New to Reenacting/Gear Evaluation

[altoids]

I am brand new to Reenacting and I am going for a basic infantry impression. I have talked to the 26th about joining and they sent me a list of gear to get first which was extremely helpful and so far I have done a little research into what the standard infantry soldiers carry but with all this info is kinda getting overloaded into my system. My biggest problem right now is that as I am buying my gear for my impression I am looking for someone to tell me if I am going in the right direction with what I am buying, if there is anyone out there that I could help me that would be great if it is possible I could take photos of all my gear so far and you could evaluate it for me that would be greatly appreciated. Also does anyone know how to properly set up your webbing and how to pack/attach the haversack correctly? I looked around on youtube and didn't find anything useful for help. The gear that I have picked up so far are the following: 
M1923 Haversack with the Meat can Pouch and complete mess kit.
Lot of what is supposed to be ww2 socks
M1910 T-Handle shovel and cover
Late war swivel bale helmet with a capac liner lined with post war webbing
2 sets of leggings 
Shelter half The date on it is 1941 and in really good condition, I just ordered poles, rope, and pegs for it.
OD wool blanket
Sleeping bag but I am missing the Liner and cover (If you have one for sale I would buy the 2 parts I am missing)
1944 Aladdin pocket stove (I could not get it running but I did buy the replacement parts and installed them, if you know anyone that fixes them let me know)
Gas mask bag
M1923 cartridge belt and I do have the first aid pouch, bayonet and canteen attached to it right now.
WW2 Roughouts from WW2 Impressions (currently they are on order. 

Thank you for any help you could give me.

[dbloge]

It would be best to talk to the unit you are looking to join. They are really the ultimate authority on what the gear should look like and how you should wear it.


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[crackiswhack]

The sleeping bag cotton liners are pretty rare. You will probably never get one and I don't believe they were issued in quantity. Just sleep in the wool bag, covers come up occasionally on ebay.make sure they only open half way up, if they open along the whole length they are for the 1949 bag. You are going to need Wool pants and shirt, an M41 field jacket, an M43 field jacket and An M1 carbine with m3 knife or M1 garand with M1 bayonet to start. Talk to your unit about guns because a lot of the parts changed during and after the war. I'm assuming you're going garand because you have the cartridge belt and bayonet already. you might want to get a second shelter half because people don't like sharing them. The green poles are acceptable because they came out in '44 but the folding ones are prefered. My advice to figure out what to wear is research. Look at pictures, other impressions, documents, TO&Es, Quartermaster records. Your unit leader should have these. Check out the photos Normandie archive. work on getting a better helmet liner. Check out the hardscrabblefarm site to learn how to pack the haversack according to regulation. I would also reccomend checking out the 90th idpg site.

[mburch66]

I fix stoves. Send me some pics and a description of the problem (if ya know it)
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[altoids]

mburch, I can send you some pictures on thursday and crackiswhack thank you for the help I have had some trouble finding anything decent on youtube to help and searching google thank you.

[mburch66]

No problem.