[Ansteorra] Happy Medium Options

[Rose]

About Indoor Ambiance:



If we moved toward indoor events in July and August, people would work
just as hard on indoor ambiance as they do on outdoor ambiance, and our
indoor events would be improved. I believe that the problem of indoor
ambiance doesn't occur because we're indoors, it occurs because we're
/rarely/ indoors. :)



That being said, I've seen some wonderful ambiance in halls, such as
the wonderful showing that Eldern always puts on, where they cover
almost 100% of the walls in cloth, murals, and imitation columns. It's
always an amazing transformation. I think that the Eldern halls are the
place where I've felt the most medieval.


About Flooring:

I find the theory that slick grass and mud are less dangerous than slick floors to be questionable. I haven't seen any data on that, so it's hard for me to form an opinion.

Regardless, if a site is wonderful in all other ways, but has slick floors, like the halls that we dance in all the time, we could use the rugs that we use for dancers, and place duct tape over the edges, to prevent tripping. Even if connecting them by duct tape is frowned upon, some of our area rugs are roughly the size of the sections of roped-off field, so I think it would work nicely, without worry about the edges.

Also, we could rent or purchase the movable cork flooring (the kind that people rent for weddings, that fit together like puzzles), and place that on those slick cement floors. Those are made to be used heavily by stilettos and boots alike and are very durable.

Another fighter, who was visiting tonight, mentioned the tough foam that you see in gymnasiums and dojos, that can be rolled up and transported. He says (and I agree) that it's less slippery than grass, and more cushioned for falls. Safer, more comfortable, and not as hard on armor and garb.

In addition, Lord Miles Grey put forth this idea on the Namron list:

"There is a solution to this, and it's in use in Calontir.  There are
industrial-type pieces of tough foam floor padding about 2' square with
puzzle-piece edges.  All pieces are the same size and shape, and every
fighter has one or two of them and every group has a bunch.  I've
watched those pieces used for an indoor tournament and for indoor
fighter practices - they protect the floor very well and, when
assembled correctly, they present no edges that will catch your foot."

I am happy to see people brainstorming this. :)


-R the O

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy marshmallows, which is kind of the same thing.

--- On Mon, 7/12/10, Owen Van Meter <ovanoff57 at clearwire.net> wrote:

From: Owen Van Meter <ovanoff57 at clearwire.net>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Happy Medium Option-Was Story from Crown Tourney
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 11:38 PM

The Waco Fair complex also a place like this. 2 indoor areas and 1 outdoor.
Not sure what the cost would be.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Regan Caimbeul
<regan.caimbeul at gmail.com>wrote:

> Greeting unto the list,
>
> I would like to propose a possible happy medium option for having
> tournaments outside.
>
> Some people have brought up concerns about fighting indoors because the
> floor has no give, and one could easily roll ankles or jam knees.  What
> about finding a place (fairground, equestrian center) that has an indoor
> arena with a dirt floor, like Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney?  (I
> may be a little biased on this location, because it's less than 30 minutes
> from my home.  :-) )  The floor is dirt and soft, so that if one took a
> fall
> it doesn't hurt as badly as falling on concrete, or hard ground.
>
> Here is their link if anyone would like to check it out:
> http://www.co.collin.tx.us/parks/myers/indoor_arena.jsp
>
> I know that a couple groups have had events in other parts of the
> facility-Elfsea had (I think) Spring Faire in the "Back Forty" a few years
> ago and Steppes had a demo there for a homeschooling group.
>
> Depending on what the surface under the dirt is made of, it might even be
> possible to put up pavilions inside.  I'm pretty sure that they have good
> ventilation or A/C.  With the right decorations and accents, it has the
> potential of giving the atmosphere of a grand tourney set up with an
> outdoor
> feel, while being inside.
>
> This is just an option to put out there as food for thought.  Talk amongst
> yourselves.  :-)
>
> Good evening to you all.
>
> Regan Caimbeul
>
> --
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> waiting for...
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