Anonymous wrote:The stories I heard, from the vendors and from hardcore enthusiasts, is something like this. I make no claims for total accuracy:

The grounds are owned by an eccentric rich woman, who wanted to give the Renn fest and fellow enthusiasts a permanent home. The structures are permanent, and some of the long time artisans have their primary residence above their stall. Due to the nature of an artisan's life, they aren't home much. They are on the road 40 weekends a year attending craft fairs/ maker fests/ hobby meetups/ state fairs etc. But the Crownsville location is where a lucky few professional makers have their home base, including workshops, tools, etc. This is huge, because it's not a wealthy calling, and apartment living makes it hard to have a workshop, and frequent moves are impossible when you have a lifetime worth of tools to deal with. So it's kind of like a patronage situation, where the owner makes it possible for artisans to do art and not starve. No idea if they pay rent or what. I assume so... but maybe it's reasonable or grandfathered or only due in September and October.

Anonymous wrote:Where is the closest establishment with indoor bathroom from the site of the fest?

Anonymous wrote:Bunch of big fat perverts in costume. Nothing to see here

Anonymous wrote:The stories I heard, from the vendors and from hardcore enthusiasts, is something like this. I make no claims for total accuracy:

The grounds are owned by an eccentric rich woman, who wanted to give the Renn fest and fellow enthusiasts a permanent home. The structures are permanent, and some of the long time artisans have their primary residence above their stall. Due to the nature of an artisan's life, they aren't home much. They are on the road 40 weekends a year attending craft fairs/ maker fests/ hobby meetups/ state fairs etc. But the Crownsville location is where a lucky few professional makers have their home base, including workshops, tools, etc. This is huge, because it's not a wealthy calling, and apartment living makes it hard to have a workshop, and frequent moves are impossible when you have a lifetime worth of tools to deal with. So it's kind of like a patronage situation, where the owner makes it possible for artisans to do art and not starve. No idea if they pay rent or what. I assume so... but maybe it's reasonable or grandfathered or only due in September and October.

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Anonymous wrote:Because renn fest is created only for a few months in the fall and it’s basically just an open field the rest of the time. Not much available plumbing or sewers or like actual infrastructure.

This is incorrect. All the buildings are permanent structures; there is never an open field. It's true there's no plumbing.

Yeah, a lot of the artisans live in the apartments above the storefronts year round.

What? Is this true?

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Anonymous wrote:Because renn fest is created only for a few months in the fall and it’s basically just an open field the rest of the time. Not much available plumbing or sewers or like actual infrastructure.

This is incorrect. All the buildings are permanent structures; there is never an open field. It's true there's no plumbing.

Yeah, a lot of the artisans live in the apartments above the storefronts year round.

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Anonymous wrote:It's confusing that they have permanent structures there, but not, you know, bathrooms.

I imagine the year-round residents' plumbing uses septic, no?

Anyway, the Rennfest portapoties are generally pretty well maintained. Yes, they might run out of paper, but the stench is not overwhelming, like at music festivals. I think they must have them serviced every weekend, if not every day.

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Anonymous wrote:Because renn fest is created only for a few months in the fall and it’s basically just an open field the rest of the time. Not much available plumbing or sewers or like actual infrastructure.

This is incorrect. All the buildings are permanent structures; there is never an open field. It's true there's no plumbing.

Anonymous wrote:It's confusing that they have permanent structures there, but not, you know, bathrooms.

Anonymous wrote:Because renn fest is created only for a few months in the fall and it’s basically just an open field the rest of the time. Not much available plumbing or sewers or like actual infrastructure.