more.
>>
>> Has anyone ever actually used this method?? If so, did it reduce the 
>> amount of
>> water you got running down the poles and into your tent?? What kind of 
>> leather
>> did you use?? (I at first thought to use veggie tanned leather. I have 
>> soaked
>> veggie tan leather to make projects that needed to be shaped and 
>> hardened.? The
>> stain left in the water I soaked it in is not something I would want on 
>> my new
>> tent.)
>>
>> I have also thought about using finials.? The expense is a concern right 
>> now
>> after spending so much on the tent itself.? If you think this is the way 
>> for me
>> to go, do you have any ideas where to get them inexpensively and how best 
>> to fit
>> them to the top of the spike?
>>
>> Does anyone have any other suggestions for me.? I admit to being a very 
>> wimpy
>> camper!
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas you might have for me!
>>
>> Isolda
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