Why am I doing this then?

I am doing this blog because there are many websites out there for reenactors and they all have advice on how to start reenacting however, they all seem to be written by someone who has reenacted for a while. My first (and at this point in time, only) event was in September of 2010 in Angelica NY. I will say this if you are starting. I got this advice from the guy who brought me into the unit and I paraphrase here. Make your first small but established. If you can make it near where you live on the off chance that you hate it and want to go home. This makes perfect sense to me and pass this on to you as well. I am going to post what I buy and from where. I will give estimates on how much this will cost. I have found that there are many aspects to the hobby that i have never thought of. Someone needed to tell me, some of it I figured out myself, some of it I haven't run into yet. I will begin the list of things that I have found out later. Until then, I am your servant, Pvt. Smith 21st GA Inf.