[Sca-cooks] other things they dont explain about Pennsic

[David Friedman]

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>8) If you sleep in comfortable tunic and pants, it makes hiking to and using
>the restrooms easier at night.  Most people prefer having a flashlight for
>this, though some will carry a lit lantern.

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>23) If you go to dinner or a party in another encampment, take a flashlight
>or lantern with you to make your return easier.

I used to use a candle lantern at Pennsic, but eventually concluded 
that it wasn't worth the trouble. There's usually a fair amount of 
light, what with moon, torches, other people's lanterns, and the 
like. If you don't have a bright light to blind yourself with, you 
can manage pretty well without--unless, of course, you have unusually 
bad night vision. I think it's one more example of something we are 
used to and so simply assume we have to have--but don't actually need.
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David/Cariadoc
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