Re: How do you motivate others or improve the hobby?
Hey guys,
I am sorry but, I have to agree things do need to be changed in the hobby. Now I will admit that things have changed a lot since the 60's and 70's. Yet so much still needs to be done. At EVERY event it is ya'll that bring across what the Civil War was really like. When people walk through the tent cities and see tents with beds and dressers. Huge pots of stew and rack of lamb they get the wrong impression. Most schools don't really cover the Civil War because of all of the contraversy behind it. The farby behavior needs to be minimized. (And yes I said farby) Like women in camp it didn't happen the way mainstreamers bring it across. They have a women in front of each tent cooking huge meals. I mean come on. Civilian reenactors have a place in the hobby but not in camp with the soldiers. Sorry but the truth hurts. Give your wife the "Hilton" sized tent and you use a shelter half. Sleeping on the ground is not that bad. Also stop drycleaning your uniforms. It is not going to hurt you to wear dirty clothes. The people you are protraying were dirty, smelly, and crawling with bugs. Another thing that can be gotten rid of is all of the brass. You don't need brass on everything. Hell during the war you would have been the first ones shot by sharp shooters. Once again do the people you are protraying some justice. The weren't dumb enough to go into every battle looking like a South Compton pimp. A few small changes would do wonders for any event. Just remember it is up to you to teach our youth about the greatest battle in the world. If you don't do it rught then they will go through life ignorant of the truth. They need to know what the soldiers really went through. They need to see how much they suffered to fight for their beliefs.
Kris Ruffino
Hallo Herr Ruffino! Welcome to the AC Forum! Forum rules require that one's avatar image be of oneself and not a graphic, cartoon, or image of someone else. Please edit yours. Thank you. Curt-Heinrich Schmidt, Moderator
Hey guys,
I am sorry but, I have to agree things do need to be changed in the hobby. Now I will admit that things have changed a lot since the 60's and 70's. Yet so much still needs to be done. At EVERY event it is ya'll that bring across what the Civil War was really like. When people walk through the tent cities and see tents with beds and dressers. Huge pots of stew and rack of lamb they get the wrong impression. Most schools don't really cover the Civil War because of all of the contraversy behind it. The farby behavior needs to be minimized. (And yes I said farby) Like women in camp it didn't happen the way mainstreamers bring it across. They have a women in front of each tent cooking huge meals. I mean come on. Civilian reenactors have a place in the hobby but not in camp with the soldiers. Sorry but the truth hurts. Give your wife the "Hilton" sized tent and you use a shelter half. Sleeping on the ground is not that bad. Also stop drycleaning your uniforms. It is not going to hurt you to wear dirty clothes. The people you are protraying were dirty, smelly, and crawling with bugs. Another thing that can be gotten rid of is all of the brass. You don't need brass on everything. Hell during the war you would have been the first ones shot by sharp shooters. Once again do the people you are protraying some justice. The weren't dumb enough to go into every battle looking like a South Compton pimp. A few small changes would do wonders for any event. Just remember it is up to you to teach our youth about the greatest battle in the world. If you don't do it rught then they will go through life ignorant of the truth. They need to know what the soldiers really went through. They need to see how much they suffered to fight for their beliefs.
Kris Ruffino
Hallo Herr Ruffino! Welcome to the AC Forum! Forum rules require that one's avatar image be of oneself and not a graphic, cartoon, or image of someone else. Please edit yours. Thank you. Curt-Heinrich Schmidt, Moderator
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