hi everyone!

I'm new here, just introducing myself. My boyfriend(shaggystu) is addicted to this site and suggested I join. I'm just starting to get into camping, walking, caving and general outdoorsy things.

however, I wasn't into survival skills and the like til i metstuart, so consequently I've not read all the 'standard texts'. but over the months I've been looking at the posts on the site i've been thinking that maybe some people become so obsessed by what is 'right', according to reviews and the latest literature that sometimes people may fail to look at it objectively and use a bit of common sense. so i guess that's what I am really, an 'uncorrupted mind' as of yet, a 'lay person' to bounce ideas off. for example having never read a single survival text in my life, I still managed to have every item (except needle and thread!!) on an 'essential personal items' list compiled by stu.

so I hope it's ok that an 'outsider' has infiltrated, but hopefully I've got something helpful to offer.

speak to you soon,

luv doozer <img src="images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />