Iron Jon

Woo Hoo! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!

I would imagine that you could have hand made your own lock in a lot less than 3 years Swab. What's the hold up? I don't think I would be quite as patient as you.

I've missed a few but I'll do it again this year.

Happy Birthday !!!

Happy Birthday !!!

Happy Birthday !!!

There's a little info in this one - The link in Silkie's post goes to another webpage that shows some decent homemade shoes too.

There is a thread here somewhere on how to convert a pair of regular shoes into passable GAOP shoes. I think if you look under the PIP index there is a listing of all the clothing threads and it should be there.

Well, hopefully I can live up to expectations this year. Paula won't be camping this time so I guess it'll be up to me to try and keep the table supplied with goodies. I will try and pick up a few more seats for use around the table before I get there too. Back to gear... I also have a small supply of firearms and an extra sword w/ baldric that I can bring along to loan out to someone who is traveling and can't bring theirs. I still need to get the flintlocks upgraded to comply with the new rules. I'm going to be ordering at least 5 flash guards and hammer stalls this week so I'll have 2 pistols, 2 muskets, and the blunderbuss ready to go.

No problem. I'll PM you with my address.

I'm in central Florida have a trailer that holds my camp gear with plenty of room to spare. I would be willing to store some of the Mercury Crew's gear for FTPI or Saint Augustine or any other southeast events. If I can't make it to an event for some reason or another then anyone with a trailer hitch would be welcome to come by and take it. It seemed like the Mercury Crew ended up hanging around my camp last few events I've attended so we might as well combine forces. I could also receive gear by mail and bring it along with me to Key West if needed. Using Williams list as an example I have the following - Canvas, Line & Poles: 1 dining fly with poles and stakes 3 ground cloth/tarp Assorted rolls of line large wall tent, poles, and stakes small wedge tent, poles and stakes Fire and cooking: 2 small braziers Large camp skillet and asst cast iron cookware Plates, bowls, utensils, etc large dutch oven with tripod cooking grate for campfire Furniture: 1 wooden table 3 stools 2 beds Lighting: 6 lanterns 1 candle box (maybe 50 candles?) Storage: 1 large wooden camp box for food and cookware 1 medium cooler w/ canvas cover 1 large cooler w/ canvas cover 1 insulated water container w/ canvas cover 1 cedar sea chest for clothing

I'm just off I-95 about 6 hours north of Key West. I'd like to join up with your caravan on the way down. I'll have an extra seat in the car and room in the trailer if anyone further south needs a ride or help with transporting equipment.

...a little late, as usual, but - Happy Birthday Lily !

Paula and I will be there with the usual campsite. I'll bring along the extra wedge tent for whoever needs it too.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes here and on Facebook. I haven't been online much this week since I've started classes for a new job. Trying to stuff new information into this old head isn't as easy as it used to be! Thanks again.

Wish I could have been there to see it. Congratulations to everyone involved. Can't wait to see the pictures!

What are the dates for this? Edit - Never mind. I did a search for it and found out myself !

Looking forward to seeing all the rest of the pictures D.B. !!! I had a great time hanging out with the above group for the weekend. It was good seeing old friends again and meeting new ones who share similar interests. I want to thank Searle's Buccaneers for, once again, putting together a great event. Thanks to Jeff, William, Doug, Willie, Conrad and all the others for providing a great place to camp and play, and also providing all the good food, and plenty of powder that we got to burn during the battles. This is probably one of the best events that I get to attend and I will definitely be back again for more.

Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 9:10 PM SAN DIEGO — A man was arrested Tuesday after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend in a remote mountain community near San Diego, authorities said. Richard Fox, 39, shot the cannon after loading it with fireworks powder, said San Diego County sheriff’s Sgt. David Martinez. His 38-year-old girlfriend was found dead from shrapnel wounds when authorities arrived at the home. Fox was treated at a hospital for shrapnel wounds to his right leg and arrested for investigation of exploding a device resulting in death, Martinez said. Three other adults and a 4-year-old girl who were inside the home escaped injury.

Woman killed by cannonball while 4-year-old slept nearby A 4-year-old was sleeping in the mobile home struck by a cannonball that killed a 33-year-old woman in San Diego County, officials said. The incident, which is being investigated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, took place when the woman's husband and another man were working on a cannon shortly after midnight outside the couple's mobile home and it exploded, according to a Cal-Fire spokesman. One of the two men was sent to a hospital with minor injuries, but the 4-year-old was not hurt, officials said. A Cal-Fire spokeswoman said the woman's husband was "freaking out" after the incident. Authorities said the cannonball was homemade and that alcohol was involved. The mobile home was located near rural Potrero in eastern San Diego County.

Southern California -- this just in March 6, 2012 | 10:35 am Authorities said the cannonball that struck and killed a 33-year-old woman in San Diego County was homemade and that alcohol was involved in the incident. The woman's husband and another man were working on a cannon shortly after midnight outside the couple's mobile home when it exploded, according to a Cal-Fire spokesman. One of the two men was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The incident is being investigated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Few details were immediately available, and it's unclear exactly what killed the woman. The incident occurred in a mobile home park in Potrero on the Mexican border.

Say, do you know the artist on this one? I wonder what that thing that she's holding over his head is supposed to be? A little bag of money? Another good picture for the sailors wearing earrings thread!

Strange, when I tried checking the Pub yesterday on the phone it went straight to the full version, I couldn't get the app version at all.

How about Brazilian Rum, or Cachaca. I've read that it was produced in South America prior to 1650. It is made from the cane syrup itself and not from molasses which was a byproduct of the sugar making process. It does have a completely different taste than any of the rums we're used to now; although some rums today are made from cane syrup too.