Take Me...To the next Level!

[etherial]

rosinavs and I are thinking of taking our relationship to the next level. That's right. We're thinking of buying a pavilion together. There are a couple of things we haven't decided on yet, but the biggest question that we want input on has to do with decorating the damned thing. This is going to be a lot of white canvas, so judicious application of color is important. For reference, my favorite color is green and hers is purple. My arms are (the as of yet unapproved) Gules, in annulo 3 Goutty de Poix in annulo, at fesse point a triangle ployé inverted Sable. Hers are Azure, a pile issuant from sinister base Purpure fimbriated Or.

For the easily bored, that means we like black, blue, gold, green, purple, and red.

[Poll #1309722]


Edit: Do not stare directly into House Strangeways.

Comments

[eudociainboston.livejournal.com]

Is this something you are going to use for weekend events too? A three hour set up is not a big deal at Pennsic but for a regular weekend is not so much fun when you are traveling after work (such as GNE or Vinland) and setting up in the dark.
I love my husband's 16x16 pavillion with 4 corner poles and a center pole(breaks apart into two pieces)- one person can get it up in the dark in 30 minutes. Granted, having a center pole can be a pain but it is easy setup, easy breakdown. Plus it fits in the Prius.
Also, Panther has good long stakes- use those instead of shorter stakes.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I'm generally an all-or-nothing kind of guy. I have a small, light nylon tent that I can set up alone in the dark in the rain. I'm not really looking to buy a pavilion for that purpose. We'll probably be bringing this to every camping event summer '09 for practice and field testing, but if we opt for the nylon tent for smaller weekend events in the future, I'm ok with that. I'm not ok with a cramped tent for Pennsic.

[eridun.livejournal.com]

I second loving the Regent - I just put it up in the cold, in the dark with one other person who's never put a pavilion up before in like 30min. It was awesome, and a quick nod to the thermal properties of a Dunkin Donuts hot cups - the hot chocolate was still warm. Yum!

And seriously - get the premade poles. It's easier, it's less headache to get them "done" because if you're anything like me then it'll be a "when can I fit pole making into my schedule?" and that might not be in time for the first event. Shipping isn't that much - poles and canvas shipped to me in Delaware was $60. Seriously. Not bad at all. So yeah, it's good to get the poles from Panther.
Two tips for the poles:
1- sand the tops a little. The cuts are rough.
2- spray the tips with a little rustoleum in the color of your choice - they will rust, and that will get on your canvas. (yeah, don't look at my corners too close...*sigh*)

And while I love the footprint of Pandaulf's Regent, I love my 7' walls... it's so nice. Just sayin.

:) Yay canvas!