Welcome to the forums Ryan! It certainly sounds like you'll fit in here. I like your approach to beginning with soft kit, so many are tempted to get into the hard kit straight up. What period of time do you re-enact? I do a lot of hiking and camping in my early middle ages kit (which fortunately fo...

Hey everyone, I don’t know if it’s proper form to write an introduction but I’ll do it anyways. My name’s Ryan and I live in Carolinas. I’ve been interested in medieval history and fantasy since I was little; and I’ve always loved the woods. When I grew up my interests shifted to tabletop games, hik...