Vitus Pennsic Report/Ranting has begun.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

It was -as usual- a combination of horrific and wonderful. I'll post a bit at a time over the next two days. Stay tuned.
I was not prepared mentally and half the time I didn't know where I was at.

[D. Sebastian]

4d

hexes

[Vitus von Atzinger]

STAY TUNED.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Starting today on Word and will paste sections in so I don't risk losing chunks o text.

[William of Stonebridge]

[Ceadda]

can't wait.

[Guy Dawkins]

maybe he has cooled off?

[Euric Germanicus]

maybe he has cooled off?

Impossible.

[InsaneIrish]

vitus is a big tease.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

No time right now...will eventually post something.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

1.

Pennsic promises so many things that it can never deliver. It’s supposed to our Mecca; the Ultimate Event where anything and everything is supposed to happen all at once. It has to appeal to everybody. A lot of money is involved. The amount of aggravation endured by the people running it must be truly titanic. Because it needs to be so many things to so many people, it can never be expected to deliver the goods to everyone. Still, I get more than a bit irritated because, concerning what I am into, I rarely feel that I get my money’s worth, and trust me- the whole event revolves around (and is deep-fried in) money.

I was actually looking forward to going this year, but about three days before my departure from Louisville my mood began to change and I was plunged into a bizarre pit of worry and anxiety. This was bad enough, but then my squire was bitten by a spider at Cooper’s Lake that he apparently brought with him from home. This screwed my head up even more, and no amount of cognitive pushing or shoving could get my brainpan into the right place. Would this guy lose a leg, or would he do his usual arrow-dodging routine and escape with barely a scratch? Why does this shit happen to this guy? He has the worst goddamn luck I have ever seen. He’s like the Shleprock of the SCA. Remember Shleprock? He was that poor asshole from The Flintstones who walked around with a rain cloud always perpetually dumping water on his miserable head. Regardless of all the burning questions about Karma and the creepy ability of my squire to heal from injuries that would kill an armoured Moose, I tried to keep my head on straight and move on with the plan to have a good time.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.
What is a Space Bag? It’s a big heavy ziplock bag that you can put garb, clothing, sheets and blankets in and then vaccum the air out of the bag, leaving an amazingly compact shrink wrapped plastic chunk that saves a hell of a lot of space in your vehicle.

https://www.spacebag.com/spacebag

The real beauty of these things is that after you open them you can re-zip them to keep the nightly damp and musty tent smells out of your clothes. You can actually go to Pennsic, return with clean garments in one of these bags, open the bag and find the clothes perfectly able to be put back into a drawer. These things cut down my after war laundry time in half. They are worth every penny. Order them online and avoid a trip to the evil Wal-Mart.

Okay, back to the trip.

[juan]

No time right now...will eventually post something.

Now you're starting to sound like AaronT.

[Brother Logan]

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And people wonder why we love this man! I almost choked to death laughing at that one
Cheers,
Leo

[Gryffith Fitz William]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Do your cloths come out wrinkled? Not really a problem for under garmets or sheets, but the most of the cloths space taken are by garb, which if wrinkled would not be a offense quickly forgiven by my lady.

[Gregoire de Lyon]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Fantastic idea! What do you use to re-apply vacuum for the return trip?

[Kilkenny]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Do your cloths come out wrinkled? Not really a problem for under garmets or sheets, but the most of the cloths space taken are by garb, which if wrinkled would not be a offense quickly forgiven by my lady.

That will depend a bit on what the material is, how you put them in the bag (folded, rolled, crunched) and how long they stay in the bag. For someone with concerns about keeping the clothes neat, I would recommend their bag in a storage "box". It lets you put the clothes in more neatly and then compresses them mostly in one direction.

[Kilkenny]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Fantastic idea! What do you use to re-apply vacuum for the return trip?

There are assorted small portable vacuum cleaners, many of which will work off your car battery. Just need one with a round nozzle about an inch dia. to match the space bag vent.

Or you can do what I did for packing up, which was stuff the clothes back in the bag, close the bag part way and then pretty much kneel on it and force air out as best I could, then finish sealing the ziploc. While less efficient than really sucking the air out, it did work to compact the package pretty well.

[Kilkenny]

1.

Pennsic promises so many things that it can never deliver. It’s supposed to our Mecca; the Ultimate Event where anything and everything is supposed to happen all at once. It has to appeal to everybody. A lot of money is involved. The amount of aggravation endured by the people running it must be truly titanic. Because it needs to be so many things to so many people, it can never be expected to deliver the goods to everyone. Still, I get more than a bit irritated because, concerning what I am into, I rarely feel that I get my money’s worth, and trust me- the whole event revolves around (and is deep-fried in) money.

If your Pennsic is revolving around money, all I can say is "ur doin it rong".

Yes, there are lots of things going on at Pennsic that involve money, above and beyond everyone's shopping plans.

