Tips about blisters: ==> PREVENTION: If you always get a blister at the same spot, put a bandage there at the start of Day One, the little bastid may never get started. Wear 2 pairs of socks, the inner one cotton, the outer one: wool, as padding for your widdle feets. ( Yes, I said wool ! Unexpectedly, even on hot days, while fighting in the sun, good quality wool socks will not make your feet sweat more than they usually do. ) ==> CURE: If you do get a blister, wait until bedtime, pierce it with a sharp disinfected metal pin, drain it completely, ( Do NOT bandage it ) and then go to bed and remember: No socks! ( You should never sleep with the same socks you've been wearing all day, now come on what the hell's wrong witcha ? ! ) . Because you haven't been walking on it for a few hours, it'll dry and be well on its way to healing. Then in the morning, put a bandage on it and repeat the two-pairs-of-socks protocol. I'm a diabetic and any wound on mt feet - especially in the relatively unsanitary conditions at Bico - are something I want to avoid. I've been Bicolleening since 1007. These tricks have been learned at the cost of great pain and suffering throughout my adventures, and all you people would be wise to heed them.
There will be more you want to carry than you expect. Here are some easy to bring accessories: - easy to carry seating for group fire pits, or just to take a break - folding 3-leg stool, 2-board "viking" chairs, or waterproof blankets + pillow, etc. - large canvas possibles bag/shoulder sack - great for shopping, carrying sketchbooks & supplies, missives, treasures, etc... - small wicker basket with lid for camp trash - I would include clear plastic bags inside to make it easier to keep things sealed and bug free. - medium wicker hand-basket to carry toiletries, clean clothes and a towel to the shower, or necessities to the toilet (TP, hand sanitizer, creams, pads, etc.) - large wicker back-pack for moving a LOT of goodies (blankets, folding stool, firewood, snacks and mead to the group fire pit) The baskets are nice because they can often be stacked inside one another for travel, are usually available in thrift stores, and the rigidity of the very large "backpack" style is nice to carry hard things like fire wood because it doesn't hurt your back as much. I like the bucket idea. But take it one step further and carry 2 buckets on a staff across your shoulders. This balances the load, making it easier to carry back, and provides more water for personal ablution as well as camp cooking/cleaning/etc.
The folks doing The Voyage North are running Hynafol down here in November, and that was the earliest in the year they could manage a LARP and it still be habitable :D Apparently, Texas in November is about like Quebec in August, so there's a lot of crossover and similarity. I've been sharing your vids with the playerbase there as well
I was just reading that apparently even if soap is branded as biodegradible or "river safe" - you should never use soap in any natural body of water. No matter how natural it is, soap is still a surfactant and can mess up natural water ways and hurt the plants and animals that live there. I was guilty of this in past years, but now if I wash in the river, it will just be with water. I believe there is also an outdoor primative shower that uses river water and heats it with the sun - and the drain water hopefully goes into some sort of leechfield that goes into the soil to be broken down before making its way back to surface water.
Hey there! Excellent suggestions all, thank you so much for the tip. May I also recommend a bunch of bandaid, triple antibiotic ointment, some chewable antacids and pestobismol as well? And also some clothes line with pins, sleeping shades too. This will be not only our first ever larp event, but also our first time to Bico for me and the lads as well, we figured we either go big or go home LOL! We've greatly enjoyed watching your videos, and we hope to run into you there. So until then, keep up the great work, and cheers from sunny California!
Those are definitely some great suggestions and can come veryyyy handy when needed! That's so cool for a first event! Hope you guys have an absolute blast and please say hi if you see me, love making new LARP friends, especially Legionnaires!
Grog! You are a saint my friend! I saw so many of your suggestions at bico this year! You have made so many people's bico that much better by sharing your wonderful knowledge! Here is to having a cider or water with you next year! -Tallian
Fantastic video! I’ve been wanting to go to Bicolline for years and am hoping 2023 is finally my year :D I’m curious what the cooking situation is like at Bico? If I don’t opt for the meal plan, am I allowed to bring a camping stove with me for making my meals?
