I was 10 when I 1st really began getting into reenacting. Using the KONOS homeschool curriculum, my mom instilled in me a love for history, which has partially made me what I am today. I then started visiting the Manzanita Mountain Rendezvous, which you could freely visit, but to stay overnight you had to wear complete dress and garb of the time frame of 1763-1850.
Thats when I got into collecting clothes and equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries.
But I don't just collect them, I use and wear them too(at rendezvous of course!).