Lessons in Reenacting | Ep. 10 | Hygiene and Grooming Standards

Keeping yourself looking clean and presentable is not only necessary for your impression but for your own health. On the battlefield, combatants weren’t your only enemy. Such things as disease, and trench foot, among other threats, were major causes of casualties. In order to prevent yourself from suffering from these ailments, it was important to keep up with your personal hygiene.
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[@rachaelmccullough2579]

Adding to the hydration portion- don’t sacrifice your health and hydration for the sake of accuracy. If you need to drink out of the plastic water bottle, do it. Better than being in the ER cause you passed out

[@mikeytrains1]

This is some real helpful stuff in this series; I just wish there was one like this for Marine Corps reenacting... unless I'm missing something like a super genius

[@thatoneredcrayon]

I would love to at some point see a video on the Dress Uniforms at some period

[@FeelsGoodMa]

gotta keep those dogs from barkin. Great video!

[@Mike.driessen]

These videos are soooo underrated, the quality and things you can learn from this is top shelf!

[@SirPercival13]

Ace series! Sent this to one of my friends getting into living history. I hope to see more videos

[@nekoskiroplayer]

Great video extremely helpful especially for where to find the odds and ends. A suggestion for the next video. How about one on boot camp training or fitness routines.

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

Loved the video

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

Is there any tips on first time shavers I've never shaved before and wanna use a safety razor

[@SteveMrW]

Search on KZbin there are many shaving videos

[@thIDthIRreenactor]

@@SteveMrW oh thanks

[@chrishoatson3186]

I see the Schafferstown PA event. A great fight. Will you be there next year?

[@gunther2555]

Please make a video about rain coat🙏

[@user-gm5bv2ez2r]

Good stuff! And nothing has changed. Troops feet are an NCO's duty. 27x years infantry, as a paratrooper Abn Inf in Italy/Germany or the States, ten weeks in the field - a pair of sox a day... T-shirt every week - you just threw them away. Bathing was about tooth brush only, face always green w camo. Yah you smelled, so bad soap smelled like rancid perfumed fat. In the Middle East Iraq showers were a waste of time you could have spent sleeping, & deadly! read about that. You smelled like a horse pretty soon, & I like how horses smell, ask any cowgirl =)

[@quasar8898]

Also- don't neglect your junk. Every chance you get, soak your Nuts in a helmet of hot soapy water (preferably, someone else's helmet).

[@thatoneredcrayon]

I would love to at some point see a video on the Dress Uniforms at some period