It's a truism of modern life - if you look at it the right (or wrong) way, EVERYTHING is about money.

Standing on the top of Mt. Iselin looking out over Pennsic, seeing the sea of canvas beneath the amazingly beautiful skies (this year the skies at Pennsic were Spectacular) isn't a moment about money. But if you want to you can wrap your head up in how much dinero went into all that canvas, how many miles of travel for all those people at what expense, etc., etc., etc. And if you're doing that while standing looking out at a gorgeous view in the company of a lovely lady - "ur doin it rong".

So, on this one, Sir Vitus, no, I won't trust you Sometimes your perpective is way too negative for me.

[Aaron]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Fantastic idea! What do you use to re-apply vacuum for the return trip?

He just aimed the bags at things that completely suck at Pennsic, and suddenly he turned a negative into a positive using net negative pressure!

Or he directed it at the uber-dukes that, even in the worst situations, seem to be under no pressure at all (and therefore in a vacuum) and Sir Vitus had his situation solved again!

Or once the regientcide happened, he directed his bad at the leadership vacuum.

Feeling bad today, so my willpower for bad jokes is...bad, or you could even say under a net negative pressure.

-Aaron

[Glaukos the Athenian]

I have to agree -thou gingerly- with His Grace, considering this was only my first Pennsic.

I am too old to have the "bright eyed kid" approach, and too jaded not to notice that there were many money issues.

But as I was on the battle field, my brothers from Ponte Alto had to remind me to stop grinning all the time. Literally.

Perhaps it is an issue of expectation management. I never assumed any promises from Pennsic. I went there to see, smell, taste, hear, and fight.

I gave what I think it was good service to the noble gentle that asked me to carry his baldric as a man at arms, I fought alongside and against many great and a few awesome people (our Midrealm opponents thanking us for the fun were especially nice)

I knew I could not do everything and I did miss a lot. But in restrospect, if I were to measure this in terms of money (which I am loath to do) it was not only a "good deal" but actually cheap. Maybe as the commercial says, even priceless.

If I had twice the money I spent for Pennsic in my hands now, and I had not gone, I'd be the poorer.

But Sir Vitus is a veteran of many years from Pennsic, and there is probably much I have not seen or experienced that he knows, which cause him to think this way.

As for me, expect me on the field next year.

Respectfully,

Rowan of Needwood

[Agnarr]

I still can't get over that in the middle of Vitus's Pennsic report he has an infomercial for spacebags.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

SPACE BAGS RULE

[Agnarr]

SPACE BAGS RULE

I think i will purchase some.

[Jehan de Pelham]

Of course I find unabashed writings related to sacred cows fascinating. Yet another reason I hold that I chose my lord and knight wisely.

And between Space Bags and Contico Black Boxes, that pretty much locks up your packing and Bob's your Uncle.

John
Jehan de Pelham, ecuyer and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org

[Baron Conal]

Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you haven’t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack.

Fantastic idea! What do you use to re-apply vacuum for the return trip?

I've used the air pump for my air matress in the deflate mode
but I have never gotten the space bags to hold their vacuum....

[Kilkenny]

Of course I find unabashed writings related to sacred cows fascinating. Yet another reason I hold that I chose my lord and knight wisely.

And between Space Bags and Contico Black Boxes, that pretty much locks up your packing and Bob's your Uncle.

John
Jehan de Pelham, ecuyer and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org

I'm a big fan of the "stor-it-all" from The Container Store. http://www.containerstore.com/search/se ... tor-it-all

(I know, huge url, srry)

I've got four of them, 2 I've had for at least a decade. I stand on them, multiple people can and do sit on one at the same time, they hold an amazing amount of stuff - especially if the stuff is space bagged first - and are generally very satisfactory containers for packing and storage.

[Guy Dawkins]

From rants to household tips, Sir Vitus has you covered.

[Baron Conal]

He needs to get on with the review before we start exchanging
recipes and begin to sound like a bunch of old women...

apologies to any old women who are reading this.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

More ranting coming...

[TallTom]

Here's one of my favorites:

Stuffed Meatballs with Vodka Sauce!

http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrec ... eef164.htm

What could be more delicious? Though not mentioned in the otherwise delightful guide, leftover meatballs can be efficiently stored in Space Bags.

In service,
Thomas

[Nissan Maxima]

In space bags no one can hear you scream.

[Guy Dawkins]

In space bags no one can hear you scream.

In space bags there is no room for you to scream.

[Baron Conal]

Here's one of my favorites:

Stuffed Meatballs with Vodka Sauce!

http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrec ... eef164.htm

What could be more delicious? Though not mentioned in the otherwise delightful guide, leftover meatballs can be efficiently stored in Space Bags.

In service,
Thomas

Oh yeah vodka sauce. Tomatoes have compounds in them
that are alcohol soluble and the vodka brings out flavors
you do not get normally....



not kidding about the alcohol soluble compounds....

[RoaK]

In space bags no one can hear you scream.