Post by Miss Credit on Jul 7, 2008 21:08:40 GMT -5
Oh yes, sorry my mistake! That should be a “don’t bother…” The only thing you should really put your money into is ensuring it is flame retardant and water sealed. I know with Panther Primitives you can choose to have your tent made with flame retardant canvas and water sealed or just sealed. If you plan on using a lantern in your tent at any time during an event I strongly suggest getting the flame retardant canvas.
I am not sure how large of a bag you can take on an airplane, I have never been off the ground, but if you keep your tent folded neatly it does fit in a fairly small sized bag. Most tents come in their own little canvas bag with the stakes and could easily fit in a large sized duffel bag but the poles on the other hand will not. If you and your hubby agree that flying is the best option I might suggest you get in contact with the unit from Kentucky that is going and see if anyone in the group would be willing to pack your tent with their gear. If you make contact with them you would also have a group to camp with when you arrived, more than likely have a lady of the camp that could help you dress, and you would have some new friends to help you with anything over the weekend.
Button back dresses aren’t too bad to attempt yourself but I am sure you could find someone to help you. The tan cotton is a great choice for a dress you can wear at camp without fear of dirtying, might I suggest doing a fun wrap front gown or bib front? The blue and lavender linen I would not completely toss out yet. If you wanted to you could make a nicer gown, kind of a “Sunday Best”, to wear Sunday. Most events are very low key on a Sunday even for the women. The women in the 19th usually find ourselves idly wandering around camp, perhaps doing a bit of sewing, or following the soldiers to watch any tactical or drill that may occur, I think it would be perfectly acceptable to wear a nicer gown on Sunday. I highly suggest making some sort of jacket coat thing that can provide some warmth. Even back in June it became so chilly at night while sitting around singing that I had to grab my hubby’s coat to keep from shivering! I am working on a chocolate gown with a heavy green jacquard spencer to match and a pelisse of a tan cotton with an intricate rolled print, I am hoping to have both done in time for the GT and Mississinewa.
Choosing between the two I don’t find as difficult to do as you would think. For myself I would go with Mississinewa all the way. For one it is closer for me than Maryland (I live in Ohio), two there is a ball every year so that means I can bring a pretty, new ball gown and my hubby and I love to dance, and three they have fashion classes or lectures that are supposed to be really interesting. Mississinewa is the largest 1812 event and has a variety of different groups people portraying all kinds of trades and lifestyles relevant to 1812 so there is a lot to see and experience. If you are more into the military aspect of the era then you would probably want to go to Maryland but if you are more interested in the civilian aspect then I suggest going to Mississsinewa.
I am not sure how large of a bag you can take on an airplane, I have never been off the ground, but if you keep your tent folded neatly it does fit in a fairly small sized bag. Most tents come in their own little canvas bag with the stakes and could easily fit in a large sized duffel bag but the poles on the other hand will not. If you and your hubby agree that flying is the best option I might suggest you get in contact with the unit from Kentucky that is going and see if anyone in the group would be willing to pack your tent with their gear. If you make contact with them you would also have a group to camp with when you arrived, more than likely have a lady of the camp that could help you dress, and you would have some new friends to help you with anything over the weekend.
Button back dresses aren’t too bad to attempt yourself but I am sure you could find someone to help you. The tan cotton is a great choice for a dress you can wear at camp without fear of dirtying, might I suggest doing a fun wrap front gown or bib front? The blue and lavender linen I would not completely toss out yet. If you wanted to you could make a nicer gown, kind of a “Sunday Best”, to wear Sunday. Most events are very low key on a Sunday even for the women. The women in the 19th usually find ourselves idly wandering around camp, perhaps doing a bit of sewing, or following the soldiers to watch any tactical or drill that may occur, I think it would be perfectly acceptable to wear a nicer gown on Sunday. I highly suggest making some sort of jacket coat thing that can provide some warmth. Even back in June it became so chilly at night while sitting around singing that I had to grab my hubby’s coat to keep from shivering! I am working on a chocolate gown with a heavy green jacquard spencer to match and a pelisse of a tan cotton with an intricate rolled print, I am hoping to have both done in time for the GT and Mississinewa.
Choosing between the two I don’t find as difficult to do as you would think. For myself I would go with Mississinewa all the way. For one it is closer for me than Maryland (I live in Ohio), two there is a ball every year so that means I can bring a pretty, new ball gown and my hubby and I love to dance, and three they have fashion classes or lectures that are supposed to be really interesting. Mississinewa is the largest 1812 event and has a variety of different groups people portraying all kinds of trades and lifestyles relevant to 1812 so there is a lot to see and experience. If you are more into the military aspect of the era then you would probably want to go to Maryland but if you are more interested in the civilian aspect then I suggest going to Mississsinewa.