Actions of the Lowe Countries is a multi-unit, full immersion event, for Pike, Shot, Horse and Camp. Enjoy the weekend training with your comrades in other military units. Drill in period battlefield tactics, share your latest research, swap lies around the fire, learn a new dice game, dance, drink, and experience the life of the Renaissance soldier!
Where:
McIntyre Ranch, Vallejo, California.
When:
10 a.m, Friday April 13 through 4PM, Sunday April 15, 2012
Who's invited:
All persons equipped and attired as 16th or early 17th century Soldiers and Campfollowers. This includes members of reenactment groups and guilds, and anyone interested in participating in Renaissance-era military reenactment.
What will we do:
- Instruction and drill in marching, pike, shot and horsemanship
- Battlefield tactical maneuvers
- Camp life and period crafts
- Eating, drinking, singing, dancing and gambling. The silver halfgroat (1/4 of your daily pay) will be the standard gaming currency (nickels are just the right size, so pack a few rolls), but gold Angels (dollar coins) might be wagered for some high stakes games!
Special workshops and lectures on:
Goods available for sale, and Artisans Raffle
What will it cost:
Adult Registration
- Adult: Full-event: $40.00
- Adult: Half-event (1 day, 1 night): $20.00
- Adult: Day-trip (single day, no nights): $15.00
Youth Registration
- Youth: Full-event: $20.00
- Youth: Half-event (1 day, 1 night): $10.00
- Youth: Day-trip (single day, no nights): $7.50
- Children (12 and under): Free
Youths are defined as persons between the ages of 13 and 17. Children 12 and under are free. Youths and children must be accompanied by an adult participant and should adhere to the guidelines of other participants regarding historical clothing.
Meals
Event cooks will be serving up tasty hot period food items for dinner on Friday, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday. Because of the need to accurately plan for the number of persons to be served, meals must be purchased in advance. This year, however, you will be able to specify which individual meals you would like (unlike the three-meal ticket that we offered last season). You can pay in advance with your registration. Food sales will not be available to those who have not pre-purchased.
What will be provided:
- Firewood.
- Unlimited water for horses and washing (the local water source is not certified as potable for humans).
- Limited supply of drinking water.
- Blunted pikes will be provided for drills and tacticals.
- A hearty breakfast of oatmeal, dried fruit and milk will be served Saturday and Sunday.
What else do I need to know:
- You may arrive any time after 9:00 AM on Friday, April 13th.
- No charge for parking.
- Since the onsite water is not guaranteed potable, you should bring a sufficient amount of drinking water for your own needs (a limited quantity of drinking water will be provide by the event).
- Please arrive and set up on Friday morning, if at all possible. Our military style schedule begins at mid afternoon.
- Full accent with military courtesies and protocols will be observed for the duration of the event.
- All non-period items must be stowed, all vehicles moved to the main parking lot and all participants in costume from mid-afternoon Friday until the event closes on Sunday. If you arrive Saturday morning, please dress in the parking lot and set up your camp in costume.
- Please remember that this is a period encampment. Keep all non-period items covered or out of sight.
- Please read About SRS Events and Expectations for Participants.