Hesse-Kassel Jäger Korps
Re-enactor Humor

You might be a Re-enactor if
      . . . Your kids can correct their history teacher.


      . . . You have named and have slept with your musket.


      . . . You have half completed sewing projects decorating your living room furniture.


      . . . You have more closet space devoted to uniforms than "real" clothes.


      . . . You have ever been asked at a gas station if you are Amish.


      . . . You win Halloween costume competitions - hands down.


      . . . You can spot 100% wool at 30 yards.


      . . . You have spent over $500 dollars on clothes that went out of style 200 years ago.


      . . . You have replayed the Discovery Channel's Rev War series 25 times in a row just to see your foot in the left hand corner of the screen.


      . . . You consider black powder and beer essential to life.


      . . . When the power goes out you click into 18th century mode.


      . . . You travel over 1,000 miles to sleep in a tent.


      . . . You've driven by some open land and thought, "What a great place for a battle!"


      . . . You've worn wool when the temperature tops 100 degrees, repeatedly.


      . . . You've received cuts, burns, ticks, chiggers, poison ivy, and still look forward to doing it again next time.


      . . . You have ever made a vehicle purchase decision based on how well it accommodates your gear and how easily it can get into and out of muddy fields.


      . . . No one will attend a war movie with you.


      . . . Your $20,000 car sits out in the rain so your $200 tent can stay in the garage.


      . . . You spend more on a pair of reenacting shoes than you do on "dress" shoes.


      . . . You spent more then $800 on a gun that still needs a sharp rock to work.


      . . . You spend more then $50 on the sharp rocks.


      . . . You know what black powder tastes like.


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