Barbarian Camp

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:09 pm

Wolfe wrote:
littleflower wrote:a truly barbaric weekend! thanks, guys.

i am contemplating barbarian jewelry ... any ideas???
Personally, I was thinking something more like this (from this website: http://www.aboriginalsbykate.com/prim_jewelry.htm):

A little stereotypical, but a little more 'barbaric', so to speak. But hey-- whatever floats your boat .

--Wolfe

P.S. I have one of the "Wheel Of Pain" pendants that Marto put out; I know I'll be wearing it .

i like it .... hmmmmm

and ygmir ... i am sure i could work something out for the ben-wah thang ... hee ... something you could wear perhaps on your wrist the rest of the time

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:06 am

I;m pretty sure it's a pin/brooch. The long pin in the back is the one that goes through your clothes.
It's an interesting piece, although busy. Definately taking dark ages british isles as its inspiration. Some of the techniques are modern.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:56 pm

Oooh! Costume Jewelry, can I play?

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:18 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:Oooh! Costume Jewelry, can I play?

Doug, I want to see you wear that

.

--Wolfe

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:46 pm

You don't think I could pull it off?

Any Krod Mandoon fans, by the way?

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ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:39 am

littleflower wrote:
Wolfe wrote:
littleflower wrote:a truly barbaric weekend! thanks, guys.

i am contemplating barbarian jewelry ... any ideas???
Personally, I was thinking something more like this (from this website: http://www.aboriginalsbykate.com/prim_jewelry.htm):

A little stereotypical, but a little more 'barbaric', so to speak. But hey-- whatever floats your boat .

--Wolfe

P.S. I have one of the "Wheel Of Pain" pendants that Marto put out; I know I'll be wearing it .
i like it .... hmmmmm

and ygmir ... i am sure i could work something out for the ben-wah thang ... hee ... something you could wear perhaps on your wrist the rest of the time

perhaps as a headband with handlebars for my ears............

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:27 am

Barbarian camp:
Guess what it is..........

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:34 am

macrame, anyone?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:25 am

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:06 am

ygmir wrote:Barbarian camp:
Guess what it is..........

. . . two St. Andrew's crosses and some rope? I saw something like this on the internet: someone was tied to it, being whipped by a dwarf in leather underwear . . .

or, I'm guessing it's the rope bridge for the obstacle course.

--Wolfe

P.S. The internet. You can find *anything* on it

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Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:55 am

http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:17 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/

Jeebus Crepes, you guys.......you're taking all the mystery and fun out of the guessing...........

No, you're both wrong, you foogin bostages.........now, delete your guesses and try again, and, let others..........

*kicking dust and stomping off*

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:24 pm

Good start on getting main structural pieces, but dont forget crossbracing and ground pegs.You need more guy ropes between cables. The cables need to be anchored to the ground , not the wooden supports. The supports need to be pushed down by overlying weight, not pulled inward and down. The first 33 pounder to jump on that will flatten that scissors down. There is strength in triangle lashings. You have weakened your posts by drilling holes in them. Look at that guide picture again. Just sayin'.

Be prepared!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:03 pm

Oldguy wrote:Good start on getting main structural pieces, but dont forget crossbracing and ground pegs.You need more guy ropes between cables. The cables need to be anchored to the ground , not the wooden supports. The supports need to be pushed down by overlying weight, not pulled inward and down. The first 33 pounder to jump on that will flatten that scissors down. There is strength in triangle lashings. You have weakened your posts by drilling holes in them. Look at that guide picture again. Just sayin'.

Be prepared!

rolling eyes.............

pfft............

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:30 am

Does it sound like Old Guy has made something like this himself? Gods, get me a Boy Scout troop!

Sorry, Ygmir, here, this will make it up to you...

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:49 am

littleflower wrote: and ygmir ... i am sure i could work something out for the ben-wah thang ... hee ... something you could wear perhaps on your wrist the rest of the time

Make sure he uses plenty of lube.

So, the idea with the necklaces is to give something to those who complete the whole course in good order. If we give them to anyone who just runs the obstacle course only (monkeys), then you'll be making a hell of a lot of macrame, littleflower. Same for those who can only lift the stone (bulls). But if they do both of these plus defeat our champion in single boffer combat, then you only need a few gifts.

I was thinking along the lines of "surfer" puka chokers. (I know, how do you choke a puka?) They are a little more practical to wear. Like this:

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:27 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:So, the idea with the necklaces is to give something to those who complete the whole course in good order. If we give them to anyone who just runs the obstacle course only (monkeys), then you'll be making a hell of a lot of macrame, littleflower. Same for those who can only lift the stone (bulls). But if they do both of these plus defeat our champion in single boffer combat, then you only need a few gifts.

