Not sure that more forums would really help me. I find that just keeping track of two is time consuming enough and there is quite a bit of overlap between the two that we already have. I like the suggestion that there be more information on the posts that could help in the search. If there were just a couple of checkboxes added to the posting form that would allow the poster to signify what the post contains.

Suggest:
Equipment or equipment list
Equipment sourcing
Scenario related
Skill or experience related
Perhaps a drop-down list containing the ten essentials so that they poster could specify which of the ten essentials he is addressing (this list would need to contain an "all of the above" and a "none of the above" option)

Also the idea of allowing the readers of the post to rate it for usefulness, entertainment value, inspirational value... I think allowing the readers of the posts (limited to members) to rate the posts would reduce the noise to signal ratio because many replies would be replaced by simple ratings. Replies like "I like that idea" might not be posted but the reply would be simply a count in the rating of the original post.

p.s. I am a web developer and in the past I have offered my skills (volunteer = free) to implement other ideas that haven't been adopted - The offer still stands and should be considered extended to include these ideas.