Hey im going from the UK to Bicolline for the fist time this year and this is really helpful you mentioned some really good things I didn't think of thank you for the helpful video hope to meet you there
That's awesome, so glad I could be of some help! Please say hi if you see Grog walking around with his big steelmaw around his neck (hard to miss lol), he loves making friends!!
I was thinking you could purchase a couple of those fancy lookin pocket watches and hand them to all your party members and you can schedule a time of where to meet up since wrist watches and smartphones wont be allowed.
Before i start to use bareffot shoes I had blisters... in those archaic time I was using ducktape on them before it happoen, sometime a little bandaid on the spot and dock tape after so the tape take the friction not my skin...
for washing hair you can always go medieval. use a fine tooth comb and comb out your hair then run a clean towel over your hair do this several times it will remove the dirt and a lot of the oil from your hair. this is what they did in the old days they would only wash their hair a few times a month with soap and water
Tips about blisters:
==> PREVENTION:
If you always get a blister at the same spot, put a bandage there at the start of Day One, the little bastid may never get started.
Wear 2 pairs of socks, the inner one cotton, the outer one: wool, as padding for your widdle feets. ( Yes, I said wool ! Unexpectedly, even on hot days, while fighting in the sun, good quality wool socks will not make your feet sweat more than they usually do. )
==> CURE:
If you do get a blister, wait until bedtime, pierce it with a sharp disinfected metal pin, drain it completely, ( Do NOT bandage it ) and then go to bed and remember: No socks! ( You should never sleep with the same socks you've been wearing all day, now come on what the hell's wrong witcha ? ! ) . Because you haven't been walking on it for a few hours, it'll dry and be well on its way to healing. Then in the morning, put a bandage on it and repeat the two-pairs-of-socks protocol.
I'm a diabetic and any wound on mt feet - especially in the relatively unsanitary conditions at Bico - are something I want to avoid.
I've been Bicolleening since 1007. These tricks have been learned at the cost of great pain and suffering throughout my adventures, and all you people would be wise to heed them.
Nothing is better than tips that come from experience! Thank you for sharing this with us!
I'm so glad medical conditions are exempt to the phone rule, it was the one thing holding me back from going
It is an exemption, of course, but keeping it hidden as much as possible is still the golden rule! Hope you get to attend one day!
There will be more you want to carry than you expect. Here are some easy to bring accessories:
- easy to carry seating for group fire pits, or just to take a break - folding 3-leg stool, 2-board "viking" chairs, or waterproof blankets + pillow, etc.
- large canvas possibles bag/shoulder sack - great for shopping, carrying sketchbooks & supplies, missives, treasures, etc...
- small wicker basket with lid for camp trash - I would include clear plastic bags inside to make it easier to keep things sealed and bug free.
- medium wicker hand-basket to carry toiletries, clean clothes and a towel to the shower, or necessities to the toilet (TP, hand sanitizer, creams, pads, etc.)
- large wicker back-pack for moving a LOT of goodies (blankets, folding stool, firewood, snacks and mead to the group fire pit)
The baskets are nice because they can often be stacked inside one another for travel, are usually available in thrift stores, and the rigidity of the very large "backpack" style is nice to carry hard things like fire wood because it doesn't hurt your back as much.
I like the bucket idea. But take it one step further and carry 2 buckets on a staff across your shoulders. This balances the load, making it easier to carry back, and provides more water for personal ablution as well as camp cooking/cleaning/etc.
"...in the heat"
*stares in Texan as it's 107F/42C outside* 🤣
OKAY maybe not as warm as that but we do reach those temperatures here sometimes as well!!
The folks doing The Voyage North are running Hynafol down here in November, and that was the earliest in the year they could manage a LARP and it still be habitable :D
Apparently, Texas in November is about like Quebec in August, so there's a lot of crossover and similarity. I've been sharing your vids with the playerbase there as well
I was just reading that apparently even if soap is branded as biodegradible or "river safe" - you should never use soap in any natural body of water. No matter how natural it is, soap is still a surfactant and can mess up natural water ways and hurt the plants and animals that live there. I was guilty of this in past years, but now if I wash in the river, it will just be with water.
