Re: MR: INFO: Query: Flame Retardant stuff

[Robert J Welenc <rjwelenc@erols.com>]

Poster: Robert J Welenc <rjwelenc@erols.com>

Miriam Rachael wrote:
>I've gone through the phone book under awnings, tents, and fireproofing, and 
>called most of the listings, but can't find one that carries something to 
>flame retard a canvas tent...does anyone have other ideas on where to look?
>
>Miri

No matter what you find or use, dear lady, please, DO NOT take any sort of
live flame into your tent.  Perhaps you were not at Pointless II, when a
merchant's tent went up in flames due to an untended lantern.  Those who
were there can describe it very vividly.  (Will some gentle oblige?  I had
gone back home for the night.) 

As I recall, nobody was seriously harmed, but the merchant lost almost
everything - tent, stock, personal gear, etc.  Security managed to keep it
from spreading, but they and a number of other gentles didn't get much more
sleep that night...

             __.-/|
             \`o_O'
              =( )=  +-----+
                U|   | ACK |
      /\  /\   / |   +-----+
     ) /^\) ^\/ _)\     |
     )   /^\/   _) \    |		 Alanna Volchevo Lesa
     )   _ /  / _)  \___|_		 <rjwelenc@erols.com>
 /\  )/\/ ||  | )_)\___,|))
<  >      |(,,) )__)    |
 ||      /    \)___)\
 | \____(      )___) )____   
  \______(_______;;;)__;;;) 

=======================================================================
List Archives, FAQ, FTP:  http://sca.wayfarer.org/merryrose/
            Submissions:  atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
        Admin. requests:  majordomo@atlantia.sca.org