Cozy

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One of my coworkers just received his new tent via UPS. It's a 10x10 Coleman dome. It's an upgrade for him and his wife and two kids, from their 7x7. Egad. I didn't tell him our big tent is 12x20, for the two of us.

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Size does matter!

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Scadian camping is a lot more luxurious than standard camping, after all. And much more clothing. Can you imagine an Elizabethan persona in a pup tent? But they allegedly sleep two people.

[cellio]

I find tent ratings to be quaint. The 9'-diameter dome tent I had lo these many years ago was rated for 6! Even if it was just people in sleeping bags, that would have been challenging.

Granted that our Pennsic accommodations (10x20 outside perimeter, ~300 square feet interior, two people) could easily take on a few boarders, but still -- we need a lot more space for SCA camping than people do for mundane camping.

Dude, where's my car!

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

In the SCA you can't keep your gear in the car parked conveniently next to the tent... If you add the storage space of a car to the sleeping space of a tent, and then consider a week's stay at a time; it all starts to make sense.

I still think that 7x7 is a bit small, even for 2 adults with two tiny kids. But if they can all share the air mattress....

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

matildalucet and I did fine in an 8x10 or so tent this weekend.

(... because we put all the kitchen, food and cooking stuff in the screen house ...)