Northern Region War Camp

[anastasiav]

Ivan and I are strongly considering going to Northern Region War Camp, provided I can get away from work by noon on Friday the 1st.

It seems odd that here it is nearly July already and we haven't even slept in a tent once.

I've never really been to Glenn Lynn. I know people have fun (lots of stories normally seem to involve drinking), but what is there to do besides fight, fence, or horse stuff? Is space tight? What is the camping like? (I've heard all about the bugs.) Is this a place where heavy duty cooking might take place? Ground fires?

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[mermaidlady]

I haven't been in a couple of years and I'm not going this year, so take this with some salt.

what is there to do besides fight, fence, or horse stuff?

I remember some A&S classes and display. Some merchants. There's a lake for swimming. Mostly I ended up hanging out.

Is space tight?

Yes. It's a good thing to have someone arriving early to claim space for your group.

What is the camping like? (I've heard all about the bugs.)

Lots and lots of bugs. Many mosquitoes. The last time there was a very wet spring there were clouds and a=swarms of mosquitoes down by the water.

There's a large bath house with modern plumbing -- I don't remember if it has showers, and the last time I was there, it had no mirrors.

Is this a place where heavy duty cooking might take place? Ground fires?

I think there are no fires allowed. I've used a charcoal brazier and propane stove there.

[cat9.livejournal.com]

In my experience, it's normally quite hot, dusty and buggy. I hear they've let the equestrian area grow out and started mowing it, so that should help with the dust. There's normally no potable water on site, so bring your own. The indoor bathrooms on the barn side of the site are usually out of order by an unreasonable hour on Saturday, but I've heard the new bathhouse by the entrance is nice. There's a pretty good shopping area, but otherwise you're left mostly to socializing. Not that that's a bad thing, mind you. It's a "good people, bad site" event for me. This year, my parents are visiting that weekend, so I won't be going. Btw, there's basically no shade on site, so make sure to bring a canopy or something. I think I got the worst sunburn of my sca career at Glenn Lynn.

[baronessmartha.livejournal.com]

It is a low key event if you are not fighting.
I agree with the above, bring your own water, food, and shade.
It is one of my favorite events for hanging out and singing and reconnecting with friends.

S

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

what is there to do besides fight, fence, or horse stuff?

There are often some kind of A&S classes. There is eating and schmoozing too.

Is space tight?

We can reserve you space in the greater Sharc/vang/TOAD/etc. collective.

What is the camping like? (I've heard all about the bugs.)

Ground is flat. There are flush toilets and sinks, but really no shower facilities. If you prepare in advance, the bugs aren't all that bad.

Is this a place where heavy duty cooking might take place?

Oh yes. Every year we have the Sharc potluck at Glenn Linn. Hordes of food and feeding of random people ensue.

Ground fires?

Not sure. We rarely seem to have any, but that doesn't mean we can't.

Come on out, we'd love to see you!

[lakshmi-amman.livejournal.com]

I've never really been to Glenn Lynn. I know people have fun (lots of stories normally seem to involve drinking),

I enjoy the people and the hanging out. But not the drive or the bugs.

but what is there to do besides fight, fence, or horse stuff?

Shopping. Hanging out. And if Susanna and Kai come, Middle Eastern dancing. ;) I frequently use it as a travel and get stuff done time. But I don't think I'll be there this year... the drive is not fun.

Is space tight? What is the camping like? (I've heard all about the bugs.) Is this a place where heavy duty cooking might take place? Ground fires?

No ground fires. The only fires are ones that someone brought a fire holder for. I remember this rather explicitly, because when I drank citronella oil at Glen Lynn, the only person with activated charcoal was Fritz, who had a bowl of fire on a tripod like thing.

Also note - do not put citronella in Indian lamps. Even if it's buggy. A girl can get a reputation for doing things like that. ;)

Facilities involve two structures with flush toilets, and possibly porto-johns (don't remember). Can't remember showers. Remember facilities getting very yucky - messy, dirty, toilets clogged, etc. The second bath room was constructed a few years ago, but it didn't vastly improve much.

The site is near very little - maybe a grocery store and a breakfast place. Not much else - including cell phone connectivity. Kind of sucky for medical crises.

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

Northern Region War camp can be a lot of fun if it has the right people. :-) Please feel free to join the Sharc Pit gang. We usually plan on a pot luck that ends up feeding the entire site because we are afraid we will starve. The new bathrooms are good, the old ones, yuck, there is no shower facility, but they do put up a garbage bag shower place if you bring shower bags. Mostly we bathe in the river which is not technically on the property but can be fun. Yes, bugs, but it all depends upon the weather on any particular year.

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

There is a great river at the site for swimming in.

Fun at Glenn Linn

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

I've never really been to Glenn Lynn. I know people have fun (lots of stories normally seem to involve drinking), but what is there to do besides fight, fence, or horse stuff?

This is what Dr. Science and I usually do at Glenn Linn:

--Swim in the river
--Watch the horses (they get to play in the water, too--big fun :-D)
--Play shawms (and other instruments) with our friends, or just the two of us
--Go to the smokehouse and stock up on smoked meats for Pennsic
--Stroll around with Things One and Two (we get relatively few chances to do events with the dogs that just being there as a Pack is a lot of fun)
--Hang out with our friends, or chat with acquaintances
--grill on a small brazier

We're not really Party People, so that might sound a bit tame, but we enjoy the event enough to make the pilgrimage from NYC every summer :-)

Re: Fun at Glenn Linn

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

Forgot to mention: last summer we borrowed a corner of Damiana's cook-fire and made waffles with our rat-tailed waffle iron....

[ulf-rulz.livejournal.com]

I think it's the least atmospheric camping event site I've ever been to. It's a mundane equestrian field, lit up all night long by very tall lights, attracting teeming hordes of skeeters from the turbid river. It's right on a busy road. During the day, it's like the Serengeti, only you can't leave, cause that's all there is. The water for fighters sits in very hot PVC tubes in the sun and tastes like it. The autocrats make exasperated proclamations such as "...if we got more toilets then people would just *use* them," and yet they still charge 16 bucks for the inconvenience. I don't get it. At least S&M GNE has a pool.

I, for one, am only considering a day trip because the thought of multiple pole-arm squires surrounding Ol' Step-Dad makes his eyes light up like he got another wife girlfriend or a *really* nice bottle of whisky.

[new-man.livejournal.com]

I think it's an awful site (despite some improvements), usually heavily infested with mosquitoes. I don't go.