[Ansteorra] Gulf Wars / Pennsic

[Bree Flowers]

Also, The Coopers have given fracking rights on some of their land to
a Natural Gas company and fracking may begin as early as 2014
http://pennsicwar.blogspot.com/2012/05/fracking.html I can't say for
sure when it will start, but when it does, but I can say that when it
does I will no longer be attending Pennsic. I anticipate this will be
my last year there and I will start attending GW instead in 2014.
Everyone is of course free to have their own opinion about whether
it's a good idea to camp in an area where fracking is occurring, but
in the interest of providing folks with more information I thought I'd
put that out there.

~Astridr

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:58 PM, Adrienne Ferrell
<aferrell at greatambience.com> wrote:
> Many more people from our kingdom go to Gulf Wars than Pennsic.
> If you have been to Pennsic, you may realize how much more we get at Gulf
> Wars.
> Even though the cabins aren't the Hilton, they have electric and bathrooms;
> and it's not a tent that
> has to be set up and taken down. There are no cabins at Pennsic.
>
> Very few camps have access to electric at Pennsic. (although, more merchants
> have access than GW)
> Showers are closer to the camps at GW.  Like GW  many groups put up their
> own showers in camp.
> It is much easier to dig in MS than PA.
>
> For most of the camps, parking is closer at GW than Pennsic.  Imagine
> walking uphill more than twice the distance
> from GW's front gate to the back gate to get to your car. Ansteorra is on
> the Serengeti, which is a bout 2000 ft to parking.
> Those camped a round the lake at Pennsic, have about 4000 feet before they
> get to parking. Yeah, that's about 3/4 a mile.
>
> A preregistered week at GW is $67 , at Pennsic it is $115.
> Pennsic does not have the fighter support you are used to at GW.
> GW has funds set aside for these supplies, I see no evidence of this at
> Pennsic.
> Each group at Pennsic supplies water, gateraid, pickles, and oranges for
> their fighters, as well as water bearers.
>
> Did you enjoy the Known World Party at GW? GW has some funds set aside for
> food and decor for that too.
> Pennsic parties are sponcered by whatever group is holding them.
>
> Only a portion of your site fee goes to the site owners.  Much of it goes to
> running the war, things like tents, printing, radio rentals...
>
> At Gulf Wars, after the fixed cost are paid, the profits are divided.  You
> may notice your group getting a check from Gulf Wars in the near future.
> Groups are sent monies based on volunteer hours.
>
> I enjoy both wars and am a long time veteran of both.   In my opinion, GW is
> a better SCA event and a better value.  Both are worth going to.
>
> in service,
> Seraphina
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