MajorChaos

I was wondering, for those that do a lot of camping at the events, do you have or use anything like the boy scout patrol boxes?

Google search that for pictures...

I was thinking that one could be "hidden" in something looking like a barrel or a sea chest.

Just something that crossed my mind.

lite traffic going up 95 on a friday? that be a joke right?

Looking forward to the weekend.

With luck will be leaving work around 430pm and getting there between 6pm and 630pm. Just enough time to prop up the tent and throw on some finery (or at least something other than my work slops)

I'll be arriving sometime on thurday, probably mid to late afternoon. After I setup my tent and if the Vigilant doesn't have pressing need of me, I'll join you in going to get the boat and bring it to the docks. never rowed it or in a crew before so I'll give it a learn.

I like to smoke a clay pipe most times when I'm out at events. I like them even when I'm not. Most of them I get from the vendors at events. I had a really nice pipe from Sanctuary Traders (http://www.sanctuarytraders.com/) that I found in Fort Frederick Market Faire.

As for tobacco, I used to get some nice stuff from an online store called PipeRoom but they seem to have gone away. I now go to a local tobacco shop and find some I like.

Oh man, now where am I going to hide and take my naps... and all that kindling for the fires! Gone... WAH!

hehehe

Nice start thus far.

Don't forget the monster spider(s) that tried to sneak up on Duncan and Lily. Luckily they were quicker and chased it away. Huge I tell ya... just huge!

it was a great time and good seeing so many again. I hope they do it again.

Haven't found any ticks yet...

Heading to Fort Fred on Friday with a quick "cough" stop at Ft Chambers Gunshop to pick up my pistols that were getting fixed. Then heading to Oxford, MD

Maybe the Bounty heading north from Baltimore??

It was indeed a great weekend and I enjoyed meeting everyone on each crew.

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Major Chaos

Safety Officer

Vigilant Crew

Honestly what it all boils down to is that we, whether in the living history camp, are a stage entertainer, or a member of the Devil's Dozen, are invited guests of the City of Baltimore and therefore we really do need to behave according to their rules whether we care for them or not. If we can't do that we not only run the risk of bad press aimed directly at us and rightfully so because we caused it, but we also run the risk of losing an event. By abiding by the rules, we come off as the more mature force and perhaps in the future, be granted more privileges because we have shown ourselves to be trust worthy and responsible.

Huzzah to Capt. Sterling!

hehe, you went from free labor to 50 shillings... lol

I haven't played in a while. I've a lvl 50 spanish Freetrader on Antiqua and I think my buccaneer is still on Rackham or maybe Roberts can't remember.

I think once I rebuild my machine after the hard drive crashed I'll get back on and play some more.

So, are you all PvP or PvE or some combo of each? I've been mostly doing PvE, running the missions I could without needing a group.

Maybe I'll cross paths with some of you. Look for Geminia De Caos on Antiqua and Gemini Chaos on Roberts or some variation of those names.

Very nice!

This is the second recreation of the backstaff that I've seen. One of our crew made one and we use at our demos.

If you don't mind, where did you get the designs to make the backstaff?

*looks about*

Great start Stynky!

Can't wait to see what you do with it.

While I wasn't there, I'd figure i'd through a thought in anyways because I've been at other events...

- definitely get the permits in writing and ahead of time.

- less cops? maybe not in the standard uniforms...

- period vendors are a great idea, so are local crafters too... just keep them separated, opposite sides of the event.

- definitely separate the stages because it sucks to have modern mic'd and amp'd up bands stomping all over the more traditional folk singers.

Also along this line, a possible coordination of songs might be helpful (although I don't know how well that'll work and not cause rivalries).

- definitely more cold drink vendors, but a few hot drink vendors is good too... a hot coffee or tea does wonders sometimes.

- just got to say, DAMN, privies that put the ones at Pennsic to shame?? Wow!

-a good story line and a few regiments to "fight" are always a good thing. Research into the local history of pirates in Long Island would be good and then try to re-create some of that or build a story around some of it.

- a good living history setup can do really well. The demonstrations put on in Hampton were apparently a big hit.

- more pirates with period (or as close to period) kits are a good thing. Works well with the living history part mentioned above and with the story lines.

- having things for the kids to do (not moon bounces and crap like that) is

always a good thing and helps draw crowds.

Well, that's all I can think of now... from the sounds of it, you've had a great first run, and you can only improve from there.

Best of luck!

Another place that I've found, if you have any in the area... Outdoor World/Bass Pro shops. Here in Maryland, I pick up 3F powder for 19.99 plus tax at the Outdoor World.

I'm still out there most nights. I'm currently a Spanish Freetrader and a Spanish Navy Officer on the Rackham server.

If you happen to see Geminia De Caos or Chaos Gemini, say hi.

OMG!  I should have known!  I have several pieces of Marty's!  LOL  Guess that is why the octipus would match the earring and wave so well! 

I had a frog and lily pad (gold - not the one pictured) ring but it was stolen when my apartment was broken into.  I loved that ring.  Most expensive piece of jewlery I ever owned   

I have that Octopuss ring from Marty's, in silver. The detail is fantastic.

I really like it.

Silkie, just come down to the Maryland Renn Faire. She's there. Find the hammer game, she's across the lane from Wolfstone Kilts.

BluePuppy: The detail in those octopuss... is the detail in the ring... the suckers on the bottom of those are on the inside of the ring. Fantastic!

As "Lady Washington" has only two masts, it must've been at VERY first glance.

Yeah, I admit it was a very quick glance...

At first glance I thought it was the Lady Washington, however, looking again, I'm thinking that it the HMS Rose. A google for the Rose makes me think it is just that.

The Tall Ship Rose

Used in the movie Master and Commander as "The Suprise"

twas a grande tyme indeed.....had a good tyme at fells point and then today we went to the 18th century market fair at ft. frederick maryland!!! it was like 2 kids in a candystore and saw many other pyrates we know there!!!

It was a pleasure meeting you Callenish and I look forward to meeting you again.

My lady and I went up on saturday and sunday. It was a good time and you definitely need two days to browse all those vendors and traders. I picked up a pair of slops and breeches from Fly Canoe and my lady picked up a fantastic little box for her little bottles, she's working on getting setting up an apothecary box of sorts. I also got a nice folding table that should work nicely at most encampment. Oh, and I picked up a nice little replica sea service musket.

If our shod rescuer is a deck officer, then by definition he isn't a deck hand, and wouldn't be tasked with climbing the rigging.

I'm pretty sure that I've read somewhere that the midshipmen were required to go aloft into the rigging. How else would they learn all aspects of the ship and I believe some of them were even watch leaders which required them to be in the rigging.