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I realize it may be too late in the season to ask this, but I was wondering what do you do to get ready for a campaign season. I have read many fine articles on getting food and clothing ready,yet nothing on how you get yourself ready physically. Whether it be on a preservation march or sitting in the woods, how do you prepare your bodies?
Do you take a stroll in the neighborhood or in the backwoods with your knapsack/blanket roll/accoutrements-to get a feel of what to expect?
Do you jog, walk, or do other calistenics to prepare for the rigors of a long march?
Personally speaking, I will walk the backwoods (with knapsack, etc. except rifle), covering an area of 3.2 miles for several days prior to an event in which I know hard marching is planned.
Do you fast or modify your diet in any way prior to a campaign so you are less prone to stomach ailments?
I'd guess that most of us in this funny hobby are beyond the average age and weight of the common Civil War soldier, so the stress of a weekend in wool and under the sun might affect us differently as say a lad of 19 years and 130 pounds.
I am asking these questions with due respect to all campaigners.
Just wishing to satisfy a curiousity on how each person prepares his body for a weekend in wool.
Do you take a stroll in the neighborhood or in the backwoods with your knapsack/blanket roll/accoutrements-to get a feel of what to expect?
Do you jog, walk, or do other calistenics to prepare for the rigors of a long march?
Personally speaking, I will walk the backwoods (with knapsack, etc. except rifle), covering an area of 3.2 miles for several days prior to an event in which I know hard marching is planned.
Do you fast or modify your diet in any way prior to a campaign so you are less prone to stomach ailments?
I'd guess that most of us in this funny hobby are beyond the average age and weight of the common Civil War soldier, so the stress of a weekend in wool and under the sun might affect us differently as say a lad of 19 years and 130 pounds.
I am asking these questions with due respect to all campaigners.
Just wishing to satisfy a curiousity on how each person prepares his body for a weekend in wool.
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