Let's discuss: Reenacting!

[Captain America]

I just love the atmosphere, my first event was the first time I saw someone walking about in a Wehrmacht uniform, which was a bit terrifying, especially when Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland decided to assault our position in a freaking halftrack! Our tech's basically World War One with tanks and lend-lease goodies though, but hot damn those M43 Tsarist looking uniforms are the shit

[Ililsa]

WW2 does look a ton of fun. If I were to do anything except Medieval I'd probably do British WW2.

[DeoVindice61]

I only can speak for ww2 reenacting in America that reenacting ww2 is tons of fun. Please dont get me wrong, i dont have that attitude where I just wanna dress up and play soldiers. we all take the history serious and reenact it as authentic as we can.  But I cant help but to admit how goshdarn fun it is for our age level. 18 - 30's. Ww2 attract more younger folks than ACW or NW does. You easily connect with other members on same level of humor or understanding. We're at the age where fatigue doesnt stop us at all. Night patrol to sneak into US camp at 2 am? Hell yeah im down for that! 



So young and fab.

[Devmc99]

About to leave for the encampment up in Massachusetts. Hope it will be my first fun event!

[Captain America]

Have a great time buddy, nab as many sechers as you can!

[Nipplestockings]

About to leave for the encampment up in Massachusetts. Hope it will be my first fun event!

Where in Massachusetts? And is it a standard location for events?

[Landrik]

Nothing gets my WWII boner going than a good Eastern Front reenactment. I'd love more than anything to fight in an abandoned factory complex and get a rubber knife to stick in poor Iwan.

However, WWI is a lot of fun too. Has a lot of the same action and excitement.

[Captain America]

Now that would be brilliant, don't seem to have many urban events this side of the pond sadly, might have to take a cheeky trip stateside to see how the professionals do it

[DeoVindice61]

I recommend Ohio for that. They do a tactical in a factory. The photos are sweet as hell.  its even in the winter

[Ililsa]

Urban fighting's always interested me most. So many places for ambushes, sound reverberates off buildings so you can't place where most shots are coming from.
Eastern Front would be good, I just think I'd make a crap russian, whereas I'd be brilliantly english wandering around in shorts and socks with a brodie helmet on.

How old are people generally in ACW, though? We had a guy from another group join us at our last event, he was nearing 50 but was up until about 4 in the morning one night after sneaking out of the castle we were in and finding a night club (whilst in full soft kit with a templar surcoat over it).

He was still awake before I was too.

[Olafson]

The older you are, the less sleep you need.

[Captain America]

There are three under 30s in my Union unit, the rest are all late 30s to mid 40s

[Ililsa]

The older you are, the less sleep you need.

I should probably add that I was awake at 7:30am.

[Captain America]

Night Fever? More like Knight Fever!

[joer5835]

The older you are, the less sleep you need.

Well, for some odd reason I need less sleep at reenactments than I need on a regular day at home.

Usually, I got to bed at home around 2-3am and wake up at 11-12am.

During reenactments I go to sleep around 1-2am, sometimes at midnight if I'm really tired and I always wake up at 6:30am. And so far I have never experienced any tiredness because of lack of sleep during events.