Within the last few weeks I've had one friend buy a replacement RV and another buy her first RV. This caused me to remember that it's probably about time to write my annual open letter to Autocrats about RVs. Plan on them, they will be there, even if you tell them not to come. There were even several at 12th Night. At larger summer events you might have between 20 and 30. This counts all the motorhomes, trailers, campervans, campers, tent-trailers, etc, etc, etc. The planning you have to do can vary with the site, i.e. some sites dont allow vehicles to be left on the open camping areas, some dont care. But there are some things you need to remember. 1) RVs need firm level ground. If you can't walk on it, or drive a car on it ,without sinking, RVs certainly cant go there. 2) Many SCA folk with RVs will have friends with tents, they will want to camp together, or near each other, plan on it. 3) Most SCA folk with RVs know how to dry camp, we will not need water, power, etc. Dont worry about it, if hookups are available, thats fine, but we dont need them. 4) If you have an RV ghetto, don't try to mix regular parking with the RV ghetto, it just doesn't work. How would you like to camp in a parking lot? 5) If the site allows, don't have an RV ghetto, just remind them that they shouldnt be visible from the Eric. If you do have an RV ghetto, try to make it close to the action. Many RVers are old timer's, they've camped period, they might even still have the period pavilion. But in many cases it's age/or and ill-health that have caused them to go to an RV. This age and ill-health keeps them from getting around as well as we might like, which is why I urge thought be given to the placement of RVs. I can recall three RVers that are either wheel-chair or cane dependant. Being heavily 'old' RVer's tend to be heavy in rank also. Of the 8 RVs at the gate at last year's July Coronation, 4 were owned by peers and one by a Kingdom officer. Last years May Crown and July Coronation both showed what could be done with some care and thought. Both showed different ways to handle the problems of RVs, both showed good flexibility and planning. The worst mistake you can make it not thinking about what you will do with RVs. Open permission is given to forward this to other lists and publish it as wanted. Sargent Hroullag (Ralg) Nilsen, OP