Bill, that probably depends on which modules are plugged in for any event. A march requires certain support elements, adding in equines is another ball of wax, the permitting, bonding, and other requirements vary here and there. Somewhere in 2005 or 2006 at one of the Fort Ontario COIs, Kevin and I did a "How To" Power Point presentation on this subject. I think he posted some of it on the AC Forum at some point.  The notes aren't there, but a good chunk still is. None of our stuff is proprietary, so folks can take advantage of it for their own purposes.

Campaign events tend to take on a life of their own, and the planning for movement, resupply, repair, and extraction within a large area, say 15 to 50 square miles (or more) is often a time consuming process. This is one reason why campaign events are so rare. It is a heck of a lot of work.  Even the typical 2-3 mile battlefield march associated with a normal living history takes a fair amount of support elements.

Progressive events require more research on the part of the organizers, and that may be considered part of the admin process. The amount of organizing and commo behind the scenese is impressive. The "nine standard emails" have helped quite a bit in recent years. The typical two-year event prep cycle leaves one year for reading, writing, and re-arranging. Dealing with local permits, federal environmental concerns, non-profit conservation (preservation) easements, and a variety of things out of the box makes for interesting living at times.

Ration issue! What kind of an idiot would give out food to reenactors? That's like putting water on Gremlins (I don't mean the old AMC kind either).