As said, dress warm and be prepared for whatever the forecast is. there is one set peice battle staged where visitors can see it (check the schedule) but most of the tactical activity is "free play" out in the training areas. The Civil Air Patrol runs a pretty good food concession out of one of the mess halls. Also, the barracks and vendor area is about 200 yards from and across the road from a recreation center with a pretty good short order kitchen. Use the Anneville, PA exit off of I81 and follow the signs to the main post entrance. There will be signs pointing the way to the barraks area, which is near the visitor parking. If you miss the signs.....Go 1/2-3/4 mile onto the post, you'll pass a small PX center on the left, followed by the All-Ranks Club. Just after that there is a WWI era French 40/8 rail car sitting in the point of an intersection. If you take a very sharp left turn there,so that the airstrip fence in on your right side, and head up that road, you'll find the barracks area is on the right. As of my last visit, Fort Indiantown gap is an "open post", without security gate. Due to a state highway crossing it and it's layout I doubt that will change. They do have an active police presence so don't park somewhere just because somebody else has. Use the marked parking areas. The barracks area backs up to some small arms ranges and they have some staffed by trained safety folks to let the re-enactors test fire their weapons, both with blanks and ball. I don't know of any other facility where re-enactors can fire ball ammo. Much of the vendor area is WWII focused with a lot of good repro Allied and Axis uniforms and equipment for sale. A few vendors, like us, specialize in genuine WWII GI and Marine gear and uniforms. There are a number of more eclectic vendors who have a variety or military and period items, including civilian clothing. There are also some very good book dealers with a great selection of general interest military and reference books (MVs too). For re-enactors, staff and vendors, there is a period themed dinner, dance and party at the All Ranks Club on Saturday night. You'll see the usual US, UK, German and Italian uniforms along with Russian, Balkan and some pretty uncommon stuff. The number of period MVs, as expected, fluctuates. Last year there was a Tiger I trucked in. It's the first time I ever saw one run under it's own power. All in all, it's well worth a day or two. Lance
Anyone have any good advice for this event?