I was thinking along the lines of "surfer" puka chokers. (I know, how do you choke a puka?) They are a little more practical to wear. Like this:

Looks cool; I'd wear one

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I offer this as a possible alternative:

http://www.matoska.com/cgibin/gencat.cg ... 2=217%2C99

The plastic eagle claws at the bottom are $3.10 for a pack of 10. Buy some leather thong and put one claw per necklace; it would keep the costs down and *hopefully* be something unique that Barbarian camp would offer.

--Wolfe

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:33 am

Fake claws? Ha-ha, surely Wolfe is jesting! We are of course, real barbarians with real pain and death! Ha-ha!

(Maybe we can arrange this via Tribe.net. Littleflower, if you are still our necklace coordinator, please send your mailing addy by PM. Thanks!)

Argh!

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:04 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:Fake claws? Ha-ha, surely Wolfe is jesting! We are of course, real barbarians with real pain and death! Ha-ha!

I was told these claws come from the plastic eagle who nests on the beaches of New Jersey. These ones were harvested by a plastic shaman who sells them to that online store . . .

but then, they could be pulling my leg.

--Wolfe

P.S. I take it that there will be no plastic?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:58 am

I believe that the old Cimmerian saying, "What you see is what you get" applies here especially.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:53 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:Does it sound like Old Guy has made something like this himself? Gods, get me a Boy Scout troop!

naw, sounds like armchair engineering.............

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:15 pm

ygmir wrote:naw, sounds like armchair engineering.............

Hell, I don't care who builds it or how it's designed, as long as it's *sturdy*.

Ygmir, I can't wait to see it when it's finished.

--Wolfe

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:33 pm

Yes, I was a cubscout, boyscout, webelos, explorer, and an army ranger/ parachutist. I was a civil engineering major at UC Davis. I've built bridges, ziplines, and other field stuctures.

You didn't ask for advise. My bad.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:56 pm

It's hard to see what we built just by that one picture. There are also other factors that you didn't mention that became very apparent when we actually applied it.

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:16 pm

Will we have music in-camp? Ipods? CD players? Musicians who work for free?

. . . and if so, what music would work to help enhance the "barbarian" atmosphere? (ie. The "Conan" soundtrack? Corvus Corax? Wagner? etc.)

--Wolfe

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:03 am

Wolfe wrote:Will we have music in-camp? Ipods? CD players? Musicians who work for free?

. . . and if so, what music would work to help enhance the "barbarian" atmosphere? (ie. The "Conan" soundtrack? Corvus Corax? Wagner? etc.)

--Wolfe

drums, hollow logs, and the skulls of our enemies..........

all percussion, so far.........

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:03 am

I am trying to find a piper. If know any medieval tunes, Edward, maybe we could work on something.

I do have Corvus on my iPod.

A big ass drum.

A couple of war horns, which littleflower has agreed to decorate in a suitably savage manner...

Suggestions? Money? Mead?

Wolfe · Post by **Wolfe** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:10 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:I am trying to find a piper. If know any medieval tunes, Edward, maybe we could work on something.

Unfortunately, I don't know anything. Hell, I can't even play an instrument

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Ugly Dougly wrote:Suggestions? Money? Mead?

Suggestions: Have prerecorded music on an Ipod, CDs, etc. That way, we can have the background ambiance needed. A musician would be good; does anyone on this board play an instrument-- minus hollow logs and the skulls of our enemies?

Money? If the ticket wasn't so expensive, I'd have some to donate

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Mead? I'm trying to find a very sweet-tasting mead I had once, many years ago; this stuff practically tasted like soda pop. If I can find it, I'll bring some.

--Wolfe

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:29 pm

hey guys! i am still planning ... lol

i think we should have as many treats as possible for wandering barbarians ... bracelets/anklets as well as necklaces ... claws from plastic eagles would be excellent .... anything else you think of will work as well. i have a pretty healthy assortment of stuff to work into barbaric jewelry, but i would love anything anyone wants to send me! PM me if you want to send something. i am currently working on a necklace with little rubber babies and screws ...

i also have some atomic cherries brewing, and several recipes for slightly alcoholic popsicles.

as for music, i have bells. horns, drums, and bells ... i am sure we could get a good jam session going ... but a string instrument or 2 would be nice. who cares whether or not we can play? we'll figure it out!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:07 pm

Sign me up for an anklet.

Or an auklet, I'm easy.

Barbarian Camp

Music?

Re: Music?