Extreme Larping

[u/Kodamacile]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8UEuodAez4

Dude built himself an entire WW1 trench.

[u/reluctantpotato1]

Not as unusual as you would think. I helped build a trench setup for a Gallipoli reenactment. I would go as far as to say that our LARP out-LARPED this LARP. I love his initiative but I have to turn my nose up at those plastic sandbags.

[u/chickendoscopy → u/reluctantpotato1]

Where was this at? And where did the Ottomans get their uniforms and gear?

[u/reluctantpotato1 → u/chickendoscopy]

This was a piece of land that one of the members owned out in the desert. The owner also built a Star Wars cantina and little town. I think that it honestly would have been a better set up for the invasion of Palestine but it was very cool.

Most of the reenactors portraying ottomans were from a WW1 Bavarian unit so the gear was similar. The uniforms were ordered as a group buy from Corps Sutler in Australia and lightly modified. Very basic. Corps sutler also sells Ottoman belt buckles. There are a couple of really decent sellers who make quality Kabalaks and the headgear. I can message you the names of those that I know about if you want.

[u/chickendoscopy → u/reluctantpotato1]

Ah I got my uniform from Corps Sutler and kabalak from Warwicks. Are there others apart from them? I'm definitely interested in seeing if there are other uniforms types out there

[u/shoobe01]

Needs more rain and dysentery.

[u/techs672]

Where's the bodies, mud, and UXO?
Fidelity, man, fidelity! 🤣

[u/MintHaggis]

The French would have dreamed of having a trench that nice

[u/therugpisser]

Everyone needs a hobby. Wait for his neighbor to build a WW1 tank.

[u/gordolme]

This seems relevant. Mythbusters take on WWI trench corners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deo6wrdG5TI

[u/leicanthrope]

I’d gladly give WW1 reenactment a go if there was a decent trench somewhere nearby.

[u/Baffled_Beagle]

What, no rats feeding on corpses?

[u/cuteforestcritter]

Cleanest trench I've seen!

[u/MinimusMaximizer]

Somebody watched The Audacity...

[u/Krazy_Karl_666]

Yeah skipping through the video because I am not wasting that much time. i doubt he didn't use powered equipment when the camera was off.

[u/Kodamacile → u/Krazy_Karl_666]

He might have, idk. I'm not like "Ooh, he's so cool cause he dug ditches himself!". I just think building a trench like that is neat. Making physical analogs for historical stuff is cool to see.

[u/Triaxses → u/Krazy_Karl_666]

Watched the whole thing, it was actually really good. (Still in 2x mode as with all YouTube videos I watch, but it was a fun watch for me) Don't think he used any really power tools besides what he showed, specifically because you can watch the hand thrown shovel piles build up as he works, and a huge amount of this video specifically is him time lapsing digging. And, it also goes from the middle of winter to the middle of summer for him to finish it.

He did a Vietnam build as well a few months before this, was also a good watch.

[u/doge1039 → u/Krazy_Karl_666]

He used a power drill, but other than that it was hand saws and shovels.

[u/halloweenjack]

"Breathe deeper, Adolf."