SC - Plastic Ware

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/17/2000 7:59:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, harper at idt.net 
writes:

<< Inter-Kingdom anthropology alert!  In some areas, such as my region of 
 the East Kingdom, camping events are rare, and daylong events at a 
 rented hall are the standard.  I camp (at most) twice a year, with 
 modern camping gear, and most of my barony does the same. >>

Hmm, I live in the southern region of the East Kingdom, too (albeit in the 
somewhat more rural western section), and I would disagree with the statement 
that camping events are rare here.  In fact, I have reserved for 5 camping 
events, 5 weeks in a row, beginning on the first weekend of May and running 
through the first weekend of June.  Admittedly, 4 of those are in shires 
other than my own, and one of them is in Aethelmearc.  I have attended 
camping events held farily close to Settmout Swamp, if not actually in the 
Swamp.  There are more camping events, at least 3 or 4, that I plan to go to 
before Pennsic.  In writing up a list of upcoming nearby events for our 
newbies, I noted only one indoor one day event, and one outdoor one day 
event, in the whole of May and June.
I would agree that one day indoor events are the standard between, say, 
October and April, when it is too cold in the area for most people to 
consider camping.  But between May and September, the vast majority of events 
are camping events.

Brangwayna Morgan