SC - Lighting for cooking and camp
WyteRayven at aol.com
WyteRayven at aol.com
Tue Apr 18 17:44:17 PDT 2000
Hi Anne-Marie,
Thank you for your response!
I am still fairly new to the SCA, and am still working things out, but we
haven't managed to eat before dark yet. And I fear that it may get worse now,
as I have just been authorized, and so will be fighting at events, and so
have less time to get things done.
Thanks again!
Ilia
In a message dated 4/18/00 3:03:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, acrouss at gte.net
writes:
> hey all from Anne-Marie
>
> on the subject of lighting in camp...
>
> I think its important to remember that medieval people didnt have this
> problem. They would have guaged their day, especially when on the road, by
> where the sun was.
>
> when I do my medieval encampment, we eat dinner and try to finish the
> dishes before dark (of course its helped by the fact that in full summer
> its light till 10pm or so up here). If we want to sit up and play games, or
> have to finish that one more pot even though its dark out, we use some
> candle lanterns hung over the wash table/game table. In my tent I use
> pillar candles in a broken 15th century balustre mug (just like in the MOL
> book :)). we also have a candle chandalier hung in our dining tent.
>
> But we always remind ourselves that to extend the day like this is not
> really medieval....
> (though I fully realize that not everyone chooses to play the way we do!
:))
>
> hope this helps some....
> --AM
>
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