Thinking about Searles this year

[Commodore Swab]

Well Im thinking about going to Searles this year however it is a long ways and Im sure my kit would need some inprovement. As well as it being too far for me to drive but not really far enough to fly. Any advice?

[Diosa De Cancion]

Well I would say go! Folks like Kate and Mickey and Callenish travel much further to be there! It's a fantastic group of people.

[willie wobble]

Its worth the drive http://www.searlesbucs.com/

[michaelsbagley]

Definitely worth the drive! And it would be great to see you there Swab! I drive about 13 hours each way to be there.... which would be about the same as the drive from the keys. If you can find someone, or a few someones to car pool with, even if it is only part of the way, it would make your life a ton easier.

[willie wobble]

up I-95, 317 miles from miami

[hurricane]

It's definitely worth it - gun fire in the streets of a town. How can you go wrong.

I will be there this year. At least that's the plan. It's definitely worth the drive.

[silas thatcher]

plan on coming from st. louis, mo ... drive, vintage, drive !! garb ?? i have to do some new shirts anyway, with one pair of breeches and some slops under my belt, earlier pants should be no problem... an earlier coat ?? gotta try first and work the bugs out...kinda like PiP, but alot closer for us !!

[D B Couper]

Arrrgh! Well worth the trip. Camping at the Fountain of Youth Park, gunfire in the streets, and a ton of comradery.

Better leave early if you're coming by Model "A".

[Mission]

I doubt anyone is going anywhere to anything in the Model A anytime soon. We did not leave her in very good shape. (You'll just have to wait for chapter 8 to read about that, though. )

[Kate Souris]

Yes, Mickey drives 13 hours each way with a wife that gets carsick, especially in the back seat. And the last two years we've made it a 4 day trip. This year, we're taking a week and vacationing and then ending it all with Searle's. It's quite possibly one of our favorite (I know it's Mickey's favorite) events of the year.

[Bos'n Cross]

Heck, i havnt even been yet and im already putting money into being sure that i can attend! Im going come famine or raging sea!

[Brass]

Definitely this event is the big event for me, the first in my new Morgan era privateer impression. Am looking forward to meeting attendees for 1660s fun.

Brass

[Commodore Swab]

I don't have a vehicle to drive, our current transportation is a 1979 Ford truck getting 8-9 mpg and is a sometimes rolling project. In its current state I would be more comfortable driving the model A

Edited December 21, 2010 by vintagesailor

[D B Couper]

Check out the photos I've added of last years Searles Raid, and tell me any black powder enthusiast can resist this allurement.