What are your plans after the 150s?

[John Legg]

I have heard rumors from many guys that they may retire after the 150s..

As someone as young as i am(21), and getting back into the hobby... it sucks to hear this.

What are your thoughts? Will the numbers in the hobby dwindle or drop after the 150s?

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

Good topic! For me, I will be out of active soldier reenacting after the 150's. I will still do living history as appropriate, and I will still reenact as a civilian, but I told myself when I started 15 years ago that I would stop soldiering at 40. I'm now 42 and will get through the 150's and make way for the youth. I just hate going to events and seeing companies of soldiers with an average age of over 50 - and I see that a lot.

[reddcorp]

Form the New Walker Brigade. Real walkers for us elderly reenactors.

A. Redd

[Julio C. Zangroniz]

I am just about the OLDEST news correspondent out there in the reenacting fields.
My own research has not revealed anybody doing the job after they turned 40 or so. And unfortunately, I am well over 20 years *beyond* that.
One of the reasons, by the way, that I shaved off my beard and mustache, so I could look a lot closer to 40-plus.
Now the legs... and the back... and everything else.... are starting to go. Argh!!!
With a little bit of luck, I *may* be able to hang in there until the end of the 150s, just long enough to gather a reasonable collection of images that may end up in a book down the line.
Whether it goes according to plan or not is in God's hands, however.
Next time you see me on the field, you may assume it will be our last meeting...
Julio

[huntdaw]

I will curtail a lot of the military aspect but maybe not all. I will do more civilian. A lot will depend on the event and the people that will be at it.

[Pete K]

Some of the guys in our unit have talked about making a GAR reenactment group for parades and Living histories. We can hold "sham battles" as the real vets did with our sons doing the reencating! No, we won't be reenacting the battle of the funnel cake shed at Mumblyberg Civil War days.

[3rd_PA_Artillery]

I'll probably stick with it after the 150ths, at least as long as my future schooling/career will permit. If guys are getting out of the hobby, that means gear will be raining from the sky. I may as well stick around and pick up the good stuff. I'm the new generation of the hobby, I love this hobby to death (most of the time), and I don't have much of a reason to drop out.

[matawas]

I was not able to enjoy the hobby as a young man due to financial and parental issues. I was the typical soccer parent and youth coach for 3 boys. I know that I am older than I should be but with dyed hair and losing some weight try to present a good impression. I am also helping a son, nephew, and niece start into the hobby in their late teens and early 20's. My group has 5 other teenagers involved that bring a new perspective and youthful aspect to our unit. I hope to continue in hobby in some form for another 10 years.

thanks
Corporal Tobey
4th US Cavalry
Fremont Pathfinders

[Spinster]

What are my plans after the 150ths?


The 155ths.


Somebody has to do the laundry at Andy Redd's fine new Old Soldiers Home.

[johnerys]

I do civilian, artillery and infantry, so I plan to continue with whatever impressions I can still physically do.