Do you ever use your reenactment items outside an event?

[nightstalker]

That little camp stool is great for working in the garden & garage, shure does take the strain off the back & knees. One fingerless glove for early fishing season and the gum blanket is kept in the car and has come in handy on several occations.
My sack coat brings in comments often when wearing it on those cool, gray fall days on those quick trips to the local store.
The wool blankets, oil lamp and greatcoat came in very handy during the long power outage back in November. Glad I had these items for when camping in-doors happens.

[Taylor]

I wear my shell jacket quite often during the winter. Since it never gets too terribly cold here in Texas it is perfect for winter nights and light mist.

[jda3rd]

"Now an old tin cup is the best receptacle . . ."

Actually my tin cup sees a lot of non-reenactment use, as does my Village Tinsmith coffee pot.

Frank Brower
Jeff Davis Artillery

See y'all at Selma.

[RNMCSA]

I wear my slouch all the time. Ive recieved favorable commints all over the place.

[civwarhistory]

Living in North Dakota, there are times I have thought of wearing my coats or wool trousers for warmth, but even those can only go so far up here in winter. One fun thing about this far north is that on some summer mornings it can be cool enough that your coat will feel quite comfy. Love this thread as it does provoke some interesting thoughts.

[LittleJohn]

I keep an 1851 COLT NAVY SHERIFF .36 cal. revolver loaded all the time. I don't hardly every show it to anyone, but if/when I do ... they're going to see about six inches of flame bursting out the front.

[Quickstep]

In the winter I will habitually shovel the snow in my CJ Daley English Import Overcoat to which it actually gets the most use of.

That reminded me of a blizzard we had in 2003 where we had to clear a lot of snow by hand. My oldest son wore an enlisted infantry Great Coat. I'll never forget the sight of him wading through waist deep snow drifts in that coat. He kept it on all day. They really are geat coats for very cold weather.

[kern]

They really are geat coats for very cold weather.

For that very reason I tend to keep mine in the back of my car over winter, just in case..

Phil

[gambit88]

I baught a clearwater slouch down in shiloh this year that doesn't leave my head. Also as others have said those great coats are great for shoveling snow. I also tend to wear my shell as an everyday coat when it starts to get cool.

Gambit

[Forrestcavalryman]

All of my horse equipment sees non-event use. My Dirty Billy slouch hat is usually worn when I go riding. I always end up bringing my Groundcloth, quilt, wool blanket, tin cup, and haversack to the Boy Scout events (the boys think I'm the cool Assistant Scoutmaster). And my greatcoat is usually worn around the farm during winter.