I hae avoided the iron tripod for two reasons. The first one is that what I have works admirably (in and out of the SCA for the last 15 years). The second one is that my persona would never have seen the sense in spending a good chunk of money when what is essentially free does at least as good a job. Iron was not virtually free back then, it came with a price tag; wood grows on trees, and string only takes some time to produce (say an hour or two for all the string in that setup, I really should replace it with handtwisted cordage made from nettle, just to be anal).
The stones under the fireplace was needed (30 cm over ground according to a sign I saw), and the ones inside the metal pan improved the oxygen flow to the fire significantly. And yes, the metal pan would have been insane money 1000 years ago, but back then no one would have told me I could not dig a firepit due to county ordinances.
The pot hanging hooks are as undocumented as a north african refugee, but is plausible and works very well. Basically a scarf joint and a lashing.
I fully understand your rationale, and agree with it. I think it looks splendid. "Hand-twisted cordage, from nettle..."! That would be really grand!
As for Dame Eleanor (the persona, not me) "she spends most of her time at the court of Elizabeth I, as a confidante, lady-in-waiting, and a member of the Queen's suite, when not attending to her manor lands", so naturally, she enjoys a fair deal of comfort. Wrought iron was very much more readily avalable in my period...1575-90 England, so it works well for me, in that way. :)
And to braies or not to braies...just follow your bliss. ;->
Different social class and 600 years will do that. Interestingly, the high class personas have the most problems. I was talking to Master Arenvalt, and teased him about the fact that he must be a horrible master, since he had been unable to find one single servant who would stay with his household, never mind the half dozen or so he would have been expected to have with him even when *roughing* it in a camp. My persona could chop his own firewood and pitch his own tent. Even if it would have been womens work to cook the food, but since I'm what passes for a group campfire cooking guru...
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The stones under the fireplace was needed (30 cm over ground according to a sign I saw), and the ones inside the metal pan improved the oxygen flow to the fire significantly. And yes, the metal pan would have been insane money 1000 years ago, but back then no one would have told me I could not dig a firepit due to county ordinances.
The pot hanging hooks are as undocumented as a north african refugee, but is plausible and works very well. Basically a scarf joint and a lashing.
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As for Dame Eleanor (the persona, not me) "she spends most of her time at the court of Elizabeth I, as a confidante, lady-in-waiting, and a member of the Queen's suite, when not attending to her manor lands", so naturally, she enjoys a fair deal of comfort. Wrought iron was very much more readily avalable in my period...1575-90 England, so it works well for me, in that way. :)
And to braies or not to braies...just follow your bliss. ;->
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