ANST - Gulf War Checklist

[Mitman, Rikki]

How about nice little items of largesse for bards, artisans, new fighters
who make a good effort, a fighter who remembers chivalry in the heat of
conflict? Persons who make camp more comfortable, tote water, help with
setup, push stuck cars? (Bards and artisans?)

Largesse needn't come only from nobility -- and a small gift like that can
put the shine on someone's whole event. I usually give glass beads (wonder
why?); also, brooches are very good. Almost everyone can use them or, if the
item is not to their taste/appropriate to their persona, they can bestow it
in turn upon someone they feel deserves a medieval attaboy.

There are lots of other nice, useful, SCA-appropriate things you can
purchase or make inexpensively (belt pouches, small wooden or enameled
boxes, metal or ceramic tankards, books on period topics, etc.). So hit some
garage sales and thrift shops (or visit the merchants at the war) and pick
up a little bit of period-looking largesse.

Surely Ansteorrans should be more generous than Trimarans?

Teleri ferch Pawl

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul Mitchell [SMTP:pmitchel at flash.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 04, 1998 8:34 AM
> To:	ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	Re: ANST - Gulf War Checklist
> 
> Fire extinguisher?  Triple-A Membership?  SCA Membership card
> ($5 off at the gate for members)?  Fighter authorization card?
> Songbook?  Address book (for all the new friends you'll make)?
> Light sources (lantern, flashlight, torch, etc.)?  A pen?
> A chair?  Alarm clock (battles start early on Sat. morning)?
> 
> I hope this helps!
> 
> - Galen of Bristol
> 
> 
> -Jax- wrote:
> > 
> > Okay, help me out here.
> > 
> > GULF WAR CHECKLIST
> > 
> > ARMOR
> > All armor legal and in good shape?
> > Straps, d-rings, padding, cords, rivits?
> > Shield edges and hardware legal and secure?
> > Repair kit assembled?
> > GOT TAPE?
> > 
> > WEAPONS
> > All rattan in good shape? Not pulped or broomed?
> > All weapons well taped w/ good padding?
> > Hilts/heads well secured?
> > Arrows marked?
> > 
> > MUNDANE DETAILS
> > Vehicles have oil/water/other fluids/insurance?
> > Maps? Directions?
> > Site fees/shopping money/emergency funds?
> > Emergency contact info? Are family/friends aware of your itinerary?
> > Did you turn off the iron?
> > 
> > GARB
> > Sufficient garb for the whole event? -OR-
> > Laundry soap/laundry money?
> > Are you prepared to deal w/ heat/cold/rain/court?
> > Comfortable shoes?
> > 
> > OTHER GEAR
> > Feast gear?
> > Cooking gear?
> > Tent w/ all stakes/ropes/poles/tarp?
> > Sleeping bags/pads/blankets?
> > Wash tub? Wash cloth/scrubber/soap/towels?
> > Water bottles?
> > Got enough food? Ice? Brewski's? Condoms? <g>
> > 
> > Okay, what am I forgetting? Gulf War veterans, speak up! This is my
> first
> > war. What have you learned to bring? What have you learned not to bother
> > with? What things are available on site? What jobs *must* be done before
> > leaving town? Let's start getting squared away so we can KICK TRIMARAN
> > BUTT!
> > 
> > Respectfully,
> > 
> > -Erik Wulfriksson-
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