look like bluejeans to me

[mongrel]

You generally can find painter's/work pants on clearance racks or in thrift stores, no more expensive and often somewhat cheaper than actual jeans. Not only do they fit in better at events, they can still be worn as reg'lar britches when you return to the 21st century. In fact if you do a lot of hard outdoor activity, wearing them while doing it will get them properly scuzzy. When I had time to hunt and camp I did a lot of that in my period clothing -- there was no arguing the authenticity of the blood, grime, sweat, woodsmoke, black powder residue, and God knows what else stained my clothes after a short time.

Another tip on your clothing -- when you wash it (if you MUST wash it), wash it in water only, no soap. This means washing it separate from everything else you own and also means it'll never be squeaky-clean like we prefer most of our clothing to be, but getting things TOO clean means running the risk of losing your hard-earned stains. Plus, even the faint scent of Mountain Rain detergent (or whatever flavor you happen to buy) and fabric softener just ain't PC.

And as far as PC goes, strive for it, but strive most of all to have fun. A few seem to forget that that's the highest priority. Feeling as though your outfit is part of an advanced school project, that you're going to be graded on, tends not to be fun. It's enjoyable (or should be) to know you've put a good outfit together, but unfortunately there are always going to be those to whom it'll never be good enough -- so always look to improve your clothing and gear but don't let things get so serious that it takes the fun out of it all.

[old salt]

Back when we started the the Grouse Creek Muzzleloaders, we started with two
major rule 1. Be Safe 2. Have Fun
Have few member ship rules that are common for most clubs of any kind.Down at the bottom the last rule is all members will strive to become PC.
When some one ask about a dead line some old fool [me] said what dead line.
I have seen to many new folks quit because some nut was pushing the PC button
Just my 2 cents

[mongrel]

I have seen to many new folks quit because some nut was pushing the PC button
Just my 2 cents

Yep. Given the attitude of some of the really hardcore purists, you get the idea they want this pasttime to consist of maybe three or four guys, sitting around criticizing one another's thread counts and wondering why no one else seems to want to join in on the "fun". There are events that are justified in requiring absolute authenticity, but by and large if an honest effort is being made to fit in and improve one's outfit the attitude should be one of including, rather than excluding.

Not to go off on a tangent, but I've always found it amusing that the majority of the most unpleasant thread counters (in my experience anyhow) have been of what we might call a grandfatherly age. The reason I find this amusing is that, in order to be strictly PC and adhere to "commonality", in a longhunter or mountain man setting most of those uber-purists shouldn't be allowed to participate, on the very real historical grounds that back in the day most of them would have been dead. Somehow, though, that's a point of historical correctness they aren't willing to adhere to....

[Blackfeet]

In fact if you do a lot of hard outdoor activity, wearing them while doing it will get them properly scuzzy.

Yup, and it also slows down the traffic on the back roads. Just want to be sure to watch those deeeep ditches.

[crazell]

  What's that thing your holding ??

[mongrel]

What's that thing your holding ??

21st century version of a scythe....

[Hammerhead]

easy scalp remover

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Hey blackfeet you better wrap that dewrag over the clearcut before it gets burned buddy

[Blackfeet]

Too late, it has been burned and leathered already. Besides, that is not a clearcut, I am working on my Mohawk!!
Kris, you have seen too many Texas Chainsaw movies

[Hammerhead]

nope sure aint

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Too late, it has been burned and leathered already. Besides, that is not a clearcut, I am working on my Mohawk!!
Kris, you have seen too many Texas Chainsaw movies

I'm going green, mine is a solar panel.

[crazell]

Then you should be powered up for sure Brokenhawk... I see your storing your battery too!

[Hammerhead]

whats a battery what witchcraft are you people talking about

[crazell]

Producing more forehead-solar panel,gut-battery storage.
Kris it's not that hard to figure out.

[Hammerhead]

im stuck in the 18th century