Pennsic Prep DOES Get Easier

Since then, Pennsic prep has become more epic. But I've noticed that over the past few years, things have settled down. (Not so much for Thjora, who is sewing like a fiend for Her Highness, but that's not related to our camp prep.) We now haul approximately 17 times as much stuff, but it is more or less the same stuff that we've been hauling for five or more years. So we know where it goes, how it fits, and most importantly, we already have it. We aren't hustling to make it before the War.

Which is, I suppose, my way of saying: Take heart and keep at it. Pennsic does get easier after, oh, ten tries or so. Though I wonder if I'll be able to figure out how to pack if we get a new vehicle. That Ranger has been to Pennsic every year since 1993!

That said, there are always things that need repair or replacement before Pennsic. Here's my current list:

• Finish my new, pretty evil polearm. I need a name for it too!
• Refurbish my vambraces--which pair depends on whether I can find the old, pretty right arm one. Where is it?!
• Hang and cover and paint my new Justus Ultra-Curved 13th Century Heater, which I should see for the first time tonight!
• Recover the small aluminum shield.
• Make a scabbard and belt for my new rattan cross hilted sword. Philip is making the cross hilt.
• Tighten up my gauntlet lacings.
• Repad the insides of my plastic knees.
• Final strap and reinforce work on Kit's portmanteau