I believe there is also an outdoor primative shower that uses river water and heats it with the sun - and the drain water hopefully goes into some sort of leechfield that goes into the soil to be broken down before making its way back to surface water.
Leather frog for holding your mug to your belt…easy to make! Love the comment about the lips hahaha
Hey there! Excellent suggestions all, thank you so much for the tip. May I also recommend a bunch of bandaid, triple antibiotic ointment, some chewable antacids and pestobismol as well? And also some clothes line with pins, sleeping shades too. This will be not only our first ever larp event, but also our first time to Bico for me and the lads as well, we figured we either go big or go home LOL! We've greatly enjoyed watching your videos, and we hope to run into you there. So until then, keep up the great work, and cheers from sunny California!
Those are definitely some great suggestions and can come veryyyy handy when needed! That's so cool for a first event! Hope you guys have an absolute blast and please say hi if you see me, love making new LARP friends, especially Legionnaires!
Very nice list ! Maybe also add a big bag or ziploc bag for your dirty clothes, or muddy boots.
Yesss, a dirty clothes bag is actually a very good item to bring to keep your living quarters tiddy!
I can’t wait to go in 2023. ILL BE READY THANKS TO YOU!!
Grog! You are a saint my friend! I saw so many of your suggestions at bico this year! You have made so many people's bico that much better by sharing your wonderful knowledge! Here is to having a cider or water with you next year! -Tallian
Fantastic video! I’ve been wanting to go to Bicolline for years and am hoping 2023 is finally my year :D I’m curious what the cooking situation is like at Bico? If I don’t opt for the meal plan, am I allowed to bring a camping stove with me for making my meals?
Baby wipes, snacks- food is expensive, rechargeable or battery powered fan to cool off in your tent
Once again fantastic video friend!!!
Hey im going from the UK to Bicolline for the fist time this year and this is really helpful you mentioned some really good things I didn't think of thank you for the helpful video hope to meet you there
That's awesome, so glad I could be of some help! Please say hi if you see Grog walking around with his big steelmaw around his neck (hard to miss lol), he loves making friends!!
Great video I'll admit some of these things I would have never thought of can't wait to see your video of Bico this year.
Thank you so much! Sometimes the little things can get lost in the whirling of the packing chaos so can be good to have a lil reminder!!
Planning to attend Bicolline this year (2024*), so this is an incredibly helpful video. Any additional tips since last year?
Great video. Another thing to add was socks. Always have socks.
I was thinking you could purchase a couple of those fancy lookin pocket watches and hand them to all your party members and you can schedule a time of where to meet up since wrist watches and smartphones wont be allowed.
I love medieval green and brown forest ranger archer costumes I need to find some friends to do medieval costume stuff with me.
"regret all the choices" 🤣
Before i start to use bareffot shoes I had blisters... in those archaic time I was using ducktape on them before it happoen, sometime a little bandaid on the spot and dock tape after so the tape take the friction not my skin...
Insoles for your shoes/boots!
Fyi: the river is no longer a viable option for washing. The local government is shutting it down due to erosion.
WHAT IS MOIST MAY NEVER DRYYYYY
violin resin in a cloth will save you from quite a bit of sweat
for washing hair you can always go medieval. use a fine tooth comb and comb out your hair then run a clean towel over your hair do this several times it will remove the dirt and a lot of the oil from your hair. this is what they did in the old days they would only wash their hair a few times a month with soap and water
It gives me David Lynch hair
Also combat video heck yes 👌👍👍👍
Will you be coming to Bico this year?
YOU FORGOT THE PICKLES
EW, NO. I hate pickles hahahahahaha
@@LarpLegion Never forget them pickles good lad
What if you got no friends?
Then you makes some. Out of twigs and mud
You’ll definitely make some friends since after all its a festival. You might encounter great commons