PSA: No Pennsic

[newman]

It occurred to me that not everyone knew this... most of Casa Moomba will not be at Pennsic this year. That includes me, mermaidlady, and lakshmi_amman. The weather at last year's War took a lot out of us and we decided to take a year off. Please have medieval fun without us.

Comments

[tracytris.livejournal.com]

sadness, there seems to be many people opting out or even worse being forced out of going to Pennsic due to financial concerns.

[new-man.livejournal.com]

Money was part of it. We always thought of Pennsic as a "cheap" vacation, but it's really not so cheap these days. Pulling the trailer kills our mileage, and 1200 miles at $4 (or more!) a gallon and 20 miles to the gallon (if we're lucky) is $240 in gas alone. Add in tolls, food, gate fees, and consumables like firewood and ice, and all of a sudden it's not so cheap any more.

[tracytris.livejournal.com]

makes sense, it's a big part of why I'm paring down & taking the mini (36 mpg) vs taking everything I want & taking the Dodge Ram (14-18mpg depending)...

But you are right, pennsic really isn't so much of a cheap vacation.